The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-08
INTERESTS OF
TERRITORY AT
WASHINGTON
Ship Subsidies .-- The Postoffice =. Rivers and
tlarbors..-Secrstary Atknson---New Terrific
ries Committee - Carters Report---Cabinet
Changes

Pine Tree State William H Jackson
of the Eastern Shore district in Mary
land who, however, was not a very
active member of the Territories Com
mittee, was the only Republican renom-
mated in the United States that was
defeated by a Democrat. Representative
Burieigh F. Spaulding, Republican
member from North Dakota, was not
renominated. He, too, was very use
ful member and devoted considerable
time and attention to Hawaiian legisla-
ton. On the Democratic side of the
committee table the Territory loses two
very good Representative ]. NJ.
Robinson, of the Fort Wayne, Ind, dis
trict, and Representative John r. 1hay-
er. of the Worcester, Mass, district.
Mr. Robinson who has represented a
close district for many years was over
whelr1ed in the Republican landslide.
He has frequently championed Hawaii
an measures IN the House and has done
the Territory many favors from time to
time Mr.. Thayer, while less active.
was rega 1ded as a man of splendid
sense. whose word carried great weight
with the House He has been coming
to Congress from a district. normally
Republican and this year refused re-
nomination. His successor is Gen.
lockwood Hoar, son of the late SEN
ator Hoar.
In the next Congress there will prob
ably be a Republican or two more on
the Territories committee, than now. be-
cause of the increased Republican vote in
the House There is no way of telling
now, and probably will not be for
long time to come. what the personnel
of the new Committee will be.
SENATE COMMITTEE CHANGES.
There will also be important changes
in the Senate Committee on Pacific Is
lands and Porto Rico, which handles
Hawaiian legislation at that end of the
Capitol Senator Foraker will remain
chairman, just as Representative Ham1l-
ton will probably remain chairman of
the House Territories Committee. Sem
ator Depew, of New York, the second
Republican on the committee, may be
reelected but that is not certain yet
Addison G. Foster of Washington State,
who has been more or less active IN
Hawaiian matters and was member
of the Commission that visited the is
lands will probably not be reelected.
Thomas Kearns of Utah, who never
paid much attention to the work of the
committee, will almost surely be sue
ceeded by some other Republican, as
is Senator Burton of Kansas, under
sentence of fine and also of imprison-
ment, who does not return to his seat,
unless the Supreme Court sets aside
the verdict of the court at St. Louis.
On the Democratic side the Committee
loses an influential senator in the person
of Mr.. F. NJ CockreIl of Missouri. He
went under Unexpectedly and will be
succeeded by a Republican. Mr.. Cock /
re1l never gave special attention to Ha-
waiian legislation but nevertheless was
very influential in opposing or assist
ing bills through the senate.
GOV. CARTER'S REPORT.
At the Interior Department this after |!
noon, it was stated that Gov. Carter's
report, sent TO the islands a second
time for correction, has now been finally
returned 1t has been sent to the Public
Printer and, according to expectations,
will be released for publication within a
few days.
The officials at the Department are
awaiting the coming of Secretary At !
kinson They have not yet gone into
preliminary matters IN connection with
the sale of bonds
CABINET CHANGES.
1t is not improbable that under the
next administrator OF 1TSSiQeilI MOOSE
veIt there will be new Secretary of the
Interior. A good deal has been printed
about the prospects of Secretary Hitch
cock resigning and also about the pros
poets of his remaining in the cabinet.
The facts are the President does not
know for sure yet whether he will retain
Mr.. Hitchcock or not. AS the Secretary
If the Interior supervises and handles
practically all the business of the Federal
government with the Territory of Ha-
yaii he is the most important member
If the cabinet to the islands. The Pres
dent has decided upon all the other new
members of his cabinet excepting the
Secretary of the Interior and the 'Secre-
ary of the Treasury. having today an
bounced that Attorney General Moody
would remain.
Mr.. Hitchcock has been a pretty good /
riend of the Territory and has shown
disposition TO be fair iii all his dealings
With Territorial officials. There IS some
ak about electing him Senator from
but it is said to be somewhat
doubtful whether he could command
majority OF the legislature. There are
wo or three other men, very influential
n Republican politics of Missouri,
whereas Secretary Hitchcock never has
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