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Show PRESIDENT GOES TO CAPITOL TO CONFER ,UPON LEGISLATION Washington, Juno 4. President Wilson went to the cnpltol lato today to-day nnd conferred for nearly an hour with Senator Martin, Democratic Democrat-ic floor leader, regarding tho general legislation situation In Congress. I Afterwards Senator Martin said no new legislation was proposed and that tho present program was unchanged. un-changed. Crowds of visitors, inccludlng confederate con-federate veterans hero for their reunion, re-union, cheered tho President on his wny to and rrom tho capltol. Ho was recognized by many and? doffed his lint, smiling to thoso about tho cnpltol and within the coVridors. Senator Martin and tho President talked over important war measures, meas-ures, Including the revenue bill, food legislation and tho administration bill authorizing the executive to regulate railroads to Insuro priority in transportation trans-portation in food and other necessities. necessi-ties. Discussion of the railroad bill was halted In the Senate today by reqefs until tomorrow, In observanse of SVSr registration day. The House Is in recess until Wednesday for the same reason. During today's brief session Senator Sen-ator Smith of Georgia vigorously attacked at-tacked the railroad legislation. Ho said It would be impossible to consider con-sider it hastily, because it contained "astounding propositions." |
