The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-23
Vote There Will Be
Taken Not Later Than
2::3O P. M. To-Day.
THEN TO WILSON
FOR SIGNATURE
On Final Count, Thirty-Seven
Republicans, Twelve Progress
sives and One independent
Join With Democrats-Up-
per House Takes Recess
Until This Morning.

Washington. December 22-'The
House passed the conference report
on the administration currency bill at
10:i6 o'clock tonight by Il vote of
2oS TO 60. and sent the report to tho
Senate. which had waited in session
to receive il before adjournment for
the night.
Prolonged and uproarious cheers
from the Democrats greeted the an
nouncement of the vote by Speaker
Clark and many members of the House
fastened over to the Senate to see the
report received there. Earlier in the
evening tho Senate had agreed to vote
not later than 2:30 O'clock tomorrow
afternoon, and the leaders regarded It
as certain that the completed bill
would be in tho hands of President
Wilson for his signature before to-
morrow night.
On the final vote, thirty-seven Re,
publicans. twelve Progressives. and
one Independent, Kent of California;,
voted with the majority for tho re-
port, and two Democrats, Galloway. OF
IeXas, and Witherspoon, of Mississippi,
joined the opposition.
Debnte of Three Hours.
The vote followed debate of near
ly thrcc hours, during which the gall
leries remained crowded with specta-
in official life. The House adjourned
until 2:3O p. NJ. o-morrow, when tho
leaders hope to put through n Joint
resolution for n recess until January
L.
The decision to take a final vote on
the conference report in the Senate
not later than 1880 o'clock tomorrow
AFTERNOON was reached by unanimous
| consent Just before 10 o'clock tonight.
At the SUGGESTION of I'm
the Republican leader. Senator owen
agreed not TO press the report for con-
sideration to-nights in return for an
agreement to, vote Tomorrow.
BY unanimous consent 1t was agreed
that the Senate should meet at 10
O'CLOCK tomorrow morning. take up
the report Immediately and take n vote
not later than 2:30 O'clock
With this arrangement made. tbc
senate Just before 10 o'clock took re-
cess until l1:l5 to await the arrival
of the report from tho House
Vote Measure.
Republican members of the House
who voted for the report are:
Barton, Burke (South Dakota). Coon #
er crampton, Curry. Davis. Dillon,
E.sch, Farr, Frear. Haugen. Helgeson.
helly (Niichisan), keiss Kinkaid (Ne-
oraska), LaFollette. Lenroot, Linduuist.
Miller, Moss CWest virginia). Nelson.
Nolan, Norton. Sinnott Sloan, j. NJ. G.
smith tMichigan). Samuel Smith (Mich-
igan). Smith (Minncsota). Stafford. Ste
vens (Minnesota). Sutherland. Tread
way, Young (North DakotaD, Manahan
Mapes, Stephens (California) Wood.
ruf-37.
Progressives who voted for the re-
port:
Bell California;, Bryan washing
ton), Chandler Falconer. Hulings, Kelly
OPennsylvania), Lafferty, Murdoch.
Temple Macdonald, Thomson Qllinois),
/ Rupley-12.
After the announcement of the vote,
a joint resolution, proposed by Ma
jority Leader Underwood. that the
House recess upon adjournment to-
morrow until January IL. was adopted
This VIII be taken up in the Senate to-
morrow.
senator owen announced that a sep
arate oiil 10 provide for guaranty OF
bank deposits would be considered in
the near future. This had been inti-
mated in debate by Chairman Glass. OF
the House Banking Committees
Press Toward Final Goni.
Finai legislative approval of the re-
form currency bill was the goal to-
ward which administration leaders OF
Congress pressed in a session tonight
The report OF the House and Senate
NpHio'siNe Ioillntttee, perfected early
to-day. did not reach the House until
O'Clock tonight. It's formal reading
there occupied more than an hour, and
II was 1880 before general debate was
begun.
1t was agreed to discuss the measure
for two hours and forty minutes: an
hour and twenty minutes for the Demo-
Gratis. an hour for the Republicans and
twenty minutes for the Progressives
Opening the discussion. EeDreSeufa-
tive Glass declared that the conferees
had reported the original House bill
back without one single fundamental
altcra ton"
In tho meantime, senator Owen had
presented the agreement OF the con-
fcrees TO the Senate and that body,
after ordering the report printed, re-
cessed until o'clock to await action
by the House. AS the House had not
been heard from az that hour. the Sep-
ate took another recess until 1115,
but agreed to vote on the report not
later than 2:30 p. NJ. tomorrow.
Glass Reviews Report.
Representative Glass's speech I'm the
House reviewed the conference report
III detail and defended the note pro-
visions OF the bill which had been as
sailed by bankers and members OF tho
Senate.
Representatives. Hayes. OF California,
minority member OF the House Com
ference COMMITTEES. criticized tho fail
ure of the Senate and the conferences
to remove the provision which makes
the government OF the United states
primarily responsible for the notes II
proposes to issue 10 the regional bankg. n
MIR. Hayes also declared the bill dc-
fectivo in the provision extending
credit on farm loans. maintaining that