The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-15
CURRENCY
BILL TODAY
INDICATIONS ARE THAT HOUSE
WILL PASS vREELAND MEAS
uRE THIS AFTERNOON.
PARTY DISSENSION

t 0V1aAsy He80sssSs sSsNSu van VII
Resolution May Show Strength Of
Republican Insurgency-Believe a
Trap is Laid for Williams.
Washington, May 13.-At 4:3O
o'clock tomorrow afternoon the house
will vote on the vreeland currency
bill. The best information indicates
that the bill will be passed by a small
majority.
When the house meets tomorrow
at 1880 a.. m. q resolution or order
will be reported from the committee
or rules, in substance as follows:
That the bill be taken up for o n
sideration and passage; that amend
ments be limited in number to one;
that general debate proceed until
1880 p. M. the time being evenly d.
vided between the two sides Of the
house; that at 4:30 the bill be voted
on. @.E q
This resolution will be adopted I'M
der suspension of the rules by a roll
call vote, which is not expected to
disclose the real strength Of the re-
publican insurgency, for, while sew
eral Of the insurgents undoubtedly
will vote against the rule in order to
give consistency to their past atti-
tude and subsequent action, others Of
them will vote for the rule out OF
party spirit and a desire to bring the
whole controversy to an issue.
It is to be expected that the demo-
Gratis will vote solidly in the negative.
Purpose Of Amendment.
The purpose Of the regular repub-
lican leaders in allowing one amend
ment to be offered to the bill is to
give the democrats an opportunity to
nov the substitution of the Williams
currency bill for the Vreeland. bill,
the idea being that some democrats,
after casting a complimentary vote
for the Williams bill. will, in the sec
ond and deciding vote, support the
Vreeland bill. But Mr.. Williams, the
minority leader, declared today in an
interview that he does not purpose to
walk into any such a trap" He said
that II the order from the rules com
mittee allows only one amendment to
be offered, and the choice Of that
amendment Is given to the democrats,
he will offer not the Williams bill, but
the Fowler bill.
1.-THE Fowler BILL" he said, has
been reported to the house by a ma
jority vote Of the banking and cur
rency committee, and It is therefore
necessary to come before the senate
before any other bill"
Don't Figure OF Fowler Bill.
The hackers of the Vreeland bill,
however, are Of no mind to let Mr.,
Williams do this. Their attitude Ia
that they have work enough cut out
for the morrow without counting on q
fight on the Fowler bill. Hard feel
ing has been already caused by the
ignoring OF the reported Fowler bill
and the virtual discharging Of the
banking and currency committee from
any further consideration Of currency
measures-a fact which the insur
gents, though only n Of their mum
Der Is positively committed to the
Fowler bill, have not been slow tc
take advantage of in developing theil
d~issensions within the party ranks
In view Of all these circumstances, II
may be that the order to be brought
in tomorrow by the rules committee
will designate definitely the Williams
bill as the one amendment which will
be entertained.
Want Clause Eliminated.
Word got abroad today that some o!
the insurgents were willing to cas-
their votes for the Vreeland bill i
there should be eliminated from 4
the government guaranty clause. A
tentative compromise was thereupo1
ordered, to the effect that those Il
charge Of the bill would consent Il
the insertion Of the words "or othel
securities approved by the secretar!
Of the treasury" as an alternative
guaranty basis for emergency cur
rency. This proffer was rejected. A
the leaders have issued strict eau
lions for all members to be In thei
seats tomorrow at noon, It 10 expect
ed that the heaviest vote Of the ses
sion will be cast on the Vreeland bill
TAFT ENDORSED IN
LEWIS AND CLARK