The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-13
COOLIDGE HAS
OPEN MIND ON
EXTRASESSI0N
j resident Does Not, at This
Time, However, See Need
For Calling One
AIEETS HIS CABIN E +

Washington, Aug. 13.-President
Coolidge, returning to the capital Sat
urday from Marion. where he attend
"a the funeral of President Harding,
snmmoned cabinet officers to his tenn
porary executive offices and express
I'd to them his desire that the admin
. stration forces close ranks and
3 march ahead. He reiterated his wish
that all present cabinet members
continue in office, and some Of his
callers are of the opinion that there
will be no change in the executives
official family for some months at
least.
Singly or in groups the heads of
seven of the government depart
ments conferred with Mr.. Coolidge,
placing before him details of the
more important matters pending in
their spheres of government. They
were Secretaries Hughes, Weeks,
Hoover, Work, and Wallace, Postmas-
ter General New and Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty.
Secretaries Mellon and Davis arc
olt of the country and Secretary
Dcnby has resumed his vacation on
LIS Michigan farm. Mr.. Coolidge will
confer with them when they come to
" ashington. Announcements were
made that the regular meetings of
the cabinet will be held on Tuesday
and Fridays, as has been the custom,
with the new president presiding at
his first meeting next Tues
day. This meeting will be held in
the. White House executive offices,
which will be taken over by the pres
ident today. He and Mrs. Coolidge
will continue to live at the Willard
Hotel, however, until Mrs. Harding
has left the White House.
Considers Extra Session
President Coolidge made it known
that although he sees no need for an
extra session of congress ut this time,
he is keeping his mind open and list
ming to views on the subject from
10th sides. While pressure for such
a session to consider the coal and ag-
ricultural situations continues, ma
iority of those with whom the exec
utive has discussed the question have
been in opposition.
George Otis Smith, a member of
he coal commission, discussed the
threatened strike of anthracite min
rs with Mr.. Coolidge Saturday, while
representatives. S. Graham, of IL
inois, candidate for the Republican
leadership in the next house, and
Wurzbach. Republican, Texas, con-
ferred with the executive on both the
coal and agricultural questions.
While no formal announcement
vas made some of those close to the
PRESIDENT said they did not think he
would go to Swampscott, Mass, as
has been suggested, to establish a
ummer White House. 1t is their be-
lief that he will remain in Washing
ton throughout the summer
Receives Newspaper Men
Besides members of the cabinet and
other officials, the executive received
Saturday newspaper correspondents
who accompanied President Harding
on his fateful journey to Alaska. He
p Lold them he had meeting with the
other correspondents here before
their return to Washington and that
he desired to meet them and to re-
quest their cooperation. He said he
would follow the practice inaugur-
ated by President Harding of meet
ing the newspapermen each Tuesday
and Friday.
Others who called on the president
during the day included Speaker
Gillette; Senator Curtis, Republican,
Kansas; Representatives Reece, Re-
publican, Tennessee; Felix Cordova
Davilla, delegate from Porto Rico;
Joseph B. Eastman, member of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
and George B. Christian Jr., who was
secretary to Mr.. Harding. Mr. Chris
tian said his resignation was in the
hands of Mr.. Coolidge, but that he
would remain here for the present
to assist the new executive.