The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-18


Representative James Mann. Of Chi
cago the great objector, viii be q
figure OF continued interest as the ses-
sion progresses. He is Cannon lieu
tenant and has been an inveterate foe
Of expenditures that could not run the
gantiet of severe criticism. If - Tn
Gle Joe does not win the minority
leadership in the next house, there has
been much talk of placing the mantle
upon Mr. Mann, who has bulldog tenac-
ity. He is very constant IN attend
ance upon the house, a very desirable
qualification for minority leader
EmpIoye Now Member.
No mention of the interesting per
sonaHties of the session would be com
plete without Representatives. elect Asher
&. Hlnds Of the FIST Maine district.
He is back in Washington at his old
task Of house pariamentarian and, as
such, takes his place at the Speaker ;
elbow, high up on the marble rostrum.
He probably knows more members Of
the house than any other man and as
the greatest parliamentarian IN the
world enioys no small distinction in
a house emplove. he has adhered very
strictly to his own duties but since
his election as a member he feels freer
TO participate in matters purely point
ical
In an entirely unofficial capacity. he
viii have an interest this winter IN
considerable legislation. The appor-
tionment bill Is an instance. He has
already taken a hand in the prellm-
nary conferences about that measure,
which viii have important bearing on
the division of congressional districts
IN his home State OF Maine and also
upon the efforts of the Democratic
Maine legislature to gerrYman la- his
district so that he can not be reelected,
When he gets upon the floor in the
next congress, the Republicans count
upon him to be a tower OF strength
to the minority cause, Parliamentary
skill is a great advantage in the house
The Democrats have very few good
parIiamentarians They have no man
equipped to cope with Mr. Kinds in
parliamentary rough and tumble speak
ing.
In the Senate.
The house should easily be the live
Iier forum of the winter. The senate
/ however. viii focus attention because
of the passing there Of galaxy OF
men who, presuma bly,, are sery}aL ou1
their last term in that body. Hale
j Aldrich. Beverage, Carter, Kean, De
pew ana Dick are headed for private
I life and all, except Aldrich, will bt
/ succeeded by Democrats
! Of this number Senator Hale, OF
| Maine, will be most prominent in tht
proceedings of the session. He IS chair
man of the appropriation committee
and of the Republican caucus. NJ
small share of the senate Leadership
falls upon his shoulders. particularly a
short session where most Of the leg
islation has to do with appropriation
bills He serves also on naval affair
and census. committees that Will havt
important bills to consider. If 1t wer,
a tariff session. when measures will
which the finance committee has 10 do
Senator AIdrich. of Rhode Island, it
chairman, would be the most consplcu
Gus senator. But the finance COMMITTEE
will probably have next to nothing t
DO for the remainder of the congress
ana Senator Aldrich. eXcepa in matter
Of party council, viii be O. Dscd t,
take his last legislative term in Wash
ington very easily.
A Disliked Youngster.
There will be much interest in Sen
ator Albert !. Beverdge of Indiana
still a young man. who first came t.
the senate nearly twelve years ago OF
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