| Show DECIDES AGAINST AN EXTRA SESSION RESIDENT PRESIDENT WILL NOT CALL AN EXTRA MEETING UNTIL HIS RETURN FROM EUROPE Vigorously Insists That All Pending Appropriation Bills and Urgent Legislation be Attended to Before Before Be Be- fore for Adjournment t Washington on Oa On the first day of his return t to the Ule capital President nt WIlf Wilson on p put t in more than ten tea hours at nt his his' desk signing twenty-eight twenty bills bills' and joint resolutions making a u score of nominations nominations nominations discussing government business for Cor three hours with his cabinet and winding up the days day's work wk by a conference conference conference con con- ference on the legislative situation with Democratic Lender Leader Martin at which the president announced his mIs decision decision de do- not t to call nn an of congress until after his r return turn from Europe President Wilson was said to feel It his duty to remain In Europe Europ until the I treaty of peace was vas concluded d. d i iThe The president said he lie w would uld return to to Paris Immediately after March 4 and was positive that he lie would not call an extraordinary session s of congress congress congress con con- gress until he lie returns Sena or 1 said He did not state the date of his return nor did he lie authorize me meto to quote him In respect to that point but my personal opinion and judgment Is that tb there re Is no reasonable reasonable expectation expectation expectation tion of his his' being back prior to June 1 1 S Senator Martin wa vas ac accompanied to the White House by Senator Simmons of North orth Carolina c chairman i of the finance committee They conferred for nearly an nn hour with the Ule executive discussing In detail the congestion of legislation In congress Further than the formal statement of the Democratic leader both senators senators senators sena sena- tors declined to comment on their discussIons discussions dis dis- dis- dis with the president but It was was' understood that the executive would vigorously Insist that all pending appropriation appropriation appropriation ap ap- ap- ap bills and other urgent legislation legislation legis legis- lation be enacted before congress adJourns ad adJourns to provide for operation of the government In the tile event of his work at mit I Paris should hold him after July 1 when the new new would be needed |
