The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-07-13
THE PRESIDENT MAY RIDE
IN HIS SPECIAL TRAIN
(Mail Special to the Advertiser.)


will be the only official in the United states WIN SuGn
privilege and will be the first time the history OF the Republic
that any such thing has been possible
Committee really credited with having the appropriation
menay obstacles that but for his clever
erng the appropriation OF $4,000 for the Presidents travelling
i on the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill Mr. Hale it back
the Sundry Civil bill in the Senate vigorously op-
posed that Mr. Hale would likely forced 10 withdraw
II SO as to get his bill in get into
But in the the House passed as separate bill
The Senate would have debated that length probability
had not Mr. Hale taken speedily in committee secured
able report and then at moment when the Democratic and few
Republican senator's pasng for breath debate the
proposition on the Sundy Civil BILL asked five
O'Clock that afternoon on the separate bill 1t agreed to before
the opposition could work proposition for fighting it. The
vote the bill was taken and then
to press the item the Sundry Civil longer.
Perhaps the most significant thing about the authorization Of
in the Presidents salary $4,000 year be-
eved be good objections the 900
yet certain whether the President spend for the Conn
OF the Treasury refuse to the Presidents vouchers the
feeling that our President should have larger salary than
900 and Congress probably about ready to increase his salary
Mr. Roosevelt however, be paid larger salary than
$4,000 That because the constitution expressly fobds any
which adjourned March 1905 Mr. Roosevelt tried persuade
ing the term he now serving But he thought for political
would be best to have Democrat Representative Maynard
who thought the bill should have by Republican
and who also thought the President should have consulted him
about and the bill was not permitted to have consideration the
House.
of the President that the OF $4,000 put
Sundy Civil bill But it went out point of order, sustained
pyedpp officer in committee Of e Whole T tm 70 The &c ne t
day Mr. Watson summoned the White House offices and
asked introduce the bill carrying the of
appropriation He did and that is the bill which has become law
through the generalshp of Senator Hale.
The Presidents grounds for asking the appropriation gen
orally regarded by Congress entirely reasonable He Chair
he had previously stated to several Congressional callers that he
did not want the for his personal travelling If
County Virginia he does expect the government foot the
bills But nearly always when he travels the President unable
their regular trains They will take the risk of injury and insist
on his going in spG l & the G"Tne % is to be long n G%e The
its regular trains several times between here and
say special they guard that better from
the usual accidents of railroad travel
Then when the President travelling there hardly hour
during the day. when he not compelled to transact public bs
ness He have his secretary with him. also stenographer
or two and typewriter or two half dozen secret service men,
nothing OF three servants and dining The press
President Accordingly when the party all made up 1t comprises
twenty-five thirty Therefore long journey it is
President and few friends Pullman
for those accompanying him. OF which is generally used
during the day as working room Tor the enogaphers and type
writers, dining and baggage car.
The OF such special train approxmas 5000 or 500
Heretofore when Presidents have travelled the railroads have
furnished these special trains free It was not much OF loss to
increased other travel At the same time it put the
obligation the railroad OF the Presidents have been sui
fcien rich the out OF their pockets Mr. Roos
lot OF money the White House entertaining and he feels that
that is about far as he ought TO with his own money
Furthermore the railroad rate regulation BILL which expect
become a
granting OF free for government officials msdemeanor
which another nsuperab for the President OF the United
in the going unketng the country
special trains furnished by railroads free OF cost
TIRED CONGRESSMEN
tired and oon OF law makers has not been seen
in Washington for twenty years than those who engaged in
closing out the legislation OF the first session OF the Ynh Con
gTess portion OF the Senators and members have already left
when the end OF the session yet wcek away Some
gone home have gone Europe have away
TO attend 10 poucs and still others have gone attend press
ing matters of business
Ru' e leaders Of senate and House remain and will have to
stick by he guns I he very last They he who really
have lo work hard and who have for being tired after
sN months ~ as senuou. legislation the country since
William NchnlN was hrs mauguwcd. And hy he way Pres,
dmi Roosevelt himself Very strenuous man ur,d and worn
out r hnl' a a hAl thr strain s telling upon him. lo srt
he pace i he omeal activities hue. and a others have been
haNms Now lp sneueh touW,ss o prt avk and e.,
mm opportunity lo go hs eount} home a sl,r nay and r,
perae
PRESIDENT WOULD REST