El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-20
President Expects to Sign
the Bill Tuesday-HOw
the Vote Stood.

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Wv Final work Of preparing the
administration currency bill for
president Wilson's signature was be-
gun today. when house and senate
couferees met to compose differences
between the "Owen substitute" as the
measure was known as It passed the
senate. and the Glass bill which was
the administration measure in the
house.
An effort viii be made to agree on a
report which both houses Of congress
can accept, so that the bill may be
finally eugrOssed and taken to the
white house TO become law with
president Wilson's Signature by Tues
day, maybe by Monday night.
The Disputed Points.
The principal points of differences
which viii haze to be agreed on or
compromised are the number of the re-
glonal reserve banks, guarantee Of
deposits the length Of maturing of pa
per for rediscOunt at regional banks,
the percentage Of gold reserve to be
required against the circulating notes
which national banks would be permit
ted to make farm loans
Wilson Men Win in House.
After q hot debate in the house ad-
ministratiOn leaders had their way and
sent the currency bill TO Q conference |
committee. Attempts to concur at once
IN the senate amendments were de-
1eaueo, "a to 3D.
A group OF middle west Democrats
made q futile fight TO accept the sen
ate provisions for guarantee Of depos-
Its. reGiscOunt OF six months aSricul-
tural paper and five year farm mort
gage loans by national banks.
Senate PASSES Bill "a to "a.
Revising the financial system OF the
United States and creating regional
reserve banks, the senate passed the
currency bill by vote Of 81 to "a.
The adoption Of the administration
Dill known IS the owen BILL fol-
lowed upon the formal defeat by A
&C Il of the Hitchcock BILL which
had been endorsed by senator Hitch (
OF The evenly divided senate committee Z
that passed on the legislation.
How the Senate Voted.
bin were.
Democrat s-Ashurst Bacon, Bank
head. BRYAN, Chamberlain, Chiffon, I
Cl@rl1e Fletcher. Gore. Hitchcock, !
Hollis, Hughes. James. Johnson, Kern. (
Lane, Lea Lewis, Martin, MARITIME. Ny
ers, Newlands. O'GOrman, Overman, /
owen. Pittsman, POmerene. Ransden, /
Reed. Robinson, Salisbury, ShafrOth, /
SHEPPARD Shields, Shively, Simmons. /
Smith of Arizona. Smith of Georgia, /
Smith OF Maryland, Smith Of South Car /
Olina. Swanson, Thomas Thompson,
Tillman. Vardaman and Williams-47. /
Republican, Crawford, Jones, Per-
KRIS Norris. Sterling and Weeks--6.
Those who voted against the bill !
We're
epublicans-Borah, Bradley, Brady.
Brandegee BristOWn Burton Catron I
Clapp, Colt Cummins, Dillingham;, Du
POnt Gallinger, GOff. GrOnna- Jackson,
Kenyon, LafOllette Lippitt, McCumber,
Mclean, Nelson, Oliver. Page, PenrOse,
Root Sherman, Smith of Michigan,
Smoot. Sutherland. Stephenson, Town
send Warren and WOrks-34
Absent and paired-Clark CWyOm-
H. THr~Tr,
Vacancy-AIabama
Galleries Applaud Action.
When vote on the bill was moment
arilv expected Mrs. Wilson. with a I
party Of friends from the white house;
secretary McAdOo and Joseph p. Tu- ,
nudity, president Wilson's secretary,
We're interested spectators Of the SEN
ate's proceedings. Mrs. Wilson stayed :
in the private gallery until Z o'clock,
but left before the bill had passed
Galleries and the floor of the senate |
were crowded throughout the dav and
the passage Of the measure, which has
held congressional attention for many
months, was greeted with unchecked
applause from the galleries.
Senate C0nferees Named
To hasten final enactment OF the
bill the senate named its conference
committee which will work with a
house committee to compose the differ
ences between the two bills. The mem
Oers are senators owen, O'Gorman, !
Reed. Pomerene. Shafrotb and Hollis
Democrats; and Nelson, Bristow and
Crawford, Republicans.
Members of the house conference
committee already determined upon
are: Representatives Glass and Korb-
ey. Democrats, and representative
Hayes, Of California. Republican.
Seeks to Prohibit POIyEamy.
A constitutional amendment to pro-
hlblt pOlygarny was proposed today by
senator Weeks. Of Massa chusetfs. at the
request he said, of many citizens Of I
his state, who believed polygamy ex-
lists The judiciary committee will
give a hearing.
Declaring that the Hetch Hetchy wa
ter grant to the city Of San Francisco
was passed by the most inSiduouS (
lobby ever assembled in Washington"
senator weeks introduced a bill to re
Urges Hospitals for Indians.
The indians and /
threatens to wipe out the
race, according to report to the sen
ate today by the Joint congressional
indian committee. which recommended
immediate establishment Of camp hos
pitfalls for tuberculosis on the reserva-
tons.
Urges Mine Experiments.
In the house, representative Taylor,
II Colorado, introduced a bill to estab-
-lsh 10 mine experiment stations, to
De located in the discretion Of the sec
rotary Of the interior.
Secretary Garrison testified before
he house appropriations sub-commit-
Zee on Qualifications in advocacy of his
estimates for fortification work
The war department asked for an ur-
gent deficiency appropriation Of 81,
225,00O FOR unskilIed labor on the Pan
INA canal
Restrict Civil Service.
All assistant postmasters viii be ex-
ampted from the civil service under
The pOstOffice appropriation bill COM
Dleted by the house committee on post
offices and to be reported Immediately
lfter the holiday recess. Tho Demo-
rats Of the committee voted to put
ntO the measure a provision substan-
laLy similar TO the one in the sundry
,ivil bill under which deputy collectors
md deputy marshals were exempted
from civil service The bill carries ap-
s303, 900, 600, a cut of about
100000 from the estimates submit
cd b. the pOstoffice department.
UAREZ POLICE CHEF