The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-20
of Twenty Secured.
All Democrats and Several
Republicans Voting in Amr-
tive, 81 to 81.
Amendment After Amendment
Offered and Voted Down;
Ia Toilette Getting One
Through. Uproarious APP
plause Greets Passage.

| WASHINGTON, Dec 1.-THE Ad-
minlstration currency bill, as par~
fected by the owen subcommittee and
ratified by the Democratic cucuSs
passed the senate tonight by a vote OF
54 to "a.
The bill will go to conference te-
morrow and an agreement VIII be re~
ported not later than Monday. 1t Will
be signed by the president without
delay and the organization OF the new
system undertaken at once. and put
! into effect "as soon as practicable
All the Democrats and the follow.s
ing Republicans voted for it---Craw-
! ford, Jones. Norriss, Perkins. Weeks
and Sterling. Poindexter. Progress
sive, also voted for the bill.
Another Wilson Victory.
| The passage Of the currency btn
/ through the senate marks the second
notable victory for President Wilsofks
i Tho bill, as II emerged from the SLrug~
gle in the upper house. carries all of
| the fundamentals upon which Mr..
| Wilson and his advisers insisted.
| Today's action by the senate prAOe
/ ticaily ends fight for currency res
fol m which began soon after the 1867
| panic, and which had been agitatA0
sporadicaily before that year
| President Wilson and the Demo-
/ cratic leaders see in the measure =
stimulus to business and are confi6@n4
/ 1t will soon end the cries OF calamity
howlers.
/ When the result of the finaj vote on
the currency bill was announced thero
/ YVES enthusiastce, even uproarous, aap1
plause on the Democratic side and n
| the galleries,
! Secretary McAdoo was on the floor
of the senate and Joined in the tuhilA-
ton. He occupied char on thu
t aesF between Senators Owen - 31s<
Hitchcock.
| In Reserved Gallery.
/ In the reserved galleries were MrA
Woodrow Wilson, Miss Eleanor wills \
son, Miss BoEes and Secretary Tu-
1 nulty+ all Of whom seemed rs pleased
as Democratic senators on the floor.
| Immediately after the announces
ment was made that the bill had pass-
ed. the senate named nine confereea
! TO act on behalf OF the senate an =
/ conference committee of the two
houses TO adjust the differences oo-
tween the senate and houso bills.
/ The vote by which the bill was pass
ed was Sd to 81.
There was a surprisingly close vote
| on the bill offered by Senator Hitch
cock. of Nebraska. as substitute for
the administration measure. Thu
Hitchcock bill was reported to tho
senate by the five Republicans who
ing and currency committee-and ~
Senator Hitchcock. 1t was defeAted
by vote OF "A to Al.
All Of the Republicans and Senator
| Hitchcock and Senator roindextNr.
the Progressive, voted for 1t. The
fortv-three votes cast against Ii were
by Democrats.
! There was one tie vote recorded irs
the closing s,olrs of the consideration
of the bill, 1t was on an amendnsent
offered by Senator Brandexee, OF Con-
necticut. occurring that all appoint
ments made under the federal reservn
board shall he made In accordance
with the civil, service law.
Marshall Breaks Tie.
! Three Democratic senator's. Hitch-
cock, Thomas and Lane, voted with
the Republicans. The tie Was broken
by Vice President Marshall, who
/ voted in the negative.
Immediately following the vo4n,
/ Senator Jones. OF Washington. offer
ed an amendment. providing that
4 nothing in the act should BIO go con-
strued as to prevent the prcs1dNn.
from placing these employees Within
the classified service after they haA
be- selected. ss
I Senator Jones, who is q Hepubltea1s
insisted that this amendment was ~
necessary complement of the blk
which had made these appointmentq
1 the prey OF the spokesman. His He
/ publican colleagues urged HIM CO.,
withdraw the amendment, and many
OF them voted against 1t. But xeaIly
I oil of the Democrats voted for IL with
/ the result that the amendment recsiv-As
ed sixty-three votes and was carried
in the midst Of hiiartty on the Qeu1-
ocratic side This amendment b.
Senator Jones was the only one pue
into the bill tonight that WINS not s1Ibssl
/ uitted on behalf of the Democratla
side, with the sanction OF the caucua
except an amendment by Senator -
Toilette, as fellows;
provided, That no senator or rep
resantative in congress shall De Mes
member OF the federal reserve hoar8x
n director % the federal reserve banie
| or an officer or director OF any MEME
Der bank. - . ssas
A. his amendment was orieinail1
drawn. Senator La Toilette exclud44
senators and representatives from hNAssz
ing stockholders in member banks
But at the suggestion of both DAf.s
ocratlc and Republican senator's L. gM
omitted that feature from his an4n1s
/ ment, and it was adopted with tAxs|
approval of the Democrats. N vtAS
voce vote, SS3saa
Leads Losing Fight. VA
Senator La Toilette led another arm III
ut the night session to pr.7unt tntN@#
1 locking Gsirec.orates In which he n1A4 Y
an attack on the National City h41y4 n
and big business generally Hfz
his interlockjrg amendment was IN 4
feated on a roll call. 81 to 30. h
4 The last few hours OF tho conxtdS Il
alton of the currency bill were tnt&
esting and at times, exciting. 8eYs4&
4 Hitchcock took occasion "a Axtl9
his attitude towards the penang
II shall vote for IT." Ia eAtds 9s
have never for momen@ hAd
ether ptrpoSr NV whole ARH&&4
been to strengthen and in.prpv9
1 bill and to prevent hasty antt nllas}
ing legislation" j, sS3
\ Senator Hitchcock then tnUnnA&
I the changes by which the an