The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-20
CURRENCY BILL
PASSES 81 TO 81
Democrats Unanimous and
Six Republicans
Vote for 1t.
GREAT JOY IN SENATE
Conference Committee Make
up Adjusted After u
Lively Scrap.
WILL REPORT ON MONDAY
Democrats Gleeful Over Clinch-
ing Of "Spoils" in Federal
Reserve Board.
GREAT JOY IN SENATE
WILL REPORT ON MONDAY

WASHINGTON. Dec. le.-The Adminis-
tration currency bill as perfected by the
owen subcommittee and ratified by the
Democratic caucus passed the Senate to-
nght by "A vote Of "a to -.
The bill will go to conference to-mor-
row and an agreement will be reported
not later than Monday. 1t will be signed
by the President without delay. The
organization of the new system will be
undertaken at once and put into effect
AS soon as practicable"
The passage of the currency bill
through the Senate marks the second
notable victory for President Wilson.
The bill as Il emerged from the struggle
in the up"er house carries all OF the
fundan,er .als upon which Mr.. Wilson and
his advisers insisted. but Is admittedly
a better and safer measure than the one
which left the Hous. OF Representatives.
To-days action by the Senate practi-
cally erds "A tight for currency reform
which began soon after the 1907 panic
and which had been agitated sporadicaily
before that year.
President Wilson and the Democratic
leaders see IN the measure "a stimulus to
business and are confident IL will soon
end the cries OF calamity howlers.
VIII tn. MY measure ON the statute
book .hey b.licv. any danger Of n serious
panic ~ the country IL now thing OF
the past and that the United states is
assured of Il really elastic currency system
and one which win Eeadily permit OF the
mobilization OF reserves to meet any
thleatened emergency.
The acton uf III. Senate is personal
,-lumph f., President Wilson in more
vavs than one. /; was his insistence alone
which compelled Congress- to remain Ia
session after the tariff law was passed
and devote Itself to banking and cur
ilency l.sisiation.
Attitude of Republicans.
Even Republicans acknowledge tina. the
rev bin provides q currency system tha'
8 preferable 20 the present one, but there
are features N the owen bill which they
yon., nj sin lead 20 trouble.
In tie vote every democratic senator
pres.ut including Senator Hitchcock OF
Nebraska, was recorded to-day in favor OF
IN. b,ll Six Republicans also voted for
,--'rawfo,d and Sterling OF South Da'
,ota, Jones of Washington. Norris OF
Nebraska. Perkins OF CALIFORNIA anu
Weeks OF Massachusetts,
senator Poindexter. Progressive, OF
Washington. also voted for the bill. Sem
.,or LA Toilette was recorded against IT,
r,f
announced there was enthusiastic even
uproarious. applause on the Democratic
SIDE and in the galleries.
Secretary McAdoo was on the moor OF
the Senate and Joined In the 1ubiiation
He occupied a chair on the foor between
senator's owen and Hitchcock. In the
,ese-yed galleries were Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson. Miss Eleanor Wilson. Miss Bonet
and Secretary Tumulty. all OF whom
seemed as pleased as Democratic sena-
iors on the floor,
Immediately after the announcement
Was made that the bill had passed the
senate named nine cOnferees TO act or
behalf OF the Senate on conference com
,o,'teo Of the two houses to adjust tht
differences between the Senate and Hous'
pus Because Of rivalry between :hs
Democratic members Of the committee foi
places on the conference committee. II
vas decided that all OF the Democratic
senate Banking and Currency Commit
100. except Senator Hitchcock, who hat
dcsre TO serve on the conference com
u.t'ce. should be named. Three Repub
Jeans Weeks of Massachusetts. Nelson OF
Minnesota and Crawford OF South Dakota
ere delegated.
How the senators Voted.
The following is the alignment on thu
vote by which the bill was passed;
A,e,-\,hur,,, Bacon, Bankhead Bryan
hamherlain Chiffon, Clarke Fieteher
"ore Hitchcock. Hollis. Hughes, James
Johnson. Kern. Lane. Lea, Lewis, Martin
Wartime, Myers, NewIaads, O'GOrman
"rrman, owen. Pittman. Pomsreae
'ian>drn. Reed. Robinson, ssuIsbury
Nhairoth. sheppard. shields. shively
simmons. smith lArizOnsD, Smitl
"''"rgiaD. smith iMarylsad) smitl
'>outh CarolInaI. swanson, Thomas
Thompson. Tillman. vardamsn, Walsh
Williams Democrats. and Crawford
Jones. Norris. Perkins, sterling an
Weeks, Republicans. and POindexteT
Progressive. Total 81.
>oes-B"rah, Bradley. Brady, Braade
see. Brlst"w. Burton. CatrOa, ClaDp, Colt
'nmmins. Dillingham;. Du P0nt, GaliinseI
'"n. Gronna, Jackson, kenyOa, La Fol
i'ue Lippiu. McCumber. Mclean, Mel
son, oliver. Page. PeRrOxs. Root. Sher
man, smith CMichigsnD SmOOt, stephen
'"n' sutherland, Townsead, warren sn'
works. Republicans. Total ~.
Absent and paired
Bur'eigh. clark iWyOmins), CulbeF