The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-07-13
TIE CURRENCY ISSUE.

upon consideration OF the currency
lqaestion in a very dineren spirit
from that in which it took up the
tariff issue, says the Charleston Even
ing Post There is a lack Of enthusi-
aam and rather painful absence Of
harmony that argurs serious difficult y
IN bringing about united support Of
d measure that will relieve tho situa
tion it is intended to remedy. I'm
doubtedly there is a good deal Of re-
sentiment against the president Tor
the manner in which this question
has been imposed upon consideration
of congress. The members Of con
gress have had enough Of the extra
session and had expected to get awey
from Washington when the tariff bill
had been enacted That prospect has
quite vanished, and il is almost Ger.
tain that the session win be extended
into the fall and may run practically
to the date OF the regular session,
which meets in December The tarig
bill is good for at least another month
and may run for two months before
the senate passes it. The house,
meanwhile. will be busy with the cul
rcncy bill, at least the committee in
charge Of the measure will have it
under discussion, and, after the Demo
cratic members OF that committee
have got It into some sort OF shape It
win be debated in the party caucus
for time. TO prepare it for introdue
ton 10 the house. On the FIRST
question raised In connection with tho
bill the point as to whether or not
il should DO considered at public
hearing, there were serious differ
ences OF opinion among the Demo
cratic members OF the committee.
Chairman Glass, one OF the authors Of
The measure, vigorously opposed tho
plan Of holding public hearings on the
bill, and five OF the sixteen members
voted against the hearings A strong
majority. however, favored the pla
but it is RCD onable to suppose thai
With the cha imam. in opposition tlyre
viii be a measul Of restralnts in
the handling Of the situation Ii Is
not unlikely, moreover that the yot,
Tor public hearings on the biz was
IAN expression Of the resentment thai
is felt against the program that has
been followed by the leaders in the
preparation OF and the preliminarlos
to the making Of the measure aud IN
tended as an evidence OF the power
of control over the chairman as any
thing else
There is very wide difference OF
opinion as 70 the character the bill +
should take on, and despite tic
strong Recommendation Of tho general
principles contained in the drafted
measure, which were made by the
president in his special address 10 I
congress, there has been nothing like
an unanimous acceptance OF IT, The +
large number Of absentees from the
hall Of the house when tho president
appeared to recommend in person tn, i
taking up OF currency legislation was
remarked at the time as a probable
evidence Of The temper OF the house
to hold itself aloof in some measure
from this new undertaking., ana there
is a critical air about it's attitude al
together This is unfortunate and
aaiustided The president has done
mo more than to recommend what I
should be patent to every member OF
congress, that the enactment OF a /
currency reform measure is de |
srable thing and a corollary to the I
Passage Of the tariff bin, and ali
petty iealousics of authority should
be put aside and The measure con
sidered wholly upon its merits. Upon /
this the very widest latitude Of de
bate should be allowed and, perhaps
in this consideration. it is to be re
sretted that the Democrats have de
termined to make the measure q pure /
ly partisan affair by barring the Re
publican members OF the banking and
currency committee from the pre-
urinary consideration OF it.