The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-04
HARDING FINISHES CONFERENCES WITH
 REPUBLICAN HEADS
Discuss Legislative Programme for Extra Session Which Will Be Called Soon
 After March 4
By Associated Press

Marion. Ohio, January 3-President- elect Harding completed his cycle of con ferences with the ranking republican leaders of Congress- today with long talk with Senator Curtis of Kansas. a republican whip of the Senate
 They discussed the legislative pro- gramme for the extra session to be called soon after March 4, as well as the work to be done during the remainder of the present session. Mr Harding laid par ticular emphasis on reduction of ap- propriations and prompt disposition 3f the appropriations measures and other routine so as to leave the way clear for constructive legislation as soon as the new session legins.
 Senator Curtis advised calling the ex- tra session early in March, and it Is un- derstood that the suggestion coincidei with the Presidents view. No defilfte time has been selected, but the date gen. erally is expected here to follow the in auguration by only a few days
 Tariff legislation will be the first task of the extra session. and Senator Cur tis expressed the opinion that with pre- liminary worl; during the next two months it might be possible to get q tariff bill out of committee before the end of March. He saio that he believed that the emergency tariff measure would pass the present session despite stub born opposition.
 The Kansas senator urged that the pro- gramme of the extra session include pas- sage of an amendment to the federal re- serve act. establishing a single central bank with branches, in place of the re- gional bank system now in effect. The President-elect took the matter under advisement,
 Other callers on MT. Harding during the day included Clifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania, former chief of the for estry service; Paul D. Cravath, a New York lawyer and Representative Tow ner of Iowa, chairman of the House in- sular committee. With MT. Towner the question of d Philippine policy was dis cussed at length. Mir. Pinchot talked over various conservation policies, and Mr. Cravath gave MT. Harding his ;td vice about details of the plan for an association. of nations
 Harry M Daugherty, the President elects close friend and political advisor, who came to Marion yesterday to dis cuss cabinet appointments, spent the night at the Harding home and was in conference with Mir. Harding during the morning. There was no apparent deVsl- opment, however, MT Harding declaring he had offered no appointment on the cabinet or diplomatic service to anyone
 The question of the more important diplomatic missions Is understood to have been considered along with the task of making a cabinet and it is believed that the President -elect has canvassed thor ouhgly the qualifications of most of those suggested to him as possible am- It is unlikely. however. ti,at any announcement on the subject will be made in the near future.
 Three names that have been prond- nentiy under consideration in connection with diplomatic appointments are those of Myron T. Herrick of Cleveland. for mer ambassador to France: David Jayne Hill of New York, former ambassador to Germany, and Gov. Frank o. Lowjen of Illinois. who was prominent can didate for the republican nomination for President last year. MT. Lowden mas also been considered for the cabinet, and it is known that MT. Harding is ans ious to have him in the government serv- ice in come capacity.