The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-25
Prolonged Efforts to Secure
Cotton Relief Legisla-
ton Finally Collapse.
TO HAVE RIGHT OF WAY
AT DECEMBER MEETING
Few Members of House and Less
Than Quorum of Senate in
Attendance. &
SPEAKER THANKS COLLEAGUES
Committee Appointed to Investigate
Conditions In South and
Report Later.


frTAsH1NGToN. October 24.-After
being In continuous session since the
inauguration OF Woodrow Wilson, q
period OF nearly nineteen months, the
Sl&ty-thlrd Congress- adjourned Its sec
ond session to-day, when prolonged eff
forts to procure cotton relief legisia-
ton finally collapsed. Leaders In this
condition that pending cotton measures
would have right OF way when. Con-
gress reconveped on December z.
Not more than fifty members OF the
House and less than quorum of the
senate were present when the gavels
fell on adjournment without day. The
end was accomplished through pas
sage of a concurrent resolution ending
the session, at p. NJ. but clocks were
turned ahead in both chambers, ac-
tual adjournment in.the House occur
ring at 3:22 and in the Senate at 1927.
SPEAKER CONGRATULATEs
MEMBERS OF HOUSE
AS the altered hands Of the House
clock drew near 4, and the Senate was
winding up executive business, Sneaker
Clark arose Mt his desk, and, facing the
sca1Sered attendance on the floor, said:
Ihls ID the longest and most labori-
GUS session that Congress ever has
known. I congratulate you most
heartily on being able to adjourn at
last. iwish to thank every member
or the Eouse-Democrat. Republican.
Progressive and independent-for uni
form courtesy shown to the Speaker.
Now, In the language OF Tiny Tim
God bless us every one"
The Senate's adjournment probably
was the most undemonstrative in it's
history. Democratic leaders and a few
Fepuolicans were sitting behind closed
doors, confirming nominations. when
word came that the House, had passed
the adjournment resolution. Majority
the doot nSt thi ! was vi i ssa : !
doorkeeper set the clock ahead 81 and
Sena tor Swanson. of Virginia. presId :
Ing In the absence of tho Yice.PresI-
dent and President pro tenpore Clarke.
announced that the Senate was ad- :
5ourned. The few remaining Senators
hurried from the chamber. 81
ANNOUNCE ABAgDON.IENT
OF THEIR FILIBUSTfsR
fltbuster for cotton Legislation, after a
with other Southern Senators
and Representative, Senator Smith,
OF Georgia, and Representative Henry,
of Texas, said II was apparent no
quorum could be procured, and further
obstructive tactics might injure chances
OF ultimate success. Representative
convened in extraordinary session by
the middle OF November. when tho fight
could be resumed. Senator Smith In
troduced u bill for $3.50. 600 gov
ernment bond issue to buy cotton, and
declared: I'VE have done all we could
Tor the suffering people of the South.
we have had our day In court for
this session, and 1 would have no ex-
cuse for further nlibustering at this
time. shall feel have done my duty
by simply voting against the adjourn
ment resolution"
The House adopted a resolution
authorizing the appointment of com
mittee to investigate cotton conditions
in the South and report possible meas
ures for Federal aid by December s..
On the committee were Representatives
Mann, Austin, Henry, Lever Iefiin,
Bell, OF Georgia. and Langley.
SESSION REMARKABLE
IN GREAT MANY WAYS
The second session of the SiSty-third
Congress has been remarkablefin many
ways. 1t Is the longest session ever
held 1t has heard moro speeches and
piled up larger record than any other
previous session in the history of the
United States. The Congressional
Record will have 10000 pages; whereas
the greatest number heretofore was
10000 pages. The session has done the
following important things:
Passed the Federal reserve act, re-
vising the banking and currency laws.
Repealed the exemption clause Of
the Panama Canal act, thereby impos-
ing tolls upon American coastwise
ships.
Passed the Clayton antitrust act,
supplementing the Sherman antitrust
law, making guilt personal.
Passed the bill creating the Federal
Trade Commission.
Provided ss5.ooo.ooo for a govern
ment railroad in Alaska
Provided for the American registry
of forelgn-built ships.
Received more than 5000 nomina-
tions from the President.
Ratified twenty-six arbitration
treaties.
Appropriated s1,115.9os,777.26 for
the fiscal year 1915.
Adopted resolution justifying the
President in sending troops to Mexico.
Appropriated 100000 to bring
out OF the war zone in Mex
leo and s2,700,000 to bring them out
of the war zone In Europe.
Broken up the loby.,
Passed the alley bill. which Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson had urged, to clean
up the alley sections of Washington.
With the return of President Wilson
here tonight from Pittsburgh 1t be-
came known that predictions of an
extra session In November to consider
cotton relief Legislation were not made
on the authority OF Mr.. Wilson. Of
fcials close to the President said he
would not call an extra session. E
sss1 so, ~ 53f tN