Evening star., 1913-12-02
Program for Day and Night
Currency Sessions Ruf-
files Several Members.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
ACTION is CENSURED
Legislative Method of Rufianism, -
Says Bristow-No Agreement
Reached.

acrimonious debate over the program
Tor the daily meetings of the Senate
from 10 o'clock in the morning until II
o'clock at night. adopted by the demo-
cratic caucus. broke out in the Senate
today almost innediately after that
body met at IL o'clock
The legislative method of ruffianism.'
was the Characterization given the pro
gram by Senator Bristow of Kansas,
republican.
Ihe matter came up when Senator
kern's resolution calling for daily
meetings of the Senate at 10 O'Clock
each morning was laid before the Sen
ate by the Vice President
Senator Norris resolution. ruled out OF
order by the Vice President, provided
that the Senate should terminate debate
and begin voting on the currency bill and
all amendments December 20, and that
the Senate should meet each day at II
O'Clock. point of order was made
against the resolution by Senator Gal
linger, the republican leader, and Sen
ators Bacon and Williams, democrats.
tion was out of order on the ground that
ii was in effect cloture rule, (which has
never existed in the Senate.
tOt6 4OI 1cCcSS.
Senator Williams suggested that if
unanimous consent could be obtained to
vote on the bill as Senator Norris sug-
gested, he was willing to predict that
the majority would be willing to vote for
the usual Christmas recess.
Chairman Owen of the banking and
currency committee urged Senator Nor
ris to ask unanimous consent, and to
make the date for the vote December 10,
SO that there would be time for CON
ference and final enactment of the cur
rency law before Christmas.
The Vice President ruled out of order
the resolution of Senator Norris. Sena-
tor Williams then offered an amendment
to the Kern resolution calling for a recess
of from O'Clock until $ o'clock each
evening and sessions from s to IL o'clock
at night
Senator Smoot asked why it was neces-
sary TO have a recess from to o'clock
why not sit right through until IL o clock
in the evening.
Chance to Get Dinner.
"oh. we don't want to adopt such star
vation measures as have been adopted
by imprisoned suffragettes.'' replied Sen
ator Williams. We want Senators to
have an opportunity to go home to their
dinners and to have time to go to bed y
Senator Bristow said that he con
graduated some of the democratic
members of the banking and currency
committee because they had insisted
with the republicans, on having hear
ings on the currency bill and fair con-
s1deration of the measure in com
mittee.
Senator Shafroth of Colorado insist
cd that ample opportunity had been
given to consider the currency bill in
committee, and said the only reason
that the hearings had not begur
and other members of the committee
had insisted that the hearings should
not take place while the tariff bill was
before the Senate. Senator Shafrotf
the House.
O'Gorman in Outburst.
This brought an outburst from Senator
O'Gorman of New York. who challenged
Senator Shafroth to show where any
hearing had been given on the Glass bill
Senators Root and Cioff criticised the
action of the democratic caucus in adopt
ing it's programs for long sessions Sena-
tor Goff suggested that some higher
power had Influenced the caucus to take
this action. insinuating that the Presi-
dent had sent orders tp the Senate demo
Gratis.
Whereupon Senator O'Gorman Ieapcd
TO his feet and declared that he had in
troduced the resolution in caucus for the
long daily sessions of the Senate and
that no one else on earth had known OF
his intention to introduce this resolution
Senator Bacon of Georgia defended the
resolution. pointing out that he was much
older than some of the senators who OBJ
jected to the long hours, and that if hs
could stand them he thought the younger
orr -tn< Ix. nil o. l.
ator Brandegee of Connecticut began an
argument against the resolution, but was
interrupted when the Senate at 1 o'clock
went to the House chamber to hear the
Presidents message.
The morning hour having expired wher
the senators returned from the House
chamber. where they heard the Presi.
dents message. the Vice President laid
before the Senate the Hetch Hetchy bill
the unfinished business. Consideration OF
the Kern resolution by unanimous con
sent Was allowed to go over until to-
morrow at the suggestion of Senator
Gallinger.
May Amend Banking Act.
Before Congress completes the proposed
currency legislation it may find ii neces
sary to amend the national banking act
| especially If the House and the Presiden
| agree to the Senate committees propose
TO guarantee bank deposits. Bank deposi
guaranty-Treasury officials prefer ''in
surance' to "guaranty''-is looked upo
with favor by the Office of controller o
| the currency
Officials declare that deposit insurance
to be effective, must be accompanied b.
changes i'm the power of the controller, :
/ that he shall be given more latitude in tn
curing of sick banks. Under the presen
law the controller can only close a shak
| bank peremptorily place il in TIN
| hands of receiver. In many cases tn
| controller finds a bank solvent and il
| fairly good condition. but its management
| is faulty. To close such an institution un
| der the proposed law would mean an un
necessary drain on the guaranty fund.
More Authority for Controller.
Officials believe All enlargement of tb,
controllers power, giving him authorit,
to replace the management with men a.
better financial judgment, would preven
many failures and strengthen the guar
anty clause.
| Guaranty is favored by Treasury Off
positors in national banks that becaus
the institution is licensed by the fedora
government its deposItors cannot lose
| The Senate completed the first readin,
of the currency bill at "A short sessio,
last night. but adjourned without a for
NAL opening of the debate. Senator Owe,
announced that he expected discussion q
the measure to open late today.
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