The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-10-14
WORK TO GET AID
SOUTHERN CONGRESSMAN Want
help FOR FARMER
lever and HENRY CLASH

house Bill Through House-Henry
Wants Government to Lend Far
mers Money.
After stubborn legislative fight
and much filibustering on the part OF
Congressman Henry of Texas. which
lasted throughout the entire day, the
Texas congressman, with the aid of a
mixture of Republican and Demo-
cratic votes, succeeded late Monday
evening in preventing Representative
Lever from having the House pass
the Hoke Smith warehouse bill.
AS soon as the House resumed its
session Monday Mr.. Henry began his
filibustering tactics and it soon be-
came evident that he did not propose
to allow the Smith bill or any other
cotton measure to receive considera-
ton until his own bill should be
passed.
When Mr.. Lever got the Smith bill
on the way, there were frequent in
terruptions and delays on the part Of
Mr.. Henry, who, taking advantage of
technicalities, made points of order
against it, calling about every 80 min
utes for a quorum. This consumed
about three-fourths of the day.
When MIR. Henry took the floor he
declared that the bill was "reeking,
saturated, intoxicated, with federal
ism" and that instead of being called
bill to license warehouses under
government inspection it should be
called bill to abolish State ware
house laws. This so aroused Mr.
Lever that he made a fiery reply and
assailed Mr.. Henry vigorously for his
attitude on this measure.
AS the debate proceeded the situa-
ton became exceedingly warm and
the remarks which passed between
some of the members were not all of
the friendliest kind. In fact, since
Mr.. Henry has taken stand that he
will let nothing take the place Of his
bill and that he will fllibuster against
adjournment until he passes it, much
hard feeling has come to the front
among the Democrats.
AS the matter now stands, with ad-
journment probably only ten days
off, it does not seem likely that Mr..
Lever will be able to do any more
with his bill at this time and should
he fail the blame should be charged
to Mr.. Henry's account.
Representative Henry refuses to
tolerate the idea of adjournment
without some aid to the farmer. He
says: 81 will not tolerate any talk
of a recess of congress-and a re-
cess can be had only by unanimous
consent-and I will do all l can
against adjournment until Congress
passes my bill for the relief Of the
cotton producers Of the South OF
until the president and congress re-
port such an agreement as will in
sure such legislation"
With Mr.. Henry in his crusade are
allied Representatives Hefin of Ala
bama and Hardy of Texas. These are
the vociferous promoters of the
movement to help the cotton grow
ers. Besides, there is strong group
of congressman and several senators
who are dissatisfied with the amount
of assistance given the cotton states
through the treasury departments
efforts, and they are likely at any
time to take sides with the three
more voluble statesmen.
The feeling is undoubtedly grow
ing, for congressman not alone from
the cotton belt but throughout the
ranks of the northerners and west
erners as well, are receiving daily
deluges of kilograms begging for ac-
ton. The Republican leader, Mr..
Mann of Illinois, told the House the
other day that even he was receiving
telegrams Of this kind.
The Texas congressman is convinc-
ed that the president is giving serious
consideration to the Henry bill pro-
viding for the advancing of $780,
900, 900 to Southern banks to be lent
to the farmers against their cotton in
warehouses. Mr.. Henry said:
"The president now has the meas
ure under consideration and it is said
he is disposed to look with favor on
any step that will give the relief need
ed in the financial crisis that has
come to my section of the country as
a result of the cotton market having
been cut off,