The sun., 1908-05-15
HOUSE PASSES VREElANDDILL
SIXTEEN REPUBLICANS REFUSED
TO VOTE FOR IT.
Republicans Play Trick on the Democrats
by OnerInE the Bryan-WIlIIame BIll
a. a Substitute -UprOSrlOus Fun Fol-
lows as the Democrats Refuse 10 Vote.

emergency currency was passed Dy thS
House Of Representatives to-day after ia
provisions had been bitterly attacked by
Democrats and reoalcitrant Republicans.
The vote on the passage Of the hill was
1874 to i5,
Under the terms OF this measure clearing
house associations composed Of not less
than ten national banks may issue emer-
gency currency on the basis Of any securi-
ties held by the banks, including CONNER
oialpaper, the total amount OF such currency
authorized being 15OOOOOOOO, The bill
will now 20 to the Senate where II is proba-
BILE that the Aldrich currency bill will be sub
sttuted for it as an amendment. This
will send the measure TO conference, and II
is the understanding that the conferences
will frame a compromise measure which
will be placed on the statute books before
the end Of next week.
Not an IL was dotted or - crossed
by the House in lis consideration Of the
measure This was practically certain,
in view OF the fact that the bill was re-
drafted 10 meet objections Of the Republi-
can membership andw approved in that
form at the Republican conference last
Monday night Vigorous assaults on the
bill we're made, Mr. Prince Of Illinois, Re
publican, declaring that 1t was an insult
TO the Committee on Banking and Cur
rency, OF which he is pleading member.
Sixteen Republicans refused TO support
the measure on the final vote They were
Cambell, Calderhead and Murdook Of
Kansas; Cooper, Kusterman, Morse and
Nelson Of Wisconsin; Darragh and Nc
Moran Of Michigan; Fowler Of New Jersey,
who is chairman Of the Banking and Cur
renoy Committee; Henry and Hill Of Con-
nectcut Reifer and Weems Of Ohio, Prince
Of Illinois and Waldo Of New York.
There was a furry when the House met
and the bill was not called up The fact
was that the official copy Of the measure
was lost. Where 1t had gone nobody was
able TO explain Mr. Vreeland had retained
the manuscript draft Of his measure, how
ever, aud with this he hustled 10 the Govern
ment Printing ONCE, where he dictated the
text TO compositors and with fresh origi-
nal dashed back 10 the HJuse and started
things going
But a real thriller came at the end Of
the lively debate when the Republicans
played a low down political trick on the
Democrats Minority Leader Williams had
been tainted for not Offering as substitute
for the Vreeland bill the currency measure
prepared or approved by William Jennings
Bryan and introduced by Mr., WilliamA
In spite OF the fact, however. that the resolus
ton governing the consideration OF the
currency question provided that the Bryan
Williams bill might be voted on Mr.. Williams
announced that the Democrats preferred
TO choose their own substitute instead
OF having the Republicans do 80 and his
bill would not be proposed He feared
Greeks who came bearing gifts, he said.
Then Whip Watson Of the Republicans
sprang his surprise, At his instance Mr..
Kahn Of California, a Republican, offered
the Bryan-Willams measure as a sub
sttute for the Yreelsnd bill.
II was funny 10 everybody except the
Democrats TO see the bombshell effect IN
the tanks Of the minority There was an
uproarious time for while. Leader Payne
OF the Republicans called for the yeas and
nays and his party associates responded
with yell Of Joy Then when Adalr Of
Indiana, the frst Democrat on the roll,
answered present. thus indicating that
bis aide Of the chamber intended 20 Bidestep
the issue presented even II that action
seemed 10 reflect upon their peerless leader.
there was a hilarious outburst from the
majority. When John Sharp WiliAms's
name was called he answered no ffom
force Of habit, an apparent reputation Of
bis own child. The Republicans yelled
again.
A few seconds later Mr.. Williams waa
rushing down the aisle vigorously protest
ing that he had voted mo- through error.
Pointing his finger at the tally clerk be
shouted, That vote s present-presentP
whereat there was more Republican laugh
ter and derisive shrieking. 'Speoch.
speech called the Republicans az John
Sharp turped smillngly 10 face bis tor
mentors John Sharp was willing. but
there we're cries Of Regular order. and he
had 10 take bis seat.
The Bryan Williams substitute was re-
jected, Of course. ayes and 2S2 noes, with
% answering present The six faithful
Democrats who voted for the substitute
were Brundage, Floyd and Robinson Of
Arkansas, Cox Of Indiana, Davenport Of
Oklahoma and Hackett Of North Carolina.
After that the vreelsnd bill was passed and
the House adjourned.
In the debate on the resolution limiting
the debate Mr.. Yreeland said that the
measure carried out the Presidents recon-
mendations for an emergency circulation
and a commission to provide for revising
the banking and currency system Of tho
country.
Mr.. Prince Of Illinois, second Republican
member on the Banking and Currency
Committee, made the principal speech
in opposition. He protested that It was
an insult to that committee. Only few
Of the leaders wanted the bill, he declared.
Mr.. Williams accused the Republicans Of
playing to the galleries.
Mr.. Burton Of Ohio reused the Republi-
cans to high state Of enthusiasm in closing
the debate The bill was then adopted,
l7i 10 ll
The debate on the bill itself was mainly
Of a technical character Hill Of Con-
necticut, a Republican member Of the
Banking and Currency Committee. opposed
the bill and caused laughter when he read
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