The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-25
Extra Session Will Be Called Shortly After the h.
 auguratiOn
SOONER THE BETTER
 THINKS SPEAKER
Names Discussed for the Cabinet Not Discl0sed-Clark Pointedly Re fuses to Talk of Mir. Bryan.
 Wood 10 Lead Parade

Trenton, N l.. December 2L-Censfess
 probably will be called into extraofdi- nary session by president-elect Wilson shortly after his inauguration. perhaps on March 10. and the particular legIs-
 lation that will come before 1t will be tariff revision
 After q two hours conference with
 Speaker Champ Clark, the President
 elect declared today he would endeavur
 to meet the wishes of democratic lead
 CTS in Congress. who he was infermedi
 were anxious that the interval between
 the two sessions of Congress be as brief
 as possible.
 Mr Wilson announced before hs ieir l for Bermuda that he would call the ax-
 tra session to convene mot later than
 April 15." As to the exact date. he
 said he would consult the wishes of the
 democratic leaders in Congress. MT.
 Clark is understood to favor March 15.
 as the day 10 begin work.
 'erhe sooner we get started tha bet- ter he told the President-eieet Tariff Foremost Subject While the speaker said the tme of 1 the present sesaion would be eonsumed
 with appropriation bills. leaving the bulk of the democratic programme and platform pledges to the new Congress
 he eoncurred with Afr. Wilson that the tariff should be the foremost subject 10 come before tho special session.
 The speaker was delayed by the snow storm in reaching the state house. He found the governor waiting for hun fpg luncheon, however. and the two leaders sat alone in tho private dining rooia of tho capitol talking earnestly for two hours.
 l When the conference was over. Air l Wilson said the talk had been aioug universal 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
 tio preparedness. of general IegiSlatioar.
 to come before t@ "We both agreed
 that the tarin should be the main inc
 terest of the extra session. said the governor.
 l Urging an early meeting of Congress l the speaker told MT. Wilson that he l believed members of Congress ought
 not to be kept waiting too long be- i tween sessions.
 lne IIeSlutnl-tlecl ulu Hoi hlstipSe 1 the names he and Mr, Clark dis cussed for the cabinet He said at the outset. however, that the speaker had not come primed with suggesttons,a but rather hesitated to express himself on l the subject of the cabinet until asked.
 because he considered that a sort or family relationship existed between tho President and his cabinet. Asked Clark's Opinion T asked the speaker for his oplnion as to several names said MT. Wilson, land the names We did mention he went over in a very judicial spirit He nas had so much experience, and l knew he could tell ,me some things about the public men that 1 otherwise would not be able to get chiefly as to their eN- perience."
 Both the speaker and Governor vil- son said Mr. Bryan's name had not been mentioned in the conferences When the newspaper men approached the speaker ho declined to give out any information as to his talk with tho governor. They pressed him, however. as to whether MT. Bryan had been dis eussed
 No" he answered. 'Ill give you that much information-it was not" When he was interrogated later about Mir, Bryan, the speaker said plainly that he did not like to be interviewed about the Nebraskan.
 'I am not going to talk about lii.l, he said. you can mark that down and there is no use to talk about it. don't want to seem unkind or discour- teous, but there are some things I will do and some l wont. This Is one of the things I will not do"
 Talk Was Cordial Governor Wilson described his talk with MT. Clark as very cordial. He always has had the most gem erous and cordial attitude said the President elect of his visitor The governor heard from Mir. Clark that Representative Underwood's health was improving. A tentative app 1int- ment has been arranged by tho gov ernor with Mir Underwood for next Tuesday. After the conference with MT Underwod the President-elect said he expected to receive many mem bers of Congress by appointment "In all these conferences" said MT. Wilson, i've do not discuss specific things so much, but I try to get as much counsel as l can with regard to men and policies. With Mir. Clark to- day for instance. I went over the sit uatfon as to men for the cabinet, and and policies covering practically tho same ground as 1 did with Mir. Bryan.'