The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-07
Nearly Everything to
Be Free but Sugar
President Will Read Message to Congress Himself Time
Since Day Of John Adams-CongreSs Will Assemble
in Joint Session In House
Sugar Will Be on Free List in 19l6-WIson Is on Fence Re-
garding Adoption Of New Tariff Measme-Does Not
Favsr Adoption Schedule by Schedule

I courage reciprocity treaties with for
eign nations vas embodied in the new
| tariff bill introduced today, in the
| clause empowering the president to
grant faVors 10 any nation that gives
mutual concessions 10 the United
States.
The reciprocity clause takes the
place of the penalty clause OF the
present tariff law by which 1t is
| sought to obtain a special concession
! to the United States. The new tariff
proposes normal tariff rates be the
| maximum and special rates be granted
to countries that enter reciprocity
treaties with the United States. Pres
ent law normal rates are minimum.
| Wilson on Fence.
President Wilson is "on the fence"
whether the tariff shall be revised
schedule by schedule or in the single
| bill. Seven democratic members of the
senate finance committee this morning
| argued unanimously with the president
for a schedule by schedule revision,
| but at the end Of the talk the presi-
dent said he would consider the mat
ter further before reaching decision.
| The entire question must be decided
| as far as the president is concerned
| before the democratic caucus meets.
| The president said he would favor an
open caucus.
Washington, April IA complete
revision of the tariff law; modifica-
ton OF the nations currency system;
proposals for Philippine independence,
| for repeal Of the Panama canal free
| toll provision, and for the immediate
/ construction of governmental owned
railways In Alaska, are the chief
| problems confronting the first session
Of the sixty third congress, heSinning
at noon today.
| Summoned by President Wilson for
| the express purpose OF revising the
| tariff, the new congress faces extreme
| pressure from many quarters for early
| action on the other subjects named.
| Whether any of these other than the
| tariff, will be taken up during the
| special session depends upon the prog
| ress made with the tariff revision,
and the success that may attend
| preliminary work upon general cur
\ rency reform bill.
For the first time In eighteen years,
congress assembled with both it's
| branches under control of the demo-
| Gratis, and with a democratic presi-
| dent to cooperate in shaping its
| policies, and to approve its acts. The
! tariff Iaw TO be passed by the special
/ session that opens today will be the
| first general democratic revision OF
l
Aug. u. 1894. known TO history as
the Wilson German law" and which
| President Cleveland allowed to be-
come a law without his signature.
Scores Of familiar faces were alb
sent in both houses. In the house.
the complete change in the seating
| arrangements had made even old
members strangers to the scene. In
place of the mahogany desks and
| swivel chairs to which members had
clung for many years, stiff rows of
leather upholstered benches, arranged
In semi circles, filled the house cham
| Der. The new bench system, some-
what similar to that of the British
| house of commons gives no desk space
| at which members can write or work
while in the house chamber.
| New members dominate the larger
house in the new congress. The in
| crease of the membership of the
| house from 1896 to 435. which became
effective March 4, brought in a larger
proportion of new members than have
appeared In any congress of recent
| years; and made more conspicuous
the absence of old-time leaders, such
as Former Speaker Cannon. John
| DalzeIl OF Pennsylvania, Nicholas
Longworth of Ohio, Samuel w. Me-
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