The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-03-21
WILSON ISSUES PROCLAMATION
CALLING EXTRA SESSION
OF CONGRESS.
President 10 Preparing Message Out
lining Legislative Plans, and Com
nnittee is Framing the Measures
Expect No Delay In House.

noon on April z.
The presidents pronouncement was
brief and followed form closely. IL
stated merely that whereas, public in
terests require" congress would con
vene in extra session by order OF the
executive.
Originally Mr.. Wilson had fixed
April 1 as the day, Representative IN
derwood. the Democratic majority
leader having informed him that the
tariff bills, to which il was agreed con-
gress should give immediate attention,
would be ready on that date.
Mr.. Underwood found, however, that
| the ways and means committee would
need another week to draft the tarin
schedules. and the proclamation is in
Difference to the wishes OF Leader In
| derwood and house leaders.
President Preparing Message.
| The absence of any specific reason
for the calling of the extra session, is
explained by the fact that Mr.. Wilson's
statement Immediately after his cleo
ton declared that he would call an
extra session to revise the tariff.
President Wilson plans 70 point out
specifically his wishes for the extra
session in his first message, In prepaa-
ration. This, IL is known from talks
the president has had with members
| of congress. will outline the admins
| tration's idea OF how the tarifr should
be revised and just what schedules
should be taken up.
The belief is general that the entire
message will be taken up with a dis
cussion OF the tariff, with the excep-
ton of the last paragraph or two,
which will draw attention to the need
of currency legislation at the earliest
| possible moment and Will indicate the
purpose OF the president to send later
special message on that or other
subjects which he believes should be
taken up by the new congress.
Tariff Up to Caucus First.
The tariff plan will be submitted first
to a caucus and then directly to the
house by the ways and means commit
tee.
THE committee will be ready to re-
port by that time" said Democratic
Leader Underwood. I'VE have made
Roadway, and there will be no trouble
about reporting the revised plan when
the congress convenes.
The majority Of the ways and means
committee began taking up the ad-
ministrative features OF the new tariff.
These provisions relate to the variety
OF custom house routine and the effort
Of the Democrats in changing the
terms and phraseology OF the admins
trative section Is to simplify and IA
cilitate the customs work both in the
interest Of the government and the
importers A number of changes along
that line were suggested by witnesses
during the tariff hearing in January.
Expect No Delay In the House.
The tariff revision plan will be in
such condition that whatever form the
caucus determines on can be reported
Immediately out OF the committee
and the whole tariff discussion for
mally opened up in the house without
delay
There will be no attempt to mass all
or even the bulk OF the house COM
mittees at the outset of the extra SEES
sion, that being preserved under the
present plan until toward the close OF
the extra session, so as TO obyiate any
unnecessary legislation until the regu-
lar session OF congress cOnvenes in
December.
The ways and means committee per
sonnet already has been determined
on in Democratic caucus of the Sixty
third congress. and it will be ratified
by the house at the opening OF the
extra session. when the committee on
rules, mileage and accounts also will
be named.
Olrey Refuses Envoy Pest.
Washington, March 17.-Richard OIL
ney of Boston, TO whom President WI
son offered the post OF ambassador tc
Great Britain, has declined. His let
ter OF refusal was received at the
White House.
Mr.. Ofney, who was secretary o.
state under President Cleveland. was
partiularly desired for this post by
President Wilson, but in his letter tC
the chief executive be stated that hi:
age precluded his acceptance OF the
post even though he wished 10 accom-
modate The president Mr. Olnel
thanked the chief executive for th'
] honor and added that he would b'
! glad to do anything possible in hi:
I power 10 aid the Democratic party.
Burke Is Appointed Treasurer.
Former Governor John Burke o
North Dakota was appointed treasure
of the United States. succeeding Carm
A. Thompson OF Ohio.
J Joseph f. Davies OF Wisconsin. who
| managed the western campaign TO
President Wilson. was offered hi
choice CT an important diplomatic pos
: or the assistant secretaryship o
war.
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