The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
COTTON s MEN AGAIN LOSE
 FIGHT FOR RELIEF
Bitter Debate on Hardwick Amendment to Banking Bill Ends in Failure
 for SOutherners

i Washington, October 21.--t Special Again . rough and tumble fight in the House and again defeat for the miI- liant cotton states men in their ef- fort today to obtain radical relief leg isIntion for the cotton and tobacco pro- day hinged on the so-csIIed HardwicIs amendment to one of the banking bills md the amendment was defeated by a vote of 9I yeas. 123 nays and 13 voting "present.- The pending bill to which the amendment was to be tackled on provided that banks might make Ionns on commercial paper to the extent of 100 per cent of unimpaired capital and surplus, instead of 30 per cent. as the law stands.
 As brought before the House the Hard and tnha cen -isat srasfs- nrnxided that s250.- 900 should be raised by tho government in either notes carrying per cent in- terest or a sale of 1 per cent Panama bonds, or both. this money to be deposited with banks on condition that they would loan it to cotton and tobacco producers or landowners at per cent. No loans no deposits, provided the bill. The notes or bonds were to be redeemed in gold on or after January 1. 1916 and no govern ment deposits should be withdrawn from such banks before that date.
 Acrimonious Debate
 Auh ir.1 o<vfv~, ious debate. the amendment first was weakened on the installment plan. First, the provision for the sale of bonds to raise the s250000. 900 was stricken out by a vote of, 57 to 49. Next the specification that the proposed notes should bear per cent interest was wiped out. 54 ayes to 4S nays. Finally, the requirement that the banks should charge only per cent on loans of the government deposits to producers and land owners was cut out of the bill, S2 ayes to 43 nays. A sec ton providing for retirement of the pro- posed bonds was stricken out unanimous ly, as of nc use after the bond Issue had been voted down.
 Then the remainder of the amendment vas defeated on roll call by the vote given at the outset, s1 ayes to 12s nays, with i3 ''neutrals' watching the battle.
 'Filibuster Develops
 Whereat, a fi1ibuster developed. Repre- sentative Mann made the strictly formal motion to reconsider the vote and lay the motion to reconsider on the table and Representative Wingo insisted on d roll call.
 Well" retorted Mann, If you decline to play fair and propose to flibuster, why so ahead and filibuster," and roll call was ordered. Again the cotton men were defeated, 119 to 90, and "the clineher' was applied by that vote.
 Chaos developed. motion was made to reconsider the vote by which com nittee amendment to the pending bill had been adopted and another roll call developed. In the meantime. however, the House agreed to take up the con- ference committees report on the war tax bill at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn- irg and adjournment is expected to fol- low soon after this has been disposed of, whether any cotton legislation be pend- Ing or not.
 After reaching this agreement the House resumed the calling of the roll on various and sundry propositions till a quorum melted away and Representative Dent moved to adjourn. This fell through and the House twirIed its thumb, waiting for a quorum. Then, at 6:50 O clock patience ceased to be virtue and 1t adjourned without reaching the pending bill to in- crease the limit of commercial paper for banks from 90 to 100 per cent.
 In the course of the debate Represen- tatiye Burnett got a moment to make a speech and Representative Dent obtained consent to printing his remarks in the record. e
 Pleading that Congress help the south to help itself, MT. Burnett recalled how
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