Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23

but by popular opinion. to dismiss Con-
bS for ebs haye every Yo sm daa
tricts who have gone back home. So
long as we cannot do any business the
public has no interest in Congress re-
naming in session, and would welcome
| an adjournment"
Speaker Is Silent.
Speaker Clark did not say whether he
had advised President Wilson to use
his authority to adjourn the national
legislative body. but other congress
sional callers during the day were dis
posed to advocate such course by the
White House.
Speaker Clark went to the executive
Offices in the automobile of President
Wilson, which was sent for him. He
returned to the Capitol in the same
machine. He remained with President
Wilson but short time. the visit be
ing the first he has made in a long
time. That Speaker Clark was sent for
by the President, who wanted the Mis-
sourian's views as to conditions at the
Capitol, was considered an evident fact
from the use of the Presidents own au-
tomobile.
Senator's Kern and overman also
talked with the President at the White
House.
The disposition of the White House
today was not to interfere in the con-
gressional tangle. and there is doubt if
the I'reS1dent would seriously console"
taking upon himself the responsibility
for the adjournment of Congress. Many
of his friends think it would give the
republicans opportunity to hurl mon
arChial inSinuationS at him.
Power of the President.
That the power of the President to
make the adjournment is complete,
however, is shown in article II. sec
of yl,i
He (the President) shall from time
to time give to the Congress Informal
ton as to the state of the Union and
recommend to their consideration such
measures as he shall judge necessary
and expedient: he may, on extraortli-
nary occasions, convene both houses or
either of them, and in case of dis
agreement between them with respect
to the time of adjournment ne may adj
journ them to such time as he shall
think proper"
May Not Leave City.
1t was undecided at the White House
today whether President Wilson will
leave Washington tonight for Pitts
bursh to address the great Y. NJ. C. A.
gathering there. Whether he will do
so will depend upon conditions in Con-
gress late this afternoon or tonight
=
President would not leave Washington
so long as there is a prospect of ad-
Journment, his presence being neces-
sary for the signing of bills.
South Caro1inians Visit Wilson,
Representative Lever of South Caro-
lima. whose warehouse legislation is
hung up in the congressional tangle,
visited the President today with a dele
cation of South Carolina business men
who have come here to ascertain if the
federal reserve board will accept South
Carolina state bonds as additional Sc
curity for the issuance of currency to
aid in handling the cotton crop.
South Carolina proposes to put out a
bond issue to aid the bankers of that
state, and the question has come up
whether these bonds would be accept
ed along with commercial paper as
security for circulation under the new
law. The Interpretation of the law ap-
pears to be that only federal bonds
will be accepted with commercial pa
per. The question is to be put up to
the federal reserve board this after |
noon. |