Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-05-01
REFORM IN FINANCE.
PRESIDENT BELIEVES BANKING
AND CURRENCY LEGISLATION
is VERY MUCH NEEDED.
AS IMPORTANT AS TARIFF
Executive 10 Anxious That Special
Session Of Congress Take Up the
subJeot-Prompt Action Would
Open Way for Other Matters.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

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Wilson. believing banking and cur
rency Legislation to be OF as much i'm
portance as the tariff bill is getting
anxious that such legislation hall be
enacted at the special session Ia ad-
dition to that affecting the customs.
II the tariff bill shall make slow
progress after 1t has reached the
senate and should not go to the White |
House for signature or veto before the |
first OF August, II Is perhaps likely |
that Mr. Wilson would be willing that |
the special session should come to an
end and that there should be a recess
OF congress for at least six months.
There is n growing feeling here that
II the tariff bills go through quickly
the president may ask that the cur
rency Legislation be taken up. but II 1t
shall prove longdrawn out tariff SEES
sion the president may call another
extra session to begin about October
j. for the special purpose OF trying
to reform the banking and currency
laws of the country In accordance
with the views which his party holds
as being best from the financial point
OF view.
Admittedly. there has been any
amount OF nothing more or less than
guess work about the probability OF
currency reform being taken up at the
extra session. The president has in
timated very clearly that he intends
to send a special currency message
to congress. and from the tone OF his
intimation 1t il taken to mean that
he intends to send it In before the reg
81 Ia, h2r
good many OF the Democrats in con-
gress do not want the currency touch
ed until next winter. and the whole
matter therefore depends largely upon
whether the congressional leaders or
the president have the nnal say SO
in the matter.
Pave Way for Other Work.
There are some OF the Democrats in
congress, on the other hand. who urge
that IL tariff and banking and cur
rency can be passed and put into law
form before December next the long
session OF next year can be given over
largely to work OF so-called social leg
islation and to the solving of the prob
lens OF greater economy and effi.
cheney in the administration OF the
federal affairs. At this extra session
there are three appropriation bills un
der consideration. These bills failed
OF passage at the last regular session
and so congress has something to dc
at the present moment in addition &c
the tariff. The work OF economy and
efficiency is bound up in the finances
OF the country. but It seems likely to
day that the work OF forming bud
81 get system and OF reorganizing the
departments on an economic bash
will not begin until next winter.
Now. II is said that President WI
son intends. among other things. aftel
his economy and efficiency program
s. has been made known. to ask congress-
81 to revise the civil service laws so al
q to obtain greater efficiency in the civil
n service and. as the Democrats say
81 further to safeguard IT, The mem
bers OF Mr.. Wilson's party say tina
I'll he is as firm believer in civil service
al reform as Grover Cleveland was an
n that In the time that has elapsed
81 since the last Democratic administra
& tion to the present one there hav
81 been sufficient Developments In tn
M civil service to enable Mr.. Wilson L
s. judge rightly OF where further In
q provement can be made
III The Republicans in congress do nc
81 take this civil service reform program
81 OF the Democrats very seriously. The
<N say that the service is on n good basi
81 today, and while the Democrats ma
"a do little something the real cred
z& for the work must belong to the r.
III publican party. The Democrats o
81 their part say that the Republican
s.. did only as much for civil service q
MI they were forced to do. and that und'
the Wilson administration greater in
{ provement will be made.
M Supreme Court Overworked.
Vs. The Supreme court of the Unite
a States is overworked Perhaps
Mi should be put this way: "A goc
$4 many members OF congress thin
z that the Supreme court is owe
worked" There is said to be no cor
zsH plant on the part of the justices thu
|RH they are overburdened with labor. b'
E{% the average OF age in the membersh
Sz of the court is high and the judge
W have an immense amount to d
XII though they bear 1t uncomplainingl
VII and perhaps one of the reasons
that they are opposed to having al
#E change In the present system made.
r. change which has been urged fr
$& quently and which may become a chi
H matter OF discussion. II not of actiS
|gSX before the present congress ends
zN days.
A proposal came from Senator Go
S OF Oklahoma some little time ago tn
tM II might be wise to increase Il
5|N membership of the court to IL judge
< His plan, 1t seems. is finding some
vor. and President Wilson, who W
<K consulted about 1t, has given ate
k ton to the pleas In its behalf, b
yss not yet has committed himself to &
'ss advisability Of adopting the plan.
Before this time proposals ha