Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-13
OPPOSITION MAY PREVENT EN-.
AcrMENT OF LEGISLATION At
THIS SESSION..
TARIFF BILL SUFFICIENT,
DECLARE MANY LEADERS
House Democrats Fear Attention Will
Be Diverted From Tariff During Con.
sioeration in Sen ate and That Sena.
tors Will kidnap and Misuse Measure
While House Isn't Looking.
Especial correspondence

Washington, May 13.-The task Of
revising the banking and currency laws
promises to prove even more difficult
for the democrats than the revision of
the tariff.
Strong opposition to undertaking at
this time revision of the banking and
currency laws exists among house DEM
ocrats, as we'll as democratic sena-
tors. However. President Wilson is in
sisting that banking and currency leg
islation be taken up by the house at
this session. He has called in Leader
Underwood and, despite the fact Mr..
Underwood is averse to considering
banking and currency legislation now.
he has consented to go ahead with 1t.
The president. however. has by no
means the unanimous support OF the
house democrats in trying to force
consideration of this legislation. In
fact he has so much opposition that
it is not at all certain he can force
bill thru the house In the present
session 1t is considered almost out
of the question to get bill thru the
senate before the next regular ses-
sion.
Revolt is Threatened.
Numerous house democrats are
threatening to revolt against any plan
to force them to take up currency leg
islation in the special session. For this
attitude. different causes are assigned.
One reason is that opinions are I'M
formed and many are fearful the pro-
posed legislation will be half baked.
Some Of the democrats think that in
asmuch as the tariff is about to he
revised. it would be unwise to put thru
at the same time too much big legis-
lation of kind effecting large changes
in the affairs of the world of business.
Others in the house say it would draw
attention away from tariff. and that
while the house is debating currency
reform. the senate may run away with
the Underwood bill, kidnap 1t bodily
and misuse it grossly.
Fear ReprisaI. by Interests.
Furthermore, a lot of the radical
democrats in the house are skeptical
about the plan of banking legislation
which is proposed and which Is under
discussion. among them Congressman
Glass, Senator Owen and some other
leaders. This plan is being attacked
as akin to the Aldrich plan and a
bankers plan. Criticism is even heard
to the effec: that the administration.
having forced on the country tariff
bill which great interests do not like.
will endeavor to even things up with
the moneyed interests by putting thru
a banking and currency. law which will
suit large banking concerns.
BY no means all OF such criticism
emanates from republican sources.
Some of the house democrats are dis
tinctly hostile to trying to legislate on
banking and currency in a comp:e-
hcnsive way at this time. 1t looks as
If nothing but use of whip and spur
could force the house democratic eau
Gus to accept a bill such as is pro-
posed. one drawn on the regional re-
serve" bank theory. The situation Is
uncertain enough so that much talk
is now afoat to the effect that If an
attempt is made to drive the caucus
into swallowing such a measure.
without the most ample consideration.
there will be a big revolt and many
will stay out Of caucus. Such de-
velopment might prove the death blow
to the attempts to put legislation thru
the house by the caucus method.