The Washington herald., 1913-11-23
BILLS
BEFORE SENATE
Reports Filed and Debate
VIII Start on Measures
Tomorrow.
MANY SPEECHES ARE DUE
March May Come Before Law Is on
Statute Books-0wen Report
Attacks Wall Street.

The currency legislation Is before the
Senate Two reports were submitted to
that body at noon yesterday Three
bills are pending from which the Sem
ators may make a selection.
Chairman owen, of the Committee on
Banking and Currency. reported for the
majority Later in the day he obtained
unanimous consent to make II the un-
finished business, subject TO unanimous
consent agreements heretofore entered
into. At the same time Senator Owen
filed a statement of the views OF himself
and fve other Democratic members OF
the Committee on Banking
Reed, Pomcrene, Shafroth, and Hollis
At the same time Senator Hitchcock OF
Nebraska fled the views OF the wing
OF the committee which he represents,
composed OF the nve Republican MEM
bers OF the committee and Mr. Hitch
cock, who is a Democrat.
Chairman Owen announced that he
would call II up tomorrow and open the
debate. There win be four days Of cur
rency debate next week and two holi-
days. Then the regular session will come
along and the first week Of that session
win be occupied in part by a brisk de-
bate on the Hetch Hetchy bill, on which
a vote will be taken at the end of the
week
Debate soon May start.
II is not unlikely that part Of the time
OF the first week of the regular session
can be given TO currency debate. In the
second week of the session the Alaska
railroad bill has the legislative right of
way. but II Is understood that the lead
ers have an agreement by which that bill
will be laid aside until the currency bill
has been passed.
The reports filed in the Senate present
the individual views OF members of the
respective wings OF the banking commit
tee. Chairman owen submitted volum-
inous report. accompanied by many de-
tails. The features of his report were his
condemnation OF the Aldrich central bank
plan. recommended by the Monetary
Commission. and an attack on Wall
Street which he characterized as ''the
most gigantic gambling establishment In
the world"
Senator Htchcocks report was not
completed until shortly before the Senate
met. Senator Hitchcock's colleagues diI
not sign the report until after IL was
submitted TO them on the floor CO the
Senate, shortly after that BODY met.
The first two or three weeks Of the
consideration Of the currency bill will
probably be consumed by set speeches.
After that the House bill win be taken
up and read by paragraphs and as the
consideration proceeds. each wing OF the
committee will offer its amendments and
there will be sharp colloquiai debate.
which may run along until the end Of
January. or possibly until the first OF
March.
In each OF the reports the points of diff
ference between the two wings of the
Banking and Currency Committee were
emphasized. ...-...
Senator Hitchcock IN his report. which
was concurred in by the five Republican
members, recites in detail the various
votes taken on amendments by the Bank
ing and Currency Committee up to the
time the Democratic members walked
out, and adds:
We continued with the consideration
of the bill. although lacking a quorum.
accepting the decisions which already had
been tentatively made in full committee
as above specified