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Show BAILEYHAS ,.. RESIGNED tie ' and Senator Flint Quit the Monetary Commission Washington, Aug. 12, A vote will be taken by the senate at 1:45 p. m. Monday next, on the Cummins bill providing that the National Monetary commission make its final report December De-cember 4 next The suggestion to have a vote taken on the bill Monday was made by (Senator iBurton of Ohio, and was agreed to unanimously. Scnnior Burton will offer amendments amend-ments to the bill providing that the commission be given until January 10 to report and that it be continued, but that ho salaries be paid to mombers of the commission who aro no longer members of congress. Washington. Aug. 12. Following Senator Bailey's resignation from tho National Monetary commission, Vlco President Sherman today received a telegram from Formor Senator Flint of California, announcing his resignation resigna-tion from the commission. No reason was given for the decision. Lob Angeles, Cal.. Aug. 12. "Business "Bus-iness engagements prevented mo from giving to the Monetary commission the time T thought necessary for tho work. Therefore I resigned." This was the only statement Former Senator Krank P. Flint would make today relative to his telegram to Vice President Sherman resigning from the National Monetary commission. commis-sion. Washington, Aug. 12. Activo con; gressmen serving on the body receive no extra compensation. Senator Flint's action follows criticism crit-icism of the commission by Senators Cummins and Heyburn because' of Its delay In submitting a report and al-loged al-loged extravagance. |