The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-20


few minutes after the noon hour.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 1.-THE ad
ministration currency reform bill, pro
posing a revision of the financial sys
tenn of the United States, and the crea-
tioD Of regional reserve banks TO act
as strengthening clements in the bank
ing and financial world, passed the
senate tonight by q vote OF 54 to "a.
Forces that had fought together for
improvement or amendment Of the
measure to the last. divided when the
final vote came. Senator Hitchcock,
who had led the opposition to the bill,
| returned 70 the Democratic ranks, and
Senator Weeks, one of the leaders on
the Republican side, with five other
Republicans and Senator Poindexter
(Progresive) voted for the passage OF
the measure.
House to Accept.
Wide differences exist between the
form Of legislation passed by the SEN
ate tonight and the bill that passed
the house several months ago. Demo
cratic leaders already have partly ad-
justed these differences, however, and
it was predicted tonight that the bill
would be completed by conference
committee and sent to President Wilson
for his signature by Monday night.
The adoption of the administration
bill, known as the "Owen bill" fol
lowed tho formal defeat by "A to Al
of the Hitchcock bin," which had
been indorsed by Senator Hitchcock and
the five Republican members Of the
evenly divided senate committee that
passed on the legislation. The senate
had previously rejected, without roll
call. a central bank bill offered as
a substitute by Senator Burton
Votes for Bill.
The senators who voted FOR the Owen
bill were:
Democrats: Ashurst, Bacon, Bank
head, Bryan, Chamberlain, Chiffon,
Clarke, Fletcher, Gore, Hitchcock, Hol-
lis Hughes, James, johnson, Kern, Lane,
Newlands, O'Gorman, Overman, Owen,
Pittman, Pomerene, Ransdell, Reed,
Robinson, Salisbury, Shafroth. Shep-
pard, Shields, Shively, Simmons, Smith
of Arizona. Smith Of Georgia, Smith of
Maryland, Smith of South Carolina,
Swanson, Thomas, Thompson, Tillman,
Vardaman, Walsh and Willams-A7.
Republicans: Crawford, Jones, Per
kins, Norris, Sterling and Weeks.
Poindexter.
Votes Against Bill.
Those who voted against the bill
Republicans: Borah, Bradley, Brady,
Brandapee. Bristow. Burton, Catron,
Clapp. Colt, Cummins, Dillingham;, Du-
Pont. Gallinger. Goff, Gronna, Jackson,
Kenyon, LaFollette, Lippitt. McCum-
Der, Mclean, Nelson, Oliver, rags, ZEN
Smoot. Sutherland, Stephenson, Towns
end, Warren and Works-34.
tWyotaing9, AnSehI 5n' culberson. Fall. Lodge.
Stone. Thornton,
Throughout tho afternoon. when a vote
on tho bill was momentarily expected.
Mrs Wilson. with a party OF friends from
Joseph p Tumulty President Wilson's
secretary. were interested spectators or
the senate's proceedings. Mrs, Wilson
stayed in tho private gallery until
O'clock but left before the bill had
mn sscd Galleries and the floor OF the
senate were crowded throughout the DAY
and the passage OF the measure, which
has held congressional attention for many
months. was greeted with unchecked ap-
plause from the galleries.
Conferees Named.
To hasten final enactment OF the n1l
that IS expected To reorganiGe ana give
balance TO commercial and financial con-
dtions, the senate named tonight its con-
ference committee which will work Tttn
q house committee to compose the dixfer~
ences between tho two bills. Tho mem
bers are Senators Owen. O'Gornan, Reed,
Pomerene Shafroth and Hollis, Demo-
Gratis, and Nelson, Bristow and Crawfcru'
Republicans. Members OF the house con-
ference committee already determined
upon are Representative Glass and Kor-