The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-12-23
CURRENCY BILL
PASSES SENATE
Six Republicans and One Pro-
gressive Join Majority
DEMOCRATS LINE UP SOLIDLY BE.
HIND ADMINISTRATION.
Bill VIII Now Go to House and II Is
Regarded as Certain to Pass in
Quick Time.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE adminis-
tration currency reform bill, proposing
revision of the financial system of
the United States, and the creation of
regional reserve banks to act as
strengthening elements in the banking
and financial world, passed the SEN
ate tonight by vote of 54 to 34
Forces that had fought together for
improvement or amendment of the
measure to the last, divided when the
final vote came Senator Hitchcock,
who had led the opposition to the bill,
returned to the Democratic ranks, and
Senator Weeks, one of the leaders on
the Republican side, with five other
Republicans and Senator Poindexter
(Progressive) voted for the passage of
the measure.
Wide differences exist between the
form of legislation passed by the SEN
ate tonight and the bill that passed the
house several months ago. Democratic
leaders already have partly adjusted
these differences, however, and it was
predicted tonight that the bill would
be completed by conference commit
tee and sent to President Wilson for
his signature by Monday night
The adoption of the administration
bill, known as the "Owen bill,' follow
ed the formal defeat by Al to IL of the
Hitchcock BILL" which had been in
dorsed by Senator Hitchcock and the
five Republican members of the even
ly-divided senate committee that pass
ed on the legislation The senate had
previously rejected, without a roll
call, central bank" bill offered as a
substitute by Senator Burton.
The senators who voted for the
Owen bill were:
Democrats: Ashurst, Bacon. Bank
head, Bryan, Chamberlain, Chiffon,
Clarke, Fletcher, Gore, Hitchcock, Hol-
lis, Hughes, James, Johnson, Kern,
Lane, Lea, Lewis, Martin, MARITIME
Myers, Newlands, O'Gorman, Overman,
Owen Pittman. Pomerene, Ransdell,
Reed, Robinson, Salisbury, Shafroth,
Sheppard, Shields, Shively, Simmons,
Smith of Arizona, Smith of Georgia,
Smith of Maryland, Smith of South
Carolina, Swanson, Thomas, Thomp-
son, Tillman, Vardaman, Walsh and
Williams-47.
Republicans: Crawford, Jones, Per-
kins, Norris, Sterling and Weeks-6.
Poindexter.
iAcoS T" ho 'otOu dSulAoI Tic Dlll
were:
Republicans: Borah, Bradley, Brady,
Brandagee, Bristow, Burton, Catron,
Clapp. Colt, Cummins, Dillingham;, Du-
Pont, Gallinger, Goff, Gronna, Jack
son, Kenyon, LaFollette, Lippitt, Nc
Cumber, Mclean, Nelson, Oliver Page,
Penrose, Root, Sherman, Smith of
Michigan, Smoot, Sutherland Stephen
son, Townsend, Warren and Works
81.
Absent and paired: Burleigh, Clark
sWyomlng), culberson: Fall, Lodge,
Stone, Thornton
Vacancy: Alabama.
Throughout the afternoon, when a
vote on the bill was momentarily ex-
pected, Mrs. Wilson, with a party of
friends from the White house; Secre-
tary McAdoo and Joseph P. Tumulty,
President Wilson's secretary, were in
terested spectators of the senate's pro-
ceedings. Mrs. Wilson stayed in the
private gallery until o'clock, but left
before the bill had passed Galleries
and the floor of the senate were crowd
ed throughout the day and the passage
of the measure, which has held con-
gressional attention for many months,
was greeted with unchecked applause
from the galleries