The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-15
HOUSE PASSES
 CURRENCY BILL Vreeland Measure Put Through Without Amendment by
 Vote of 184 to
 145.
HILL, WITH THE DEMOCRATS
Biu Characterised as Ono to Meet Il Republican Political Emcr- gcncy, and Not n Finan-
 cial Ono.

Washington. May 15.-Thc Vree- land currency bill, agreed upon by the republican caucus, was put through the house to-day under a special rule, by a vote of 1s4 to 145, Fifteen so-called Insurgents" of the majority party voted with the demo- crats who went on record solldly against the measure.
 The closing moments of the de- bate were replete with excitement and republican enthusiasm. This was caused by the refusal of the great majority of the democrats to go on record for the Williams bill. which had been offered by Mir Kahn of Call ifornia, as substitute for the Vree- land blll in accordance with well laid plan of the majority leaders 10 ascertain where the democrats stood on the bill which it was coutcnded by several was supported by Mir. Bry- an. Ninety democrats voted present which aroused the repub- llcans to a high state of hilarlty at the expense of the minority. Only u handful Of democrats had the temerity 10 vote aye" or mo. The action of Mir. Kahn was due to the refusal of Mir. Williams 10 present his bill as a substitute, which under the rule, he was specifically authorized to do.
 As soon as the bill reaches ;he sem ate, Mir. Aldrich will call meeting of tho finance committee to consider 1t. It is expected the committee will vote unanimously to amend the house measure by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the pro visions of the Aldrich bill, which was passed by the senate, lt Is not doubt cd that the senate will approve he action of the committee. The effect of this course would be to send both the vreeland and the Aldrlch bills to conference.
 In supporting the Vrceland pill, Mir Overstreet Indiana, said that if the bill had been law when the panic of last fall arose the panic would not have lasted three days.
 He strongly advocated the 'rea,ior of the currency commission for which the bill provides.
 In the opinion of Ollie James democrat, Kentucky the bill. instead of quieting the storm. would De tht fomentor of one. Never In .hc his tory of the government he declared l,,1 ., ,,,,,,t, ,,ov.nr o Cfe .tirn tho nron erty and interests of the people beer lodged in the hands of one man, th' secretary of the treasury The bll was also denounced by MT Puit democrat, Louisiana) He said tha i It's title moro properly should be The digcsted Nrccland bill for th, purpose of enhancing the value of un digcstcd securities"
 The hill was characterized by Nil Williams, MississIppi as one to mee political emergency in the republica' party and not one 10 remedy the iinan cial emergency of tho country.
 Mir. Nreeland declared that there ha been no round robin to bring ahou support of the measure in the hous He said that no association of banker or manufacturers was asked for resp lutions in it's favor, He charged tha for weeks systematic efforts had bec made by those opposed to the bill [ effect its defeat
 The work of the banking and cur rcncy committee, of wnich he Is chair man, to bring in a bill to properly mee the situation was defended by MT Fowler,
 Mir Cochran of New York in fervi speech in opposition to tho bill declar ed 1t vicious
 Others who spoke against the hl were Messrs Hill tConn) Gillespie
 (Texas), Keller, COhio), and Crawfort (N. CD, while among those who spok for 1t were Messra Vreeland and Ben nett (New YorkD, weeks and Lowering
 (MassD, Madden and Mckinney CHI ois), and Kahn (Calltornla).