The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-04-10
MANY MATTERS TO
GET CONSIDERATION
Tariff Will Not Be Only Measure
Considered BY Congress
Wilson Will Read Mes
sage Himself.

Washington. April S.-A complete re
vision of the tariff law: modification
or the nations currency system; pro-
posals for Philippine Independence. for
repeal of the Panama canal free ton
provision, I'M for the Immediate con-
~struction of government owned rail-
ways in Alaska. are the chief problems
confronting the first session Of the
Sixty-third congress. beginning at noon
today.
Summoned by President Wilson for
the express purpose Of revising the
tariff, the new congress faces extreme
pressure from many quarters for early
action IN the other subjects named.
Whether any of those other than the
tariff, win be taken up during the
special session depends upon the prog
ress made with the tariff revision, and
the success that may attend prelimin-
airy work upon a genera, currency re-
form bill
Clark An Easy Winner.
The House of the Sixty-third con-
gress reelected Speaker Clark. He re-
ceived I'll votes; James r. Mann, of
Illinois, republican, received III votes,
gressive, received IS. Four rogres-
sive republicans voted for Representa-
tive Cooper, of Wisconsin. Mr.. Cooper
voted for Representative Nelson. of
Minnesota.
The recollection of Speaker Clark was
the first business after about 100 mem
bers had been sworn In. Most new
senator's, however, had been sworn in
on Inauguration day.
The strict formality that has char
Rcterized the opening of congress for
years was shattered when a young
n q r { =, f1o 49, o.x r@P tho CoroS. <,fal
to halt q recess of hat body by cries
of Mr.. Chairman"
Suffrasets on the Job.
Galleries were fixed with women suf-
ragists and for a sime it was thought
the demonstration was part OF the suf-
frage advance upon the congress.
Vice President Marshall called the
Senate to order and administered the
oath to the Senators-elect Sherman, Of
Illinois, Golf, of West Virginia.
AS Speaker Clark dropped his gavel,
Majority Leader Underwood dropped
the tariff revision bill into the hopper
and thereby officially started a bust
ness that promises to keep congress at
work through the Washington dog
days" and well into August.
Both Houses Organized.
The work before congress today on
sisted chiefly of organization business.
The Senate had completed its organ
ization early in March, during the
special session called to act or Presi-
lent Wilson's appointments. Vice
President Marshall served his early
apprenticeship as a presiding officer,
and the democratic leaders took charge
of the Senate, elected officers n chose
committees at that session. and were
prepared for general legislative work
today. The organization Of the House
was expected to consume all of today's
session of that body.
viii Read Own Message.
Setting aside presidents of more than
a century. President Wilson will appear
in the halls of congress on Tuesday to
deliver his first executive message in
person. He announced to democratic
congressional leaders tonight he would
90 to the iloor when it convened Tues
day and there give that body his views
on the tariff. 4
He will be the first president of the
Unitel States to appear officially before
either branch of congress in deliberate
session since John Adams, in the first
few years of the last century. An at
tempt was made exactly 100 years ago,
in 1913. to revive the custom, but Presi-
cont Madison declined an invitation to
discuss foreign relations with the SEN
ate. Since then no president has even
suggested joining in the deliberations
of congress-.