New-York tribune., 1913-07-26
CURRENCY CONFERENCE
A SERIES OF BRAWLS
House Committee Democrats
Spend Another Day WrangIlng
and Make No Progress.
NO CHANCE FOR UNANIMITY
Temper of Conservatives Raised
by Visits of Insurgents to
White House to Con-
suit the President.
From The Tribune Bureau ]

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, July 25.-At a turbulent
session to-day the Democrats Of the
House Banking and Currency Committee
again considered the administration cur
rency bill, made no progress, narrowly
escaped a personal brawi and adjourned
until Monday afternoon. So much III
temper was shown that certain members
welcomed the two-day respite
The Democratic conference lasted an
hour, and the net results We're:
\ bitt'r interchange between Chairman
Glass and Representative Ragsdale. who
offered yesterday the 'insurSent amend
ments to the bill
| 4 three-cornered swap of personalities
among Representatives Korbly Bulkley
and Wilson.
The defeat Of all motions 10 expedite
consideration OF the measure
An increasing belief among certain con-
servatives ON the committee that the
President is lending TO the chaos Of the
situation by summoning the insurgents to
the White House for conferences, thus
emphasizing the opposition
Unanimity Impossible.
Aside from the forcgoing indications Of
trouble there was nothing in the confer
ence to encourage the belief that the cur.
rency Dill has prospect Of carly repor
II is also apparent that unanmity OF
opinion i'm the committee is impossible
and there is serious talk Of throwing tn
bill into a caucus just as it is.
Two motions TO report the bill on den
sT.. ftlif n
Democrats. and a dozen different reasons
were assigned tonight Tor this ACTON.
[ Mr.. WingO, insurgent, was called 10 the
/ White House this morning, returned L"
the committee conference and suddenly
showed a desire FOR "A speedy report
Mr. Wlngo first proposed 20 report the
/ bill Immediately in is present shape. The
motion was ovcrwhelmingy defeated.
/ Then he moved 10 report the bill iaNorH-
bly, TO a caucus 10 be called Tor MOndd-.
August g. with such amendments as may
/ be asreed upon i'm the interim. Mr.. RaSs-
dale moved TO report the bill Jn that date
! without recommendation throwing the
I fight into the caucus. Mr.. Weaver pro-
posed TO table both the Wingo and Rags
dale motions. and they were tabled, thus
! demonstrating that there is 10 be AT Least
another week OF wraneling
( II Was agreed that when the conference
| is resumed on Monday the Henry Rags
dale amendments. the latest bone Of con-
/ tention, shall be taken up.
Chairman Glass Angry.
Mr. Ragsdale left the committee room
this afternoon and returned with cop"
| OF The Lynchburg News" published 10y
! Chairman Glass. There Was little in
terview I'm the paper quoting Mr.. Glass
as saving that the situation In committee
was practically hopeless" with AN mni-
rect slap at the disturbing Ragsdale
amendments.
Mr. Ragsdale wanted TO know why the
chairman sought to place on him the
onus Of the mix-up. Are YOU trying 10
get me in bad in my district? asked Nj.
I Ragsdsle. in substance.
Mr. Glass angrily denied that he ha1
said the things attributed TO him IN his
own paper: threatened 10 telegraph The
managing editor not 10 use any more
press association reports Of what trans
pired in the committee. and concluded oy
/ paying his respects 10 the insurgent ten
! dencies OF Mr. Ragsdae The latter re-
/ fused 20 become excited. and thus trouble
was averted.
| AS he left the committee room MI
Glass was waving his arms and asserting
that he would not stand FOR such IN
| science from him or any other member
Of the committee"
The chairman took an afternoon train
4 for his newspaper plant, and probably
( will assume personal supervision Of the
/ currency story appearing la the Lynch
| burg paper tomorrow
The Bulkley-K orbiy- Wilson episode fol-
| lowed the interruption Of Mr. Bulkley 5
speech by Mr.. Korbly, who took the floor
| and began 10 speak.
| Mr.. Bulkiey wanted u know II II were
not possible for members OF the commit
| tee TO be more courteous" to one an
| other. Mr. Korbly said he meant no dis
courtesy. whereupon Mr.. Wilson demand
/ ed 10 know IL Bulkley meant that no
| ,Wnson) was discourteous. He had
never been 50 called in his life, and didn't
| intend 10 be-" is the reported burden OF
! the Wilson rebuke.
| Other members smOothed over the row,
but the discord cropped out here and
there about the committee table until an
adjournment was finally taken.