Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-11-20 | Page 1 | President Puts in Busy Hours

fflfSHIT PITS III BUSf MB Last Day of Congress Finds Him With Much to Occupy Oc-cupy Attention. Chicago Tribune Special Service. WASHINGTON, Nov. ly. President Wilson today put In the busiest day he has experienced since he was forced to his bed carry in October after his nervous breakdown on the transcontinental trip, and it was said at the White House tonight to-night that lie was a very weak man yet. Although fatigued. It was stated there was no serious relapse In his condition. The approaching adjournment of congress con-gress was the cause of the extra work done by the president today, the signing of twelve bills being among the tasks incident in-cident to his part in ending the session. He signed a number of commissions, wrote several memoranda and letters, and took an active interest in the developments develop-ments in the fight in the senate over the ratification of the peace treaty. This afternoon the house committee, comprising Representatives champ Clark. MondeU and Towner, accomoanipd bv Ssr- j gcant-at-Arms Joseph G. Rodgers. "called at the White House to notify the president presi-dent of the contemplated adjournment and ask him if there was any further executive business for the house. It had been planned for this committee to sec i the president personally, but Doctor Gray-j Gray-j son urged against it in view of Mr. Wilson's Wil-son's "fagged" condition. Secretary Tumulty Tu-multy informed the president regarding the committee's visit and acted as "go-between." "go-between." Before the committee had left the White House, after being Informed that the president had no further matters for consideration con-sideration by the house at this session, the twelve bills signed by Mr. Wilson were brought to the executive office with his signature affixed. The handwriting was not in the firm style of the president and rather on a bias. ( One of he bills provides for the eon-I eon-I tl nuance of the supervision by the war t trade board over the importation of dye-stuffs, dye-stuffs, and another was the so-called 5f4OO.OOO.00O car refunding act. Despite a chilly wind the president was ' wheeled out of doors on the south por-! por-! tlco this afternoon. Ho spent nearly an hour in tho fresh Kj, IL was announce 1 today that because of the steady improvement in the condition condi-tion of the president, the daily consultation consulta-tion of Doctors Grayson, Ruffin and Stitt will be discontinued. It is expected that a consultation will be held about once a week. f