The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-12-27

and then the Senate will approve wha
the caucus has done.
About next Saturday night Speake
Cannon is expected to cut the visitin,
short and put poultice on his ears
This means he will be ready actual,
to make up the sixty-odd committee
under his jurisdiction. The member,
have been talking to him morning
noon and night for two weeks and h,
is tired out. But by Saturday nigh
at the latest he will call his clerks t
meet him at his residence on Vermont
avenue. They viii take the two book.
: along and for about twenty hours the
speakers front door will be shut to al
callers. He is likely to work all dur.
ing Sunday: in fact the bulk of the
work of putting the names down In
the committee lists will probably be
done Sunday.
That has been the case heretofore
when Mr.. Cannon has had 70 make W
committees for the House. He has
had the task on his hands twice before
this and each time he made up the
lists on Sunday. Then he lets the work
dry OUT for few days and just be-
fore the holiday adjournment make.
the lists public.
Congress is giving a little attention
to the financial question. A Banking
and Currency Committee has been
named in the House, with Represen-
tative Fowler, as chairman and 1t has
held a meeting or two to organize and
II get into shape for the consideration
| OF numerous plans which have been
offered for curing financial ills. 1t Is
a foregone conclusion, however, that
the law, as finally passed. will be franz
| ed in the Senate. Chairman Fowler
is an asset currency man and he has
named as a subcommittee with himself
as Chairman men who will likely &C.
duIesce in what he recommends. The
s.raLe men of the committee, at least
the strong men in the estimation CT the
HuCse, such as Representatives Theo-
dare Burton of Ohio, John W. Weeks of
Massachusetts,. leading banker Of
Boston, and Lewellyn Powers of
Maine. have been left off the subcom-
nsistee entirely. Their voices will be
heard when the bill gets Into commit
tee but probably they will be unable
to n:aul6 a measure that can COM
mand the support of the conservative
forces in the Senate and the House
Senator Aldrich has been working on
currency legislation ever since he ar
rival in Washington. He has conferred
extensively with the members of his
committee on Finance and with other
Senator's. He has also made two visits
10 the White House, the last time of
an evening in company with Senator
Craze os Massachusetts,. The Eresi-
dent asked both of them to come and
thereby gave proof of his desire for
harmony within the Republican party
during the session. Senator Aldrich
many months and it did not seem likely
that ne would go there right away. as
his sentiments toward the President
are far from cordial.
The meeting between the two men.
however. was frank and cordial The
President gave no indication of a wish
TO dominate Congress in the matter of
financial legislation. He is interested,
of course. that Congress shall pass
some emergency currency law. but he
surprised Senators Aldrich and Crane |
by announcing that he intended to |
keep hands of and leave Senate and |
House TO work out the problem ac-
cording TO their own best judgment. |
OF course. the President may change
his mind after while, as ne generally
reserves the right to do when Con-
gress it not coming up to the expecta-
tons of the country, but it looks at
present as though the Congress would
be allowed 10 go it alone in framing
a currency bill.
1t may be that the President will
Congress during the present session.
Possibly Congress would not be averse
to such a condition Of things. Its F,
leaders have been more or less at odds
with the President ever since he en-
tered the White House. Every VIM
Ter there has been some legislation ,
which the President wanted to get .
through and which Congress would
enact only reluctantly and under pres
sure from the White House.
As far as the signs go, no program
or legislation has been made UP at .
he White House this year. The Pres .
dents recommendations for more :
nactments against corporations, it IS .
viii not be passed at this i.
ession, and the legislation will be /.
assed over for his successor in Office =,
D handle. A modification of the Sher- :,
ian antitrust law is being drafted at :,
he Department of Justice by the As
istant to the Attorney General, Mr.. :,
'urdy. Some think the President :.
ill likely start campaign for it's
nsctment into law before this session
loses.
But Congress is in no mood for that ,
ind of legislation and, with the pres ,
ut spirit, neither Senate nor House =
,uld be pushed very hard. The Re y
want to do nothing TO jeop- y
rdize their chances in the Presiden- y
al campaign. The corporations are -
ready in an ugly mood because of .,
hat The administration has done TO -
lem and because of the current de-
ression They win be let alone for =
while. If the old campaign managers
N have their way. .
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou .
Is contributed toward a better feel =
g in Senate and House by curtail- >