The Washington herald., 1913-12-24

thepuDucdnl, he-ns 4-ahcs -S-ef =
Martin, MARITIME. Newiands, Norris tRe
pubIican). OGorman, overman. Owen
Pittman, Poindexter (Progressive)s Pom,
creme, Randells, Reed. Robinson, Shat
roth, Sheppard, Shively, Simmonss Smith
(Arizona). Smith (Georgia), Smith CMary'
land), Smith (South Carolina). Swanson
Thomas Thompson, Vardaman, Weeks
Republican), and Williams-42
Noes: Borah, Bradley. Brady. Brande-
gee. Bristow. Burton, Catron. Clapp
Dillingham;. GaIlInger, Con. Gronna.
Kenyon, La Toilette. McCumber. Nelson
Page, Perkins, Root. Sherman. Stnott
Sutherland, Townsend, Warren, ane
Works..
Sent to White House.
The bill passed the Senate at about
$40 D. m. Within nye minutes 1t was
presented to the Speaker OF the House
for his signature. When the bill came
back to the Senate for the Vice Presi-
dents signature, that body was in execu-
tive session, but Vice President Marshall
signed the bill and 1t went to the en-
rolling clerk and shortly after o'clock
was on its way 20 the White House.
The last day for the consideration of
the bill in the Senate was devoid Of in
clients, save when Senator Bristov, of
Kansas, disappointed because the con-
ference committee had eliminated the
paragraph providing insurance for de-
posftss in banks. charged that Senator
Owen, chairman Of the Banking and
Currency Committe, had voted for his
own interests in the conference by elin1i-
mating the insurance feature. Senator
Bristow read a newspaper clipping which
"A. IL -
owen and a group of Western capitalists
to start a big national bank at St Louis.
Senator Bristow insisted that Senator
Owen would profit as a large shareholder
of the new bank by striking out the in
surance feature.
when a Senator votes for a dividend
of per cent, instead of per cent, on
stock in which he is directly interested. %
said Mr. Bristow, "he Is voting to In
crease his own personal fortune and he
Is far less entitled to vote than was any
Senator during the tariff bill considera-
ton"
1t was at this point that Senator Bris-
tow read a newspaper clipping show
ing that Senator owen was interested In
a number of national banks, including
the St Louis institution.
owen Resents CriticIsm.
Senator Owen sharply resented the
criticism and declared that he was the
best Judge OF whether he was conforming
to the rules of the Senate in voting as
he did, while being stockholder in ma
tional banks. He charged that Senator
Bristow had misstated the facts.
Senator Bristow made a bitter attack
on the bill, declaring that 1t had been
turned over to politicians and insisted
that the organization committee pro-
vided by the House bill and adopted by
the conference was political move. The
Senator from Kansas also attacked Pres
ident Wilson for his disregard Of civil
service law and regulations. He charged
that President Wilson was the first Pres
ident who has not sought to extend civil
service, but that Wilson had been con-
exempting places from the classi-
fed service.
Senator Nelson attacked the methods
pursued by the conferees.
THE great Republican States have
been disfranchised SO far as a voice in
the shaping OF this bill Is concerned.
said Mr. Nelson. Barring me from the
conference was a mere personal slight.
but by so doing the Democrats have said
the people of my State were not entitled
to a voice in this nations government.
and they have also debarred the people
Of Kansas and the people Of South Da-
kota"
This reference was to the fact that
neither Senator Nelson. Senator CrSw-
ford, nor Senator Bristow, Republican
conferees, had been invited in during the
Of the conference report.
IT have seen two Democratic admins
trations come and 60" said Senator Mel
son, "and I expect to see this one go
before long,
Applause I'm Galleries.
This brought applause from the CALLER
les. Senator Williams replied that he,
had been excluded from a
conference on q financial bill. the
emergency currency
bill, by Senator Aldrich and Representa-
tive Vreeland.
THE long Republican lane has had a
turn in It." said Mr.. WILL
Iams.
Other speeches were made by Senator
who urged guarantee of bank
deposits, by Senators Ashurst and New
lands, and by Senator Townsend. Sena-
tor James Hamilton Lewis was severe
on the Republicans. He charged them
With inconsistency and insisted they were
weak imitators OF Senator Root.
rises in his place and says a thing, no
matter how commonplace, in an unusual
manner and with such hesitation that he
S evidently in doubt about II himself,
the Republicans on that side go through
the act of initiating him." said Mr..
Lewis. when the Shanghai crows the
bantam flaps his wings
Senator Williams promptly introduced
/ bill for the insurance Of bank deposits,
which he expects to press upon Con- |
yress after the holidays.
Senator Weeks, of Massachusetts,, in a |
,rief speech declared that the currency |
Ill had been slightly improved in con-
erence. He insisted that the Democrats |
lad no right to make a party issue of the |
Ill. He insisted that two sections of the |
i'll were worse as q result of the confer
nee, the one depriving the banks Of any
,rofit for collecting checks and the other |
he placing Of the work Of organizing the |
egional banks under the control Of the |
secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary |
4 Agriculture and the Comptroller Of the |
currency. Senator Weeks insisted that |
his was a political move unworthy of the |
of the great nonpartisan |
question. |
Representative Wingo, of Arkansas, |
asked The Washington Herald |
o correct the report that he voted
gainst the conference report on the cur |
ency bill in the House Monday night |
ir. Wingo voted for the bill.
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