The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-17
S0IonS to Gather at
High Noon on
April 7
TARIFF BILL To BE
READY FOR SUBMISSION
President Will Outline His Tariff
Views in Message Which
He Is Now Preparing

Washington, March 17-Presideut
Wilson issued today the formal proc
Iannation convoking Congress IN extra
session at noon April T.
The Presidents pronounceuent tn
day was brief. It said that where
as public interests require Congrss -
would be convened in extra session BY
order of the executive.
Originally Mr.. Wilson had fixed up
on April 1 as the date Representaffv-e
Underwood, the Democratic majority
leader, having informed him that the
tariff bills, to which it was agreed
Congress should give immediate at
tention, would be ready on that date
Mr.. Underwood found, however, thai
the committee On Ways and Means
would need another week to draft the
tariff schedules, and today's prociama-
tion is in Difference to the wishes or
Mr. Underwood and House leaders.
The absence of any specific reason
for the calling of the extra. session fs
explained by the fact that Mr. VIII
sons statement Immediately after hfs
election declared that he would call
an extra session to revise the tar
tff
President Wilson plans to point our
specifically his wishes for the extra
session in his first message, in prep
aration. This, it is known from talks
the President has had with members
Of Congress, will outline the admin
should be revised and just what sched-
ules should be taken UP. The belief
is general that the entire message viii
be taken up with discussion Of the
tariff with the exception Of the para
graph or two that will draw attention
to the need of currency legislation at
the earliest possible moment and will
indicate the purpose of the President
to send later a special message on thar
or other subjects which he believes
GI7 ha fol E7rr fF-
gress
The tariff plan will be submitted
first to a. caucus and then directly 20
the House by the committee on Ways
and Means The committee will be
ready to report by April 7, said Mr.
Underwood today.
1--WE have made headway and there
will be no trouble about reporting the
revised plan when the Congress con
venes," he said.
The majority of the committee began
today taking up the administrative
features of the new tariff Thee
provisions relate to the variety
custom house routine and the effOr
of the Democrats in changing the
terms and phraseoIogy of the admin
istrative section is to simplify and
facilitate the custom work both IL the
interest of the government and the
i'm porters A number of changes
along that line were suggested BY
January.
The tariff revision plan viii be In
such condition that whatever form the
caucus determines upon can be re-
ported Immediately out Of the commit
tee and the whole tariff discussion for
rnalIy opened in the House without de-
lay.
There will be no attempt to name
all or even the bulk Of the Houss
committees at the outset of the extra
session. that being reserved under the
present plan until toward the close Of
the extra session so as to obviate any
unnecessary legislation until the reg
Mar session of Congress convenes IN
Decenb ber The committee on ways
and Means personnel already has been
determined upon in Democratic eau
Gus of the 63rd Congress. and II VIII
he ratified by the House at the open
ing of the extra session, when ths
committee on rules. mileage and ac-
counts also will be named Whether
anv other committees will be creztec
for doing business at the extra SEE
sion depends on developments betUeou
now and April Z.