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Show BANKERS OPPOSE REGIONAL PLAN Washington, Sept. 29 With enough witnesses desiring to bo heard to con-sumo con-sumo two or three weeks of time am requests f r hearing on tho adminlstra Hon currency bill still coming In tho Senato commltteo adjourned late to day until Monday. The day had been spent In hearing protests of New England bankers against provisions of tho currency bill. Tho commltteo will resume on Monday with a continuance of tho examination of Samuel Untcr-myer, Untcr-myer, who .spent a part of two days beforo tho commltteo this week. Tho hearings up to date have developed de-veloped a wide ran go of disagreement among members of tho committee. So divergent havo been tho views expressed ex-pressed in tho examination of witnesses witnes-ses that some members believe the committee will bo unnble to agree upon up-on a bill built hlong tho lines of the administration measure. If the disagreements continue, It Is possible that ntter the views of bank- j ers nnd business men from all over ! tho country hnvo been considered, an attempt will be made to report the j bill to senate without recommendation. recommenda-tion. In this event a Bcrles of minority reports probably would accompany the measure, each condcmlng dltrer-cnt dltrer-cnt provisions or suggesting different changes. Although scores of requests are being be-ing made from prospective witnesses tor an opportunity to bo heard, Chairman Chair-man Owen said today hearings could bo concluded by the middle of next week. "Every ono who has a right to be heard can bo heard by that time," said Senator Owen. Tho New England delegation wns headed by Charles P. Dllnn, vlce-prc- cldcnt of tho National Dank of Dos ton and president of the Massachuset 's Hankers association. Ho said that .orr-espondenco with banks In New England showed a general opposition ind presented figures Intended to abow that tho regional reserve banks would cause a temporary contract!' n of credit. F. A. Drury of Worcester, .Muss., spoke for the county bankers of New England. Ho said thht while the small ianl:s were In invor or somgrfrovls-ons somgrfrovls-ons or the hill- they bellovod'lts de-nnnds de-nnnds too heavy on them. Tho prin-pal prin-pal objection, ho said was that coun .') hankers believed tho system vould take nwny from themselves Uio control of part of their capital and would place It In tho hands of "polltlchlly controlled boards.' |