Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-23
Long Currency Fight is
Ended With Attaching of
Signature Today.
MANY AT CEREMONY
BriStoW, as Closing Protest,
Charges System viii Be
Under Political Control.

Washington. Dec. 25.-The admins
tratioa currency bill entered the last
stage OF It's passage wLer the senate
met a. 10 this morning 10 take mp The
conference report. already delayed "a
hours by dificulties in the house. The
bill came to the senate with agree
ment upon ali disputed points approx
al by the lower body II remained for
the aeuate 10 act upon compromises
that had been effected between the
two houses. Democratic leaders OK
pectcd the bill 20 De enErossed and ON
the way To the White house for the
Presidents signature before night
Six o'clock tonight was the hour set
Is White house officials for the presi-
dent 20 sign the currency bill Five
hours later the pre-iGer- plans 10
leave for 4 three weeks vacation in
Mississippi
Son.tD- owen and Representative
Glass. co-authors Of the bill. members
Of the congressional banking commit
tees. an leaders OF congress viii be
invited 10 attend the ceremony The
president will sign with two gold pens.
and viii present one 10 owen and the
other 20 Glass.
The president exchanged Christmas
greetings with his official family at the
cabinet session today
When the senate debate began un-
der agreement TO vote a. 2.3O this
afternoon. Bri=tow. one OF the repub-
iiears or the banking coWmirtee. who
had been denied admittance TO the de
alterations OF the democratic cont
ferees. said the agreement for placing
the secretary OF the treasury, secre-
fary Of agriculture and comptroller of
the currency on the committee % or
rsui... the new system. was a move TO
bring the whole system under political
control
Just Talked Too Much.
BristOw declared be believed owen
excluded him from the conference for
fear he might join some democrats
against Owens pet measures He
said owen accepted some OF the most
offensive provisions Of the Aldrich
Lil and covered them 10 mask and
deceive the people.
owen replied that Bristow was ex-
Guided because the democrats did not
want their conference 10 become a
debating society"
Bristow alleged the bill was drawn (
largely IN the interests OF the banks
and that owen was largely interested .
IN banking owen retortsd the
charges We're false and ridiculous" D." I
Twenty four years ago he helped or I
Eanize little bank in Oklahoma" 4" 1
owen said. and stiI owned stock in .
the bank and will continue TO own d
IL until l die"
Nelson. another Of the excluded re-
publican confCreeS. asSailed the deTS-
ocrats. You insulted tine republicans
of the senate. humiIiated me and dis .
fruuchised the state / represent" he 2
said.
Like Negro Woman and Auto.
Williams OF Mississippi. declaring
the republicans were crying against .
the same sort of procedure they al
ways exercised when in power. illus
trated a point in the story OF a negro
women who had decried automobiles
until she got a ride in one. then ad-
monished the driver Judge. jest run
right over dat man. He amt got no
business in front OF our car That's
the way / feel about you republicans"
said he.
Townsend republican. said the bill
would result in imitation. 1t shows
the effect OF the views OF the demo
cratic leader. now the distinguished
secretary OF state" said he These
views, II carried 10 a conclusion.
would initiate both the currency and
credit 20 the breaking point" 4
Lewis Defends Bryan.
Lewis. democrat. defended Bryan
and declared the republican party was
forced 10 write into the law many OF
the policies he had advocated.
At the conclusion OF the debate the
conference report vas approved by
the senate. A. 20 p. The bill now goes
% the president for his signature.
Jones. Norris. Weeks. republicans,