Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-23

ter Peo0jdont WlIoon0 et0nASufos
Three repubiieans and Senator
poindextsr, progressive, Joined the
desnoerats voting for the bill in its
SInak form. The rspublicans were
Jones', Norris and Wssks.
The passage Of the report was
arsotsd with little demonstration.
Warrington, Dec. 23.-At 8 o'clock
tonight was the hour set by the White
House officials for President Wilson to
sign the currency bill. Five hours
Ater tho president planned to start for
Pass Christian, Miss. for q three
week. vacation. Senator Owen and
Representative Glass co-authors OF
the bill, members Of the congressional
banking committee and leaders in con-
Yress. were invited to attend the cere-
aony. Thep resident will sign the bill
with two gold pens and present one to
yenator Owen and the other to Repre-
sentattvs Glass.
The president had cabinet meeting
today.
WashlnSton, Dec. 23.-The adminis-
fration currency bill entered the last
stage OF its passage when the senate
met At 10 O'clock this morning to take
up the conference report. which al
ready had been delayed twenty-four
hours by dn1tcultSes In the house.
s Ba1ksd ~ the. overwhelming demo-
e4asic mn ajoefty q the house, the bin
p<a
;eonndeutly expected was the last time.
with the agreement on all disputed
points approved by the lower house. It
remained for the senate to act on the
compromises.
The democratic majority In the SEN
afA seemed to be working smoothly
and the leaders enpected to sec the bin
anally engrossed and on Its way to tho
White House before night All the
changes made BY the conference man
ayers were aSreeGble to the president,
1t was understood.
1rlsAos~ In Final Attack.
when the senate debate began un.
der the agreement to vote by 80 this
afternoon. Senator Brdstow, one Of the
republicans on the banking commit
tee. who had been denied admtttance
to the deliberations Of the democratic
sconferees, led the attack, saying he
intended to express his opinions. The
agreement placing the secretary Of the
treasury, the secretary Of agriculture
ana tho comptroller Of the currency on
the Organization. committee, he de-
clafed, was an arrangement to bring
the bill under political control.
The plan for the debate provided
that Brdstow, Nelson and other repub-
Ncans who opposed the agreement
would have about three hours to talk.
Says Bankers fransd Bill.
Senator Brfstow declared Senator
Owen had excluded him from the con-
ference for fear he would join with
some Of the democrats against some
OF Owens pet measures"
1T was done because he knew he
could not contxol my VOTE" cried Mr..
Brdstow. "aa he could not control the
votes Of some Of his democratic coll
leagues in the interest Of certain bank
Ing interests that have had q hand In
framing his BILL"
The senator from Oklahoma has re-
tained features Of the Aldrich measure
and has clothed them 10 az to delude
the people" declared Senator Bristow.
II the senator from Kansas thinks
he can split the democratic party to
SUIT his own conveKUences and change
It's policies an he desires, he u mis-.
taken" said Mr.. Owen. "He tried Il
In the banking committee and failed"
Owen 10 Benefit.
my allegation is that this bill has
been drawn In the interests Of the
ban1ks continued Senator Bristow.
Shat the senator from Oklahoma q
largely interested IN banking, that the
pronts derived from this system by the
banks he - interested in Will add d.
rectly to his personal fortune. and that
he has voted to increase from to {
per cent dividends paid by resion.i
benks on the stock held by member
aikB... =. =. - - W II ~
KS Bristow.s attack was based an . ru,a
~ Je8eeSonss Manual OF parlfa nent.rv
practice. that . senator ahouId not vot.
- logislation In which he "a directlv
tnterOsted Bristow read ! newspaner
el1pptng that purported to quote son.
.atoe Owen that he had taken stock in 4
sN1W nationAl bank to be orsanized n
~ Louis
owsn Mslsss Reply.
.gss ~. Owen retoeted that Brisfow's
earges wero false and ridiculous"
DenAter owen said that twenty.four
lxo aso he had helped to orRnnixe =
s3lstlo hank In oklahoma, - that he stilI
"a otook In ne bank ana .vili ovn
t1tll i die. Z. - :
y - alleeetion that my action on
hsn inauenced by tho ownership
~ s6tock h thAt Httle bank are ridicu.