Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-17
PRECEDENT WILSON ISSUES
PROCLAMATION FOR EXTRA.
ORDINARY SESSION.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT VERY BRIEF,
NO REASON is OUTLINED
President Dess Not Mention Tariff or
Other Specific Work for Special
ssssion-Ts Give Tariff Views in
Special Msssass Under Preparation
-othsr Tslssraphie News.

Wilson today issued formal prociam-
alton convening congress in extra ses-
sion at noon on April 7.
The presidents pronouncement today
was brief and followed form closely. 1t
stated merely that whereas, public
interests required congress should be
convened in extra session by order OF
the executive
Originally President Wilson had
fixed on April ! as the date. Represen-
tative Underwood. the democratic ma
jority leader. having informed him that
the tarin bills to which it was agreed
congress should give Immediate atten-
tion, would be ready on that date. MI.
Underwood later found another week
would be needed to draft the tarih
schedule. and today's proclamation IS
in Difference to the wishes Of Mr.. On
derwood and the house leaders.
To Outline Reasons on Message.
The absence Of any specific reason
for the calling Of the extra session is
explained by the fact that Mr.. Will
sons statement Immediately after his
election declared that he would call an
extra session to revise the tarin.
President Wilson plans to point out
specifically his reasons for the extra
session in his first message. In prepar-
alton. This, It Is known from talks the
president has had with members %.
congress, will outline the administra-
tion's idea Of how the tariff should be
revised and Just what schedules should
be taken up. The belief is general that
the entire message will be taken up
with q discussion Of the tartn. with
the exception Of the last paragraph or
two, which will draw attention to the
need Of currency legislation at the
earliest possible moment. and will IN
dicate the purpose Of the president to
send later Especial message on that
or other subjects. which he believes
should be taken up by the new con-
gress.
Tariff Committee Will Be Ready.
The tariff plan will be submitted
first to a caucus and then directly TO
the house by the ways and means COM
mittee.
"The committee will be ready to re-
port by that time" said Democratic
Leader Underwood today. I'VE have
made headway. and there Will be no
trouble about reporting the revised
plans when the congress convenes.
The majority Of the ways and means
committee today are taking up the ad-
u,inistrative features Of the new tariff.
These provisions relate to the variety
of customs house route, and the efforts
of the democrats in changing the terms
and phraesology Of the administrative
,voH 70 a q
customs work. both in the interests of
the government and the importers.
number Of changes along that line were
suggested by witnesses during the tar
III hearings In January.
Ready For Quick Action.
The tariff revision plan will be In
such condition that whatever form the
caucus determines upon can be report
ed Immediately out Of the committee
and the whole tariff discussion formal
ly opened up in the house without de-
lay.
or even the bulk, of the public COM
sion, that being reserved under the
present plan until toward the close OF
the extra session. SO as to obviate any
unneCS66dIy
uiar session cf congress convenes in
December. The ways and means COM
mittee personnel already has been de-
termired upon in democratic caucus OF
the Sixty third congress, and 1t will
be ratified by the house at the opening
OF the extra session, when the commit
tee on rules, mileage and accounts also
will be named. Whether any other
committees will be created for doing
business at the extra session depends
on developments between now and
April T..
Several Piums Given Out.
President Wilson today sent to the
senate the nomination of Fred H. Fos-
ter ana Fletcher w. Appleton to be
registers respectively, Of the land Of
fices at Billings and Bozeman, Mont.
and the following to be receivers at
land officers: w. F. Eatman. at Harri-
son. Ark: Edward ]. Mclean, at Bill
ings, Mont; and James T. Hamilton.
at Miles City. Mont