The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-07

WASHINGTON.5Apr Aprit SILT was sug-
sested tenieht tkat the senate might
go over to the House while the presi-
dent read his messaEe.. ssch : pro-
posal IL under csnsideratien ~ COM
nressicnaI leaders,
WASHINGTON. April 6. 81 Setting
aside precedents 81 more than a CEN
tury. President wilson will appear IN
the halls of congress to deliver HIS first
executive message I'm person. He an
nounced to democfatic congressional
leaders tonight that he would go to
the floor Of the house when it convened
Tuesday and there give that body his
views on the tariff.
This decision of the president evoked
much comment among the congress
sional leaders He will be the nrst
president of the United States to ap-
pear officially before either branch of
congress In deliberate session. since
John Adams. in the first few years Of
the last century.
An attempt was made exactly a
hundred years ago. In 1919. to revive
the custom. but President Madison de-
clined an invitation TO discuss foreign
relations with the senate. Since then
no president even has suggested join
ling In the deliberations of congress.
lUNDERwooD ADVISED OF PLAN
President Wilson made his plans
known to Majority Leader Underwood
LOT the house. Representative Mitchell
Palmer OF PennsylvansA ana the other
house democratic leAders. that they
might prepare for the event.
The president believes he can get IN
|closer touch with the members of both
houses of congress by personally ex-
pressing HIS views to them.
In addition to his official visits to the
floor of the house. which will become
La matter of White House policy. the
president will take advantage OF these
visits to hold conferences with the
party leaders IN congress.
The President has been told by his
friends that such procedure is
fraught with. embarrassments unless he
tactfully keeps to his purpose of merely
giving advice as the leader of his party
and offering suggestions to those with
whom he confers. Those who have dis
cussed this with him say he Is con-
vinced that congress will not misunder-
stand his intentions, that he will go to
the capitol In spirit OF friendly CO.
operation so that there may be at all
times unanimity of purpose between
the executive and the legislative de-
partments of the government.
ssBILL WORK OF CONGRESS"
The president. 1t was learned today
has read with considerable surprise re-
ports that he had actually written parts
OF the tariff bin or that he.had forced
any agreements with committees of
congress-. He declared he had simply
been asked to make suggestions and
had cheerfully done So; that the bill
is the work of congress and that his
part in It has been that of counselor
and adviser. It is known, too. that the
president is anxious to give equal con-
sideration to the leaders in both houses
of congress in seeing that party pledges
are carried out
Both houses OF the sixty-third con-
lgress will get down to business in ex-
traordinary session tomorrow. The
democratic tariff probably will be In
troduced into the house shortly after
II is convened at noon.
SENATE ALREADY ORGANIZED
The senate has organized already for
the new congress and its session will
be mere routine meeting. Immediately
afterward, however. democratic eau
Gus will be held. when the fight to re-
wise the senate rules will begin.
When the house convenes Clerk
South TrimbIe viii be the presiding
officer until theeseats have been filled
and a speaker elected. The democrats
following their caucus decision will re-
nominate and re-elect Speaker Champ
Clark. The republicans Will nominate
Representative Mann Of Illinois and
the progressives will nominate Repre-
sentative Murdock Of Kansas.
The democrats, with q majority OF
approximately $50 members In the
house, contemplate little trouble in.
running things to suit themselves. In
the senate the democrats will line up
with 81 senators, republicans 4s, pro-
gressives 2.
Both house of congress will be be-
sieged tomorrow by a small army of
suffragists, who have planned q parade
through the downtown streets to end
in the rotunda Of the capitol, where
Individual sunragists will perform mis-
sionary work for the cause among
members of house and senate.
HOUSE CAUCUS TUESDAY
House democrats will caucus on the
tariff bill Tuesday Chairman Under
wood was confident tonight that 1t
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