The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-06-27
PERSONAL PLEA LIKELY
TO SECURE RESULTS
PRESIDENT GOES TO THE CAPI.
TOL HIMSELF.
Carries His Demand for Currency
Reform into CongresS.-Leaders
Prepare to Present Bills

Washington, June ga fixed de-
termination to have currency legisla-
ton passed at this session of the
house and senate today at President
Wilson's text for the currency mes
sage, which he personally presented
to congress assembled in joint ses-
sion in the house chamber. Both
democrats and republicans saw in
the carefully worded appeal of the
president an earnest conviction that
the money situation must be dealt
with before congress adjourns and
preparations were made to begin
committee work on the administration
bill which will soon be introduced in
the house by Representative Glass
and in the senate by Senator Owen.
From the rostrum of the house
chamber the president in carefully
nodulated tones that carried his
words to every corner of the chamber,
read the brief message he had pre-
pared. Crowded galleries, cabinet Of
f1cials, senator's and representatives,
democrats and republicans, sat IN
intense silence as the president, with
forceful earnestness told them:
Duty to Act.
"It is plainly clear that it is our
duty to supply the new banking and
currency system the country needs
and that it will Immediately need
more than ever.
eve must act now, whatever the
sacrifice to ourselves. I should be
recreant to my deepest convictions OF
public obligations, did 1 not impress
it upon you with solemn and urgent
insistence.''
The occasion was the presidents
second defiance of the customs of 100
wears which had seen presidents mes
sages long, dull documents to be
ironed to weary congressman by
hoarse voiced clerk and the affair
moved smoothly. The senate and
house gathered in the house chamber
where the galleries already had been
crowded and the members chatted
while they awaited the presidents
coming. The cabinet officers except
Secretary Bryan. and Secretary
Daniels, who with their wives occu-
pied gallery seats, had places on the
floor of the house.
A Joint committee led. by Represen-
tative Underwood and Senator Kern,
met the president and escorted him to
the clerks desk on the rostrum. Mr..
Wilson apparently was less nervous
than when he first faced the big as
ser1blage of legislators to deliver his
tariff address. AS he spoke the gath
ering sat in attentive silence, marking
carefully the points which the pres
ident's diction and intonation forced
in their attention.
When he had concluded there was
a burst of applause and he bowed his
way out after shaking hands with Vice
President Marshall and Speaker
Clark.
At both house and senate ends of
the capitol and among both demo-
Gratis and republicans tonight the
conviction was deeply fixed that the
president's solemn and earnest insist
ence on currency legislation would
result in immediate activity in the
legislative branch. Chairman Glass of
the house banking and currency COM
mittee and Chairman Owen OF the
senate committee both conferred with
the president after he delivered his
address and both prepared for the
early introduction of the administra-
ton currency bill which now is be-
ing revised in some minor features of
phraseology.
The bill will go into both houses
this week.
The first authoritative statement on
the presidents message was critical.
It came from Mr.. Mann, republican
leader of the house.
He said the message was a fine eek
ample of classical English, but there
is nothing more to it unless it be con-
sidered as a threat that patronage
would be withheld until banking
and currency bill is passed"