The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-08
EXTRA. SESSION
WANTED MARCH 10
Underwood Leads Movement to Pre-.
vail Upon Wilson, to Advance
Announced Date.
MAJORITY OF REELECTED
DEMOCRATS FAVOR PLAN
Business Men and Manufacturers
Anxious to Have Tariff
Question Settled.

On the return of President-elect Wood
row Wilson to his native country Demo
Gratis who are to be forceful in shaping
tariff legislation at the extraordinary
session OF Congress, which Gov. Wilson
has announced he is to cali not later
than April Is, are to urge the President
elect TO convene this extraordinary ses-
sion of Congress on March 10. The
Democrat who is at the head of this
movement to urge the President to call
the extraordinary session for March l.
is Representative Oscar w. Underwood
chairman of the Ways and Means Com
mittee.
Supporting Mr.. Underwood in this pol
| icy are Representative Edward w.
Townsend and nearly all of the New
Jersey Representatives. as well as many
from New York, the New England. the
Middle Western, Northwestern, and far
Western States. In fact, II was made
known yesterday that the vast majority
of the reelected Democratic Represent
atives are heartily in favor of calling an
extraordinary session on March 10. Con-
ccring the newly-elected members, the
sentiment, so far as il could be ascer-
tained, is agreeable to that date.
To Hold Conferences.
With Gov Wilson's safe return to the
executive chair at Trenton, n. J.. he is
to begin his caucuses with the leading
Democrats OF the country. Not only
is he to confer with William J. Bryan.
but no leading Democrat is to be over
looked in these conferences. This
statement was made Immediately after
che arrival of William F. McCombs.
chairman Of the Democratic National
Committee. who came here to attend
the GridirOn Club dinner.
NJ. McCombs had nothing to say per-
sonally on this subject. but II is quite
well known that Representative I'm
derwood is to be one of the President
elects visitors. On that visit Mr.. I'm
derwoOd. IL was stated. is to suggest
to the President-elect that the quicker
the extraordinary session is called the
better ii will be for the business inter
ests OF the country, and the quicker the
new tariff bill to be prepared by Mr..
Cnderwood's committee and accepted or
modified by the House and the Senate,
will be ready for President Wilson's
signature.
UnderwOOd's Attitude.
Representative Underwood said yester-
day:
Il believe firmly, with number OF my
Democratic colleagues, that it would be
advisable for President Wilson TO call
the extraordinary session as quickly
after March 4 as possible. have no
hesitation to suggest the date TO be
March l.. In my daily mail are many
l. tiers. principally from textile manu-
facturers. requesting that I give them
tie best information at my command as
&c the new schedules for their goods. or
course ! can give them no information.
They write that they are slowing down
in business and hesitate to go ahead
be cause of the uncertainty of the sched-
uIes TO be adopted in the new tariff bill
affecting their goods.
The new tariff bill must first be pre-
pared by the Ways and Means Com
mittee: It must then go to the House
for amendments. and subsequently TO the
Senate, where 1t may be amended and
s-nt back to the House, and SO on and
so forth. until it eventually reaches the
President for his signature.
Could Make Rapid Progress.
III We could convene the eXtraor-
binary session on March Is | could al
nest guarantee to the business men of
the country, in certain circumstances.
Llldl TIE L4ONSt DllA "OAAu bt M 1At
hands of the Senate on April Is. OF
course, if the new tariff bill is to be
adopted schedule by schedule. greater
celebrity perhaps could be attained, and
yet there is a difference Of opinion on
that matter. The House could adopt a
number of schedules and they could go
over to the Senate. l feel that with
something like unanimous action and
unanimity of purpose the new tariff bill
could be adopted and signed by the
President certainly not later than July
next. The main features of the new bill
without the slightest doubt will be al
most similar. il not identical, with the
one we passed and which the President
Without doubt the two States neces-
sary to ratify the income tax will act
favOrably to that proposition during this
winter. In that event an income tax
would be substituted in the new bill for
the corporation and the excise tax. I
an impressed. though. more and more
that celebrity of action is due to the va
riOus business interests of the country.
so that these business men may know
exactly on what lines they are to pro-
ceed."
Agriculturists Much Mixed.
The Democrats here feel that Presi- |
dent-elect Wilson will confer very
largely with the Democrats in the |