Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-13
House Leader Of Democrats
Wants President to Wait
a Week to Give Ways and
Means Committee Time.
TARIFF QUESTION
MOST IMPORTANCE
Believed That Revision on
Schedules is Alone the OBJ
ject Named in Proclamax
ton for Special Session I

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dent Wilson was urged by RepresentAsE
tive Oscar Underwood. tho democratic
leader, today to postpone the date o.
the extra session Of congress ut least \
one week. As a.result Of Mr.. Under.
woods suggestion recently, the presi. I
dent had fixed upon April 1. Mr.. Un.s
derwood advised the president that |
the ways and means committee would !
require more time In preparing tho
new tariff bills.
Inasmuch as Mr.. Wilson has said he 1
would be guided by the counsel Of 1
house leaders it was regarded a. posAA
sibly certain today that the new con- !
gress would not convene before April \
z or 8. Mr.. Underwood discussed With
the president the advisability Of In.
Guiding legislation other than th0.1
tariff In his first message to c0ngross. !:
1t was expected the proclamation CALI
ing the new congress would be pub.
mitted to the cabinet today.
The presidents proclamation fis ex- /
pected to point out that the extra sos
sion is called for the purpose OF re-
vising the tariff alone. Mr.. Under-5
wood assured him today that -hpueas
leaders would be able to con ci1as No
attention Of congress to that subject.
although several democrats interested
In other legislative matters are still I
anxious to have them considered be- .
fore the regular session In December.
Mr.. Underwood said as he left tho
white house that the democratic \
caucus would decide whether the
tariff was to be revised In one bill or
each schedule taken up separately. Al
the bill has been prepared, he said Is {,
will be an easy task for the carcus to /
decide either way.
Republicans Want Assignments.
With the democratic lists Of the
senate nearly completed, members Of
that body expected today that the
present special session OF the senate
would terminate before the end Of the
week A republican caucus was called
for o'clock to consider the republi. |
can committee assignments and tho
policies to be pursued In asking the !
democrats for committee places and
patronage.
During the long period OF control Of !,
the senate by republicans, recognitiOni
was given to the democratic minorityS
by the appointment Of many demo-
Gratis to minor positions connected1
with the senate.
The republicans expect VOW that thSI
democratic managers will give themf
the same consideration in the reor.i
ganization about to take place.
lowans Among Callers.
The engagement list for today in-I
cluded Senator, Overman OF North4
Carolina: former Representative Ran<
dell of Texas, former Speaker Cannon, !
Vance Mccormick, Senator ,Newlands,
Of Nevada. Representatives Hay OH
Virginia. Pepper and Kirkpatrick OIL
Iowa, Wayne Macveagh, Henry st. i
George Tucker, Richmond, Va, and
Mr. Sims Of Tennessee
A special cabinet meeting was called |
for II o'clock and 1t was said thata
much of the time yesterday, had been
devoted to discussion Of the Latin-I
American policy and that the cabinetl
reserved for today the settling Of
many assistant secretaryships.
In the east room OF the white house
late in the day the president planned
to receive William Corcoran Eustis, r.
r. Brooks and M. |. Weller, Of thAI
local inaugural committee, who were
to present to him gold inauguraE
medal. Solicitor General Bullitt andS
Samuel Unterrnyer, counsel for the
house money trust investigating COM
mittee were also to paw their respects.s 1,
Later in the afternoon the president
and Mrs. Wilson planned to receivs
the Diplomatic corps and their fam
lilies. The president today received =,
formal cablegram from the mayor OF
Carlisle. England, expressing In BEHALF
of the town council the hearty cons;
gratulations on his assumption Of the1
presidency. 1t was in Carlisle that
President Wilson's grandfather was
born The president sent cablegram
Of appreciation.