The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-05-21
CONGRESSMEN WHO MAY BE
VISITORS HERE THIS SUMMER

George B. Mcclellan has written to
the Honolulu Chamber Of Commerce
giving tho names of the Congressman
who viii probably form the party visit.
ing Hawaii as the guests of the Terri
tory this summer. He also enclosed a
typical letter from Congressman in
answer to the invitation to be one of
the party, the letter enclosed being
from Representative Cushman of Wash
ington. The following is an excerpt
from budget sent the Chamber of
Commerce by Mcclellan;
Congressional Party to Hawaii.
The first installment of invitations to
member of Congress, to visit Hawaii
as guests of the Territory thus far
sent out by Mr.. Mcclellan, on behalf
Of Mr.. Kalanianaole, is as follows:
Invitations have been extended to
Speaker Cannon, to the secretary of
the Intesior Department, and to Sena-
tors Depew, Flint, Gallinger, Penrose,
Burton, McCumber, Smoot, Curtis, and
Hepburn.
In the House invitations have been
sent to Chairman Foss of the Commit
tee on Naval Affairs, Chairman Tawney
of the Appropriations Committee, Chair
man Miller of the Committee on Claims,
Chairman Bartholdt of the Committee
on Public Buildings, Chairman Reeder
of the Committee on Irrigation, to
James Mann, who will probably sue.
coed Col Hepburn as chairman of the
Committee on Interstate Commerce. In
vitations have been extended also to
Congressman Loudenslager, Butler, Rob
erts, Mudd, Loud, Bates, Thomas, Daw-
son, Olcott, Ellis, Padgett, Gregg, Hob
son and Kitchin, of the Committee on
Naval Affairs.
Other Congressman invited include
Walter r. Smith of the Appropriations
ECommittee, James McLachlan of the
Rivers and Harbors Committee, w. A
Rodenberg of the Public Buildings
Committee, Jas. T. Lloyd and William
G. Houston of the Territories Commit
tee, William E. Humphrey-of the Mer
chant Marine Committee, F. w. Cush
man of Ways and Means Committed
and R. F. Broussard of the Ways and
Means Committee, and A. J. Borchfield
On account Of the absence of many
members from the city replies are com
ing in rather slowly. Mr.. Mcclellan re
ports that there will be no difficulty
Whatever, in securing such party, n
the fund and the steamer facilities ad
nit of taking. The difficulty will b.
in securing certain committeeman
whose previous engagements will TAX
them to Europe, or elsewhere.
It is expected that the party will
sail from San Francisco, July 20, an'
will leave Honolulu on the return trip
August 81.
The San Francisco Chamber of Com
merce has asked to have the party a
their guests for day or two befor
they sail for Honolulu.
Representative Cushman 8 letter wa
as follows:
Committee on Ways and Means,
House of Representatives.
Washington, d. G., May 6, 1909.
Hon. George B. Mcclellan, The Cumbei
land, Washington, d. @.
, My Dear Mr. Mcclellan: have bee
greatly pleased to receive your kin
letter of recent date written me o
I behalf of the good people Of Hawai-
1 and upon the authority of joint resC
> luton of the assembled Territorial Leg
islature, inviting me to become men
: Der of a Congressional party to visi
Hawaii in July of this year as CUES
. of the Territory of Hawaii.
may say that few invitations hav
reached me in recent years that hav
given me as much pleasure as this on
think that this invitation speal
well for not only the enterprise, bI
for the hospitality of your people. F.
Il