The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-16
VISITS THE CAPITOL
PRESIDENT CALLS ON SENATE
COMMITTEE TO
SECURE GOOD RESULTS

In the Consideration of Taric Legis-
Iation-Finds Senate Leaders Will
ing to Agree With Him on All
Points Essential to Party Program
as Mapped Out.
In the interest or success of the
Democratic tariff revision bill, Pres
ident Wilson Wednesday stepped ov-
er another obstacle in the way of per-
feet harmony between the White
House and the directing forces of
congress. For the second successive
day he left his Office in the White
House and journeyed to the capitol,
this time for an hour and half con-
ference with Democratic members of
the Senate finance committee.
At it's conclusion the president
stated frankly to newspaper men that
he and members of the Senate were
agreed that nothing stood in the way
of harmonious support of the party
platform as to tariff revision. The
Senate situation was canvassed in
detail in the conference. The dan
gers that might threaten single bill
should the opponents Of free sugar
and free wool combine in sufficient
strength to endanger the Democratic
majority in the Senate were discuss
ed; but no agreement was reached
that binds the Senate leaders to any
definite line of action.
While the Senate conference was in
progress, the full Democratic mem
bership of the House was in caucus
at the end of tine capitol, discussing
the details of the tariff bill, the first
schedule of which was agreed to
without change. Representative Un-
derwood, the Democratic leader, stat
ed at the conclusion of the days
caucus that the tariff revision would
go through the House as single bill.
The president again ignored long
lative conference within the capitol.
He met the Senators in the presi-
dents room, near Senate chamber,
where presidents have long come to
sign the last bills of dying congress,
hut which has never before been used
for such a purpose as Wednesdays
within the knowledge of Senate his
torians.
At the end Of the conference the
president, with Democratic simple
ity, stepped into the Senate corri-
dor to tell newspaper men the results
of the meeting. Members Of the
Senate finance committee had agreed
that the president should be the only
spokesman for the conference.
q hope the senators and repre-
sentatiyes will permit me to come
here frequently and confer with them
in a way to save their time and
mine," he said. cat our conference
this afternoon we were, of course,
discussing the tariff. The net result
is we don't see any difficulty about
standing together on any sort Of par
ty program
The president was asked If the con-
ference had decided whether the tar
if would be revised in single bill or
schedule by schedule.
That's a matter for the other end
OF the capitol" he answered, point
ing toward the House side.
"Rut they will be guided by your
advice, will they not?" he was asked
by the newspaper men.
Il haven't asked them," rejoined
the president with smile.
The president had been Informed
by the senators fully of the difficult
ties ahead of the tariff bill if it came
to the Senate as single measure.
Further investigation is to be made
to determine strength that could be
mustered by opponents of free sugar
and free wool. AS result Of We'd
nesday's conference, which is to be
resumed later, it is believed the pres
icent will not object if Senate leaders
determine it is essential that the tar
if be split up into number of meas
ures.
President Wilson's decision to visit
the capitol was communicated to Sen
ator Simmons and to the sergeant al
arms of the Senate early in the day.
Senator Simmons was notified that
the president would be in his room
at the capitol at three o'clock and
would like to resume the conference
with finance committee members
which began Monday morning at the
White House. Extreme simplicity
surrounded the presidents arrival at
and departure from the capitol. The
Senate was deserted and but few peo-
pie witnessed the coming and going
CT the executive or realized the i'm
portance of the precedent he had es-
tablished in visiting the capitol for
legislative conferences.
Discussion of the tariff in the
House Democratic caucus may con-
tinue through the rest of the week.
The chemical schedule was complet-
ed Wednesday without the change OF
a letter, though numerous amend
ments were offered: and the consid-
Grafton of schedule B (earthenware
and glassware was begun.
The bowling over Of all amend
nents to the chemical schedule, the
counsel of Mr.. Underwood and other
leaders for party harmony with a
view to united front on a single
tariff revision bill and the naming OF
working committee - ways and
means. rules, accounts, mileage and
enrolled bills-featured Wednesdays S
session.
REPRESENTATIVE Broussard of Louis