The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-10
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With Party Leaders in
House and Senate.
FOLLOW METHODS
USED AT TRENTON
Proposes to Work Over All I'm
portant Measures, Even Before
They Are Introduced-May
Prevent Flood of Bills and
Steady Nerves of Busi-
ness World.

Washington, March s.-President
Wilson will take a hand himself in
framing legislation with the new Con-
gress. With the cooperation OF party
leaders in the House and Senate. he
proposes to- work over tariff, currency
before they are introduced and to lend
the weight of the administration to the
support of the bills.
This Information and the fact that
the President Will endeayor. In for
warding his policies. to use personal
his own party. but with progressive
Republicans who are inclined to be
friendly, came to-day from those who
have talked with him since his inau-
guratlon. The Presidnt does not plan
to draft legislation, but expects, by
suggestion and conference. to come to
an agreement upon specific measures
with the party leaders. 1t has not
been determined whether currency
will be taken up at the special session.
1t was learned to-day that when the
President believes the time is ripe for
such legislation he will call into con-
frence such men as Representative
Glass, of Virginia, head of the sub
committee that has been investigating
currency questions, to agree upon the
ministration backing
Would Steady Business.
Such process. the President believes
would discourage the flood of indfvid-
ual bills usually offered when reform
Legislation is undertaken and would
concentrate the efforts of party leaders
toward some kind of agreement In ad-
vance Of public discussion. This
method, 1t is also believed in Some
quarters, would have the effect of
steadying the nervous system OF the
business world when SUBJECTS so vital
as the tariff and currency are being
revised.
Congressional leaders practically are
agreed upon the gestion that no
subject but the tariff should be taken
leaders cvensdoubt the advisabillty of
bringing In a currency bill near the
end OF teh extra session. as has been
suggested to the President by\ the ad
vocates of Immediate currency reform.
The Presidents Idea was that cur
rency bill might be evolved by that
time and submitted to the House with
out detracting from the attention then
centring on the tariff. He has been
OF the belief that in the interval be-
tween the extra session and the De-
cember session of Congress q campaign
of discussion could be carried on to
crystallize public on. nion. Leaders OF
Congress agree that such "A campaign
of education must precede the actual
process of currency revision.
President Wilson's plan as to legis-
lation is not necessarily to insist on
the strict acceptance OF administration
measures as such. but he will. en-
deavor to secure the accomplishment
of legislation with the aid of Demo-
cratic leaders that will express fully
the fixed purpose of the administra-
tion.
Centre Interest ON One Measure.
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 time. This was his line Of pro-
cedure as Governor of New Jersey in
pushing through the seven antitrust
bills.
The President is expected to con-
suit with House leaders this week over
the form OF some Of the tariff revision
bills. The newly designated members
of the Ways and Means Committee
have been at work for two days. and
will continue throughout next week.
on the preparation of these measures.
President Wilson already has made
study of some of the tariff bills OF
the last two sessions. and Secretaries
Redfield and Bryan are also thoroughly
familiar with recent Democratic work
on the tariff Before any of the meas
ures are ready for presentation to the
House they will have received the
studious examination of the President
and his Cabinet. The Ways and Means
Committee is now giving attention to
the possible effect of tariff reductions
on business prosperity. The Presi-
dents desire to have currency reform
undertaken as early as possible springs
from the BELIEF that flexible cur
rency, system is necessary to meet the
physical changes In businens result
Ing froEl changes In tariff rates.
While the President anticipates but
little difffculty on the prompt move
ment of hriff measures through the
House. he II somewhat solicitous over
the situation in the Senate, where the
Democratic mFjority is small. A pre-
liminary canvass IN the Senate has
developed the Yact that many Demo
Gratis of that sSody will favor more
radical cuts in Nome of the tariff du-
ties than they did In the last Congress.
The extent to which the House bills
Will receive united Democratic sup
port Is yet uncertain, however.
The early acquisition of Democratic
Senators from New Hampshire and Illi-
nois where deadlocks are In progress,
is being counted upon by the Presi-
dent. The President, and his close
friends IN the Senate, are confident,
too, that IL progressive legislation Is
drafted. progressive Rep, blican assist
ancet can be secured srfficiently to
make up any possible losses in the
Democratic column.
Seek Republican Aayfce.
When conferences with congressional
leaders begin at the White House this
week, 1t is. anticipated that advice of a
number OF progressive Republicans in
Congress will be sought. ,Splf<
The President talked Wind, IN
has consulted briefly wi
the last few days. bugiSt. "Dd
devote almost the eneAt q ~
discussion OF legislat 2 stra v-I aIf