The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-24

speech there was general reception and
a round of Misunderstanding. The President
extended the compliments of the season
to his visitors. When everybody had
gone he cleared up his desk and sat
thoughtfully for a minute. Presently he
walked to the corridor outside of his
office
where's Pat" he inquired. and the
Individual ddressed-Patrick MeKenna,
veteran doorkeeper-stepped forward.
blushing with surprise, as the President
seldom comes out in the corridors The
doorkeeper looked up inquiringy.
Merry Christmas. Pat" said the Pres
ident, and he walked slowly over to the
White House to arrange for his trip to-
night to Pass Christian, Miss.
Washington, D. c.. December 2S.-The
the last stage of its passage when
The administration currency bill en-
tered the last stage of its passage when
the Senate met at 10 o'clock this morn
ing to take up the conference report 1t
already had been delayed "a hours by
difficulties in the House.
Backed by the overwhelming democratic
majority of the House, the bill came to
the Senate for what leaders confidently
expected was the last time with the
agreement upon all disputed points ap-
proved by the lower body. 1t remained
for the Senate to act upon the compro-
mise. which had been effected by man
ayers of the two houses.
The democratic majority in the Senate
seemed to be working smoothly and the
leaders expected to see the bill finally
engrossed and on its way to the White
House for President Wilson's signature
before night.
All the changes made by the confer
ence managers were agreeable to the
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fetal circles that he would accompany
his signature with a statement to the
country.
Nelson Assails Bill
Senator Nelson of the excluded republic
can conferees, assailed the democratic
side
you have not only insulted the re-
publicans of the Senate and insuted
and Inundated me-" said he, but you
have disfranchised the state represent"
Senator John Sharp Williams, declar-
ing the republicans We're crying against
the same sort of procedure they had al
ways exercised when in power, illustrated
mis- point with word story of a negro
woman who had decried automobiles
until she got ride in one and then add
monished the chauffeur
ledge, jest run right over dat man,
he amt got no business out in front of
our cho-choo.'
That is the way I feel about you re-
publicans," he said.
Senator Townsend. republican, also at
tackled the bill declaring it would result
in initiation.
1.-THE measure shows the effect of the
views of that democratic leader who is
now the distinguished Secretary of State"
he said, and those views If carried to
conclusion would initiate both currency
and credit to the breaking point"
Senator Lewis, democrat defended Sec
rotary Bryan, and declared that the re-
publican party had been forced to write
into law many of the policies he had ad-
vocated.
Senator Shafroth democrat, defended
the procedure of the democratic con-
ferees.
BristOw Leads Attack
When the Senate debate began under
the agreement to vote ny 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon, Senator Bristow, one of the
republicans of the banking committee who
had been denied admittance to the de-
alterations of the democratic conferees,
led off with an attack.
He said he proposed 10 express his opin-
ions " here they would get into the per-
manent record.
An agreement placing the Secretary of
the Treasury, Secretary of Agriculture
and Comptroller of the Currency on the
committee to organize the new system, he
declared, was a move to bring the whole
system under political control.
Arrangements for debate provided that
Senators Bristow. Nelson aud other re-
publicans who oppose the conference
agreement would have about three hours
to talk
Bristow declared he believed Senator
Owen had excluded him from the confer
ence for fear he would ioi1: some of the
democrats against OWENS pet measures.
1T was done because he knew he could
not control my vote" cried Mr.. Bristow,
'as he could not control the votes of some
of his democratic colleagues in the in
terests of certain great banking interests
that have had hand throughout in franz
ing this bill The senator from Oklahoma
has accepted the most offensive pro-
visions of the Aldrich bill. He has COW
cred them with a mask to deceive the
people,"
Senator owen declared Senator Bris-
tow had been dropped from the delibera-
tons of the democrats because they did
not want their conference to become de-
batting society.
IF the senator from Kansas thinks he
ca n sniff the democratic marty TO srit his