The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-04-27

! is willing to do in supporting GER
tain phase of the bill and for bringing
Senators to agree. Senator Crane of
Massachusetts. the man who keeps the
check lists of how the Senator'S ar
ranging themselves in the fight and of
how the alignments change. goes often
to Senator Aldrich's room and also
often to Senator Hales room. He is
active In all the councils
Senator Aldrch has taken up the
work of adjusting the views of SEN
ators on some given proposition that
will be as nearly acceptable to all as
possible. very aggressively within the
last few weeks. He Is a man of strong
personality and when he gets hard at
| work always produces results. Sem
| ators Of both parties believe in him
and notwithstanding the many harsh
things that are said of him, he Is u
very remarkable man.
Senator Hale, whose leadership in
the Senate is recognized, has held aloof
from the active work of comforting
with individual Senators. But in the
important consultations over the bill
he is and has been very influential.
All the decisive moves are made known
to him in advance.
There are many gray heads in these
earnest talks for the gray heads are
wise in council and have been through
so many hard legislative fights that
they know better what 1t is wise to do
than the younger men who have had
less experience and therefore are less
trusted. The country generally does
ranliza how "a n N IA lapis-
lation may be- 1t affects millions upon
millions of railroad property, held by
people of moderate means, as well as
millions upon millions of railroad prop
erty held by people of large wealth,
who, however. would not in reality
suffer as much from drastic or unfair
laws as those who have less of this
worlds goods. But the legislation pro-
posed will have far-reaching effect
upon the transportation of the coun-
try with reference to the thousands of
communities. The example of New
England is often cited, for il is said
that railroad rates could be made by
arbitrary commission which would de-
populate every large city in New En-
gland, except Boston.
1t is natural that Senators should
differ materially in handling such a
momentous question. They differ al
, ways on tariff. but probably the rate
regulation bill, which will be enacted
into law before the session is over
, will be felt more in certain sections OF
the country than any tariff bill since
the civ!l war.
= The conferences which one sees
, about the Capitol are only part ri
5 those held, Senator'S are frequently il
consultation with the President. II Il
nothing unusual for telephone mes
I sages from the White House to be re
K ceiVed az the Capitol asking some Sen
= ator 10 drop around at l o'clock n
. the afternoon. which Is Just before tn
[ President starts for luncheon, or a
g o'clock I'm the afternoon, which
4 about the hour he returns to his OF
TO hces, or AZ . o'clock In the evening
a which Is about the time he is throug
= with his dinner, II Is also nothm
r unusual Tor Senators 20 gather a
- some one ~ their residences In IN
d evening Ia talk over what has bee
y done during the day or to lay out plan
~ Tor the following day,
a "A q matter NJ fact very lars
IA number VI the 81 men now in the Sen
r ate are very much Ia earnest ahnl
a. this iallI0ad rate regulation Tbs
a. are an oonlending for the views VA,
O. they hold, some are not senator
"a given 90 makins speeches bat Ia mu,
in of This work they do lhrS arr a,cen
M pllshns even more Than those SCI
'n alors who ronnne themselves IA nal
Al ins sel speeehep Nn lae ilnor, The
n may he lni " Wranglng ana lall
as lns which Noula seem unnpeessal
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