The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20

ton with the New Jersey legislature He
made it a practice to be in his own Of
fee whenever the legislature was in ses-
sion, Gay or night. and gave precedence
in his engagements to the legislators.
Spirit of Cooperation
The President will go to the capitol it
was said at the White House, in spirit
of friendly cooperation, there TO consult
with democrats and republicans alike on
the progress of legislation. He believes,
however, that he should go to the capitol
as party leader, and he has always said
that the President of the United States Is
the elected leader of his party and that
he particularly was charged by the people
with the carrying out of party pledges.
Mr.. Wilson believes the tariff bull should
be treated as a party measure.
The announcement today that the
finance committee of the Senate and the
ways and means committee of the House
will work on the tariff bill in joint confer
ence, consulting the President often, Is
in line with his idea that the leaders in
Congress should draft bill which should
stand or fall on its merits both in Con-
gress and before the country. lie be-
lieves in enforcing party discipline and
after the leaders have approved the tariff
bill he will make every effort to have 1t
passed in both houses without material
alteration.
Spends Busy Day
The President was busy today. He met
number of members of Congress on
questions of appointments. received many
visitors in the east room In the afternoon
and took an automobile ride. Senator
Smith of Maryland called to urge the ap-
pointment of w. C. Devecmon for the
vacant judgeship in the Fourth United
States district court, but did not discuss
the senatorial contest in Maryland.
Though urged to do so by Maryland lead
ers, the President has not stated dehnitc-
ly whether he is for or against the re-
election of Senator Smith, democrat.
1t became known that w. j. Harris,
chairman of the democratic state commit
tee of Georgia, very likely would be
chosen director of the census. It was
also stated authortatively at the White
House that the nomination of Charles
p Neil to be commissioner of labor
sta tistics, which failed of confirmation
at the special session of the Senate. would
be sent to the Senate again when Con-
gress convenes on April T.
Formally Congratulated
Mr. Wilson was formally congratulated
on his election by a committee of the
American Philosophical society, of which
he is the eighth member TO become chief
executive of the nation. The committee
consisted of w. w. Keen, Philadelphia,
Iresident Charlemagne Tower, Phila-
dephia; Senator Elihu Root, DR.. Robert
S. Ward. president of the Carnegie insti-
tution DIR. Charles Walcott, head of the
Smithsonian institute; DR.. Henry S. Os-
born head of the Association of Musical
Science, New York, and DR.. o. III. Titt-
man, chief of the Coast and Geodetic
survey.
The President also received commit
tee from the National Conservation con-
gress consisting of President Charles
Lathrop Pack of Lakewood, N. J.: ]. Is.
White of Kansas City, e. S. Worsham of
Atlanta, Ga. Walter III. Page of New
York, and Thomas r. Shipp of 1ndianapo-
lis They told the President they wanted
to disepel any impression that the organ
ization was affiliated with the national
progressive party or any otEer political
party They declared their wish was for
the use and development of the country's
national resources and that they ap-
proved his principle that preservation is
not conservation. The committee said
that while it had not fixed time or place
they might select washington for their
meeting late this year. The President
said he would make every effort to at
tend