The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-17
CONGRESS WILL
 ADJOURN SOON
WORK OF THE LONG SESSION IS so NEARLY COMPLETED THAT
 END IS IN SIGHT.
Leaders Believe the Work Can Be
 ment Can Be Had Next Week.

Washington, Oct. 16.-Congress had SC nearly completed its work for the l session today that adjournment by the middle of next week seemed prac- ! tically assured. An agreement reached 1 in the senate to vote on the war tax l bill and all amendments before ad- | journment tomorrow night means the measure will be ready for the house Monday Administration leaders ex, | pect a conference agreement in a day or two thereafter and prompt ap- proyal of the report by both houses. l Senators from southern states who 1 have threatened to delay action agreed to the proposal to vote tomor. row because it would record their votes on the amendment providing for the issue of $250, ,000,000 in gov ernment 1 per cent bonds for the purchase of cotton. They would not concede tonight that the amendment would be defeated but the prevailing impression is that it will fall short of l the necessary votes.
 All disputed features of the war tax bill were settled by the senate today except the cotton amendment In creased tax on tobacco dealers and the wine tax as finally agreed to by the finance committee were among sections agreed to
 Senator Williams of Mississippi proposed to strike out of the cotton amendment the sections to provide a tax on next years crop in excess Of 50 per cent of this years production and the proposed tax on the 1917 crop to make good any possible de- felt that might accrue to the govern ment from the purchase of cotton. Senator West of Georgia surprised his colleagues by opposing the bond pro posal The senate appeared ready to vote but it finally was determined to let debate run for another day.
 In the house, Representative Henry of Texas continued his insistence that the war revenue bill would not pass that body without the presence of a quorum" unless some action was taken to relieve the cotton situation. House leaders insisted quorum would be present next week to trans act necessary business.
 Representative Mann of Illinois, re, publican leader evoked applause from both republicans and democrats by agreeing that congress ought to be able to help the cotton situation. He said the European war had made it seem the world could not consume the cotton crop The market would not absorb all of the cotton even if it were given away, he said adding that
 the situation demanded a remedy but
 that all of the preparations so far made had some defect.
 | Representative Glass of Virginia op-
 posed any plan of federal financial
 aid for cotton grower~
 The secretary of the treasury has
 gone the limit" said Mir. Glass, and
 some say he has gone beyond the
 limit in making deposits with south ern banks. We of the south wno have been declaring for the Jeffer
 sonian doctrine of equal rights to all
 and special privileges to none, oppose
 this preparation of taxing all the peo pie of the United States for a single
 commodity of a single section"
 Senator Overman of North Carolina
 talked over the cotton situation with
 the president today but said he did not expect much executive action in
 the matter