The National tribune., 1907-03-14
CONGRESSION'L IIINKPTS
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sentatives. Mr.. Taft will also have with
him IN that trip Representative n
De Almond, of Missouri, one of tho
leading House Democrats. For Demo.
Gratis as well as Republicans are going
on the March junkets. Senator Kit.
tredge. of Soath Dakota, who will be
Chairman of the Isthmian Canal C,m-
mittee next year. will likewise accom-
pany Secretary Taft.
| Able Men ON the Istbmus.
/ In the big Congressional party now
on the Isthmus the Ways and Means
committee. powerful committee in the
House, Is ably represented by its three
| leading members. Representatives
Payne, of New York, who is Chairman.
Daizell, of Pennsylvania and Mccall. OF
massachusetts,. Ex-Speaker Keifer. of
ono who was put on the Appropria-
| lions Committee by Speaker Cannon
! that he might have a dignified place
put who has developed into a trouble
some factor to the Republicans. is of
the big party. The Insular Committee
IS represented by its Chairman, Mr..
cooper, of Wisconsin. and 50 one might
go on thru the list of important House
committees, some one of whose menu
bers will come back with the knowledge
OF having seen the canal
Military Junket.
The Military Committees of Senate
and House had their junket on the
Army transpor. Summer. which was
brought up to Washington for their
special benefit. Under the pretense of !
gong TO Fortress Monroe to inspect the |
iortlfications these Senat ors and MEM
Jers and quite party of Army officers
sailed down the Potomac, made a |
ueHSntlul stay there, and then sailed
up the Potomac again. There is
10 be Naval junket soon, similar to
q 1unket that has been taken for several
years. Senator Hale and Representa-
tive Foss, Chairman of the two Navy
committees, are going on long cruise /
IN the West Indies with the Secretary
of the Navy. 1t is primarily a rest trim.
ana the congressman will go as the
Secretary's guests. Paul Morton and
AIR Moody, when serving as Secretary
OF the Navy, took several like trips with
Congressional friends Usually Speaker
cannon goes along on these trips Of the
Dolphin, which has become the great
1unket ship of the Navy
To Hawaii.
But one of the grandest of the Junk
cts is to be to Hawaii in June. There
was placed upon the Army bill this year
a provision permitting the Secretary Of
War to alfow members of Congress toI
travel upon transports. After the pro.
vision was coaxed thru Congress Secre-
tary Taft informed the Hawaffans thatI
there was such heavy movement Of
troops to and fro between the Philip
pines he doubted whether there would
be any space for the lawgivers There
1p)n an extra transport was asked, and
great influence is being brought to bear
Upon the War Department to furnish a |
special boat for these Congressional
unketers. 1t would cost money. of :
course, and it would be cheaper forI
Uncle Sam to put his hand into his
'ocket and pull out money enough to
'ay the fares of these impecunfous Con-f.,
'ressmen. who are drawing $500 a lsi
ear. But it would be nicer to have a q
pecial transport-more opportunity for .
Ugh jinks and for a grand old trip q,
cross half of the Pacific and back
gain.
The Hawaiians are very anxious tel
ave the Congressional visitors. Hawaii
as to ask large appropriations everyI
ear of Congress. There Is nothingl
rhich will make a Congressman vote
light quite SO much as a lot of some
hing enjoyable for nothing. So the
hawaiian Legislature has voted sI5,OOOl
} pay the expenses of a big party tol
ne islands and back again. This will on
o for the payment of railroad fare TO St,
an Francisco and for the cost of en- an
srtainmeEt at Honolulu 1t may be a W. W,
It of money to invest in Congressman,