The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-27
HOUSE ACCEPTS MONEY BILL.
AS CHANGED BY SENATE AND
RETURNS TT no UPPER
HOUSE FOR AP-
PROvAL.
Prolonged ard Uproarious Applause
Grccts Note-Many Republicans
and Prosressives Join With Ma
jority In Pushing Measure Nearer
Towards Last Stage of Its Con.
gresstonal Career.


passed the conference report on the
administration currency bill at 10.46
o'clock tonight by vote OF EOS to
60. and sent the report to the 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 hastened over to the senate to
nee the report received there. Earlier
In the evening the senate had agreed
TO vote not later thar $50 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. and the leaders re-
garded II as certain that the COM
pleted bill would be in the hands of
President Wilson for his signature be-
fore tomorrow night.
On the final vote 80 Republicans
IL Progressives and one independent
Kent OF California, voted with the
majority for the report and two Dem
ocrats Galloway OF Texas and With
erspoon OF Mississippi. Joined the tp-
position.
The vote followed debate OF near
w three hours. during which the gal
icries remained crowded with specta-
tors. including many prominent fig-
ures In official life. The house ad-
5ourned until 2.ao D. n, tom orrow,
when the leaders hope 10 put through
q Joint resolution for q recess until
January az,
The decision to take final vote on
the conference report in the senate
not later than 2.30 o'clock tomorrow
was reached by unanimous consent
Just before 10 o'clock tonight. At the
suggestion Of Senator Gallinger, the
Republican leader. Senator Owen
agreed not to press the report for con-
alteration tonight 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 t,.ke vote not later
than 2.30 o'clock.
With this arrangement the senase
Just before 10 O'Clock took a recess
until Ills to await the arrival Of the
report from the house.
Republican members Of the house
sho voted for the report are: Barton.
hurk tS. Do, Cooper. Cramton, Cur
~. Davis. Dillon Esch. Farr, Frear,
Hsushen. Helgeson. Kelly. (Mich.).
Keiss, Kinkaid (Neb.). La Toilette.
Lenroot. Lindauist. Miller. Moss (w.
Va-). Nelson. Nolan, Norton, Sinnott.
Sloan. J. NJ. C. Smith (Mich.), Sam
ucl Smith (Mich.). Smith (Minn.),
Stafford. Stevens. (Minn.), Sutherland.
Treadway. Young IN. d.. Manahan,
Mapes. stephens (Cal). Woodruff
81.
Progressives who voted for the re-
port: Bell (Cal). Bryan wash },
Chandler. Falconer. Hulsings. Kelley
tPa). Lafrerty. Murdock. Temple.
Macdonald. Thompson (IlL). Rupley
-i2.
After the announcement or the
vs,s q Joint resolution proposed by
Majority Leader Underwood that the
house recess upon adjournment to-
morrow until January 12 was adopt
cd. II will be taken up in the sen
ate tomorrow.
Senator owen announced that a
separate bill to provide for guaranty
OF bank deposits would be considered
In the near future. This had been
intimated In debate by Chairman
Glass OF the house banking commit
tee.
Representative Glass appeared In
the house with the conference report
just before s o'clock and az the clock
began striking there was a rush for
the lunch rooms. An hour was re-
auired for the formal reading. and
II was understood that there would
be about two hours OF debate before
the finai vote.
In the meantime Senator Owen had
presented the agreement OF the con-
ferecs to the senate and that body.
after ordering the report printed. re-
cessed until 8 o'clock.
General debate OH the report be-
gan In the house at 7.30. II was
agreed To- discuss the measure for
two hours and 40 minutes. an hour
and 30 minutes for the Democrats,
an hour for Republicans and 20 min.
utes for the Progressives.
Opening tho discussion, Repre-.
sentative Glass declared that he con-
ferees had reported the original house
bill back without one single funda-