Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-24
Sees a Threat
 In the Message
MANN's COMMENT ON CURRENCY
 MANIFESTO.
MATTER OF PATRONAGE
AR Implied Threat to Withheld It Until Currency Bill Is Passed, De- cIares the Republican Leader.

Washington June 2S.-A fixed de- termination to have currency legis- lation passed at this session of con- gress was accepted by members of the house and senate as President Will sons text for the currency message which he personally presented today to congress. assembled in joint ses- sion in the house chamber. Both dem ocrats and republicans saw in the carefully worded appeal of the pres ident an earnest conviction that the monetary situation must be dealt with before congress adjourns and prepar- ations were made to begin committee work on the administration bill which will soon be introduced in the house by Representative Carter Glass and in the senate by Senator Owen.
 Second Defiance of Custom
 The occasion was the presidents second defiance of the custom of one hundred years which sent presidents messages. long. dull documents, to be droned to weary congressman by a voiced clerk, and the affair moved smoothly. The senate and house gathered in the house chamber, where the galleries had already been crowded and members chatted while they awaited the presidents coming The cabinet officers, except Secretary of State Bryan and Secretary of the Navy Daniels. who, with their wives occupied gallery seats. had places on the floor of the house.
 Less Nervous Than Before.
 A joint committee led by Majority Leader Underwood and Senator Kern met the president and escorted him to the clerks desk on the rostrum. MT. Wilson apparently was less nervous than when he first faced the big as- semblage of legislators to deliver his tariff address. As he spoke, the gath ariYNe saf iv7 ax fixrc csi11 0o 1r,r1- ing carefully the points which the presidents >diction and intonation forced on their attention
 Will Result in immediate Activity.
 At both house and senate ends of the capitol, and among both democrat ts and republicans tonight the conviction was deeply fixed that the presidents solemn and earnest insistence" on currency legislation would result in immediate activity in the legislative branch.
 The bill will go into both houses this week.
 Threat to Withheld Patronage.
 The first authoritative statement on the presidents message was critical and came from Republican Leader Mann of the house. He said the mes sage was a fine example of classical English. but there is nothing more to 1t unless 1t be considered as a threat that patronage will be withheld until a banking and currency bill is passed"
 Representative Mann criticized the administration bill as stolen from the Aldrich monetary report with a few radical provisions taken from the Bryan platform mixed in.''
 Bill to Be Introduced Thursday.
 On the senate side many republicans were of the opinion that the presi- dents message was flat federation that congress must act at once on the currency question.
 As soon as the bill is introduced in both senate and house banking and currency committees will get down to work and early reports on both sides are expected. Senator Owen expects to put the bill in Thursday.
 (The text of the message is printed on page 6.)