The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-01
PLAN is OPPOSED
Opposition Arises to Methods
Proposed by Underwood.
Comprehensive Handbook Pre-
pared on Legislation Program.

Washington, April democratic OPP
position has developed in the house to
the plan agreed upon by Representative
Underwood and other party leaders
that no committees should be appoint
ed at the opening of the special ses-
sion except those necessary to the
transaction of routine business and the
handling of the tariff revision bills.
Representative Sims (Tenn.), one of
those who urge the appointment of
other important committees at the
outset of the session discussed the mat
ter with President Wilson. The latter
made no recommendation on the sub
ject and said he had an open mind"
upon It.
1t has been the plan of Democratic
Leader Underwood and his colleagues
to hold back the appointment of other
committees, SO that full attention may
be given to the tariff. Members who
favor the appointment of other COM
mittees insist that this plan would be
interpreted in many quarters as
method of forcing members of the
house to support the tariff bill Fur
ther than this it is claimed that Pan
anna canal. Philippine, Alaskan cur
rency, appropriation and other legisla-
ton will require consideration by COM
mittees early in the session.
Currency reform will come informal
ly to the attention of congress soon
after it assemblies next week, not
withstanding the efforts OF President
Wilson and the Democratic leaders of
the two houses to focus attention upon
the tariff early in the extra session.
Half dozen currency bills at least Will
be ready for introduction When con-
gress meets, it is believed, and their
appearance will mark the beginning. of
a genel al discussion of the financial
reform.
Most of the bills now being pre-
pared represent the views of individual
members and will be introduced as IN
dividual bills. Senator Owen (Ok) and
Representative Glass (Va.) are work
ing upon measures which probably Will
be submitted first to the banking COM
mittees of the respective houses and
made the basis for committee study |
Currency Reform Meeting
Senator owen said that he would call |
a meeting of the Democratic members |
of the senates new committee on |
banking and currency late this week. |
The suggested plans of currency re- |
form will not be taken up in detail |
at that time. however. Senator owen !
practically has completed bill repre-
senting his views of needed reform and |
it will be submitted to the committee
and studied with other measures.
Senator Owen has not made public
the details of his contemplated bills,
nor indicated the extent to which 1t
may provide a central agency under
control
The bill prepared by Senator Hitch
cock (Neb.), another member of the
senate committee, which provides for
20 separate and independent currency
associations in the United States, also
will be introduced. ~. sssfys. .
Senator Weeks (Mass.), "a Republi-
can member of the senate committee,
will reintroduce the bill drawn by the
national monetary commission, pro-
viding for national reserve asSocia-
ton Senator Weeks said today that
the measure would not be changed
from the form approved by the none
tary commission and in which it was
into the last congress.
Representative Underwood has pre-
pared a comprehensive handbook of
detailed comparative information re-
gariing the proposed changes to be
to the caucus with the tariff
revision bill. The changes have been
so numerous and drastic that to en-
sure caucus approval the committee
ma jority propose to place before each ,
representative full ex-
olanatory data
President Wilson indicated today that {
lie expected to advise the house ways
md means committee Democrats to- ,
morrow of mis- opinion of the bill and
he does the caucus will be called {
or next Tuesday. I