The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-03-28
WILL MEET APRIL I
WILSON ISSUES PROCLAMATION
CALLING EXTRA SESSION
OF CONGRESS.
S0l0NS WILL REVISE TARIFF
President Is Preparing Message Out
lining Legislative Plans, and Com
mittee Is Framing the Measures
Expect No Delay In House.

washington, March 1S.-Presiden
Wilson issued the formal proclamatio,
converting congress in extra session a
noon on April Z.
The presidents announcement wa
brief n followed form closely.
stated merely that whereas, public In
~terests require" congress would con
yene in extra session by order of tn,
executive.
Originally Mr.. Wilson had fixet
April 1 as the day, Representative I'm
derwood, the Democratic majorit,
leader having informed him hat ti.s
tarin bills, TO which II was agreed con
gress should give immediate attention
would be ready on that date.
Mr.. Underwood found. however. thai
the ways and means committee would
need another week to draft the tariff
schedules. and the proclamation is In
difference TO the wishes OF Leader Tn
derwood and house leaders.
President Preparing Message.
The absence OF any specific reason
for the calling OF the extra session. is
explained by the fact that Mr.. Wilson's
statement Immediately after his cleo
ton declared that he would call an
extra session TO revise the tariff.
President Wilson plans TO point out
specifically his wishes for the extru
session In his frat message. In prepaa.
ration. This, IL Is known from talks
tho president has had with members
OF congress. will outline the admins.
tration's idea OF how the tariff should
be revised and just what schedules
should be taken up.
The belief In general that tho entire
message will be- taken up with "A dls.
cussion OF the tariff. With tho excep.
tion of the last paragraph or two.
which Will draw attention TO the need
OF currency legislation NJ tho earliest
possible moment and viii indicate tho
purpose OF the president To send later
a special message on that or other
subjects which no believes should be
up by the now congress-.
TarIn Up to Caucus First.
Tho tariff plan will be- submitted frat
q caucus and then directly 10 the
by the ways and means commit.
co.
The committee will be ready TO re.
by that time" said Democratic
Underwood. I'VE have made
roadway, and there Will be no trouble
about reporting the revised plan when
he congress- oonvenes."
The majority OF the ways aud means
committee began taking up tho nd.
illustrative features OF the new tariff.
'hese provisions relate TO the variety
Z custom house routine and tho effort
I the Democrats In changing the
and p~hraseology of the admins.
ratlve section In TO simplify and IN.
the customs work both I'm the
iterest OF the government and the
nporters. A number OF changes along
nat line were suggested by witnesses
uring the tariff hearing In January.
Expect No Delay In the House.
The tarin revision plan Will be In 4,
condition that whatever form the
iucus determines on can be reported 9
Immediately out OF the committee !,
I'd the whole tariff discussion for. !
ally opened up In the house without
!.
There will be no attempt to mass all
even the bulk OF the house com. q
ittees at the outset OF the extra SEES
on, that being preserved under the q
esent plan until toward the close of II
g extra session, so as to obviate any
necessary legislation until the regu. I,
r session of congress convenes in
,cember. .,
The ways and means committee per. :,
already has been determined
in Democratic caucus OF the Sixty. :
Ird congress. and IL will be ratified 7
the house at the opening of the
ira session. when the committee on r
mileage and accounts also will
named.
oiney Refuses Envoy Post.
March 17.-Richard OIL.
of Boston, to whom President WI. Al
! offered the post of ambassador to &C
eat Britain. has declined. His let. pc
or refusal vas received al the Ia
House. ab
ir. Olney. who was secretary OF oh
te under President Cleveland. was 70
'tiularly desired for this post by &c
'sident Wilson. but In his letter to
chief executive he stated that his Va
precluded his acceptance of the me
I even though he wished TO accom-. So
the president. Mr.. Oiney to
nked the chief executive for the PR
or and added that he would be tui
| TO do anything possible in his rec
'er TO aid the Democratic party. he;
Burke Is Appointed Treasurer.
ormer Governor John Burke OF SII
tn Dakota was appointed treasurer
United States. succeeding Carmi All.
Thompson OF Ohio. WIZ
'seph T. Davies OF Wisconsin, who
the western campaign for
'ident Wilson. was offered his =
&c cf an important diplomatic post A.
the assistant s~ecretaryship OF ~