The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-19
Representative Glass Is
Congra tul ted on
Handling Measure
MONTAGUE COMES
IN FOR NOTICE
Richmond Congressman Prepares
and Helps Pass Amendment,
Which Is Accepted as Means
to Sustain Gold Stand {
ard--Three Democrats /!
Vote Against Bill.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch. ]


Washington. September .S.-When
the House passed the currency bill
this afternoon members crowded around
Chairman Carter Glass. of the Banking
and Currency Committee, and showered
him with handshakes and congra tula-
tions on the excellent way In which he
had put the bill through the legisla-
tive mill. 1t is extremely doubtful. if,
III the history OF the House, such a
technical measure, and one dealing
with such important and difficult prob
lens, has ever been passed within so
brief n time.
From the very day that Mr.. Glass was
made chairman of the Banking and
currency Committee, succeeding For
mer Representative Pujo. of Louisiana.
VINO retired at the end of the last ses-
sion. ne has given practically every
working hour to the work of prepa-
ration and passing this bill In com
mittee, in private caucus, and on m,
floor of the House, 1t has been notice.
able that Mr.. Glass, who, before this
time. was not known as financial
specialist, has proven himself to he
one OF the best posted banking and
currency men in the United States
Glnss DemonDtratcs AbiIity
There are two things that stand out
most prominently in connection with
Ar. Glass's connection with the bill
which has Just passed the House. and
which VIII become law as soon as ;t
mas passed the Senate and has received
the signature of the President-one 10
the way in which he insisted upon a
| strlct compliance with the 'administra-
tion purposes and the platform of the
baltimore convention, and the other 10
.he .h enective method of taking care OF
I hrl tr.a 4.
OF inc House by various members In
.he passage of the bill. while it has
oeen under confederation there has
| heen good opportunity for Mr.. Glass
| 20 show what kind of fighter he is. md
nose who have followed its course will
TESTIFY that in all of the arguments he
has easily come off the winner
without disparaging the efforts OF
.he other members who have had bills
IN charSe from time to time 1t is ONLY
1air TO them and to Mr.. Glass TO say
mat considering the many technicali
'ies which surrounded the preparation
and passage of the currency bill Mr.
Glass has shown himself to be a past
master OF finance. His intimate knowl-
edge upon these technical questions
which he has shown for weeks mast
has stamped Mr.. Glass as the right
man to head this committee. In the sue
cess with which he has met in his ef-
tot - mo virginia CongreSSman" has
made big reputation for himself and
has accomplished much for his party
In putting the currency bill through the
House In record time.
Montague Is Prominent.
when the fight was hottest to-day 1t
was another Virginian-Congressm
Montague-who prepared and helped
pass the amendment which provides
that nothing In this act shall be con-
sidered to repeal the parity provision
contained in an act approved March
IT, lsoe. entitled an act TO define and hx
the standard OF value (the gold stand
ard) to maintain the parity OF all
forms OF money issued or coined by the
United States. to refund the public debt.
and for other purposes.
Mr. Montague then made a few we'll
CHOSEN remarks on free silver and the
gold standard and urged the imme
diate massage of the bill as the com
mittee had intended It, F. II. McG.