New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-20
WILSON SATISFIED
WITH PROVISIONS
Leaders Expect a Prompt
Agreement Between the
Two Houses.
HITCHCOCK VOTES AYE
Democrat Long Recalcitrant De-
clares Good Features OvertOp
Bad Three to One.
IFrom Tnc Tribune Bureau. J

Washington. Dec. I9--Thc admins
tratiou currency bill. with the solid
Democratic majority behind IT and sup
portcd by six Republicans and ono Pro-
grcssive. was put through the Senate
tonight ny vote of "a to 50. as fol-
lows:
For the bill; Democrats-Senators
Ashurst, Bacon. Bankhead, Bryan
Chamberlain Chiffon. Clarke. Fletcher,
Gore, Hitchcock. Hollis, Hughes, James
Johnson, Kern, Lane, Lea, Lewis, Mar
TIN. MARITIME, Myers, Newlands. O0or-
man, Overman, Owen. Pittman, Pome-
rene. Ransdell. Reed, Robinson, Ssuls'
hurry. Shafroth. Sheppard, Shields,
Shively. Simmons. Smith, Of Arizona;
Smith. OF Georgia; Smith, Of Maryland;
Smith. OF South Carolina; Swanson,
Thomas. Thompson, Tillman' Varda-
man. Walsh and Wiliams-47 Repub-
iIicans-Senators Crawford, Jones, Per
kins. Norris. Sterling and Weeks-o.
Prooressive-Serator Poindester. To.
tai, 81.
Aaainst the bill; RepublIcans-Sena.
tors Borah. Bradley. Brady, Brandesee'
Bristow, Burton, Catron, Clspp, Colt
Cummins, Dillingham;. du Pont, Gal'in-
oer, Goff. Gronna, Jackson, Kenyon La
Toilette, Lippitt, MeCumber. Mclean
Nelson. Oliver. Page, Penrose, Root
Sherman. Smith. OF Michigan; Smoo''
Sutherland. Stephenson, Townsend
Warren and Works-34.
From the time the Senate convened
at 10 o'clock this morning until the Dill
was put upon its final passage Nolle!s
OF amendments were aimed at II 10y the
| Republican forces In All except three
Instances these were IN vain. the ranks
az IN. majority standing unmoNed.
though a times somewhat shaken, he
hind the administration measure.
The Democrats accepted an amend
mont offered early in the day 10y Sen
ator crawford permitting all national
banks TO extend credit on farm mort
cages up to 30 per cent OF their race
yaluc and 10 an amount not exceeding
- Dcr cent OF the banks caplthI ana
| stirplus. or one-third OF it's time de
rosits. An amendment supplemental To
! this permitting banks 10 continue 10
receive time deposits. offered by Sena-
tor Nelson. was also adopted.
The second amendment accepted by
,hc Democratic leaders was offered by
| Senator Jones. This authorlz'd the
President TO extend the civil service
Law TO employees Of the Federal Reserve
Board and placed in his hands the hnaI
decision Of the problem when th' ma
iorty refused to settle.
Bar Bankers from Office.
The third amendment adopted was
offered by Senator La Toilette Wheh
the long fight was drawing TO an end
and exhausted Senators were waiting
,rnnatientlv for the final rollcall. II
provided that no member of Congress
should be "A member Of the Federal Ike
serve Board, director OF the boafdS
az the reserve banks or an officer or
oiroctor OF any member bank OF the
system. In effect, 1t practically eN-
Guided bankers from the board unless
they abandoned the active pursuit of
their profession before entering on
public career
Parliamentary ssllies directed par
ticularly against the Democratic pro-
visions for gold reserve back OF the
rroposcd reserve bank notes ana Tor
the exemption of employees of the re-
servc board from civil service require
ments resulted in the closest contests
Of the day. The majority stood un-
shaken behind the provisions or the
administration measure for 40 per
cont gold reserve. but the vote was
tie on the civil service question. The
Vice President stepped into the breach
although il was unnecessary. ana cast
his vote with the wavering Democrats
To save the spoils provision.
To avoid controversy arising over the
efforts Of the Democratic leaders to
mack the committee with administra-
ton supporters, nine members of the
Ranking and Currency Committee viii
uuhold the contentious Of the Senate IN
the conference committee which will
settle the differences between the two
houses. Six of these will be Demo-
Gratis and three Republicans. IL is ex-
nected. however that whatever c0ntro-
yersv there is will not be long. as the
administration forces are In the ma
iority and stand ready to carry out the
wishes Of the President ana the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury. The conference
committee will take up its task to-
marrow and try TO complete ii in time
TO enable Congress to take holiday
recess n Monday and Tuesday
Passage Of the currency Dill practi-
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