Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-07-14
WHAT NEW YORK TELEGRAM
SAYS OF CONGRESSIONAL
TRIP.
HAwAn's INVITATION Is
MOST ATTRACTIVE OF ALL.
Delegates to Alaska. Yukon Exposi.
ton Will Have Nice Time
Irrigation Matters.

The failure OF the Senate to ex-
pedite the passage OF the tariff bin
is playing havoc with the summer
plans OF about 100 member of Con-
gress. who had anticipated pleasant
times during the hot months at COM
paratively little expense. saws the
Washington correspondent of the
New York Evening Telegram.
or the many junkets which, It was
expected. would be pulled OF be-
tween seasons that which has Ha-
wall for Its objective point is the
most attractive, but It has been post
poned from time to time until now
the invited guests are wondering
whether they will have their fun.
The Hawaiian Legislature is DESTROYS
OF receiving more liberal treatment
at the hands of Congress. It
wants large sums OF money expended
lon Pearl Harbor. and in order that
the necessity for these expenditures
might be set forth In a practical way
Prince Kalanianaole. delegate from
the Pacific island possession, was
authorized to select congenial par
~ and conduct 1t to Hawaii. all ex-
penses to be paid by the island gov
ernment.
The Prince picked every member
OF the House Committee on Naval Az,
fairs as meeting the requirements of
congeniality and every one to whom
an invitation was extended complied
favorably with the II. S. v. p. by
return mall. But the Senate is hold
Ing up the junket by refusing to
pass the tariff bill The Prince plans
to have his guests assemble In Chi
cago, where a special train will be
In waiting to carry them to the
coast. Al San Francisco a special
steamship will be at the docks to
transport the Congressional party to
Hawaii. and after arriving there the
Princes guests will be turned over
to the aristocracy OF the island for
entertainment. The date for the
start Of the trip was originally set
for June "a. but that has been called
on and no attempt will be made at
definite arrangements until It is
known when Congress will adjourn.
Aug. "a is the latest date set.
Another party Of Congress which
impatient at the present delay is the
crowd which had planned to visit the
Alaska-Yukon exposition at the ex-
pense OF Uncle Sam. When the bill
appropriating funds for the EXPOSE
tion was passed by Congress 1t con-
tanned a provision thmat $4,000
should be set aside for the expenses
81 delegation from Congress to Wis
II the exposition. Twenty-Five mem
bers Will make the trip. so that It
can be readily seen that each one
Will have $1,000 for pin money.
Senator Tom" Carter OF Montana
Is as grieved as any one about the
dilatory tactics Of his colleagues.
After much thought and careful
planning he had arranged nice trip
through the West for few members
OF the House and Senate who are in
terested In the irrigation and re-
ciamation OF arid lands. Senator
Carter is chairman of the Senate Re-
cIamation Committee and. as he is
one Of the best entertainers In Con-
gress, he had no difficulty In filling
up his list OF guests.
Members OF the Senate and House
who constitute the newly created
currency commission had planned to
make exhaustive studies of the finan-
cial systems Of the leading countries
of Europe this summer, but nearly
all OF them are so tagged now that,
although the trip undoubtedly will
be made. few Of them Will feel like
working overtime when they get to
the other side.