Evening star., 1913-07-28
mo- STACKING Up
ONCURRENCY PLAN
President indicates There Is
No Likelihood of Change
or Compromise.
PARTY LEADERS CALL
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Three Senators Support Adam E.
Patterson, Colored, for Register
Of the Treasury.


ministration in reagrd to currency legis-
lation. President Wilson allowed 1t to
become known this morning. There is
in the attitude of the administration
toward currency legislation.
The currency measure, as prepared in
the House committee on banking and
currency, has the administration ap-
proval. Endorsement of the bill In cau-
Gus is expected by the administration.
sidered, will in no way initiate to drive
away republican support, wherever such
support might have been given under
conditions that would have removed the
party mandate from its support
Senator Owen and Representative
Glass. chairmen of the Senate and House
committees on banking and currency.
respectively, were early visitors this
morning at the White House.
The amendments to the currency bill,
as prepared by the House committee have
the individual approval of Senator Owen
While he will not speak for other MEM
bers of the Senate committee, he freely
declares his own favorable view of the
form Of the bill as prepared by the copn-
mittee Of which Representative Glass Is
chairman. There is every evidence OF
full accord between the two chairmen OF
the congressional committees and the
President.
Representative Glass. although stating
that his visit to the White House today
was not in the interest Of the currency
measure, discussed the bill. He is satisfied
with the attitude Of the committee and
anticipates that the currency bill will be
reported out Of committee In practically
its present form within a week or ten
days.
There will be no compromise on any
essential provisions Of the bill. he Is
Iconfident Government control of reserve
banks is an essential. in his opinion. that
will be surely maintained. Objection to
that feature of the bill he is confident
will not prevail
Some Minor Notifications Of Bill.
Some modifica tions of the bill. along
the lines of improving it's provisions.
and not in the nature OF change or COM
promise, he said. are still under con-
sideration. He is sure the House will
approve the bill when the committee,
where the greater complications have
been encountered. has acted upon it.
Senator Owen brought to the White
House DR. John 4. NJ. Johnson, presi-
dent of the National Reserve Bank OF
Kansas City. Mo. President Johnson
policy. including the government control
Of reserve, but had some minor changes
TO suggest.
nomination for register of the Treasury.
opposed by Senator Vardaman OF Missis
sippi HAD three advocates to plead for
him with the President this morning. Sen
ators Gore and Owen of Oklahoma and
HOke Smith Of Georgia all went to the
front for Patterson. Senator Gore said
that his original candidate had been a
full-blooded Indian, but he is for Patter-
son.
Senator Vardaman, who would deprive
the colored voter of the franchise. and is
leader of a movement for the repeal OF
the 18th and 18th amendments to the
Constitution, is opposed to Patterson on
the question of color. Since the days Of
President Cleveland the post of register
of the Treasury has been regarded as a
perquisite of the colored race. The in
cumbent has since been Of that complex
ion. Senate Vardaman is prepared to
fight every nomination of colored as
pirant for Office under the government.
Appears for Idaho Democrats.
Senator Pomerene Of Ohio regards him
cratic voters of Idaho in the Senate,
which is represented by republican sena-
tors. He came to the executive offices
this morning TO oppose a candidate for
postmaster at Moscow, Idaho, whose
democracy is under question.
Patronage cases in North Carolina
brought Senator Overman to see the
President today. Senator Oyerman pre-
sented his views briefly, and was not long
closeted with the President.
Local patronage matters also interested
Senator Fletcher Of Florida. He also
made an engagement to see the resident
Thursday morning to discuss with him
the trip abroad Of the agricultural COM
mission which has been investigating the
operations of rural credit systems and
agricultural banks.
Other callers were Representatives Hef-
lin Of Alabama and Clark OF Florida.