Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-09-19
Two Virginians Very Prom
inent in Getting Measure
Through.
GLASS AND MONTAGUE
Lynchburg Congressman Congratu-
lated on His Expertness in Hand
ling the Matter.

Washington, Sept. 19.-When the
House passed the currency bill yes
terday afternoon, members crowded
| around Chairman Carter Glass, of
the Banking and Currency Commit
tee, and showerei him with hand
shakes and congratulations on the eX-
celent way in which he had put the
bill through the legislative mill. 1t is
extremely doubtful, if, in the history
of the House, such a technical meas
ure, and one dealing with such i'm
portant and difficult problems, has
ever been passed within so brief
time.
From the very day that Mr.. Glass
was made chairman Of the Banking
and Currency Committee, succeeding
Former Representative Pujo of Lou
isiana, who retired at the end of the
last session, he has given practically
every working hour to the work of
preparation and passing of this bill.
In committee, in private caucus, and
on the floor of the House, it has been
noticeable that Mr.. Glass, who, be-
fore this time, was not known as
financial specialist, has proven HIM
self to be one of the best posted
banking and currency men in the
Jnited States.
There are two things that stand out
gaast prominently in connection raftf1
dr. GLASS; connection with the bill
which has just passed the House, and
which will become law as soon as it
aas passed the Senate and has re-
:eived the signature of the Presi
dent one is the way in which he in
sisted upon strict compliance with
the administration purposes and the
platform Of the Baltimore convention,
and the other is the effective method
Of taking care of the measure when
attacked on the floor of the House
by various members. In the passage
Of the bill, while it has been under
consideration there has been
good opportunity for Mr.. Glass to
k show what kind Of u fighter he Is,
and those who have followed its
coasse will testify that in all Of the
arguments he has easily come off the
winner.
Without ,lisparaging the efforts of
the other members who have had bills
in charge from time to time, it is
only fair to-, them and to Mr., Glass
to- say that considering the many
4 technicalitieS which surrounded the
nrep4ratiOn and passage Of the cur
rencv bill, Mr.. Glass has shown HIM
self to be past master of finance.
His intimate knowledge upon these
technical questions, which he has
| shown for weeks past, has stamped
Mr.. Glass as the right man to head
this committee. In the success with
which he has met in his efforts the
"Vireinia Congressman has made a
bie reputation for himself and has ac-
fScomplished much for his party in put
lting the currency bill through the
House in record time.
When the fight was hottest yeSter-
f]ay it was another Virginian-Con-
sressman Montague-who prepared
and helped pass the amendment which
provides that nothing in this act shall
be considered to repeal the parity pro-
vision contained in an act approved
March 4th. 1900. entitled an act to
define and fix the standard of value
/ fthe gold standard) to maintain the
parity of all forms of money issued OF
coined by the United States, to re-
fnnd the public debt, and for other
purposes.
Mr.. Montague then made fe"
well-chosen remarks on free silver
and the gold standard and urged the
immediate passage Of the bill as th'
Scommittee had intended it.
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