The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-17
ISSUES CALL FOR
SPECIAL SESSION
.
Formal Proclamation Out Today
Convening Congress At Noon
on April 7
MESSAGE TO OUTLINE POLICY
Revision OF Tariff to Be Principal
Work Undertaken


Washington. March l7.-Presidcnt
Wilson today ISSUED formal procla-
nation convening Congress i'm extra
session at noon April :. The pro-
nouncement is by Rryan. and followed
| form closely. 1t stated merely that
! Whereas, public interests requiring,
Congress would be convened in extra
session by order of the executive
The absence of any specific reason
for calling the extra session is explain
ed by the fact that Wilson's state,
ment Immediately after election de-
clared he would call an extra session
! To revise the tariff The president
| plans To point out specifically HIS
wishes for the extra session in his
first message now in preparation. This
VIII outline the administration idea of
how the tariff should be revised and
| just what schedules should he taken
! up.
The belief is general that the entire
message will be taken up with the dis
cussion Of the tariff, with exception of
the last paragraph or two, which will
draw attention To the need of curren-
| Cy legislation at the first possible mo-
ment and will Indicate the purpose Of
the president to send later a special
message on that or other subjects he
| believes should be taken up by the new
| Congress
The tariff plan will be submitted
first To caucus and then directly to the
House by ways and means committee.
The committee will be ready 10 re-
port by that time" said Leader Under
wood today. I'VE have made headway
and there viii be no trouble in report
ing the revised plan when Congress
ConVenes."
Wilson does not expect To announce
any more appointments until the eX-
+, ira session cOnvenes, unless eXtraor-
dnary occasion demands IL Before
April he expects to select men for
the most Of the important posts he
has Ia fiji, and the names will be put
tefore the new Senate then.
Suffraests Call on Wilson.
Suffrage for women by constitu-
tional amendment was formally pre-
sented to President Wilson today by !
q committee of national leaders of the |
movement. Wilson was urged to rec
ommend TO the special session of Con- |
gress action on such an amendment, |
but he told the visitors he had not |
made up his mind on the suffrage |
question.
THE president was courteous and |
sympathetic" said Mrs. Ida Harper.
of New York, one of the leaders OF
the National Woman's Suffrage asso-
citation. HE said there were many
pressing questions to come up at the
extra session and that If he did not
recommend action on the question, he
did not want it to be taken as indi-
cation of his general attitude, as he
Is not committing hemself yet"
McAdoo to Avoid Office Seekers.
The first sequence to Wilson's de-
termination TO refer office seekers TO
members of the cabinet came today
when Secretary McAdoo announced
he was compelled To decline to re-
ceive personal applications for office.
II tried 1t for ten days" the sec
retary said, "and find Il takes my
entire time and leaves no chance to
Resides, ii Is absolutely futile, be<
cause none but "A superhuman coull
remember at the end of the day ev-
cry one who has poured story into
his ear.
applications should be made in
writing. They will be filed and re-
ceive much more careful considera-
tion than If pressed i'm person.
Wilson Wears a Shamrock.
President Wilson wore u shamrock
In the lapel of his coat today. Secre-
tary Tumulty also saw that every
body around the executive offices rec
DgniZed st. Patrick's day I'm similar
fashion. Tumulty distributed sham
rocks sent to the president by John 4,
+. Redmond the Irish leader of par
lament.
MeCoonnbs May Accept Post.
limitations were received at the
white house today that National Chair
nan McCoombs finally might accede 10 s
The presidents request to become am !
)assador To France. II is not improb-
able McCoombs will retain the nation I
n chairmanship, and might return be-
lore the next presidential campaign to !
AXE up active political work. 1
Appointed State Counsellor.
John Bassett Moore. professor of in !
ernatlonal law in Columbus Univer-
'ity, has been appointed counsellor to
he department of state. Moore was