The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-10
HE WILL CONSULT HOUSE LEAD
ERS DURING FRAMING OF
LEGISLATION.
COOPERATION THE PLAN
Idea Is to Have Only Bills introduced
Which Have Support Of the Admin
istration-Executive Wants Currency
Reform to Conform With Proposed
Revision of Tariff.

Washington, March 9-President
Wilson will take hand himself in
framing legislation with congress.
With the cooperation of party lead
ers in the house and senate, he pur-
poses to work over tariff, currency
and other important measures even
before they are introduced, to lend the
weight of the administration to the
support of the bills.
This information and the fact that
the president will endeavor, in for
Warding his policies, to use personal
persuasion, not only with members of
his own party, but with progressive
republicans who are inclined to be
friendly, came today from those who
have talked with him since his in
auguration.
The Plan.
The president does not plan to draft
legislation, but expects by suggestion
and conference to come to an agree
ment upon specific measures with the
party leaders. 1t has not been de-
termlned whether currency will be
taken up at the special session. 1t
was learned today that when the
president believes the time is ripe for
such legislation he will call into con-
ference such men as Representative
Glass of Virginia, head of the sub
committee that has been investigating
currency questions, to agree on the
outline Of bill that would have ad-
ministration backing.
Such a process, the president be-
lieVes, will discourage the flood of
individual bills and will concentrate
the efforts of party leaders toward
some kind of agreement in advance
of public discussion. 1t also is be-
lieved this method will steady the
nervous system of the business world
when subjects so vital as the tariff
apd currency are being revised
Congressional leaders virtually are
agreed that no subject except the
tariff should be taken up in the spe-
clal session. Many house leaders even
doubt the advisability of bringing in
currency bill near the end of the
special session. The presidents idea
was that such a bill might be evolved
by that time and submitted to the
house without detracting from the at
tention given the tariff measures
He has been of the belief that be-
fore the December session a campaign
of discussion might be carried or to
crystalize public opinion on currency
reform.
President Wilson's plan as to legis-
lation is not necessarily to insist on
the strict acceptance of administra-
tion measures as such But he win
endeavor to secure the accomplish
ment of legislation with the aid of
democratic leaders that will express
fully the fixed purposes of the admin
istration.
A part of the presidents plan, and in
this he has the support of many house
leaders, is to keep the eyes of the
nation on one particular measure at
a time.
The president is expected to consult
this week with house leaders over the
form of some of the tariff revision
bills.
Effect Of Reduction.
The ways and means committee
now is giving attention to the possible
effect of tariff reductions on business
prosperity The presidents desire to
have currency reform undertaken as
early as possible, springs from the be-
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