Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-12-10
Owens Charge That Republic
ans Are Delaying Currency
Measure Is Resented Sharp
Iy by GalIinger,
ABSENTEE DEMOCRAT
CAUSE OF NO QUORUM
Oklahoma Statesman Accused
Of NegIecting DutieS and
Trying to Lecture Upper
House Of Congress,
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Washington. Dec. 9.-Charges by
Senator owen. chairman Of the bank
Ing and currency committee, that the
republicans were trying to delay the
currency bin and waste time by i'm
sIstng upon the presence Of a quorum
broke into the smooth progress of
currency debate in the senate tonight.
For an hour and q half wordy bat
he was waRed across the party divid-
ing line OF the chamber, threatening
at times To break the bounds of sen-
ate proprietes The republicans en-
deavored to show that Senator owen
himself had occupied time uselessly
ia debate. and that the democrats had
repeatedly sbsented themselves from
the senate and ignored its business.
"Day after day is used up here In
idle debate declared Senator owen.
THAT is the reason why seats are va
Gated"
'If the senator from oklahoma has
his way" rctorted Senator Galllnger,
from the republican side he would
nuke his speech and then the argu-
ments would be closed and the vote
taken.
The alteration grew out OF state
ment by Senator Weeks. who presented
figures TO show that from S:30 o'clock
until 9:20 tonight. counts of the SEN
nate taken at ten minute intervals,
showed far less than quorum and in
the majority of cases more republic
cans than democrats present
senator owen charged directly that
the calls for q quorum were made 10
cause delay. He presented a list Of
more than score of waiting legis
latiye subjects with the declaration
that congress was denying the conn
try relief while it filibustered over the
currency bill
IF there is any one senator who
wastes the time of this senate without
rhyme or reason it is the senator from
Oklahoma. when he tries to read us a
lecture on our duty" declared Sena-
tor Gallinger
at is our right and duty to see that
business Of such importance as cur
rency legislation is carried on with 1T
least a majority Of senators in their
seats
Senator Gallinger intimated that
Senator owen had been derelict in
his duties as a member of the appro-
prauon committee of the senate to
which both senators belong.
III my only opportunity to see him
had been in the work Of the appropri-
auons committee he said, Il would
not have been able to recognize the
senator from Oklahoma tonight"
Senator Smoot denied emphatieally
that republicans were attempting In !
lny way to impede work on currency. /
On the contrary he said, they were att
lending closely to the sessions of the
lenate and attempting TO hasten con-
sideration Of the bill as rapidly as
was possible.
Actual consideration OF currency re- (
'orm tonight was limited to speeches /
ly Senators Mclean and Crawford
Senator Crawford, republican
member of the committee who joined |
n preparation Of the Hitchcock bill 1
irged the adoption Of that measure. /
lie intimated however that he would /
,ote for the bill finally agreed upon
~ the senate even though his sug
,estions were not accepted because
le recognized the necessity Of inn
proving existing laws