The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-07
OLD STATESMEN GASP
They Arc Startled by Bold Move of
President.
RY JAMES j. NONTA(;II.

ny JAMES j. MONTAGUE.
| Washington. April 6.--Woodroyv Will
| son VIII go to the House OF Repre-
sentatives Tuesday afternoon and per
sonally read to the assembled Senate
and House of Representatives OF the
Sixty-third Congress the message
which he has written on the tariff.
! This is the first time in more than
loo years that such thing has been
done. Washington and Adams supplied
| tho only presidents. The custom died
with the close of Adams's term.
In making his appearance In person
| before the national legislators, Presi-
dent Wilson will Impress them with
the part he Intends to take In passing
this bill. in building which he has had
so large a part. Naturally. so unusual
| thing has set Legislative tongues
wagging all over Washington. It is
tho general belief that once the Pres
dent has talked right out to tho legis-
lators he Will keep on doing so. Since
the official announcement OF his in
tention to appear in the flesh in the
House there is not the slightest doubt
that he Will spend much time In tho
Presidents room in the Capitol and,
more important still. take an aggres-
sve part in putting through the tariff
that this extra session is called to pass
VIII Hold Joint Session.
while statesmen who arc accustomed
to things that have been gasped the
1
to-day set about preparations for n
Joint session in the House to listen to
the distinguished visitor. The Senate
VIII file solcmnly in shortly after noon.
Places have been prepared for them.
When the executive secretary ap-
pears at the door of the House and il
heralded with the words: "a message
from the President" the Speaker, in
stead OF responding. Mr.. Secretary"
and banging his gavel, will electrify
the galleries with: "A message from
| the President"
Thereupon Mr.. Wilson will be os
corted TO the Speakers marble desk
which looms hlg hnbovc the semicir-
clio of members seats. The Speaker
Will Introduce him, and he will pro-
coed to revive precedent that has
slumbered for more than n century.
The President Saturday night had
his last conference with the leaders OF
the two houses and finally announced
to them that tho best no could do for
the sugar men was' duty of cent, to
be abolished mt the end of three years
! The sugar men solemnly received this
ultimatum. but gave no sign. There is
no doubt that they Will Hight IL they
can muster sufficient numbers, but a
fight is the last thing they want
| The wool men and tho sugar men
were still dickering to-day. The time
| for the alliance to get into evidence
| Will not come till the tariff bill goes
to the Senate. 1t still has a long route
In the House. with n triumphant major
ity back OF the President and all
smooth sailing.
The President, Underwood. Simmons.
chairman OF the Senate Finance Com
! mittee, and other fathers of the tariff
think that sufficient unto tho day is
! the optimism thereof. They are not
going TO worry about rebellion till
| the rebels have begun to fight.
! ..,,. Wholly Democratic.
/ The new Congress- the first wholly
Democratic Congress In many years.
/ Will convene Monday noon and effect
organization. That Will keep it busy
| for the day. Short sessions are OK
| rected in each house, after which there
Will be more mullng over the tariff
! III official committees and private col
/ loquys. The bill tonight is emerging
from tho presses In the Government
| Printing Office. and will DO given to
the newspapers tomorrow An alb
| stract OF it has been made for the ben
! eft of the members. but IL is not pub
| licly circulated.
The bin will be presented to the
! House Tomorrow afternoon by Chair
man Underwood OF the Ways and
/ Means COMMITTEES. who will not wait
! for the House Democrats TO ratify 1t.
/ The caucus will not be held till Tues
day night
| Relying on the Presidents indorse-
| ment of the bin, Underwood and his
fellow tariff-makers have no doubt OF
/ the caucus approval. After its intro
| duction the bill will be referred back
! 10 Mr.. Underwood's committee. and the
| first official consideration OF it will be
| begun by accepting the Presidents
agreement with the sugar men, or
rather. the agreement he has given
them the option OF making the House
leaders have shifted much of the re-
sponsibility to his shoulders Having
made up their minds that whether they
liked IL or NOT. the President is going
TO have great deal to do with com
inercial lawmaking, the leaders are
careiui to place plenty of pillows UNI
der their windows on which to alight
II they find II convenient TO jump.
When the bill comes TO Il vote spe-
cia rules will govern its consider
alton. To this end the House caucus
| Will discuss Tuesday the methods OF
limiting debate and restricting amend
nents TO various paragraphs Scpa-
rate votes Will probably be allowed on
Il number OF items. including wool. SUI
gar. lumber. steel rails, lemons, wooden
stutfs and other items about which
there have already been hot lights.
The insistence OF Mr.. Underwood that
the tariT must be revised in a single
bill has the approval of the President
nj VIII meet with no effective oppo-
sitioh IN the House. The danger OF
this method of handling the matter will
be in the Senate. but after IL poll by
Senator Hughes. the President and his
friends believe that the bill can he
passed as II whole. Many Democrat
believe that the "popgun bills as the
separate schedule bills are called, can
be logrolled through more easily. II
would not serve the Presidents pur-
pose, however, to have hale OF his tar
ir plan enacted in little bits and the
other half defeated by guerrilla fights.
May Mean Its Defeat.
One Democratic Senator. vino is In
complete sympathy with the admins
tration views on the tariff and other
legislative matters. said tonight that
n union OF the Democratic Senators
whose constituents We're interested In
the wool and the sugar schedules could
prevent tho passage of Il revision bill
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