The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
CURRENCY VOTE is
FIXED FOR TODAY
House Leaders Expect to Pass
VreeIand Measure by a
Small Majority
Williams Proposes TO Submit
Fowler Bill as Substitute
by Amendment

WASHINGTON. May Is.-At 4:so
o'clock tomorrow afternoon the house
wnl vote on the vreeland currency bill
The best information indicates that the
bin win be passed by a small majority.
When the house meets tomorrow at
1880 q. m. a resolution will be re-
ported from the committee on rules
that the bill be taken up for oonsid-
GRAFTON and passage; that only amend
rnents be allowed, and that general
debate proceed until 4:3O D. m, the
time being evenly divided between the
two sides OF the house.
The vote on this resolution, under
suspension OF the rules is not expected
TO disclose the real strength of the
republican insurgency. but It is TO be
expected that the democrats will vote
solidly IN the negative.
The purpose Of the regular republi-
can leaders IN allowing one amendment
70 be offered to the bill is TO give the
democrats an opportunity to move the
substitution OF the Williams currency
bill for the Vreeland bill, the idea be-
ing that some democrats, after casting
q complimentary vote for the Williams
bill. viii. in the second and deciding
vote. support the Treeland bill.
WILLIAMS SCENTS TRAP
Williams. the minority leader. de-
clared today IN an interview that he
does not purpose ito walk into any
such trap" He said that If the order
from the rules committee allows only
one amendment TO be offered and the
choice OF that amendment is given to
the democrats he viii offer not the
Williams BILL but the Fowler bill.
The Fowler bfil." he said, has been
reported 10 the house by q majority
vote OF the banking and currency COM
mittee and II is thereby properly be-
fore the house for action. The bill
which bears my name has not the same
parliamentary standing before the
house, the reason being that IL was re-
ported from the minority of that COM
mittee- I do not purpose to be placed
thus trickily in the position OF gra-
tustuously affronting the republican
friends OF the Fowler bill"
FOWLER BILL IGNORED
The hackers OF the vreeland bill
however. are OF no mind TO let VIII
liams 90 this
Hard feeling already has been caused
by the ignoring of the reported Fowler
bin and the virtual discharging Of the
banking and currency committee from
any further consideration Of currency
rneasures-facts which the insurgents,
though only one Of their number is
4 positively committed to the Fowler
bin, have not been slow 10 take advan-
tage OF in developing their dissensions
within the party ranks.
COMPROMISES REJECTED
Word got abroad today that some of
the insurgents were willing 10 cast
their votes for the Vreeland bill If
there should be eliminated from II the
government guaranty clause. A tenta-
tive compromise was thereupon or
dered. TO the effect that those in charge
Of the bill would consent to the inser-
tion Of the words, "Or other securities
approved by the secretary Of the trea-
sury" as an alternative guaranty basis
for emergency currency. This proffeI
was rejected.
AS the leaders have issued strict
caution for all members to be IN theiI
seats tomorrow at noon. il is expected
that the heaviest vote Of the session
viii be cast on the Vreeland bill.