The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-08-21

LEFT WEDNESDAY FOR AN
EXTENSIVE TRIP.
WILL MAKE TOUR or IjLANDS
Large Delegation of Statesmen Com
pose Party-Wiu Be Gone Several
weeks-To Be Elaborately Enter
tanned at All Stops.

Our able and interchangeable con
gressman. Hon. b g. Humphreys.
LETT Wednesday morning for Omaha.
Nsb. where ne will join the party OF
members of our national legislature
who will visit the Hawaiin IsanIs
during this recess. While awaiting
the steamer in San Francisco. these
distinguished gentlemen will be en-
tertaincd by the Chamber OF Com
mercc OF the city OF the Golden Gate
They will visit the Mare Island Navy
Yard and numerous places Of interest
in and around the far famed "Frisco.
The party viii sail on the Pacific Mail
party will sail ON the Pacific Mail
Steamer Siberia. from Frisco ON Aug.
z4th, arriving At Honolulu ON the
3oth. They will return ON the Mag
nolia. leaving Honolulu on Sept. 18th.
and should reach Frisco on Sept i
The party viii mobilize at Chicago
and Omaha and go west via the Santc
Ie and Southern Pacific. with stop
over privileges At the Grand Canyon
and the Yosemite Valley. Tac dil-
ierent members will return at their
pleasure VIA Seattle or otherwise
Those composing tho party will
probably be the following members
# one Of the Houses OF Congress:
Senator Weldon B, Hepburn OF Ida
no; Senator Jonathan Bourne Jr.. Of
Oregon. Hon Geo. W. Fos~. of
Evanston illinois, chairman of the
committee on naval affairs. and the
following members OF that commit
tee. Van V Olcott OF New y ORR
y L. Bates Of Pennsylvania. w A.
Thomas. OF Ohio. A. f. Dawson. OF
Iowa. VIM r. Ellis. Of Oregon. T.
?. Padgctt. OF Tennessee \ w
Gregg. of Texas and ] +. Watkins.
Of Shreveport. Louisiana. who was
member OF the committee in the six
tycth congress. DR.. Richard Barth-
holdt. of St Louis chairman OF the
committee ON Public Grounds and
Buildings: Hon. c. =. Scott. of Kan
sas. chairman OF the committee or
Agriculture: Hon. w. 4 Reeder. OF
Kansas, chairman OF the committee
Oh Irrigation; Hon ]. NJ Miller. a..
Kansas. chairman of the committee
on claims for the Goth congress. and
now sitting at the head OF the com
mittcc on elections; Hon. VIM r.
Greene. of Massachusetts. chairman
of the committee on Merchant Maj
inc and Fisheries; Hon. Jas T. Lloyd,
OF Missouri; Judge Mn. c. Houston,
OF Tennessee. chairman OF the COM
mittee ON Territories: Congrcssmcn
Jas Mclahan. OF California.
II. Olin Young. OF Michigan II. {.
woodward. OF West Virginia. from tbs
committee on Rivers and Harbors
Hon. VIM y Rodenberg. Of Illinois
formerly chairman of the committee
on Public Buildings and now sitting
at tho head of the committee on IN
dustrial Arts and Expositions. and
the large. genial DR.. y !. Barchfelt
from Pittsbure, who is chairman of
the committee on Manufactures: and
to make the party complete our own
faithful representative. who has foc
three congresses been an attentive
worker of the committee on Rivers
and Harbors.- and for the assignments
just announced by Speaker Cannon
week before last. was also assigned
TO the committee on Territories.
which will in the coming sessions OF
the present congress have the work
of considering the admission n
statehood the territories OF Arizona,
New MeNico. Alaska and those oI
the Insular Possessions that mav
ask for protection under the Stars
and Stripes.
This party OF prominent. assidu-
Gus working members OF the tive
houses of congress are TO be the
guests OF the Insular Governmen
and their delegate TO congress. tn,
Honorable Jonah kuhio kalaniana
ole of Waikiki, district of Honolulu
island OF Oahu. who IS native of ths
islands. was reared and educated
their and in this country and Eng
land. Delegate Kalanianaole is
cousin OF the late King Kalanau:
and Queen Liliuokalani He VT
created prince by royal proclamation
in 1881: married Elizabeth kahan4
Kaauwai. daughter OF Ink chief O
the island OF Maui. October. 1896
and has been delegate from IL In
sular Government 10 the lifty-eighth
iifty-ninfh, siNtieth. and for the siN