Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-22
ANXIOUS TO FINISH
ANNUAL MESSAGE
President Will Devote Entire
Time This Week to Complet-
ing Paper for Congress.
OUTLINE OF HIS PROGRAM
Not Expected, However. to Refer
to All Questions Press
ing for Solution.
OUTLINE OF HIS PROGRAM

WASHINGTON. Novembe: 2l.-ipresi-
der; Wilson will devote his entire time
this week to completing his annual
message to- Congress. which lie plans
to read personally a, a joint meeting
or the House and Senate on December
e lie has given instructions that none
nnt very important engagements he
made for him. Even Tuesdays Cabi-
net meeting may be Cancelled
The President is working hard 10
nave tho message In the hands of the
Public printer before Thanksgiyiucr
Day y" attempt i. being made 20 deal
with all the questions pressing for
soiuti"n. for the President plans to read
special messages 10 Congress as ncco
sions arise
Chairman Fitzgerald. IF tna House
appropriation. Committee. conferred
with the President tonight. NJ Fitz-
gerald urged him to include in the mes
sage AN outline OF the best methods
for raising revenues TO meet the ap-
propriations for the administration mn :
tional defense plans
FITZGERALD DIRECTS
ATTENTION TO AMENDMENT
Mr.. Fitzgerald directed attention TO
an amendment TO the sundry civil bill
OF 1902. which provides that. in case
the estimated appropriations exceed tho
revenues in any year. the President
may:
Advise the Congress how. i'm his
judgment. the estimated approximations
could with least injury to the public
service be reduced so as TO bring the
appropriations within the estimated
revenues, or If such reduction be not
practical without undue injury 20 the
public service. he may recommend to
Congress such new taxes as may be
necessary to cover the deficiency"
The view was taken by Mr.. Fitz-
gerald that the President should Mt
least indicate generally how he thought
the needed money might be raised. and
1t was considered probable tonight
that this would be done. Other ad :
visers of the President. however. have
told him that. since revenue measures
must originate in the House. he ought
not to appear to usurp that power
Senator Underwood and number of
Democratic leaders of Congress are
known to be opposed to :, bond issue
to pay for the army and navy increases
for the reason that the expenditures
for the purpose will have 10 he CON
tinued from year TO year
IMPORTANT ISSUES ON
ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM
Although the Prcsiden; may not refer
to all OF the subjects in his message
at the opening of Congress. the pro-
gram which the administration hopes
to see disposed of includes:
strengthening the army and navy. in
accordance with the plans outlined by
Secretaries Daniels and Garrison
y merchant marine bill
Rural credit Legislation.
Ratiication Of the Haitian. Colon =
ban. Nicaraeuan treaties.
The bill TO give a greater measure
of self government to the Philippines
and promising ultimate independence
Conservation measures which failed
of final passage at the last session.
Legislation to protect the Ameri-
can market against the dumping" of
cheap foreign products following the
European war
Amcndmfnt OF the sherman aniitrl t
law so as to give the Federal govern
ment more power 10 prosecute plots 10
interfere with American commerce by
blowing up factories and ships.
The administration also is Interested
in the efforts to establish a budget
system for co-orClinatinS expenditures
and revenues of the government and in
a cloture rule for the Senate. The
President is not expected. however, to
take Il direct part in the cloture fight.
Chairman Carter Glass. of the Bank =
ing and Currency Committee. talked
with the President tonight about bank
ing questions.