Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-07
President to Break Precedents of Century by
 Delivering His First Message in Person
NOTIFIES HOUSE LEADERS TO THAT EFFECT
Innovation Causes Apprehension Part of Presidents
 Frends-SIxty Third Congress Convene at Noon To- , day-Senators Still Withhold Approval of Tariff Bill
 Effort to be Made Today to Convert the President.

but such g meeting may be called lat CT. The senate finance committee dem ocra s held 6 three hour consultation today, but apparently made little progress toward giving their endorse meT1t to the bill as it now stands. It was evident that senators on the
 inanc committee who have sounded out membercs of the party on the bill
 margin to insure it's passage. One cent sugar with the free -in-three- years proviso and free wool are the stum- bling blocks. and the meeting today will be followed by further investiga. tion to feel out the actual strength of the opposition.
 Will Try to Convert Wilson.
 The senators in conference today were ura ole to agree upon the plan or the IFes.ie,it and Mr Underwood for oae bill. They prefer separate bills, and are not convinced that any ad- vantage is 10 be gained by the other plan. Tliis question and that of the supposed anti-free wool and sugar cognDsnaticn will be discussed. with MT. Wilson tomorrow at a conference at to convince the president of the strategic value of schedule by sched- ule revision in keeping opposition sen ators in line.
 House Dehate to Start Wednesday.
 Chairman Underwood said he ex- pected no serious opposition in the house. He added that after the eau GUS approved the bill the house would be given @, week or ten days for gen era1 debate upon 1t, beginning Wed nesday. At the conclusion of general debate the bill will be taken up para graph by paragraph and amendments offered will be debated under the five minute rule. MT Underwood was Of the opinion that the bill should pass the house about May l. He would not dad min saS the senate might finish the bill, but thought eight weeks might suffice.
 Wool and Sugar Causing Trouble
 The meeting of the democrats of the senate finance committee did not re- suit in a discussion of particular schedules. but of general policy 1t was plain, however. that the threatened trouble over the prospect of free sugar and free wool was a source of eInDar- rassment- Leaders who wish to see the bill as it stands receive the com mittee's Endorsement and that of the caucus, were not certain how much strength senators opposed to these two schedules might be able to muster. There was less of the confidence that c9aracterized former meetings, and ef- forts to obtain more accurate show ing or how the forces are to line up will be continued
 May Cause Internecine Strife.
 There has been some dissatisfaction over the fact that senators have had but little to do with framing bill designed as 8 party measure. Today the democrats of the finance commit tee got their first explanation of it from Chairman Underwood, who was in conference with them for an hour and half
 Some of them are said to feel some hesitancy about taking immediate act ion approving the bill without fuller investigation It was suggested that although the measure is to be known as a party and adm ministration bill. it's passage by caucus agreement and by use of pressure may lead to trouble within the party later if the states which are now protesting against cer- tain schedules should be joined by | still others.