The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-27
CHRISTMAS TO SEE
CURRENCY MEASURE
ENACTED into LAM
Democrats Hold Caucus, Bind
Members, Cut Out Holiday
and Vote to Hold Sessions
Each Night.
Drastic Action Taken to Ensure
Passage of Bill Which u
M a de Party Measure.
O'Gorman, One Time Insurs
gent, Makes Proposal.

WASHINGTON. Nov. GA cur
rency law before Christmas. II posi-
BILE. was the decree of the senato
Democratic caucus today. The meme
bers voted to adopt a program of day
and night sessions to use every posSt< /
BILE means TO push the bill through thu
senate. There was not a dissenting
vote in the caucus. No Christmas re-.
cesses will be taken. except for ChriSt1
mas Day. unless the measure should
be passed before Christmas.
THE hill will be passed before the
Christmas holidays" was the eTzJv
phatic prediction of Senator O'Gor~
man, Of sNew York as he LETT th4
conference chamber this afternoon.
Two Resolutions.
Two resolutions were adopted ~
the caucus. One offered by Senator
O'Gorman provided the program o4
meetings of the senate to pass tins
currency bill 1t was as follows:
1T Is the sense of this conferences
that, beginning December LIST. the
senate shall meet at o o'clock In the
morning. shall sit until o'clock In
the evening; shall. recess until
o'clock In the evening ana snail eit
from until II o'clock I'm the eyen&
ing each day. until the currency bin
be voted upon, and that no ChristmAA
recess he taken except for ChristmsM
Day, unless the currency bill -
passed prior thereto, the adjournmen&
being from December cath until D4s
cemher 26th."
The second resolution adopted wAM
as follows:
That tho Democratic conference -.
convene Immediately after the ad~
tournment Of the senate today. anU
dfr Inc af this Waak
unless the consideration of the bank
ing and currency bill Is sooner ter
minated.
Plan Of the Leaders
1t is the determination OF thN
Dem ocratic leaders to have the cor
ference adopt a currency bill. and ~
bind every Democratic member ct
the senate to vote for this hills N
soon as 1T meets this afternoon the
caucus will begin framing this bill.
The Democratic senators bfliev0
that the time has arrived when, ~
the party in power. they must take
speedy and definite action ON the cur
rency bill. limitations have been r.
ceived here that the country is await
ing currency legislation and that
failure TO speedily give the relief
RAISING condition from financial
standpoint.
Furthermore, they have decided III
make the currency bill a party Que1s
ton, and to commit senate Democrats
to the support of 1t through the car
Gus rule.
These extraordinary steps have been
taken chiefly in response to presSuso
from the White House. Never, SO f44
as Washington observers can recAl4s
has a new session started out under
conditions such as will be imposed ~
the one about to convene.
Keep Wilson There.
Just how this change of plans wtH
affect President Wilson'S propo1e&
Christmas vacation has not been nla04
known. but If the fight is hot. he uI*
doubtedly will remain on the firing
line.
The action taken today was wholly
unexpected to the Republicans. an0
It was not seriously considered by thu
Democratic senators until after they
were assembled in caucus, and ltsfE5G@
ed to a number of warnings from
senators as to threatened business d.
preston due to the delay in passtu1
currency bill.
senator johnson, OF Maine who haa
lust returned from his State threw y
scare into this Democratic colieaHNe&x
He told them the banks were fighters
ing their credits. He declared that M
was all due to uncertainty as to tn
currency legislation. eand that no r9e
| lief could be expected until the d.
was passed. M
| Senator simmons, OF North CarN%
lima. made a strong speech in favor n
caucus action without delav. Evea&
senator admitted that he had recefxN4
| demands from his constituents ~
hasten the passage of the bill. Gu