Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-12-23
SENATE AGREES TO VOTE ON
CURRENCY BEFORE 2:3O
THIS AFTERNOON.
Will BECOME Law TODAY
Expect Wilson 10 AffiX His Signature
Today ana Then Congress VIII
Adjourn for Christmas.

house passed the conference report on
the administration currency bill at
1916 o'clock tonight by vote of 29S
to 60 and sent the report to the senate
which had waited in session TO receive
It before adjournment.
Prolonged and uproarous cheers
from the democrats greeted the an
nouncement of the vote by Speaker
Clark and many members of the house
hastened over to the senate to see the
report received there, Earlier in the
evening the senate had agreed to vote
not later than 2:3O o'clock tomorrow
afternoon and the leaders regarded it
as certain that the completed bill
would be in the hands of President
Wilson for his signature before to-
morrow night.
on the final vote "a republicans, II
progrcssiycs and one independent
Kent Of Caifornia-voted with the
majority for the report and two demo-
crats Galloway of Texas and Wither-
spoon Of Mississippi; joined the OPP
position.
The vote followed "A debate Of near
" three hours, during which the gal
lery remained crowded with spectators
including many prominent figures in
Official life. The house adjourned uu-
ill 2:30 p. m. tomorrow, when the lead
ers hope to put through a Joint reso-
luton for a recess until January ~.
Senate Votes Today.
The decision to take final vote on
the conference report In the senate not
later than 2:30 O'Clock tomorrow af-
ternoon was reached by unanimous
consent Just before 10 O'Clock tonight.
At the suggestion of Senator Gallinger,
the republican leader, Senator owen
agreed not to press the report for con-
sideration tonight In return for an
agreement TO vote tomorrow. by
unanimous consent IL was agreed that
the senate should meet at 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning, take up the re-
port Immediately and take a vote not
later than 2:SO o'clock.
with this arrangement made, the
senate Just before 10 o'clock took
recess until 1915 to await the arrival
OF the report from the house.
General debate on the report began
in the house at 1880 o'clock. 1t was
agreed to discuss the measure for two
hours and 40 minutes; an hour and 20
minutes for the democrats, an hour
for the republicans, and twenty minu-
tes for the progressives.
Opening the discussion, representa-
tive Glass declared that the conferes
had reported the original house bill
st uin
alteration"
Mr.. Glass went over the conference
report in detail and defended the note
provisions Of the bill which had been
asasiled by bankers and members OF
the senate.
Representative Hayes Of California,
minority member Of the house CONFER
ence committee, criticised the 1allure
Of the senate and the conference to re
move the provision which makes the
government of the United states prl-
marlly responsible for the notes 1t pro-
poses TO issue to the regional reserve
banks.
Mr.. Hayes also declared the bill de-
fective in the provision extending cred
II on farm loans, maintaining that II
was a gold brick to the farmer IN
that ony a small percentage OF the
surpls Of the small banker, could be
loaned to the farmers.
Representative Lenroot OF Wiscon-
sin. republican, announced tha' ne
would vote for the conference report
because he believed It an Improvement
both on senate and hous bills.
Under this bill" he said" The re-
serves in wall Street no longer can
be used in stock speculation but must
no used to meet the commercial needs
of the country"
Called II TraNesty.
penresentative Moore OF Pennsyl-
vapia characterized the bill as "a ira
,estv ON democracy's so called popu-
lar rule" and n confession of dictatlon'
Representative Guernsey, of Maine,
renublican said he objected to the bill
chiefly because the reserve board
would be controlled by partisan inter-
es,s Representatives Ragsdale OF
South Carolina. Heflin OF Alabama
and A. Mitchell Palmer OF Penhsyi-
vania. democrats supported the re-
mort in enthusiastic addresses.
Announcing that he woud vote Tor
the conference report Victor Murdoch
progressive leader In the house insist
ed that the democrats had acted TOO
hastily and struck only 'half nio"
at special interests.
ain the last eight months, sald MT
Murdock. 81 have seen the mental at
tltude of democratic leaders change
from n desire to serve the public to an
attitude of trying to avoid national
disaster. There IL no panic IN TINS
country yet. There are not hard times
vet. but the special interests OF the
country which are no mean enemy.
have been spreading the poison OF
pessimism over this country"
Representative Lindbergh of Minne-
sofa. progressive. ssaslled the confer
ence report on the ground that even
tually II would incrase rather than de-
crease the cost Of living. The vital
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