The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-20
PROGRESSlVES AND REPUBLICANS VOTE WITH DEMOCRATS IN
 THE FINAL TEST.
ADOP TED BY VOTE "A ID 34
Formal Defeat of Hitchcock Bill Is Followed by Passage of the Adminis- tration Measure, Known as the Owen Bill.

tration currency reform bin, propos- ing revision of the financial system of the United States and the creation |of regional reserve banks to act as stabilizing elements in the banking and financial world, passed the Sen ate tonight, by a vote of 54 to 34
 Forces that had fought together for improvement and amendment of the measure to the last divided when the final vote came. Senator Hitchcock, who had led the opposition to the bill, returned to the Democratic ranks, and Senator Weeks, one of the leaders on the Republican side, with five other Republicans, and Senator Poindexter, Progressive, voted for the passage of the measure.
 Wide differences exist between the form of the legislation passed by the Senate tonight and the bill that pass. ed the House several months ago.
 
 y adjusted these differences, however, and it was predicted tonight that the bill would be completed by a confer ence committee and sent to President Wilson for his signature by Monday night
 The adoption of the administration bill, known as the Owen bill" fol- lowed upon the formal defeat, fl to been endorsed by Senator Hitchcock and the five Republican members of the evenly divided senate committee that passed on the legislation. The Senate previously had rejected with out roll call central bank" bill, of fered as a substitute by Senator Bur ton.
 The senators who voted for the Owen bill were:
 Democrats: Ashurst, Bacon, Bank head, Bryan. Chamberlain, Chiffon, Clarke, Fletcher, Gore, Hitchcock, Hol- lis. Hughes, James, Johnson, Kern, Lane, Lea, Lewis, Martin. Maritime, Meyers, Newlands, O'Gorman, Over man, owen, Pittman. Pomerene, Rams dell, Reed, Robinson, Salisbury, Sha- froth Sheppard. Shields. Shivley, Sim mons, Smith of Arizona Smith Of Georgia, Smith of Maryland, Smith of South Carolina, Swanson, Thomas, Thompson, Tillman, Vardaman, Walsh and Williams-47
 Republicans: Crawford Jones, Per kins, Norris, Sterling and Weeks-6
 Proeressives: Poindexter.
 Those who voted against the bill were:
 Republicans. Borah, Bradley, Brady, Rrandegee, Bris.ow, Burton, Catron. Clapp, Colt, Cummins, Dillingham;, Du- pont. Gallinger, McCumber, Nelson, Oliver, Page, Penrose, Root, sherman, Smith of Michigan, Shoot, Sutherland, Stephenson, Townsend. Warren, Warks, Golf, Gronna, Jackson, Ken yon, I4aFollette, Lippitt-34.
 Absent and paired: Burleigh, Clark (Wyoming), Culberson, Fall, Lodge, Stone, Thornton.
 Vacancy: Alabama.
 Throughout the afternoon when a vote on the bill was momentarily ex- pec.ed Mrs. Wilson with a party q friends from the White House, See retary McAdoo and Joseph P. Tumul- ty, President Wilson's secretary, were interested spectators of the Senate's proceedings. Mrs. Wilson stayed in the private gallery until o'clock, but left before the bill had passed. Gal leries and the floor of he Senate were crowded throughout the day and the passage of the measure, which has held congressional attention for many months. was greeted wiht unchecked applause from the galleries.
 To hasten final enactment of the bill that is expected 70 reorganize and give balance to commercial and finan- cial conditions, the Senate named to- night it's conference committee which will work with House committee, to compose the differences between the two bills. The members are Senators Owen, O'Gorman, Reed, Pomerene, Shafroth and Hollis, Democrats; Nell son, Bristow and Crawford, Repub- ycans
 Members of the House conference committee already determined upon lare Representative Glass and Kerbly,