Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-04-07
Announces His Intention To-
Democratic Leaders to Ex-
press His Views on Tariff to-
House in Person,
MEANS SETTING ASIDE
OF ANCIENT PRECEDENTS
Warned Such Procedure is
Fraught With Embarrass-
ment, He Believes Intentions
viii Not be Misunderstood

tBy Morning Journal special Lsased wIre.)
WASHINGTON April 6--Setting aside
precedents Of more than century
President Wilson viii appear in the
halls of congress on Tuesday 10 de-
liver his first legislative message In
person. He announced TO democratic
congressional leaders today 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
congressional leaders He viii be the
first president Of the United states To
appear 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 one hundred years ago.
lin 1918. to revive the custom. but
President Madison declined an invita-
tion TO discuss foreign relations with
the senate. Since then no president
has even suggested Joining in the de-
liberations of congress.
President Wilson made his plans
known 60 Majority Leader Underwood.
Of the house; Representative A..
Mitchell Palmer, Of Pennsylvania. and
the other democratic leaders. that
they might prepare Tor the event.
The president believes that he can
get into closer touch with the mem
hers Of both houses Of congress by
personally expressing his views to
them In addition 10 his official visits
to the floor Of the house. which VIII
become matter Of White House pol
icy. 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
ffaught with emharrassments 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 discussed this with him say
he is convinced that congress viii not
misunderstand his Intentions; that he
Will go TO the capitol in spirit of
friendly cooperation so that there
may be at all times a unanmity Of
purpose between the executive and
the legislative departments Of the gov
ernmcnt
The president IT was learned to-
day. has read with considerable sur
prise reports that he had actually
written parts of the tariff bin or that
he had forced any agreements with
committees Of congress. He declared
he simply had been asked to make
suggestions and had cheerfully done
so that the bin is the work Of con
gress and, that his part In II has been
that OF counsellor and adviser
1t is known. too, that the president
is anxious TO give equal consideration |
To the leaders in both houses of con
gress in seeing that party pledges are |
carried out.
Both houses Of the sixty third con-
gress will get down to business IN ex-
session tomorrow The
democratic tariff bill probably will he
in the house shortly after
Il convenes at noon.
The senate has organized already
for the new congress. and It's session
will be q mere routine meeting. I'm
modiatcly afterward, however, a dem
leratic caucus win be held, when the
fight to revise the senate rules viii
begin. This matter viii engage the
senate for a part Of the time that the
house busies itself with its week of
ariff dcbate.
When the house conyenes, Clerk
rrimble Will be the presiding officer
intl the seats have been filled and
ipcaker elected. The democrats, fol-
owing their caucus decision, will re-
dominate and re-eleet Speaker Champ
riarS. The republicans Will nominate
Mann. Of Illinois, and
he progressiyes will nominate Repre-
sentative Murdock. Of Kansas
The progressives may preeiptate
rouble AZ the first fall Of the gavel II
hey carry out plan to demand the
eating of William J. Macdonald IN
,lace Of Representative u. Olin
1oung. Of the Twelfth Michigan dis
rict. when the roll Of members elect
4 called
1t is considered unlikely however, !
hat the progressivcs viii be recog
lied to open the contest on Mr..
'oung at that time.
After the election Of the speaker
nd the organization Of the house the
emocrats viii bring IN their proposed
ules for the new congress. The party
inht ON these rules probably Will 80
vcr until Tuesday Both republican !
nd progressive minorities win pre- {
ent substitutes for the democratic !
ules resolution, !
The democrats, with a majority Of
pproximately $50 members in the {
ouse, contemplate little trouble in :
unnng things to suit themselves In i
he senate the democrats win line up +