Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-08
COTTON 70 Be KING
Of CONGRESS DEBATE
SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS IN POSI-.
TON TO FORCE ACTION ON
RELIEF BILL.
SHORT SESSION PROMISES
TO Be DECIDEDLY ACTIVE
Several Important Measures Awaiting
Action by House or Senate and Elk
ira S,ssion After March 4 Is Freely
Predieted-Trouble Ahead For Ship
Bill.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Washington, Dec. s.-congress has
once more assembled in regular ses-
sion. after its brief vacation. The short
session, which VIII mark the last of
The activities of the Sixty-third con-
gress. opened at noon Monday.
1t promises to be an interesting sit
ting. brief as it will he. Politics, APP
preparations, consideration of the ma
tional defense, and some attention to
general legislation will be features Of
the proceedings.
In the house. after the formalities
are ever. demand for the regular
order Will bring into operation
special rule adopted Oct. 81 This will
enable Representative Henry TO
get consideration for his motion to re-
commit bill amending the national
banking laws and to secure considera-
ton of legislation authorizing the sec
rotary OF the treasury to deposit $3.50
09o. 600 in banks situated in tine states
producing cotton or tobacco or both OF
these commodities.
Cotton King Of Debate
This means simply that under the
Legislative situation in which the house
viii find itself the cotton loan men can
reopen the whole question and make
! money to save. as they view it. the
whole southern situation. Cotton may
be king Of debate in The house for some
: Yvla m al
OF the democratic leaders shall prevail
some Of the democrats see danger 10
the party in any further attempt 10
diver, government money to the uses
OF the producers Of one staple
Representative Fitzgerald. chairman
OF the house committee on appropria-
lions, and who would succeed Under
wood as leader OF the party in the
house z once he had net shown kind,
| iness toward Cannonisn. has had the
temerity To warn Presiden: Wilson that
an extra session viii be necessary un-
(! less the work OF short session is con-
| fined virtually IN Its entirety to the
passage OF the appropriation bills.
! Extra Session Probable.
! The President ana the leaders Of his
party In congress desire that some
major legislation outside of the APP
f, propriatsor bliss shall be enacted
I during the short session. II Mr.. Henry
! keeps up his cotton relief crusade and
4. he administration is irsistent that
I the ship purchase bin shall go thru.
ana 1, some other matters which the
! democrats think are OF momen. are 10
/ be debated the result is likely 10 show
Mr.. Fitzgerald IN the light of q prophet
! with honor.
! Tire bill authorizing the purchase
and operation OF merchant vessels IN
the foreign trade of the United States.
n measure 10 which Mr.. Wilson's heart
/! seems still 70 be devoted, was favor
bly, reported TO the house at the last
/ session. but the democratic leaders dld
| not dare attempt TO force its passage.
/ The opposition 10 1t in the ranks OF
the democratic representatives was
such as to make It's passage possible
only at the expense OF disclosing of a
serious split IN the party. Il IS held
by some of the democrats that the
passage OF this bill is but the first step
toward government ownership Of rail-
roads and the telegraph and telephone.
: Trouble Ahead For Ship Bill.
I Almost unquestionably the house
leaders will attempt TO pass this ship
bin at the shori session. Seemingly
they are not Jealous in desire, but II
they are pushed to 1t this bill VIII go
thru and will be sent TO the senate.
where ii will have as hard a passage as
that likely to fall to the lot Of any
ship at sea. The long drawnout de-
bates which are certain in the senate
because OF some features of the appro-
priation piiis ADDED 10 tbs hours os
debate on the ship purchase measure
viii so All in the hours of the short
i session that other legislation will have
only meager chance of passage and
1T may be that appropriations and
/. ship purchase together will consume
ali. the time that is left to the sixty
|! third congress.
i The house has passed certain bills
iof Importance which are now pending
In the senate. One of these Is the ac'
, relative to dams in navigable streams
+ This is prime conservation measure
and 10 its support has come the Des'
, effort Of the conseryationksts Of th'
country. 1t is likely to become
. legacy for the next congress
The Philippine independence act als'
{ has been passed by the house and Il
: awaiting senate action. Then there i
!, the bill to prohibit the importation 0
:. prison made. goods and bill in which
: labor takes still greater interest t
), regulate the immigration of aliens
These measures have passed the hous
at the mercy Of the senate.
n4h.~ Meaanree WAITING.
i There are at least twenty othe
. m easures Of more or less impcrtanc
II which have been given the sanction o
the house of representatives. but whicl
must test their fate before the sena
II tors. In addition to the bills whic
the house has passed there are a. leaa
fifteen measures which have been re
ported favorabiy by house committee
and which are now on the calendar 9
the representatives. Whether or nc
they will attempt to do anything wit
:. them at the short session of course re
d mains to be seen, but IL only day
v consideration is allotted to each thcr
Twill he delay in the formulating {
d THE appropriation bills. Even If I'll
! house should sanction all the measure
,e which It's committees have approve
t.lnro t. nof me chance in a tnouSaN