The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-26
The Earlier Congress Is
Called the Better, Says
Speaker Clark
AGREES WITH WILSON
ON THE TARIFF
Both Think 1t Should Be the
Paramount Issue of
Session

probably will be called into extraordi'
nary session by President elect Woodrow
Wilson shortly after his Inauguration
perhaps ON March To- and the principal
legislation that will come before it will
be tariff revision.
After two hours conference with
Speaker Champ Clark the president
elect declared Tuesday that he would
endeayor to meet the wishes of Demo
cratic leaders in Congress who, he was
informed, were anxious that the inter-
nal revenue between the sessions Of
Congress be as brief as possible,
Mr.. Wilson announced before he left
for Bermuda that he would call the eX-
ira session TO convene mot later than
April Is" As TO the exact date he said
be would consult the wishes of the DEM
ocratic leaders in Congress. Mr., Clark
is understood to favor March Is as the
day to begin work.
"The sooner we get started, the bet
ter" he told the president-eleet.
While the speaker said the time of
the present session would De consumed
with appropriation bills, leaving the
bulk of the Democratic program and
platform pledges to the new Congress,
he concurred with Mr.. Wilson that the
tariff should be the foremost subject
to come before the special session.
The speaker was delayed by the snow
storm in reaching the State House. He
found the governor waiting for him for
luncheon, however, and the two Demo-
cratic leaders sat alone in the private
dining room of the capitol talking ear
nestly for two hours.
When the conference was over Mr..
Wilson said the talk had been "along
lines" legislation as well as
cabinet possibilities being taken up. He
added that they had discussed the gen
eral character Of the extra session and
the preparedness OF general legislation
to come before it,"
We both agreed that the tariff should
be the main interest of the extra ses-
sion,n said the governor.
In urging an early meeting of Con-
gress the speaker told Mr.. Wilson that
he believed the members of Congress
ought not to be kept waiting too long
between sessions.
The president elect did not disclose
what names he and Mr.. Clark had dis
cussed for the cabinet. He said at the
outset, however. that the speaker "did
not come primed with suggestions but
rather. he stated, not to express him. |
self on the subject Of the cabinent un-
til asked, because he considered sort |
of family relationship existed between
The president and his cabinet"
4 asked the speaker as to his opin- |
on on several Names" said the pres
dent-elec "and the names he did men
lion he went over in very Judicial
spirit. He has had much experience /
md | knew he could tell me some things
lbout the public men that | otherwise
would not be able to get, principally
is to their experience
Both the speaker and Mr.. Wilson said
Jr. Bryan's name had not been men
Toned in the conference.
When the newspaper men approached
he speaker, he declined to give out any
as to his talk with the gov
rnor. They pressed him, however, as
0 whether Mr.. Bryan had been dis
used
NO" answered the speaker. an give
ut that much information. 1t was
OF
When he was Intercepted about Mr..
ryan, the speaker plainly showed that
9 did not like to be interviewed about
he Nebraskiap
"Pm not going to talk about him"
e said emphatieally, "you can mark
hat down, and there is no use to talk
bout it: I don't want to seem UNI
ind or discourteous, but there are some
Kings | will do and some things | won't. (
his is one of the things that will
OF do
The governor described his talk with
Ir. Clark as very cordial. {
"He always has had the most generous {
nd cordial attitude said the president q
lect of his visitor.
The governor heard from Mr.. Clark
nat Representative Underwood's health
as improving. A tentative appointment
as been arranged by the governor with
Ir. Underwood for next Tuesday.
After the conference with Mr.. Under
God, the president-elect said he expect
to receive many members of Congress
: appointment.
Sin all these conferences" said Mr..
rilson, 1--WE do not discuss specific
lings so much but | try to get as
uch counsel as / can with regard to
en- and politics. With Mr.. Clark, to-
". for instance, | went over the gener-
situation as TO men for the cab
ct and policies. covering practically
e same ground as | did with Mr.. Bry-
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