The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-04-08

ings in common service. After
this pleasant experience ] shall
feel quite normal in all our deal
ings with one another"
The above was President wilson's
impromptu introductions to his formal
message to congress, which he per-
sonally delivered today.
HOUSE CHAMBER CROWDED.
WASHINGTON. April Sin the
presence of senators and representa-
tives attentively seated like a school
class in the house chamber. Presi-
dent Wilson today shattered the pre-
cedent of a hundred years standing by
personally reading his first message
ito congress. The galleries were JAM
med. admission was chiefly by special
card.
The president arrived at the capitol
a few minutes before 1 O'Clock. accom-
panied only by Secretary Tumulty and
a few secret service men. He hastily
entered the east door and was escort
ed through the hallway to the private
elevator which took him up to the
speakers private office.
After greetings by Vice President
Marshall and Speaker Clark q commit
tee of senators and representatives
formally notified the president that
the assembled lawmakers were ready
to hear his message. The members In
the chamber previously had been In
structed by Speaker Clark that they
could not expect the usual freedom
the reading, like schoolboys. The
warning was taken in good spirit and
the chamber and galleries were quite
still when the president arose al the
clerks desk to speak.
Seated on the speakers rostrum
were Speaker Champ Clark and Vice
President Marshall.
All members of the cabinet, except
Secretary of State Bryan and Secre-
tary of Commerce Redfeid followed
the president TO the capitol In car
riages and occupied seats on the floor
OF the house. As soon as President
Wilson had concluded he left the
house, accompanied by the joint COM
mittee which had been appointed TO
escort him. He departed the same
way he came, stepping into his auto
mobile at 1:12 O'Clock and returned TO
the white house.
The presidents visit to the capitol
consumed scarcely more than quar-
ter of an hour. The president carried
the text of his message written on
small sheets of paper. Soon after the
president had been escorted from the
house chamber the senators and cabi-
net members departed.
At 1:20 D. m. the house adjourned
until Thursday and at the same mo-
ment the senate adjourned until noon
tomorrow.
For two blocks beyond the portico
through which the president entered
the~capitol the asphalt road leading
to the house was lined with people
who cheered and waved handkerchiefs
and canes at his approach.
Message Very Short One.
The message was one of the short
est ever read before the United States
congress. President Wilson called up
on the national legislators 10 make
good the promises OF the Democratic
session of Congress. called yesterday,
to the revision of the tariff.
President Wilson's message was on
ly about 1,2oO words in length, and
urged the national lawmakers to
abolish everything that bears even
the semblance or privilege or of any
kind of artificial advantage" This re-
vision, said the President was neces-
sary to meet the promises Of the party
and the altered conditions of economic
life which the country had Witnessed
during the past generation
The President made IL plainly evil
dent that he wished to have the tariff
revised before the legislators took I'D
any OF the other reforms advocated by
the Democratic party. He fntimated,
however. that the reform of banking
and currency laws might be taken up
at the special session, were the tariff
successfully and speedily disposed Of.