St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-12-28
EXTRASESS|0N
TO Be CALLED
NEXT \ MARCH
Wilson, After Consultation,
Makes Announcement.
This Program in Conformity
With Wishes of Leaders.
No Statement Bryan to be
Secretary Of State.
Will Be but Brief Interval
Between Two Sessions.
No SSttatement Bryan to be
Secretary Of State.
Will Be but Brief Interval
Between Two Sessions.

probably will be called into extra
ordinary session by President-elec
Wilson shortly after his inauguration
perhaps on March Is, and the par
t:cular legislation that will come be
fOrt. it will be tariff revision
| After a two hour conference will
Speaker Champ Clark the presiden
cleo; declared today he would en-
deavor to meet the wishes of Demo
cratic leaders, who. he was informed
were anxious that the interval be
tween the two ;,s';:.'.s of Congress
b. as brief as possible:
Mr. Wilson announced before ~
lelt for Bermuda thu lie would ca.
tie extra session lc con1 enc not late
thar April Is. AS to the exact a.:
Lc said he would consult the wisne
Of the Democratic leaders in CONGRESS
M. Clark is understood to iav3
Mel ch Is as the day T., begin work
TARIFF CONES ElRST.
sThe sooner we SCI. started. e''
better" he told .he .3resident-eleet.
while the speake,, sri the time =
tho present session w5uil be consu;n
ec with appropriation bills, leavih'
thu. bulk Of the Demc.-attc progra7
aid platform pledges 's' the new Cor
eress. he concurred with Mr.. WliSor
that the tariff sh su,d be the forem' >
~, come before rha. SPECIAL session.
The speaker was delayed by tn
So rronn3..O the SEEC(
Ecuse. He found the governor wat
iu:. for him for luncheon, however
and the two leaders sat alone IN I'M
Lriyate dining room of the capito
taking earnestly for two hours.
When the conference was over MT
Wilson said the talk .'had been al0ns
universal lines" legislation as wei
as cabinet possibilities being taker
URGES EARLY MEETING.
He added that they had discussed
'.the general cEaractel OF the extrs
session and preparedness OF genera
Legislation to come before 1t. W.
both aereed that the tariff should b.
the main interest of the extra ses
siun,'' said the governor.
Urging an early meeting OF Con
gress the speaker told Mr.. Wilson
that he believed members OF Congress:
ought not to be kept waiting too lon'
between sessions.
The president elect did not disclose
what names he and Mr.. Clark discuss
ed for the cabinet. He said, at tn
outset. however, that the sneaNe
had not come primed with sugges
tions." but rather hesitated to expires
himself on the subject Of the cabine
until asked because he conside<e'
that a sort of family relationship ex
listed between the president and hi
cabinet
/. BRYAN NOT MENTIONED.
Il asked the speaker for his opin
ion as to several names," said Mr.
Wilson, "and the names we did men
ton he went over in a very judicia
spirit. He has had SO much expert
ence, and I knew he could tell M
some things about the public me-
that l otherwise would not be abl'
to get. chiefly as to their experience.
Both the speaker and Governor
Wilson said Mr.. Bryan's name ha,
not been mentioned in the confer
eEce.
When the newspaper men ao
preached the speaker he declined t,
give out any information as to hi
talk with the governor. They press
ed him, however. as to whether MI
Bryan had been discussed.
NO." he answered, "I'll give yo-
that much informatiOn-it was not.
When he was interrogated late
about Mr.. Bryan. the speaker sal
plainly that he did not like to h
interviewed about the Nebraskan,