Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-11-09
Democrats Tire of Deadlock
Due to Vote of Senator
Hitchcock With Republican
Members Of Committee,
MAJORITY DECIDES TO
MAKE PARTY MEASURE
Swanson Of Virginia, After
Conference With President,
CircuIateS Petition Which Is
Quickly Signed at Capitol

'uY HoHHtHa JOURNAL sFuctAt taAafp wiHtl
Washington, Nov with the sem
ate banking and currency committee
doudlockcd in its consideration uf the
administration currency blll call
WAS issued tonight for "a conference
of senate democrats next Wednesday
90 discuss the measure.
The call was issued by Senator
Swanson. of virginia. who circulated
the petition for the can on authority
from Senator Kern. who Is out Of tho
city Senator Swanson decided upon
this course after an adjournment of
the committee for the day and after
he had visited the White House and
talked with President Wilson
An day the committee Wrangled
without result over the question of
fixing the number OF regional banks
90 administer the new currency sys-
tenn. Hair a dozen votes were taken
on various propositions fixing the
number at from four TO eight. Each
vote disclosed "a tie Senator Hitch
cuck, voting with the Eve republicans
against the six remaining democrats.
I'm vain, the administration senator's
decn that the president WAS de-
teruHuCl a. haNr al least eight rec
gional hanks--the tie could not be
broken and Senator shafroth forced
an adjournment
After adjournment the democratic
members went into session An at
tempt was made 10 secure compro-
mise hy which the administration
supporters would yield on other points
I'm order to assure eight regional
banks But the administration senator's
were not willing 10 yield enough. and
the effort failed.
AZ this point Senator Swanson and
bis conference call came into the sit
uluon The petition for the call had
been circulated and had been signed
By twenty three democratic senators.
just as soon ass the committeeman
dispersed Senator Swanson hurried
to the white House After he had
talked with the president he sought
Chairman owen, Senators Pomerene,
Hollis and Shatroth, the administra-
tiun committeeman They signed the
petition and Senator swanson imme-
diotely issued the call The petition.
which was addressed TO Senator Kern.
chairman of the democratic commit
tee, reads:
"The undersigned believing it inn
portant that conference Of demo-
cratic senators hould bc held so that
they may advise together with respect
10 banking and currency legislation,
request you tO call such conference
at the oorliest date within which you
may be able to give reasonable notice
To absent senators
The petition was signed by sena-
tors Martin swanson Smith Of Mary
land, Ashurst Chamberlain Chiffon.
Fletcher. Lewis, MARITIME, Myers. Ov-
erman. pman Shepherd Shields
simmons smith of Arizona, stone,
Thomas. Thompson Tillman, Varda-
man, Walsh Williams, owen Pom
creme, Hollis and Shafroth
80 comment was made at the
White House ON the developments.
but senator swanson gave out this
statement;
"Bclicvng that there has been too
much delay iu the enactment of cur
reney legislation, and perceving that
There seems To- bc irrcCUnCiahle diff
fereuccs between the democratic
members of the banking and cur
roucy committee Of the senate and
thinking that the proper and best way
to adjust these differences was con-
fercnpe of the democratic members
of the senate ] circulated petition
for such % conference Twenty
senators have signed the call Nearly
all the democratic senators in Wash
IugtOu have siguificd their desire for
"a conference ! believe most of those
absent concur In this, The country has
given the democratic party power un-
der promise To enact reform legisla-
ton included i'm which Is banking and
currency lt should not ana cannot
shirk It's responsibility
Being responsible for the charac-
ter of the legislation the time has ar