Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-10
DEBATE IS BEGUN
0NCURRENCY BILL
Measure Formally Presented
to the House by Repre-
sentative Underwood.
SOME VIGOROUS KICKS
ON THE DIVISION OF TIME
Representative Glass Makes First
Speech in Defense Of the Pro-
posed Legislation.

wood arose In his place in the House.
wearing new suit OF clothes especially
donned for the christening of the Glass
currency bill. A ripple Of applause all
over the House greeted him. The men,
bers OF the House were waiting to smile
at the newborn child or the Glass COM
mittee. but they hadn't smiled very long
before few republicans. and also a few
new democrats who haven't yet been
taken into the inner circle, began to do q
little knocking; so, as a christening party,
the currency bills first appearance was
not an entirely harmonious affair
Representative Carter Glass. chairman
OF the committee which has labored
nightly on the bill and has made an
many changes in II as there are para-
graphs. sat behind a large. imposing com
Hlittee table with a mass Of data and
documents at hand. but II was a long
time before he had q chance to say any.
thing He, too. was dressed in q new
suit of clothes.
When Representative Underwood pre-
sented the Dill he had to make use OF q
parliamentary technically required by the
rules.
First he had to move that the House
go into committee Of the whole on the
state OF the Union and then when the
House had twisted itself into this whole
souled and free-debatinG body Mr.. Under
wood announced that debate had been
started.
Goes Through Form of "Risine.'
The committee had to arise again at
this 5uncture. while Representative Gar
ner OF Texas. chairman Of the commit
tee, went down in front OF the Speaker
and announced that the committee had
come to no consideration on the bill. He
forgot the number OF the bill and had
to be prompted by Representative Under
wood In loud voice. and even then he
got II wrong
Speaker Clark. who had the right num-
Der on piece OF paper in front OF him,
announced the correct numeral also In q
loud voice and then the House had to
determine whether or not they could
unit the debate on the bill SO that all
discussion would close next SATURDAY.
night before the House adtourna.
Representative Hardwick was one OF
the nrst democrats to make faces at
the new currency baby in it's christen-
ang clothes. but previous to that Rep
registered an old-fashioned G. o. p.
protest against the secrecy with which
the democrats on the currency commit
tee had conducted their deliberations
Representative Glass had already heard
so much about that sort Of thing that
he just sat back and yawned. Repre-
sentative Hardwick OF Georgia, hear
ing from Mr.. Glass that members OF
| the banking and currency committee
were going to have the favors OF. the
GUS objection to the threatened cur
tai4ment OF his regular hoor rights
ana after him another democrat, Gala
Way Of Texas. gave voice to protest
All the time Mr.. Glass was figuring on
a piece ct paper, and finally allowed that
perhaps Mr.. Hardwick might have thirty
or forty. msnute9 to discuss an econOm. C
question, Which involves the reform Of
the currency OF the country.
| ! Underwood Forgets.
Now all this time the House forgot
that this was Holy Wednesday" The
real name Is Calendar Wednesday, on
which day no one has a right to start
anything that Is not on one of the
calendars. And here Representative I'm
derwood had violated the sacredness of
| the day by introducing the currency bill
for debate.
Therefore the House had salemnly to
vote to suspend calendar Wednesday for
calling the baby names. The christen-
ing was proceeding very slowly.
Representative Mondell Of Wyoming
started talking about how serious the
pAi WdS, anu INV tucIe 6uOutu not be
any limit on the debate, and in the midst
of 1t he was interrupted by shouts OF
Regular order!" Representative Moss
Of Virginia arose to his defense, and
made a point OF no quorum He was
promptly sat upon by Minority Leader
Mann. who induced Mr.. Moss to with
draw it. Representatives Raker, Madden
and Murdoch muddied up the waters for
few minutes alsothe entire itation
being ON the subject OF whether the
House can't get enough talk done by
next Saturday night. II they should run
two shifts, day and night.
The republicans and some of the
democrats seemed to think that there
ought 10 be lot more time. and when
Representative Underwood finally got
down TO demanding a vote on the
subject Representative Mann made the
point of no quorum The Speaker or
dered q vote. The final count showed
1871 in the affirmative and 70 In the
negative. and the debate started OF
with an hours talk by Representative
Glass. From now on every one who
can possibly jam in a speech will do
SO. and the adjournment Saturday
night will mark the limit of general
discussion.
Mr.. Glass Defends the Bill.
Mr.. Glass expounded the principles un.
derlying the bill. and replied to various
criticisms Of the measure. He replied
at length to the criticism that the federal
reserve board. placed by the bill in con-
tro! Of the proposed financial system
would. with its wide powers, be subject
to political influence
There Is no politics In this matter;
& ere can be none. IT Is my earnest con-