The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-23
SENATE VOTES q TO Is
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troll my vote. as he, could not control
the votes. Of some OF his democratic
colleagues. in the interests Of certain
great banking interests that have had
a hand throughout in framing this
bill. The senator from Oklahoma has
Of the Aldrich bill and has covered
them with a mask to deceive the peo-
ple."
Senator Owen in reply said Bristow
had been excluded from the deliber-
ations of the democrats because they
did not want their conference to
become a debating society"
Drawn in Interests Of Banks
Senator Bristow. continuing his en-
phatic attack, declared my allega-
ton is that this bill has been drawn
in the interests Of the banks, that the
senator from Oklahoma is largely in
terested in banking, and that profits
derived from this system by the
banks he is interested in will add
that he has voted to increase from
five to six per cent the dividends paid
by the regional banks on stock held
by the member banks"
Would Bar Owen.
Bristow's attack was based on a
rule In J%eerson's manual, that a
senator should not vote on legislation
IA WIiACIA uC was UAECClly luIckt6IeQ.
Bristow read the statement that SEN
ator Owen had taken stock in a new
national bank organizing in st. Louis.
Owen retorted that Bristow's charges
were false and ridiculous."
House Passes Bill.
The house passed tse conference re-
port on the administration currency
bill at 1886 last night by a vote of
298 to GO. and sent the report to the
Oovoo%n rr,h1;ah ~poi<A1 To- oouos4~ - 90
ceive it before adjournment for the
night.
Prolonged and uproarious cheers
from the democrats greeted the IN
n%ouncement of the vote by Speaker
Clark and many members of the
house fastened to the senate to see
the report received there.
On the final vote. "a republicans, II
p~rogressives and ] Independent. Kent
Of California. voted with the majority
for the report; 2 democrats. Galloway
and Witherspoon, Joined the OPPOSE
ton.
The vote was taken following a de-
bate Of nearly three hours. during
which time the galleies remained
crowded with spectators. including
many prominent figures in Official life.
Mann "Talks Turkey"
Minority Leader Mann closed the
debate for the republicans. declaring
that democratic control Of nine
months duration had cast It's malign
influence ove two great countries"
Mexico" he said. lies PROSTATE
and bleeding. and America lies pros
trate, its men out Of employment and
its factories closed" As a remedy for
this he said. the democrats proposed
to initiate the currency" and he pre-
dicted 1t meant the return to the
house Of an unwieldy republican ma
jority ext November.
Cheers for Underwood.
Majority Leader Underwood. as the
debate neared a conclusion, was given
a great ovation when he rose to speak.
He congratulated the house and SEN
ate and the banking and currency
suit many congresses and committees
had attempted in twenty years Inc
failed" Underwood referred to the
talk OF the money trust and said one
Of the great reforms under the bill
would be the taking Of reserves out Of
reserve centers and scattering them
through regional reserve banks. I'M
der governmental supervision.
Representative Lindbergh, Of Min
lnosota. progressive. assailed the con-
.fere1icasfeport on the ground that It
would. eventually increase. rather
thar SdecreA1eathe cost OF living. The
vital defect Of the measure. he said.
was that 1t did not give the federal
reserve board the right to fix the
rates of interest to he charged BY
bankers to the borrowers oY the coUn.
try.