Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-07
TARIFF ONLY IN
EXTRA SESSION,
IS WILSON'S IDEA
Currency Legislation
May Be Deferred,
President Thinks.
5HAS. F. MURPHY CALLS
AT WHITE HOUSE TODAY
Tammany Chieftain, However,
Is Not Granted a Pri-
vate Audience.

WASHINGTON, March 7.-Presi-
lent Wilson's present purpose, it was
earned today. is to accept the pro-
,osal of the House leaders and recon-
mend that the tariff alone be acted
apon at the extra session of Con-
PRESS.
The President looks favorably on
he idea of having the House pass a
tet of tariff measures and put them
iquarely before the Senate, bill by
ill, so that the attention of the whole
country may be focused on the upper
House of Congress and enable public
opinion to locate the responsibility
or the success or failure of the meas
Tres
The President took under consid-
ration today economy Of admins
ration and so-called class legisla-
5on. Chairman Fitzgerald, of the
House appropria tions committee, dis
assing with the President the ques-
ion of appropria tions for the coming
easons. recalled Mr. Taft had Ve-
oed the sundrY civil bill because of
provisions 10 prevent the government
rom using a certain sum 10 enforce
he Sherman law against labor unions
~ farmers organizations.
President Wilson took firm posi-
ion. it was said behind Mr.. Fitz-
serald for rigid economy. 1t is known
hat he looked apprehensively from
Trenton at the appropria tions of the
ast Congress.
Mr. Wilson lAefOra n i'm in New
Jersey situation where labor or
ganizations of the State. prompted
,y President Gompers. of the Ameri-
San Federation of Labor, objected
Vigorously to one of the seven sis
.er" anti-trust laws on the ground
hat they restricted labor unions
rom making agreements with cor
Sorations or individuals as to wages,
aours, ctr They suggeste4F that the
bill be amended. but MIR. s.iison in
listed that such an amendment would
be class legisla tion forbidden under
New Jerseys constitution He con-
ended. too. that New Jersey courts
lad not and could not include labor
anions within the scope of corpora
don regulations. Federal legislation,
ae told the la Dor leaders, might be
different.
Some Of the Presidents conddants
hink that If the provisions exemptlng
abor unions from prosecution were
included in the sundry bill agreement
Mr.. Wilson would be inclined to in
fuence their elimination, preferring to
postpone the enunciation of the gov
,rnments policy until revision OF
he sherman antitrust law was at
empted Mr.. Wilson is known to be
n favor of strengthening the Sher-
nan antitrust law so that its Jurls-
LECTION may be explicitly understood.
The first White House visitors to-
1av were Senators Culberson, of
Texas. and Tillman. South Carolina
Former Governor Glenn, OF North
.arolina. came later, and Chairman
Fitzgerad. of the House approprla-
ions committee, followed. Chairman
Fitzgerald had many questions In re-
gard to legislation to talk over win
he President. Late today In the
st room, President Wilson was TO
meet Charles F. Murphy, the Tam
many leader. Mr. Murphy was eX-
1ected to come with eight other New
Workers. and it was not probable that
he President would have an oppor-
unity to hold a private conference
NTH him.
White House officials announced to-
lav that the President had decided
a hold regular cabinet meetings on
r,esdays and Fridays of each week, as
has been the custom for many years
MANY special sessions, however, are
likely TO be called before April l.
when Congress is to convene IN eN-
ira session.
Civil Appropriation Bill.
Renresentative Fitzgerald talked
with the President about halt-hour
and said later that they discussed
,nlv general subjects. No decision
has been reached, he said, as TO
whether the House should now ap-
noint an appropriations committee
and draft sundry civil appropria-
tion bill to take the place of the one
vetoed by Mr.. Taft
1t is possible that new sunulH
rivil bill and an Indian approprla-
lion bill will be introduced IN the
snecial session without going through
lba hands of the appropriations com,
,,,ittee The House passed the Dill
In the last Congress over Mr. lal.
veto bv a large majority and II prov
,hIv could be reintroduced and passed
as it then stood. c,
Former Governor Robert =. Ilenn'
of NORTH Carolina, called 10 CON