The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-23
SENATE VOTES 43 TO Is
FOR ADMINISTRATION
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troll my vote. az he, could. not control
the votes Of some iOf his democratic
colleagues. in the interests Of certain
great banking interests that have had
a hand throughout in framing this
bill. The senator from Oklahoma has
Of the Aldrich bill and has covered
them with a mask to deceive the poo.
pie"
senator Owen in reply said Bristow
had been excluded from the deliber-
atoms Of the democrats because they
did not want their conference to
become a debating society"
Senator Bristow, continuing his n
phatic attack, declared my alleea-
ton is that this bill has been drawn
in the interests Of the banks, that the
senator from Oklahoma is largely in
terested in banking, and that profits
derived from this system by the
banks he is interested in will add
that he has voted to increase from
five to six per cent the dividends paid
by the regional banks on stock held
by the member banks"
Would Ban Owen.
Bristow's attack was based on a
rule in Jeerson's manual. that a
senator should not vote on legislation
Ill Wli1Cll he was UlEcSIly lulckc6IcU.
Bristow read the statement that Sen
ator Owen had taken stock in a new
national bank organizing in st. Louis.
Owen retorted that Bristow's charges
were false and r~idiculous."
House Passes Biu.
The house passed tse conference re-
port on the administration currency
bill at 10:46 last night by a. vote OF
298 to 60. and sent the report to the
AonnA4 ~rA~S@A -Vn1Aa To- n~.As~a A. 90
ceive it before adjournment for the
night.
Prolonged and %uproarious cheers
from the DEMOCRATS greeted the an
nouncement Of the vote by Speaker
Clark and man. members of the
house fastened to the senate to see
the report received there.
On the final vote, 81 republicans, II
~progreesives and ] independent. Kent
Of California. voted with the majority
for the report; 2 democrats. Galloway
and Witherspoon, Joined the opposi.
ton.
The vote was taken following a de.
bate Of nearly three hours. during
which time the galleies remained
crowded with spectators, including
many prominent figures in oficial life.
Mann Talks Turkey"
Minority Leader Mann closed the
debate for the republicans. declaring
that democratic control Of nine
months duration "had cast its malign
influence over two great countries"
Mexico" he said, lies PROSTATE
and bleeding. and America lies pros
trate, its men out of employment and
its factories closed" As a remedy for
this he said. the democrats proposed
to initiate the currency" and he pre-
dicted 1t meant the return to the
house Of an unwieldy republican ma
jority next November. {"
Cheers for Underwood.
Majority Leader Underwood, as the
debate neared a conclusion. was given
a great ovation when he rose to speak.
ate and the banking and currency
COMMITTEES. on accomplishing a re-
suit many congresses and committees
had attempted in twenty years ana
failed" Underwood referred to the
talk. OF the money trust and said one
Of the great reforms under the bill
would be the taking Of reserves out Of
reserve centers and scattering them
through regional reserve banks. I'M
der governmental supervision.
Representative Lindbergh, Of Min
Snesota, progressive. assailed the con-
..feIerca report on the ground that It
would eventually increase. rather
than xdecreaeestfe cost;of living. The
vital defect Of the measure. he said.
was, that It did not give the federal
reserve board the right to fix the
rates Ut interest to he charged by
bankers to the borrowers OF the coun-
try.