The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-03-21
HOW THEY SPENT THEIR
TINE IN WASHINGTON.
They Appreciate the Expeditions
Way IN Which the Senate
Conducts It's Affairs.


The newspaper men say that after
that first evening it was impossible
10 get the Hawaiian Commits
sioners to talk Of anything but
Hawaiian history and the love
" climate Of the Islands. They
charge this sudden silence to the
influence Of the Department Of
State. which Is joeularly known
among them as the Cavern Of ST.
Ienee." 1t Is known at least that
before the Monday following, the
Commissioners were received three
times by the Secretary OF State
that MS manner was cordial, and
that the Commissioners seemed
more cheerful after each visit at
the State Department. Monday At
- o'clock there was q 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 4 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 them 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 adj
vantage of expediting public legis-
lative business in this manner, and
if there were going to be any more
Hawaiian Legislatures in the near
future, they would doubtless profit
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 a 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 &C
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 4
sum Of money and asked them to 1
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
1t was found convenient shortly
after their arrival here to divide
The spheres of work among the diff
;erent members so Mr.. Thurston
S now the big gun Mr. Wilder the
balance wheel and treasurer Mr..
Marsden the genial comrade who
to the wants Of the conviv-
al Congressman Mr.. Castle the
statistician and Mr.. Carter the So
,ial attache. Those doing business
With the Commission have found
his Of great advantage and the
success they have made
S no doubt due in no small meas
Ire to this astute arrangement.
wish | might tell you more of
he negotiations and what took
llaee at the various conversations
It the State Department, but l find
Information on this subject as diff
icult to acquire, as do other report
rs here.
Somebody was looking on at the
by the President and it
) described as most graceful and
leasing affair. Dr.. Smith, Messrs.
Wilder, Castle, Marsden
nd Carter stood in a row in the
eautiful blue room Of the White
Touse as the President walked in
n the arm Of Secretary of State
'oster. who introduced DR.. Smith.
his gentleman in turn introduced
be other gentlemen The Presi-
ent was very pale, and is reported
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