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Show DEMOCRATS UIBLE TO SECURE ACTION Debate on Currency Bill Is Dragging; Senator Weeks Indorses Measure. WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. Two houra of talk In tho senato again prevented action ac-tion on tho Democratic resolution to fix thirteen hours a day sessions on tho currency cur-rency bill. Senator Bacon dnnlod that there -was any purpose to restrict debate or "exhaust "ex-haust tho senate," and Senator Williams repeated that tho object of the programme pro-gramme was to make the "talkera talk early, talk late and talk continuously until un-til the talkers are talked out." "We will not prevont debate," he shouted to the Republicans. "You will get your stomachs full of dobate- But you cannot mnke senators come here and llston. You cannot treat senators of tho United States, free, white and 21, Hko a lot of schoolboys and say, 'Buddy, here's your bench, sit on it' " "I believe there is a dellborate purpose pur-pose on tho othor side of the chambor," said Senator James, "to delay this bill. The business Interests of the country aro held up wlille a lot of gentlemen on that sldo talk." Senators Sutherland, Galllnger and Smoot vigorously disclaimed any Intention Inten-tion to delay. Senator Weeks, Republican, discussed tho administration bill In a long speech, analyzing and generally Indorsing It. He had signed tho antl-admlnlstratlon report re-port "I can frankly and honestly say lo senators that In my Judgment thoro is enough good in this legislation, however much ono may dissent from some of Its provisions, to warrant Its bolng supported," sup-ported," said he. Senator Weeks declared that financial depression could not bo charged to dolay In currency legislation. "Wo have been putting Into operation a tariff law which, whatover mny bo Its tfinal effect, La sure to be disturbing to some dogroe," he said. "Wo have an unusually complicated and delicate foreign for-eign condition in which tho country Is vitally Interested. We have beforo uu prospective corporation legislation which must necessarily bo a disturbing feature In our business affnlra. Any of these would be sufficient, operating singly, to affect business; operating together, they havo been enough to bring about a marked diminution In the volume of trade, and it should not bo chargod that only delay In passing thlu bill has been tho causo of its falling off, bocause thero Is little or no connection hot ween the two." |