The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21
President Discusses Need of
Currency Legislation
4 Informally ...s.sif4l.s
TARIFF WILL COME
90. FIRST, HOWEVER
Rapid irogres Preparing Tariff
Bill Leads TO ielios IA, Cur
reney Measure Nay Sc fai.en
up-Party Measure
up-Party Measure

Washington, March 20-Encouraged by
the rapid progress Congress already made
in preparation of a tariff revision bill,
close friends of President Wilson predict
ed tonight that there surely would be cur
rency reform before the extra session of
Congress adjourned next summer.
The President talked informally with
some of his callers about the prospects
for currency legislation. They went away
convinced that while the President would
devote himself first and foremost to tar
| iff revision, he now hoped that at least
| a start on monetary reform would be
possible during the extra session.
From the first the President has be-
| lieved in the necessity for immediate cur
rency reform and though anxious that
Congress should focus its attention and
that OF the nation on the tariff question.
he never has given up the idea OF get
ting a currency measure before the coun-
try within few months. Some of his
friends said today they were particularly
hopeful for currency reform because of
the attitude of democratic leaders tin Con-
gress toward expeditions action on the
tariff.
To Be Party Measure
Like the tariff, the currency bill when
drawn will be presented as a party meas
ure, carefully worked out by congress
sional committees and in cooperation with
the President. IT will not be made pub
lie, it is said, until it has been closely
studied by members of the cabinet, recog-
nized authorities on currency questions
and some of the leading business men OF
the country in whose judgment the ad-
ministration has confidence. 1t is pointed
out that all the work of preparation
can be carried on inconspicuously while
the tariff debates occupy the center of
the stage in Congress.
! The President intends to stay in Wash
ington throughout the extra session, CIV
| ing every attention to legislative mat
ters He has been declining invitations
| every day to make speeches outside the
capital. Two such Invitations were .ex-
| tended today for speeches in Baltimore
and Chicago.
Cabinet Meets Today
| The cabinet will meet tomorrow when
the question of making recess appoint
ments will be discussed. The resignation
of Huntington Wilson today as Assistant
Secretary of States, leave the state de-
| partment under charge of Alva Adee,
second assistant secretary. 1t is prob
able, however, there will be a recess ap-
pointment of John Bassett Moore as coun-
sellor to the state department tomorrow
SO that he can operate with Mr.. Adee
i in running the department. The Presi-
dent telegraphed Secretary Bryan that he
need not cut short his vacation on ac-
count of Huntington Wilson's withdrawal.
| The President today had long string
| of callers. He talked over the tariff with
Senator Thomas of Colorado, conserva-
ton with s. II. Thompson, president oil
the Woodrow Wilson club OF Denver and
currency with Prof. J. Laurence Laugh
lin of the University of Chicago
| Tomorrow the President will discuss
with New Jersey democratic leaders the
| status of the jury reform bill in the leg
islature. Edward e. Grosscup, state
treasurer and retiring chairman OF the
democratic state committee, and Leader
J. Warren Davis of the state senate
were in conference with Secretary Tumul
i ty late today. They arranged to see the
President before the cabinet meeting to-
morrow.
George f. LaMonte, state banking ant
insurance commissioner in New Jersey
saw the President for a short time today
He is being mentioned for comptroller o.
the currency, and it is reported that while
the President is desirous of appointing
him, he did not want New Jersey to lost
his services as yet.