The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-03-20
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
President Favors Confininq the
Special Session to Tariff
Legislation
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cate pretty clearly some of the things
that may be expected of him in the
near future. He has made no public
announcements of policy, but there
were a few developments that seem
ed to show the trend of the first days
Of his administration.
The president told visitors that he
was inclined to favor the plan OF
house leaders to confine the special
session of congress to tariff revision
He indicated that while he did not
look forward to the passage of cur
rency reform measure at the special
session, such a bill might be whipped
into shape in the house while the sen
ate was wrestling with the tariff and
could be brought up Immediately at
ter congress convened in regular ses
sion in December.
Office Not For Wilson Relations.
President Wilson has passed the
word along the line that it is his wish
that no member of the Wilson family
and no relative have a position in the
present administration.
His wishes became known In rather
startling fashion to Captain A. NJ. VII
son. a cousin who lives in Portland
Or. Captain Wilson aspired to be @
member Of the Philippine commission
He went to see Mr.. Garrison, secre
tary of war, to talk the subject ovel
with him. Secretary Garrison shock
ed him by saying that President viii
son had sent out word that no relative
Of the president should have position
In the new administration.
Civil Service Bars Up.
President Wilson has let 1t bt
known there was no immediate pros
pect of letting down the civil service
bars to the thousands Of Democratic
office-seekers The president told Sen
ator Pomerene that SO far he and III,
cabinet had formulated no policy as
to appointments for minor positions
in the government service.
There had been a report that Presi
dent Wilson might revoke the recent
order of MIR. Taft, which put $4,000
fourth-class postmasters under the
civil service.
10 States Favor Direct Elections.
The secretary of state has received
notice of the action Of the legislatures
Of Is states upon the proposed consti
tutional amendment providing for the
direct election of senator's by the peo
pie. So far not a single state hal
acted adversely. The amendment hal
been approved by Massachusetts,, Min
nesota, New York. Arizona. North Car
DINA, Oregon, Mississippi. Colorado
Wyoming, Idaho, Texas. Montana. Hi
nois, Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire
Wisconsin and Vermont.
Cabinet 10 Merely Sieve.
Though office-seekers have been re
ouested to address themselves to the
heads OF the various departments, the
members of the cabinet will act mere
" as sifters of the mass OF applicants
and their decisions will not be final
This was made clear at the white
house.
Published statements that the an
nouncement OF the administration
policy about office-seekers might re
suit in a situation whereby the attor
ney general, for instance. made ap
pointments Of federal judges before
whom the governments case might
be tried. brought forth the explanation
that such an impression was errone
GUS.
National Capital Drevitles.
Several congressional leaders are
prepared to introduce bills for the re
peal of the Canadian reciprocity ac1
at the coming extra session Of con
gress.
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels an
nounced that in future large part o.
the coal supply needed for the Ameri
can war vessels will come from Alas
ka.
Postmaster-G General Burleson stated
that no appointments Of postmaster
probably would be made before Apri
except possibly in cases OF emergen
cy.
President Wilson is reported to have
offered to Richard Olney, of Boston
secretary of state in President Cleve
lands cabinet, the post Of ambassador
to Great Britain.
j.. M. Baker, OF South Carolina, as
sistant librarian of the senate, wal
nominated by the Democratic caucus
for secretary. 1t is equivalent to ar
election. He received 25 votes to 2:
which were scattered among JOSEPH
L. Wilson. the presidents brother
former Senator Gardner Of Maine.
Speaker Clark was renominated
Representative Underwood, Of Ala
bama. again chosen chairman OF thu
ways and means committee, the en-
tire Democratic personnel OF that tar
iff-making body named and all thu
house officers renominated at q har
monious six-hour caucus OF the Demo
Gratis of the house Of the Sixty.thirt
congress.
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