The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-06-08
AT FIRST SIGHT
Congressman and Bride
Charmed With Hawaii.
Frank w. Mon'sIl, 4 Noted 1caus pusil-
eist CT the wssi-ssss'.I ses ioa-
Thomas q. Rset

Frank W. Monde!l. Couar.ssul man
from Wyoming. and bride. ne Miss
Ida Harris. OF Laramie. wyo.. arrived
by the Australia yesterday morning
and viii be in the Islands a couple OF
weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. Mondell find
number OF friends here and come
highly recommended 10 several prom
inent citizens. The Congressman is
one OF the youngest OF the Mainland's
successful politicians of reputation.
| This is his second term in the House
and to enter for this term OF two years
he resigns from the post OF assistant
commissioner in the general land Of
flee at Washington. He Is peculiarly
qualified as an authority upon a num-
Der of important matters constantly
mentioned I'm legislation at the capital
of the United States. Mr. Mondell Is
staunch Republican and has for sew
eral years stood high in the councils
of the party. being one of the men who
held the fabric together during the
rage of crankism in the West. lie has
ALWAYS been much in demand as pub
lie speaker. His discourses are marked
| by clear logic and evidences of wide
research and deep thought. Mr. Mon
dell began public life as mayor of the
town OF Newcastle. Wyoming where
he had gone To look after the extern
sive coal mining and mercantile in
terests of Fitzpatrick Bros. < Collins.
one of the largest contracting firms of
the continent. He was next Il member
of the State Senate and was chosen
president Of that body. Mrs. Mondell.
who is we'll known in society in the
East. as Well as at her home. is the
| daughter OF DR.. Harris. wealthy
Wyoming pioneer.
! Both Mr.. and Mrs. Mondell are thor
oughly charmed with Hawaii. They
had some driving about the city yes
terday. will make further trips ON this
| Island and next week will go to- Xxi
lauea
| The Congressman hopes that there
will be an extra session in the fall. He
thinks II would be a good plan to- en-
act At that time financial reform or
regulation that might have the test OF
time intervening before the presiden-
tial election.
| Mr.. Mondel says that the election
for a successor to- Speaker Reed will
be a brief contest. With Reed will
pass absolute government OF the
House from the chair. As IL is now the
speaker especially when happening to
be n man like Mr.. Reed. feels the per
sonal responsibility that goes with the
authority appertaining to his control
and direction of affairs through the
vehicle of his committee ON rules. The
system Will bee changed so that bills
demanded o: public sentiment for con
lsideration may he taken up. Mr.. Mon
dell. by the way, speaks in the highest
terms OF the man.from Maine who has
been such a prominent figure in the
transactions of the House.
People who have access To- current
information on the status OF legislation
for these Islands are wondering why
the question of whether Hawaii Is tn
be a colony or territory IS ever
preached. = conference committee OF
congress has reported a bill creating
the territory of Hawaii. This bill is
the amended organic act formulated by
the commission sent to the Islands by
President Mckinley. II has the unan-
imous support of committees on both
lSlut'S III t!G- 'tplJOl. II VIII
forward without delay n the Senate
by Senators Morgan and Cullom and
Mr.. Hit Will look after IL in the
House. All this is known here and
has been known for months and Is
simply accepted in Washington, des-
lpite the opposition OF some OF the men
who fought annexation. Some OF these
men. il comes from Washington. will
stubbornly contest the passage OF the
organic act What this can amount "a
remains 10 De seen.
| Congressman Mondell Is in the
Islands entirely as pleasure traveller
but will lose no opportunity to inform
himself on both political and business
affairs here. At Washington he has
always ',-u known - q friend OF Ha'
wall. a. have also th- Two Senators
from Wyoming. Clarence u. Clark and
Francis =. Warren. Llr. Clark Wa:
here re. emily with his wife and n res
ident friend Of senator Warren has the
promise OF this publici~t that he vii
soon come half over II. continent aut
half owe: the ocean tu see the pretty
new possession.