The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-17
INDICATED THERE
 WILL BE NO RELIEF LEGISLATION PASSED IN PRESENT SESSION
Militant Cotton Men in the House Defiant = Heflin Says He Will Tour South Speaking for a Morato- rum Law

Washington, October 16.-tSpecial.) Despite pyrotechnic discussion in Com gross today on the cotton situation, in- dicnticns grew stronger and still more strong that no relief Legislation will be enacted in the present session. The Congress will dance ms the White House pipes, the Senate had agreed to vote on the war tax bill tomorrow and prospects point to adjournment some day next week.
 Relief prevails that should such leg isIstion be enacted the President would veto 1t, either as m amendment to the war tax measure or ss n separate bill, and the leaders of both branches are expected to save him from such em- barassmcnt.
 Cotton Men Defiant
 On the surface. the militant cotton men in the House today were defiant; how long this defiance will last and how much or little it may avail, remains to be seen
 .',rhe war revenue bill will not pass the House without the presence of a quorum, said Representative Henry, unless it con tains legislation taking care of the cotton and tobacco situation in the south, or unless there Is some individual bill passed through both branches of Congress at this time" And so spake Representative lief lin. with emphasis and enthusiasm.
 But the administration financiers through Chairman Glass of the House banking and currency committee, asserted openly that no such legislation should be enacted. and they appear to have the votes to prevent It. Moreover, the cause of cotton has been weakened by displays which some members describe as playing to the galleries" and by the mistake of emphasizing the crisis in the south alone, instead of demonstrating that the entire nation is seriously affected
 Leaders Make Agreement
 By agreement between Representative Underwood and Representative Mann, several hours were devoted to discussion in the House on tho situation. Henry and Hefiin made impa ssioned speeches. the lat ter declaring that if no legislation were enacted he would go through the south ern states at his own expense and urge delay laws' for the payment of debts. In select financial circles this step is known as a moratorium"
 In an able and sincere address. Mann said that Congress should arise to meet the emergency if the treasury and the federal reserve board failed.
 -t- remedy said Mann. the republican, leader 'If the bankers of the country, or the Secretary of the Treasury or the federal reserve board are not able to meet the emergency, then the statesmanship of this land ought to be wise enough to find some method of legislation, without creat- ing precedent that would injure the country. We ought to find some way to prevent this injury to tremendous part of our country"
 Glass Takes the Floor
 Whereat Glass took the floor and said the cotton men had no right to ask Con gress for help" and that 'it Is not the function of the government to grant such help" Tantalized by Henry, he then was kept busy defending Secretary McAdoo for "depositing in New York bank at per cent $1, 100000 to be loaned to Tennes- see at 6 per cent
 On Henry getting the floor. he and Glass became involved in a bitter and noisy interchange. Henry daring" Glass to bring out on the floor any of the cot ton relief bills, so they might be debated and Glass challenging Henry to bring out through the committee on rules, of which he is chairman, any of the admin istration measures to expand the powers of the banks. as indorsed by the Glass committee on banking and currency.
 In nutshell, the cotton discussion in the House was magnificent. but b was
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