The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-02
WASHINGTON PLANNING FOR
DELAYED HOLIDAY TIME
Expected That Tariff Orators Cannot Last Out
Much Longer President Sorting Out
His Golf Sticks

Washington before the first OF Noyem-
Der. Then he can enter upon his WIN
tiers duties in good season and make
ready for the coming of Congress, when
will assemble a month later for long
session extending well into June OF
next year.
All the energies of the departments
and bureaus in Washington are being
guided with reference to such presi-
Dental program The moment the tariff
bill is signed, everybody in Washington
knows there will be a great scramble
to get away. Steam will be up for
the President s train and, in ali prob
ability, if the session. lasts till the
sixth or seventh of July ne Will go
straight to Beverly without stopping
anywhere. A rush of Senators and Rep
resentatives to get out of. town Will
also set in--not only of those 500, many
of them with their families, but OF
1000 or 5000 Others including the fam
lilies of the little host of Capitol EN-
ployes.
Then, the moment Congress has ad-
iourned and the President has departed
there will be 10000 departmental en-
ployes asking for their sumner vaca-
tions. A good fraction of these 10000
will sehike' away for month in early
July to all points of the compass and
there will be lean muster of daily
workers all during July, August and
September.
Hence the Importance to the govern
ment of this last half of June. There
is great haste TO do the work that must
be done and to clear away the tasks
that should have early attention, be-
cause it viii be SO difficult to get much
done for long while after July |.
On that date the government ex-
penses are paid from a new set of ap-
preparation laws. A new set of books
must be opened The statutes always
have new restrictions and regulations
for disbursing money and that is par
ticuIarlv true of the appropriation
laws that go into force in July for the
coming fiscal year. Then, there is
great industry in taking care of the
odds and ends which always remain in
the departments towards the close of
fiscal years. If certain appropriations
are not spent by that time, the bal
ances revert to the Treasury. Govern
IAtnS bdAC OdAU tAdt
such balances are as small as may
be because they are aware how diff
cult it is to obtain appropriations in
these days of economy. Bills must be
paid by the tens of thousand. It re-
aulres an enormous force of clerks to
keep track of those obligations and to
see that all are taken care of in COM
plianee with the requirements of the
red tape which prevails in every de-
partment.
Quite a number of officials, who have
been holdovers from the Roosevelt adj
ministration, will retire on June 80 and
new men will take their places. For
that reason in nearly every depart
ment and bureau, a contingent of EN-
ployes are clearing up their desks,
taking out private papers, and getting
ready to try title once more with the
cold, cold world
Great pains are being taken in these
days that preeede the transfer of the
Capital to Massachusetts, to get the
wheels of the administrative maehin-
cry in the Census office whirling once
again. They have been idle for a
month, since the trouble between Sec
rotary of Commerce and Labor Nagel
and the late Director, S. n. d. North.
broke out Everything had been GO
ing on propitiouslv up to that time and
it looked as though the Census Bureau
would be far better equipped for
enumerating the population than had
ever before been the case.
But for weeks nothing has been
done, the force of workers in the. Cen
sus Bureau has been demoralized. No
one knew what to expect No one
thought it wise to make any move to
carry out the plans which Director
North made, because it might be that
his successor would want to make other
plans. The confirmation of E. Dana
Durand, Deputy Commissioner of the
Bureau Of Corporations to be director.
was held up in the Senate Chairman
La Toilette, of the Census Committee,
wanted certain questions about the con-
duct of the Census Bureau answered
before he would report Mr.. Durand s
nomination.
Then Congress has been dallving
about enactIng the legislation which
IS beileved to be necessary. Senators
ana Representatives are very cross
about the way Mr.. North has been
treated. They have not the greatest
confidence in the world in the new of
hcials. There is a deadlock between
the Senate and the House over provi-
SONS for selecting additional clerical
help. In short the conditions with
reference to such a great undertaking
as deeennial census are about as
bad as they conld be. This state of
| affairs has been made worse by the
resignation few days ago Oh Mr.. VIII
liam 5. Rossiter, the chief clerk Of the
Census and Mr.. North s righthand
man. Next to Mr.. North it is con-
ceded that Mr.. Rossiter Is almost in
dispensable, but he is unwilling to
serve under the conditions he now
sees ahead. His work in the Census
Bureau for seyerals years has been of
the highest order of efficiency. but he
is man of independent means, is able
to command a good salary elsewhere.
and his resignation must be accepted.
| This means the directing work in
preparing for the Census must be done
entirely by green hands. Mr.. Durand
IS recognized as very capable man,
hut he Is new to Census enterprise