Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-07

Washington, April 6-Settlng aside precedents Of more than century, President Wilson will appear in the halls of congress Tuesday to deliver his first legislative message in person He announced to democratic con- 2reSsiona1 leaders tonight that he would go to the floor of the house when it convened Tuesday and there give that body his views on the tariff
 This decision of the president evok- ed much comment among the con- greSsional leaders He will be the first president of the United States to ap- pear officially before either branch of congress in de1iberatiye session, since John Adams, in the first few years of the last century An attempt was made exactly one hundred years ago, in 1916, to revive the custom. but President Madison declined an invita- ton to discuss foreign relations with the senate Since then no president has ever suggested joining fu the de- hberatcns of congress.
 House Leaders Warned to Prepare.
 President Wilson made his plans known to Majority Leader Underwood of the house, Representative A. Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania and the other house leaders that they might prepare for the event
 The president belieFes that he can get in closer touch with the mem berS of both houses of congress by personally expressing his views to them In addition to his official visits to the floor of the house which will become a matter of White House policy. the president will take advan- tage Of these visits to hold conferences with the party leaders in congress
 Innovation Causing Apprehension.
 The president has been told by his friends that such a procedure is fraught with embarrassment unless he tacfuIly keeps to his purpose merely of giving advice as the leader of his party and offering suggestions to those with whom he confers. Those who have discussed this with him say he Is coyinced that congress will not misunderstood his intentions, that he will go to the capitol fin a spirit of friendly co-ooeration so that there may be a6 all times unanimity of pur- pose between the executive and ths legislative departments of the govern uent
 The president, it was learned to- night, has read with considerable sur- prise reports that he actually had written parts of the tariff bill or that he had forced any agreements with committees of congress He declared he simply had been asked to make suggestions and had cheerfuIly done so.
 Congress to Convene Today.
 Both houses of the 63rd congress will get down to business in extra ordinary session tomorrow. confronted by the task of revising the tariff The
 
 the democrats of the ways zad means committee. probably win be introduced in the house shortly aft CT it convenes at noon.
 The senate has already organized for the new congress and its session will be a mere routine meeting Im- uedfately afteTwarG. however, a dem ocratfn caucus will be held, when the fight to revise the senate rules, to libeTasize proceedings in the upper body, will begin This matter will oc- cupy the senate during a part of the time the house business itself with its weeks of tariff debate.
 Prosressises May Start Trouble
 when the honse convenes in the changed chambers, where benches have taken the place of the old time desks and chairs, the meberS in cluding hundreds Of new representa- tiTes elected last fall, will be sworn in Clerk South Trimbae will be the seen filled and & speaker elected The democrats following their caucus de- ei<son. will re-nominate and re-eiect | Speaker Champ Clark The republi- | Mann Of Illinois and the progress ] sivez. f7as new party organization in i the house, will uonafnate Representa- | tisss xEwdocl< oe Kansas
 1afs proEresstves may precipitata 1 trDzxs1ae 2f tha first fall of the ~-ayei l if tA6y cArEF out a plan to demand | fR1@ @ea&rnE of " Illlam .J- Macdonald | in place of Representatlve H. O{fn TouuG Of the Twelfth Michigan dis trfcf when the roll of mernbers- elect | fs called It is considered unlikely. 1 however, that the progressfvss will be l recognized to open ths contest on 1 MT. Young at that lime.
 Missionary Work by Suffrzgist
 Alter the election of the speaker l and the organization of the house the q democrats will bring in their propos- ed rules for fhe new congress. The 1 party fight on these rules probably will so over until Tuesday. Both re- publican and progressive Tnfnor1ties will present substitutes for the demo- cratic rules resolutions.
 The democrats, with a nnatcrfty of 1 . approximately 150 members in the house. contemplate little trouble in running things fo suit themselves, In thA senafe the democrats will lfflet.r with S1 senators. republicans 45. pro- greesfv6s 2, Beth houses of eonsress will be besfeged tSrn6rroyy by a small l rrny of suffragists who nave planned l a perad< tflrougiE. tIaa downtown 1 streets tc end in the rSturda of ths earfked where individual s5afYra stsfs HM Bsrferm missionary work for the eause among msna5ers Of the house and senate.