The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-03
take DRASTIC MOVE
DEMOCRATS MAKE CURRENCY BILL
APARTY AFFAIR
CAUCUS GETS RESULTS
Senate Gives Notice That There Will
be No Recess for Holidays, as
Majority Leaders Plan Almost Con-
tinuous Sessions Until Bill is Push
ed to Its Adoption.

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EXtreme measures were decided
upon Wednesday by the Democrats OF
the Senate to force the currency re,
form bill to an early vote. Deter
mined to prevent curtailment of busl'
ness activity and to relieve the un.
certainty in financial circles as tc
what form currency legislation is to
take, the Democrats agreed at once
to make the bill a party measure to
have no Christmas recess unless the
measure has been passed before the
time set for the holiday, and to sit
day and night until final action is Sc
cured.
Three decisions we're reached at
conference which began in the morn
ing and which Wednesday night was
resumed. The Senate leaders, work
ing in harmony with President Will
son and his advisers, decided to sit
behind closed doors for the rest of
the week, not excepting Thanksgiving
day, until an agreement can be reach
ed upon the pending bill that will in
sure united support for it in the Sen
ate. Actual work on it began We'd
nesday night. The fight Monday will
be transferred to the Senate floor and
from that time forward daily ses-
sions will be held from 10 a. m. to
II D. NJ, with no recess in prospect
except for Christmas day.
Immediate action on currency
legislation is demanded" said Sena-
tor Simmons at the close Of the con-
ference, "to relieve the uncertainty
that exists throughout the business
world. There has been a cessation
of activity in many lines Of business.
because congress has not yet made
clear it's intention as to currency re-
vision. We have determined to act
at once and without further delay
than may be necessary for honest de-
bate"
"The senate has no right to hold
up the business Of the country" said
Senator James. another who took
part in the conference. "The coun-
try demands action at once on cur
rency legislation" The decision Of
the Democrats tc make the currency
bill a party measure surprised and
aroused the Republicans. "This is
merely a political move" said Sena-
tor Smoot, one Of the minority lead
ers. "It is designed to make it ap-
pear that the Republicans in the Sem
ate are obstructing currency legisla-
ton"
Two resolutions adopted by the
Democratic conference outlined the
most exacting legislative program at
tempted in the Senate in recent
years. One, presented by Senator
O'Gorman of New York, provided
that it was the sense Of the confer
ence that. beginning Monday, Decem-
Der /. the Senate should meet at 10
O'Clock in the morning, sit until 6
in the evening. resume after two
hours dinner recess and continue uE-
til II o'clock "until the currency bill
is disposed Of"
1T further sets forth that, unless
the bill is out Of the way, no holiday
recess shall be taken. except an ad-
journment from December "a to De-
cember &C." over Christmas day. Not
even New Years will be holiday
unless the bill is passed before then.
The second resolution, presented
by Senator Reed of Missouri, made
the currency bill a party measure. 1t
provided that the Democrats, in con-
ference, should meet beginning We'd
nesdav afternoon and by Saturday
night should complete the consldera-
ton of the bill.
In the absence Of Senator Hitch
cock, the only Democratic member
who has held out against the admin
istration bill. it was expected that
the Democrats Of the banking and
currency committee would have little
difficulty in committing the caucus
the support of the draft OF the meas
ure presented by Senator Owen. 1t
was made clear, however, that some
of the amendments proposed by Sen
ator Hitchcock would be written into
the bill by the conference.
AN ENGINEER HERO.