The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-02-25
SETS APRIL | FOR
EXTRA SESSION
Wilson Names Time For Co..
veling Congress.
CABINET STILL UNCERTAIN
6cope Of Work Is Not Decided Upon,
But Tariff and Currency Reform Are
Sure to Ee Taken Up.

Scope Of Work Is Not Decided Upon'
But Tariff and Currency Reform Are
Sure to Ee Taken Up.
Trenton, N. j., Feb. 25.-The special
session OF the incoming congress VIII
open Tuesday, April l. This announce
ment was made here by President.
elect Wilson.
It is the first direct statement that
Mr.. Wilson has made as to his course
in any particular upon assuming the
presidency.
The next announcement expected
from the incoming president is with
regard to the makeup OF his cabinet.
This may come the latter part OF this
week, though Mr.. Wilson may keep
his own counsel as to whom he h2s
selected as his advisers until next
Monday, the day before his Inaugural.
ton.
The scope Of the work to be under
taken at the special session OF con.
gress is problematical, and no authori.
tative announcement in this regard
may be forthcoming until af,er Mr..
Wilson's induction into office.
The tariff and banking and currency
reform are the two subjects of great.
est importance which have been spok.
en- of for action Immediately after the
Democrats come into power in all the
branches of the government.
Some leaders have contended that
the tariff only should be considered at
the special session, while others have
spoken for equally prompt attention to
currency reform.
The president-elect has indicated
that he considered the currency Ques.
ton as of the utmost importance, but
whether he desires action on it at the
special session may not be made
known till he issues his formal call, or
possibly not till he sends his first mes,
sage to congress at the opening of tie
session.
Two editors of Wall street newspa
pers called upon the president-eleot
and urged that financial questions re
ceive his earliest consideration. In
discussing his talk with them Mr.. Will
son said: Everybody is agreed that
there should be currency reform as
soon as possible"
He said he had arrived at his de
cision to have the special session be-
gin April 1 as result of letter re.
ceived from Representative Under.
wood, the Democratic house leader.
81 have waited" said Mr.. Wilson.
Ito learn just what the state of pre-.
paredness congress was in for the bus
mess of the new session"
With his Inauguration only a week
of, President elect Wilson has not yet
been able to make final choice as tc
the personnel of his cabinet. The Lies
are admittedly drawn closer and the
field is narrowing, but the status OF
the slate showed incompletion in some
of the most important posts.
BY Mr.. Wilson's most intimate
friends 1t is believed that William J.
Bryan certainly will be secretary OF
state. It is known that Bryan and Will.
son are in frequent communication
the cabinet has come from Wilson, and
none will be made until the entire cab
met is selected.
One of the reasons for the president
elects reticence, it has been expla n
ed, is that some men might find it diff.
flcult to accept and this might necessi.
tate a recasting of the slate.
TIE president-elect continued his
policy of silence on the Mexican situa.
ton