Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-06-23
WILSON READS
MESSAGE
TODAY
PRESIDENT OF The UNITED STATES
FOR SECOND time DURING HIS
Term, READS MESSAGE PER.
SONALLY TO 63D CONGRESS.
BANKING And CURRENCY
REFORM HIS SUBJECT


ing personal plea for immediate ac-
tion by congress to revise the banking
and currency laws, that business may
be aided in meeting tariff revision.
President Wilson for the second time
went to the house of representatives
and personally read his address on tt e
subject to both houses of congress as
sembled in joint session.
Although shorn of some of the
povelty that attended his first appear
ance, when he upset presidential ira
ditions of more than a century, todays
visit of the president to congress took
on deeper significance. On his first
visit he delivered message, long an
ticipated, urging the carrying out Of
the partys pledges for immediate re-
vision of the tariff.
His address today was an appeal to
every member of the house and SEN
ate to lay aside personal considera-
tions and sacrifice comfort and even
health if necessary to secure at once a
revision and reform of the nations
banking system. Only in that way, he
declared, could the country secure the
benefits of the tariff revision soon to
be completed.
1T is perfectly clear that it is our
duty to supply the new banking and
system the country needs
and that it will Immediately need it
more than ever" said President Will
son.
Shall we hasten to change our tar
III laws and then be laggards about
making it possible and easy for the
country to take advantage of the
,wer to that questions We must act
low, at whatever sacrifice to our
Selves
The president gave no direct en-
iorsament, to the Glass currency bill.
which is to form the basis for the
Democratic revision of the banking
avs, but in indirect language made it
,nown that it had been prepared with
lis counsel and approval.
''The committees of congress to
fhich legislation of this character is
eferred have devoted careful and dis
assionate study to the means Of ac-
those objects" he said in
onclusion.
They have honored me by consult
lg me. They are ready to suggest ac-
on
Vice-President Marshall appeared at
he center door of the hall at the head
The president took seat beside
peaker Clark and the senators took
le seats in the front rows of the
side
Speaker Clark announced Represen.
tives Underwood Fitzgerald and
ann as members of the committee to
;cort President Wilson to the cham
ar. The vice-president announced
anators Kern, Reed and Ballinger
the senate members.
There were many absentees among
e house members and whole rows of
'ats in the rear of the hall were
npty. Mrs. Wilson and two of the
esidents daughters, with party of
lends, took seats in the executive
llery and several diplomats attend
President Wilson motored to the
pitol through steady rain. He went
IN Clor rly
lere he was met by the joint COM
ttee and escorted to the rostrum in
e hall. The house doorkeeper then
shed into the chamber and shouted:
he President of the United States
Galleries and the floor arose as the
esdent walked in front of the
eaker's lobby and with nod to the
aaker and the vice president, mount
the steps to the clerks desk.
I present to the 63rd congress the
esident of the United States,' an
lnced Speaker Clark.
Addressing first the two presiding
GERS, the president turned to the
SIX and in low even voice that was
YER raised, but which penetrated
arly to every ear in the chamber,
gan reading his address. Not stir
ON the audience interrupted,
t took the president little more
IN nine minutes to read his address,
/ it's conclusion was greeted by
md of applause
Is the president left the chamber
shook hands with Speaker Clark
| Vice-President Marshall, The
aker dismissed the joint session
| then the senator's filed out, to re-
n to their own chamber.
he house adjourned at Ill until II
ock Tuesday.