The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-04-07
ARRANGEMENTS UNDER WAY
No President Since John Adams
Has Used This Right
NEW SESSION IS ORGANIZED

Washington, April 7--Presidcut
Wilson's determination to read his
own message to Congress tomorrow,
has completely displaced the tariff and
income tax as subjects Of chief popu-
lar interest No president since John
Adams has a,ailed himself Of the
right
Congress was amazed when II heard
Of the presidents plan. Some of the
old line leaders refused 10 believe II
until Secretary Tumulty personally
confirmed the news.
Arrangement for the extraordinary
event got under way today. 1t is plan
ned that the president will first 60 to
his room on the Senate side of the
capitol aud later to the hall of the
House oi Representatives. where both
brancheS of Congress will be assem-
bled.
Legislative preliminaries TO get the
House and Senate together are beine
laid out today. Some Of the presidents
friends say he may be expected TO de-
liver all his principal messages TO
Congress in the same way as his term
goes on, though he will not do so with
every communication he sends.
The president regards the personal
reading of messages as one of the dig
nified ways of keeping in touch with
Congress.
concurrent resolution was intro
duced In the House by Underwood
and called up in the Senate To prove
Joint session in the House chamber
tomorrow. The president will arrive
at the capitol at I o'clock Speaker
Clark probably will introduce Wilson
TO the joint session.
The president has not decided what
messages hereafter he read TO Con
gress. He viii be guided, he said. by
their Importance
Congress Gets Under Way.
Washington, April THE extra
ordinary session of the Sixty third
Congress, called by President Wilson
primarily for the purpose OF revising
the tariff SO that IL will bc in accord
anc with the views of the Democrat-
ic administration and with the ma
jority sentiment of the nation as oN-
pressed by the voting al the Novein-
her election, convened promptly ~
noon today The initial proceedings
IN both houses were confined 20 pre-
liminary business incident 10 the or
ganization of a new Congress.
In the Senate the routine program
was followed Vice President Mar
shall called the Senate TO order, and
the presidents proclamation calling
the sc ssion was read. a committee
was appointed 10 call upon the presi-
dent and inform him that the Senate
vas in session, and another commit
tee to similarly advise the House
Busier scenes were witnessed In the
House where the calling yr tho roll,
the swearing i'm OF the rev members,
the assignment of seats and other
routine business occupied consider
able time.
Champ Clark, was reelected
speaker He received Ell, Mann, Re
publican. IL; Murdoch, Progressive,
Is. -Four Progressive Republicans vot-
ed for Cooper of Wisconsin, Cooper
voted for Nelson of Minnesota.
There was a large attendance i'm the
galleries of the House. The members
gathered early. chatting and discuss
ing prospective legislation aud com-
menting on the absehce Of "Uncic
joe Cannon Nick" LonGworth,
sam" Mccall and others prominently
identified with legislation i'm recent
years and who were among those
overwhelmed by the November tidal
wave.
The personality If the new presl-
dent also formed a leading subject of
Keen interest was mani
tested In what he would have TO say
in his hrst message Many Of the
Democratic leaders, particularly the
close personal and political friends of
President Wilson and Secretary Bry-
an. were already familiar with the
features Of the message
SuHrsgsts Petition Congress.
Washington. April Women suf
frsgists descended on Congress again
today, with petitions for a constitu,
tional amendment for equal suffrage.
After a mass meeting in a downtown
theater, the petition bearers. more
than 500 I'm number. formed a rectan
gular body and marched 60 the cap
itol At the foot of tho capitol steps
the marchers divided. one party going
TO the Senate side and the other to the
House. Both parties eventually Joined |
In the rotundum where the members
of both branches were bombarded |
with petitions. The bearers repre-