The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-07-02
Makes BIG SPEECH
PRESIDENT WILSON SPEAKS TO
THE CONGRESS.
urges PASSAGE OF Law
To Revise the Banking and Currency
Laws at This Session So That Bus
mess be Aided to Meet the Changes
Made Necessary by the Passage of
Tariff Act.

Bearing a personal plea for imme-
diate action by congress to revise the
banking and currency laws, that bus
fness may be aided in meeting tariff
revision, President Wilson for the
second time went to the House of
Representatives Monday and person
ally read his address on the subject
to both houses on congress assem-
bled in joint session.
Although shorn of some OF the
novelty that attended his first ap-
pearance, when he upset presidential
traditions of more than a century
Mondays visit of the president TO
congress took on a deeper signif-
canoe. On his first visit he deliver
ed message, long-anticipated, urg-
ing the carrying out of the party's
pledges for immediate revision of the
tariff.
His address Monday was an appeal
to every member of the House and
Senate to lay aside personal consid-
erations and sacrifice comfort and
even health, if necessary, to secure
at once revision and reform of the
national banking system. Only in
that way, he declared, could the
country secure the benefits Of the
tariff revision soon to be completed.
"It is perfectly clear that it is
our duty tc supply the n-:w barking
and currency system the country
needs, and that it will Immediately
need it more than ever" said Presi-
dent Wilson. "Shall we hasten to
change our tariff. laws, and then be
laggards about making it possible
and easy for the country to take ad-
vantage of the change? There can
be only one answer to that question.
We must act now, at whatever sacri-
fee to ourselves"
The vigor and strength Of his
short message, held rigid attention
of his large audience throughout its
delivery. AS on his first appearance
before congress, the chamber was
filled with senators and representa-
tives, galleries were crowded with
men and women Of the official set,
and corridors about the gallery doors
were jammed with those unable to
gain entrance.
The president gave no direct en-
dorsement to the Glass currency bill,
which is to form the basis for the
Democratic revision of the banking
laws, but in direct language made it
known that it had been prepared
with his counsel and approval.
"The committees of congress to
which legislation of this character is
referred have devoted careful and
dispassionate study to the means of
accomplj ''0r these objects" he said
in cor sio. "They have honored
me G. suit ng me. They are ready
to su 10 ." on."
Jus, one O'Clock the House
doorkee.. .ashed into the chamber
and shouted:
"The President of the United
States"
The galleries and the floor arose
as the President walked in from the
Speakers lobby, and with a nod to
the Speaker and the Vice-President,
mounted the steps to the clerks
desk.
"I present to the sixty-third
Congress the President Of the Unit
ed states," announced Speaker
Clark.
Addressing first the two presiding
officers, the President turned to the
desk in a low, even voice that was
never raised, but which penetrated
clearly to every ear in the chamber,
began the reading his address. Not
a stir from the audience interrupted.
/. At 1:10 o'clock the President had
finished reading his address and left
the House chamber.
It had taken the President little
more than nine minutes to read his
address, and its conclusion was greet
ed by a round Of applause. AS the
President left the chamber he shook
hands with Speaker Clark and Vice
President Marshall. The Speaker
dismissed the joint session and the
Senator'S filed out to return to their
own chamber.
Bitten by Strange Bug.
Bitten by a strange bug in Will
Iiamston mark Tim Bailey, Of Ander-