The citizen., 1913-03-28
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Cen
eral Topics from
the Capital.
Special Correspondent to THE CITIZEN
Washington, March %, 1913.


Washington, March %, 1913.
Radical reform of the currency will. in
all probability be taken up at the extra
session which convenes April 7 primarily
TO revise the tariff.
President Wilson has conferred with
Senator Owen, chairman of the Senate
Committee on Banking and Currency,
and Representative Carter Glass, chair
man of the House Committee on Bank
ing and Currency. 1t has been agreed,
il there is time, that currency legislation
will At least be started.
President Wilson has some definite ideas
regarding functions OF national banks.
The question OF guaranteeing bank de-
posts, the paincipal issue among the
Democrats in the 1908 campaign. is be-
ing seriously considered by House and
Senate leaders and President Wilson.
The President is known to favor revamp-
ing Federal banking laws to give ma
tOnal banks greater advantages.
President Wilson is making an effort to
fill the more important diplomatic posts
Leiore the extra session OF Congress be-
GINS. so that he may otherwise devote
his energies when the time for legislation
arrives.
The President is desrous OF filling the
American Embassy at London as quickly
as possible, and is said to be in hopes
that Charles w. Eliot, former president
Of Harvard, would accept, though there
were intmations among some of DR..
/ Eliot's friends that he might decline.
George w. Guthrie, former Mayor of
Pittsburgh, and Democratic State chair
man in Pennsylvania, is still looked upon
as the selection for Ambassador to Mex
leo, but it is likely that an announcement
will be deferred until the State Depart
ment formulates its policy with regard to
recognition of the Huerta Government.
| 1t is certain. however. that the resigna.
ton of Henry Lane Wilson, the present
/ Ambassador = Mexico, which has been
/ submitted, wiNbe accepted
Friends of Mr.. Guthrie in WASHINGTON
! are in doubt whether he will accept the
| post of Ambassador to Mexico as it is
/ understood he desired diplomatic post
, III Europe, preferably the Ambassador
! ship to Rome, where the climate IS good.
the social life particularly attractive and
4 the duties devolving on the American
I representatives not specially onerous.
! lust now the Mexican Ambassadorship
IS in many respects the most important
pest in the diplomatic service. No one
knows this better than President Wilson.
and hence he will select the successor tc
the present Ambassador, Henry Lane
Wilson, with great care.
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early saying that he was entirely recov.
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