The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-25
man special to the Advertiser.l

! xdail Special to the Advertiser.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. Icon
xress $ drifting. has been drifting, will
drift right up TO the holiday season.
-'Unele joe Cannon is doing all the
work for the House of Representatives.
The members have been visiting"
him during the last ten days, to re-
iterate what they have already writ
ten to him about the committees they
want The aged and venerable man
has the earache, the members have
talked at him so much and so hard.
But he can't help 1t. The members
are within their rights. He can't re-
member one-tenth of all they say to
him. He knows while they talk that in
a couple of books kept by his secretary,
Mr.. Busbey. and his parliamentary
clerk, Mr.. Kinds. have been noted all
that these Republican members have
asked for. But he must smile and be
pleasant while the Republicans tell the
story over again and while Congress
waits for its committees, for without
its committees it can not do business.
over in the Senate Senator Hale, OF
Maine. is doing most of the work. He
il virtually speaker at that end Of the
capitol for while. His title. however.
Is not speaker but chairman of the
committee on committees. However,
he is the man who puts the pegs in
their holes, which is Speaker Cannon's
way of describing the making of COM
Ynittees The Senate always does things
a little differently than the House. It
names a committee to make up the
committees. but of course. the chair
man is the big man on the commit
tee and he has his way about a lot of
things when it comes to a showdown.
Some time the present week the SEN
ate committees will probably be named
and a little legislation may be expect
ed from that body before it's adjourn
ment next week. The Democrats have
already chosen their men for the
minority vacancies and Senator Hale's
committee will report to the Repub-
1ican caucus this week. The caucus
will approve as matter of formality
and then the Senate will approve what
the caucus has done.
About next Saturday night Speaker
Cannon is expected to cut the visiting
short and put a poultice on his ears.
This means ne will be ready actually
10 make up the sixty-odd committees
under his Jurisdiction. The members
have been talking to him morning,
moon and night for two weeks and he
is tired out. But by Saturday night
at the latest he Will call his clerks to
meet him at his residence on Vermont
avenue. They will take the two books |
along and for about twenty hours the |
Speakers front door will be shut to all |
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 to make up /
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 let's the work /
tdry OUT for a few days and just be-
fore the holiday adjournment makes
the lists public.
Congress is giving a little attention
to the financial question. A Banking
and Currency Committee has been
in the House, with Represent