The Washington herald., 1913-03-11
FIRST MESSAGE,
REVISE TARIFF
The President Expects to
Make Customs Duties
Dominant Note.
GLASS FAVORS CURRENCY
Next Chairman of Banking and Cur.
rency Committee Wants Immedi.
ate Financial Legislation.

IL was announced yesterday that Presi-
oeht wilson, next week, will issue bis
PROCLAMATION, calling the extra session nj
congress on April l.
The President is keeping in close topct
with the Congressional leaders and
shortly will be able to reach a dec;siop
as to what he will include in his firs,
message to Congress
House leaders, with few eycentio,s ho
heve that the President is in thoro,,o,,
accord with Mr.. Underwood on tho i'm
por1ahce OF giving the tariff the center of
tne stage during the extra session: and
'hat other matters of legislation will he
subordinated
JUST at this time it is the understand
IIS tiat PRESIDENT Wilson is undecided
"heIher ne VIII recommend in his mes
sage revision of the banking and cur-
rency laws as. well as revision of tn.
tatlI. lie is said to regard both uues-
.lohs as equally important. Yesterday
lie discussed the subject with Repre-
sentative Glass of Virginia. prospective
CHAIRMAN of the House Committee on
lansing and Currency. Mr.. Glass called
invitation, and strongly urged that
the President recommend the enactment
of new banking and currency laws coin.
cldent with action on the tariff. Later
inc PRESIDENT again may confer with Re
preventative Underwood the House
leader. who believes that the activities
CT the special session should be devoted
exclusively to the tariff. Mr. Under
wood so advised Mr.. Wilson some weeks
ago. and he is of the same opinion still
ne taxes the position that the House
having given months of study to the
tariff. is ready to act. and that in large
measure it is unpreparcd to draft a
satisfactory banking and currency law
IL Is Mr.. Cnd"rwoodS opinion that this
question should he made the subject of
lurther inquiry with view To action on
II at the regular session of Congress
that will convene in December
President Studying Situation.
1t is known that some weeks before
he cam" I" Washington. Mr.. Wilson
practically had decided to recommend
The enactment Of both tariff and banking
ana currency laws at the special session.
However, he notified n number of lead
ers at thu time that he would withhold
a final decision in the matter until he
had an opportunity TO look over the
field in Washington himself This is
what the President is doing. At yester-
days conference with Representative
Glass the President discussed the Jues-
ton from every angle. He will inform
himself more fully on the subject in his
1oAILSi iS4iIS VIII. Representative l nder
wood and the other leaders
Representative Glass stands practically
alone among the House leaders in urg- |
ing banking and currency legislation at |
the forthcoming session. Representative |
Palmer of Pennsylvania. who stands |
'lose 10 the administration. is in accord |
with Representative Underwood on the
subject.
II is up to the President to decide what |
shall be done All the leaders have given |
assurance that they will cooperate to |
the fullest in carrying out any pro-
gramme tnat may he submitted to Con-
gress by the President. While the Pres
Ident has made no official statemen. on
the subject. it is the understanding that
he is disposed a: this time to recommend
that Congress sEaIl revise the tariff only |
at the special session. making ready at
the same tine to enact banking and
legislation at the regular ses-
sion that will begin in December