New-York tribune., 1913-11-18
Will Consent to Adjourn
ment of Special Session
Without Action.
LEGISLATION MUST
WAIT UNTIL WINTER
Each Faction of Senate COM
mittee Expected to Report
Its Bill Thursday.
fFrom The Tribune Bureau J

Washington, Nov. H.-The fight of the
administration for currency legislation at
the present session of Congress was aban-
doned to-day. and the impatient Demo
Gratis. who have remained at the capita!
in compliance with the mandate of the
President ever since the enactment OF the
tariff law, began making preparations to
go home.
Senator owen, chairman Of the Banking
and Currency Committee. who was at the
White House last night. intimated to-day
t.at the President would no longer oppose
adjournment and the plan of bringing
the labors of the session to a close next
Saturday found many supporters. Sen
ators and Representatives are not only
impatient 10 get away. but they are eager
20 reap the benefit of the ample mileage
allowance by the government.
The report brought 10 the Senate by
Senator owen that the President had
abandoned all hope of accomplishing any
thing in the way of currency Legislation
at the present session, despite his OFT
repeated optimistic predictions, bears out
the prediction made in The Tribune dis
matches of October 10 that the plan of
using the masters rod" 10 force cur
rency bill through Congress during the
special session was doomed 10 failure
With the probability that the adminlstra-
ton bill will now be made a party meas
ure and that the caucus rule VIII be IN
voked to put 1t through the Senate II IS
doubtful that the measure can be passed
before next year. possibly not until the
latter part of January or the early part
of February.
Leaders Reluctant to Adjourn.
Democratic leaders in the Senate are
reluctant to yield to the demand for ad-
journment. They fear that adjournment
now would be interpreted as a grab for
spoils, the time intervening between next
Saturday and the beginning of the regu-
lar session being so short that some legis-
lators would find It impossible and others
of little advantage to go home and return.
There are, however. some who are impa-
tient to go home. whether they receive
the allowance Of 20 cents a mile for their
trouble or not
The currency bill will appear in the
senate ODOST lIe LlOSl NllaNOASS'S ~
cumstances, according to the situation TO-
day. II seems improbable that the two
factions Of the Banking and Currency
Committee will try TO formulate an agree
ment on any parts of the bill. disagree
ment will be reported TO the Senate on
Thursday. and two separate bills VIII he
brought in. With the committee dead
locked, a motion will probably be made
10 discharge II from further consideration
of the measure. and the Senate itself will
take up the task Of revising the bill.
The Democrats will probably hold
conference" or caucus. the latter part OF
the week TO determine on course of ac-
ton. A caucus OF the Republicans also
may be called.
Republicans Increase Reserve.
The Republican faction Of the commit
tee continued its labors to-day and will
have its bill ready for submission to the
full committee on Wednesday. They in
creased the gold reserve to he held against
the new currency 10 As per cent, and pro-
vided that when the reserve fell below
,het point it should be taxed on a grad