The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-03-15
HOW THEY SPENT THEIR
TIME IN WASHINGTON.
They Appreciate the Expeditions
Way in Which the Senate
Conducts It's Affairs.
Especial to the ADVERTISER.


to get the Hawaiian Commits
sioners to talk of anything but
Hawaiian history and the love-
ly climate of the Islands. They
charge this sudden silence to the
influence of the Department of
State, which is jocularly known
among them as the Cavern of ST.
lence." It is known at least that
before the Monday following, the
Commissioners were received three
times by the Secretary of State;
that his manner was cordial, and
that the Commissioners seemed
more cheerful after each visit at
the State Department. Monday at
II o'clock there was sudden flight
to New York-Thurston, Castle and
Carter. They all appeared again
on Sunday, and had but little to
say of their visit, further than that
they had had good time and had
accomplished what they went for.
The spare moments of the Com
missioners have been occupied in
sightseeing, and the interesting de-
bates in the Senate and House of
Representatives found a goodly
number of then in the galleries of
the diplomatic corps and those of
them who were in the last Hawai-
ian Legislature marvelled greatly
at the expeditions way in which
the President of the Senate an
nounces that "the ayes have it,"
without voice having been heard.
They appreciate, however, the ad-
vantage of expediting public legis-
lative business in this manner, and
if there were going to be any more
Hawaiian Legislatures in the nea~
future, they would doubtless prof.
by the lesson and try to introduce
some of these methods. The Cap
itol building with its library, the
Treasury, the Navy Departments,
the Public Agricultural Gardens,
the Art Galleries, the National Mu-
scum, the Smithsonian Institute
have all had share of their atten-
ton. And the views from the
Washington Monument have also
been enjoyed and appreciated.
Fred ,Peterson's eyes would open
so wide each day that it is said that
he scarcely closed them any before
two or three o'clock and his ac-
cessions in the clothing line made
him a close competitor with Mr..
Carter as the dude Of the Commits
sion.
Mr.. Wilder, as you may remem-
Der, is the treasurer of the Commits
sion. He gave up trying to keep
track of the calls upon him, so he
gave the various gentlemen each a
sum of money and asked them to
keep accounts of the expenditures.
This bothered no one but Mr.. Mars
den, but Mr.. Marsden lacks moth
ing less than ingenuity, so each
evening he copied appropriate ex-
penditures from the accounts of the
other gentlemen, and his charges
are said to have been more circum.
spect, although not less moderate
than those of the others.
It was found convenient shortly
after their arrival here to divide
the spheres of work among the diff
ferent members so Mr.. Thurstor
is now che big gun; Mr.. Wilder the
balance wheel and treasurer Mr.
Marsden the genial comrade who
attends to the wants of the conviv
ial Congressman Mr.. Castle the
statistician and Mr.. Carter the so
: cial attache. Those doing business
with the Commission have found
this of great advantage; and the
wonderful success they have mad,
is no doub: due in no small meas
ure to this astute arrangement.
I wish I might tell you more O
the negotiations and what tool
place as the various conversation
at the State Department, but l fine
information on this subject as diff
ficult to acquire. as do other report
. ers here.
Somebody was looking on at tn
reception by the President and i
is described as a most graceful anC
pleasing affair. DR.. Smith, Messrs
Thurston, Wilder, Castle, Marsdel
and Carter stood in a row in tn
beautiful blue room of the Whit
House as the President walked il
on the arm of Secretary of Stat
Foster, who introduced DR.. Smith
This gentleman in turn Introduce
the other gentlemen. The Presi
dent was very pale, and is reporte,
to have been not at all we'll. HI
shook hands cordially with each G
the gentlemen and in few wei
$ chosen words informed them of hi
pleasure at the meeting; that h
recognized that the voice of tn
American people had spoken i
: favor of the object of their mis-
sion; that he felt great anxiety an,
solicitude for the welfare of tn
Hawaiian people; that it was hi
E wish to give them fair and just gov
>: eminent; that it was radical dc