New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-13
President Lays Aside Most
of His Legislative
Plans.
RURAL CREDITS WORK
NOT SATISFACTORY
House Democrats Hold Caucus
and Hear Order to Finish
Up Business.
From The Tribune Bureau


y.sbington. May I2.-Presldent WILSON
no, aho ndoned his entire legislative pro-
eramme with the exception OF 'ne ans
trus, bills. This was made plain a' ~
I,.r,ocrat,o caucus OF the House '"''
evening by the spokesman OF inc i, ,,o,
II was emphasized by the maj panos
~ those present, who voted 70 NM. '
remainder OF this session 10 anu
measures and appropriation biiis'
A. tbe outset of the caucus MT. ohue,
vooa the majority leader. coming fresh
from the White House. informed NE Do",
ooratic colles CUES that the fresiue"'
be content with a legislative prosi"
or,hrac,ng only the three ant-trus' o','''
49,, ia cuoted the President as pelhs III
ten, IN the passage Of these measui 60,
NJ Underwood said the Presioeh. u''
m, desire that the House shouid yieiu 10
- 90 q coordinate branch OF govern
70. 90 Tar as the enactment OF othe'
Lii mas concerned, and the maJori'y
leader made IL plain that I'M "ns'n
sired Congress to do us linpoi'a"' 80
and adjourn. The White House "'s''''
was, In brief: o,r,stion
.eposs the antitrust and appropriation
lin. ard then 20 home. II you ike. III
~. members drew from Dir. undef.
,,,ood,s sneech that the President prelerreu
10, other matters go over and that hr,
Wilson was confident, II members appi'eN
,harselves 10 the task of Christening ehe
,r,,s,s knowing that other things woulo
not follow, adjournment Wouio NC 'N'~
dited 49,,
President Wilson's eleventh hour apa"
donment OF his purpose to insist on i"'N .
credits legislation is said to nave pe'.
duo IN the unsatisfactory character Vi
the rural credits bill introduced ohiy -
few hours before the caucus convene"
This bill has not received the indorsehie"'
of full Banking and Currency committees
of the two houses; I'm fact, the JOINT SUD
committee had not fully agreed on 'he
bill when it was introduced III the '.".,N
and the House is that the caucus Oh 'ne
House Democrats might consider IT,
That President Wilson would not put
his O X on the Hollls-Bulkley rural creo-
it's bill became known prior TO the caucus
Announcement that the President was
willing TO eliminate rural credits from
the legislative programme was not re-
ceived with qualification by all the Demo-
Gratis present When the Glass-Owen cur
rency bill was pending promises were
made by the party leaders that before aa-
iournment specific legislation would De
enacted for the benefit OF the farmers
President Wilson himself referred 70 the
prospect OF early action along TINS ilne'
and the House insurgents, led ny MI
Henry, OF Texas, who were insistent upon
a rural credits rider upon the Glass BILL
were TO an extent .pacified. The aban-
donment OF rural credits legislation for
this session, It was contended in caucus,
meant embarrassing campaign explana-
tons.
The caucus was a lively affair, as are
ALL OF the Democratic conclaves. the
marty spelIbinders we're out in force AS
each speaker concluded there was q
clamor for recognition. Representative
jefferson Levy, of New York. after yell
ing at the chair repeatedly, was hnally
recognized. Mr.. Levy had resolution
upon which lie demanded prompt action.
II provided merely that Congress should
pass the appropriation bills and go nome
AWAY with the trust programme, SAID MI
Levy, who thinks the sherman law Is al
ready too hard on big business.