Full text: Referendum on the report of the Special Federal Reserve Committee

[X The Committee recommends that, in passing upon an application for rediscount 
accommodation, a reserve bank should be guided by the general condition of the 
applying bank and the effect of granting the rediscount upon the safety of depositors 
as well as by the character of the paper which the applying bank tenders. See pages 22-20 
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| IN FAVOR OF THE COMMITTEES RECOMMENDATION 
! OPPOSED TO THE COMMITTE®’S RECOMMENDATION | 
X The Committee recommends that the present powers of the reserve banks to engage 
In open market operations should be continued. See pages 26-28 
{ IN FAVOR OF THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION 
| OPPOSED TO THE. COMMITTEE’S RECOMMENDATION 
XI The Committee recommends that the powers of issuance of currency against 
bankers’ acceptances and eligible paper should be continued. 
| IN FAVOR OF THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION 
OPPOSED TO THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION 
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yold, 
See pages 28-32 
X11 The Committee recommends that based on the recommendations of administrative 
officials of the Reserve System there should be a legislative revision of those pro- 
visions of the Federal Reserve Act relating to member bank reserves. See pages 32-36 
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| | IN FAVOR OF THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION 
| OPPOSED TO THRE COMMITTRER'S RECOMMENDATION 
XIi1 The Committee recommends that member banks should be given a larger participa- 
tion in earnings of reserve banks with proportionate reduction in earnings required . 
to be paid to the federal government. See pages 36-40 
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' IN FAVOR OF THE COMMITT%@’® RECOMMENDATION 
! OPPOSED TN THER COMMITTF®™S RECOMMENDATION 
X I V The Committee recommends that the Reserve System should maintain the policy of 
refusal to pay interest to member banks upon their reserve balances. See pages 126-40 
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| IN FAVOR OF THE COMMITTEE’S RECOMMENDATION 
' OPPOSED TO THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION 
XV The Committee recommends that the Governor of the Board be made its Chairman. 
See pages 40-48 
| IN FAVOR OF THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION 
OPPOSED TO THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION 
The Committee recommends that the Federal Reserve B ; Tg 
XVI of HS GWE rve Board be housed in a building 
See pages 40-48 
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' IN FAVOR OF THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION 
' OPPOSED TO THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION 
XVII The Committee recommends that the salaries of the Governor and members of 
Federal Reserve Board should compare more favorably with the salaries paid 
principal administrative officers of the reserve banks. 
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See pages 40-48 
\ | IN FAVOR OF THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION 
I OPPOSED TO THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION 
XY "TIT The Committee recommends that thoroughgoing consideration he given to the 
tions of the Treasury to the Federal Reserve Board, 
| | IN FAVOR OF THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION 
OPPOSED TO THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION 
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rela- 
See pages 40-48 
X I X The Committtee recommends that the management of the Reserve System should pro- 
vide the public with such an ample amount of information as to operations and policies 
~ as will permit the formation of sound public opinion. See pages 48-52 
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| IN FAVOR OF THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION 
OPPOSED TO THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION 
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Name of Individual, Firm or Corporation 
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This Ballot Pertains to Refer- 
endum No. 55 of the Chamber of 
Commerce of the United States, 
on the Report of the Special 
Committee on the Federal Re- 
serve System.
	        
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