The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-26
WILSON TO STAY At CAPITAL.
Will REMAIN IN WASHINGTON
DURING EXTRA SESSION WATCH
ING LEGISLATION.
Expected That Matter of Currency
REFORM Will also Come up AT EN-
ira ScSSiOn-PPcsidcnt Discusses
Various Matters.

Washington, March 2O.-Encourag-
ed by the rapid progress already made
In preparation of tariff revision
bill. close friends of President Wilson
predicted tonight that there surely
would he currency reform before the
extra session of congress adjourned
next summer.
The president talked informally
with some of his callers about the
prospects for currency legislation.
Ihey went away convinced that while
the president would devote himself
nrSt and foremost to tariff revision,
ne now hoped that at least start
on monetary reform would be pos
Slple during the extra session.
FROM the first the president has
DelleNed in the necessity for imme-
diate currency reform and though
anxious that congress should focus it's
attention and that of the nation on
the tarin question, he never has given
up the ideG of getting a currency
measure before the country within q
few months.
Like the tariff the currency bin
when drawn will be presented as n
party measure, carefully worked out
by congressional committees in CO.
operation with the president. 1t will
not be made public ii is said, until
1t has been closely studied by MEM
berS OF the cabinets recognized au-
thorities on currency questions and
some of the leading business men of
the country in whose judgment the
administration has confidence. IT Is
pointed out that all the work of pre-
parattOn can be carried on incOn-
spicuously while the tariff debates oc-
cupy the centre Of the stage in con-
greSs.
The president intends to stay in
Washington throughout the extra ses-
sion giving every attention to legisla-
tive matters. He has been declining
es outside the capital. Two such in
vitations were extended today for
speeches in Baltimore and Chicago.
The cabinet will meet tomorrow,
when the question of making recess
appointments will be discussed The
resignation of Huntington Wilson to-
day as assistant secretary of State
leaves the State department under
charge of Alva a. Adee, second assist
ant secretary 1t is probable, how
ever. there will be a recess appoint
ment of John Bassett Moore as coun-
sellor To the State department tomOr-
row, so that he can operate with Mr..
Adec in running the department. The
president telegraphed Secretary Bryan
that he need not cut short his vaca-
ton on account of Huntington Will
sons withdrawal
The president today had a long
string of callers. He talked over the
tariff with Senator Thomas Of Colo
rado, conservation with s. p. Thomp-
son, president of the Woodrow Will
son club OF Denver, and currency
with Prof. j. Lawrence Laughlin of
the University Of Chicago.
Tomorrow the president will dis
cuss with New Jersey Democratic
leaders the status of the jury reform
bill in the legislature.
George f. Lamont. state banking
and insurance commissioner in New
Jersey, saw the president for q short
time today. He is being mentioned
FOR comptroller OF the currency. and
II is reported that while the president
is desirous of appointing him, he did
not want New Jersey to lose his SER
vices as yet.