The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-23

Is a danger of Democratic victory IN
their districts because OF the low tariff
convictions of many of their Repub-
lean constituents. They prefer 10
sand for reelection on a record OF
having voted against strong protee-
zionist bill than to have supported the
President
1t is only matter of a very few
days now before getting away time.
The most conservative prophets do not
hesitate 10 stake their reputation on
that. The Senate debated the Dingiey
bill conference report but four days.
By that standard the extra session OF
Congress should adjourn by Thursday.
Some think it may be as early as We'd
nesday. but there are several senators
with long speeches in their systems.
La Toilette, Beverage and Cummins
are to be heard from. They have had
corps of clerks in the Bureau or
Statistics gathering an imposing ar
raw of figures for a week. And from
these figures the progressive senators
will draw conclusions for the benefit
of their fellow countrymen. 1t takes
time to do such things.
Then Democratic senator's from the
South are full of wrath because cot
ton bagging was not put upon the
free list. The cotton planters use mil
lions of dollars of this bagging an
nually. There are mills in Calcutta
that make this bagging much cheaper
than American mills can do. The
House put duty of clio of cent
yard upon bagging-the present law.
The Senate voted it upon the free list
and the Southerners claim it was to
stay there. But it did not.
And yet there is doubt whether the
Southern senators viii talk long time
in explaining their wrath. The Dem
oeratic attendance in the Senate IS
lean. Senator Tillman has gone away.
He is in poor health and unwilling TO
undergo the trials of the summer
climate in the Capital. Senator
Money, of Mississippi, who claims a
promise was made him by the Repub
liean leaders to keep bagging on the
free list, has gone away, not to re-
turn for this session. Senator John
ston, of Alabama, has sailed for Eu-
rope. 1t is said that the Democrats
can hardly muster 20 votes of their
81 In the Senate.
The delay in adjourning has caused
much personal embarrassment. It has
bothered the President On Wednes-
day he was to be at Gloucester, Mass,
as the chief guest at an enormous cele-
bration of the founding of the town.
There was TO be great pilgrim spec
taele. Warships have been ordered to
the ancient port and there was to have
been a high old time. The thrifty
residents of Gloucester sold 1900
seats for the grandstands on the
strength of the President being there.
But from all the signs it will be i'm
possible for the President to leave
Washington. That means II 900 very
angry citizens in Eastern Massachu-
Sets, for the prices paid for the grand
stands were fancy. The Boston tea
party was nothing by the side of the
turbulence there has been in the yicin-
. lty of Gloucester in recent DAYS.
Scores of Congressional junketers have
been annoyed and disappointed. They
were to have been on the high seas
by this time, sailing for foreign ports
and enjoying themselves hugely the
| while they looked after the errands on
which they are supposed to be travel
| ing. The Waterways Commission.
| whose ten members have a two-month
| trip IN Europe all planned out, have
postponed their sailing for week and
now will not weigh anchor in New
York till August 10.
A gay party of senator's and repre-.
sentatives, who were to voyage to Ho-
| noluln, at the expense of the Terri.
tory OF Hawaii, to look at the big
Pearl Harbor Navy station and al
other interesting things in the mid.
Pacific, has been broken I'D. Some
| have had to decline the invitations be
canse the trip would detain them till
SO late into the autumn. There will
still be a Hawaiian trip, from all in.
dieations. but its personnel will be
| changed.
Many families of far Western Con.
| gressmen will abandon a trip home this
summer because it is now such short
/ time TIL the autumn and till the assem-
I bling of Congress. The children of
| congressman very generally attend the
! public schools in Washington. But
these schools open in September. II
takes the best part Of a week to go
TO California and the best part of a
week to return. Accordingly the brief
time to stay on the Pacific Coast is
not worth the price of the journey.
Among the Fasteners in public life
at Washington there will be MANY Ia
hike for Europe by the earliest
boat. But most of these booked pass
age for so long ago and have had to
make SO many cancellations of new
dates that it is difficult now for them
% get accommodations on the outgoing
| steamers.
About the only people. who make nc
fuss, are the Washingtonians. The
hotels here have hardly known it was
summer, so great has been then
/ patronage. Most of the hotel GONNA.
mes will be able to declare an extra
dividend this autumn. There has been
no dull summer season. Even the little
army OF attorneys and lobbyists. who
| have swarmed here during the deliber.
| atoms over the tariff bill. are linger
ing into the early August DAYS, Just
TO make sure that none of the good
things by any possibility 60 wrong al
/ the last .,7ovuar+