The Washington times., 1911-03-25
RECIPROCITY ONLY
MESSAGE TR[ME
Taft Expects Prompt Pas
sage of This Measure in
> Extra Session.

1t seems now to be the Presidents
purpose to confine his initial message
to the extra session of Congress who'll
ly reciprocity.
This does not mean, however. that
he win abandon his pIanNto urge the
passage of the tariff board b. This
he may recommend in a later mes
sage.
1t was stated at the White House
today that the President had reasoned
It out that inasmuch as he had called
Congress to convene in extraordinary
session on account of the failure of
the reciprocity measure in the House,
he had better put that measure up to
Congress and that only in his FIRST
message.
The present indication, according to
| the intimations at the Executive Offices,
is that reciprocity will have smooth sail
ing in the extra session, and that 1t
will be disposed Of within a few weeks
Of the beginning of the session.
After this, it is probable that the
President will ask Congress to again
consider the permanent tariff board bill
He feels that 1t will have sufficient
strength 70 pass both houses.
Representative Longworth of Ohio,
author OF the Administration bill in
the last Congress. was in conference
As he left he said that there was a
| fighting chance to put the board bill
through the Sixty-second Congress. He
was not certain, however, that 1t would
get a favorable report from the House
Ways and Means Committee.
Dissuaded By Advisers.
At tire time the President left Au-
gusta, 1t was his intention to recon-
mend reciprocity and tariff board leg
| islation in the same message. Since he
reached Washington and talked the
matter over with some of his political
associates here, he has decided that
this plan would not be wise.
w. X. Cooper, general secretary of the
| local Y. NJ. c. A, today introduced fifty
| graduates of the Y. N. {: A Training
| School. Of Springfield, Mass, to the
| President. This class is now the guests
Of the Washington association. and are
| sIuuyInG the work done here. They VIII
leave Washington tomorrow
Former Senator Dick, of Ohio. Carml
! Thompson, Assistant Secretary Of In
! terror. and c. c. Philbrook. of Column
| bus. Ohio. called at the White House
! today and invited the President TO be
present at an aviation meet to be held
! IN litat city on May q. The Presioent
| took the matter under advisement and
| will accept the invitation II IL IS pos
| sible to do so.
Discuss Ohio Judgeship.
Senator Burton of Ohio called at the
! Executive offices this morning TO talk
over the Ohio judgeship appointment
and a number of other appointments in
that State with the President. The
matter was only gone into briefly this
morning, and an appointment was made
for o'clock this afternoon, when the
patronage situation will be canvassed
thoroughly.
Indiana patronage will be the subject
of a White House conference next week,
when former National Committeeman
Harry New, former State Chairman
j. P. Goodrich, Ernest Tripp, Harry
Rennett, Joseph B. Healing, and former
Senator Hemenway will call to see the
| President and settle, If possible, the
miN-up that has taken place over Hle
! appointment of marshal and a col
leCtor OF internal revenue in Indiana.
No appointment has been made for al
! exact date, but the IndianianS Will b.
here bauot the middle Of the week
Representative CrumpaCker and forme
Senator Beveridge may also take hanC
nthe scramble.
Senator William Alden Smith of MiChi
gan was in conference with the Presi
dent this morning for half an hour talk
ing over some Michigan appointment.
.Ihe Presidents eyes are better today
his physician called this morning, an'
said that while it would be necessary 4
wear the colored glasses for day o
ecutive would suffer long with the in
AamatiOn