The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-12
By Ernest G.. Walker.

l1IaiI Special to The Advertiser.) !
BEVERLY, Massachusetts, August >. !
- Large plans have already been |
mapped out II connection with the win |
ter activities OF the administration. .
The President few days ago an
nounced here that he is already start |
my upon his annual message to con
sIess that he is planning to cat the an
nual estimates to congress this year,
just as was done last year, not being
discouraged at the failure of his effort.
with congress in that direction.
Last year a committee Of the cabinet
went over all the departmental est
mates carefully and suggested possible
ties of retrenchment. \ vigorous cam
paign for economy was waged, and
when the book of estimates was made
no by the secretary of the treasury in
October and November and printed for
distribution at the capitol in early De
cember it was believed that material
reduction in appropriations was forth
coming. The Republican leaders Of the
senate and house seemed ready 10 CO.
operate But many difficulties were en-
countered as the session progressed. 1t
was the wear before a national election,
and the representatives were especially
anxious to obtain appropriations tor
their districts, as these would be heIp-
full in winning a reelection. That IN
tiuence was very considerable IN the
two so-called "pork barrel > bills-the
river and harbor appropriations and the
public buildings appropriations. Then,
after the President and his cabinet ha-
done their best at scaling down the csti-
mates. several members Of the cabinet
found as the winter progressed that
they had TO put in supplemental estl-
mates. - which increased the first total
by many millions. And so it was that
the economy program failed.
VIII Prune Away.
But this has not discouraged the
President, as his announced purpose TO
enter upon a similar program right
away indicates. There will not be the
same obstacles this year. 1t will be
the short session Of congress, and the
time limitation - the life Of congress
must end March 4-wiII give mem
bers less opportunity to advance their
schemes for getting hands INTO the feo-
eral treasury. Then there VIII be no
federal election immediately following.
All members Of both branches OF con
gress viii know what their political
! tenure is to he and whether they are
! to hold congressional office for two
wears from March next. These and
| other influences Will combine TO help
| the President on his economy program.
| Big Appointments.
! The Presidents duties during the
autumn in selecting men for important
| federal places Will be unusually heavy.
| This is particularly true with reference
| 10 the most important Of all nomlna-
lions he has to makc-those of federal
! illdres. He has al least seven judicial
| plaees to fill. the incumbents of which
! VIII tie commissioned for life. There
are the five Judges Of the new commerce
cour+. who viii have circuit court rank.
/ These Judges viii organize that new
! tribunal from which the President eX-
meets a vast deal Much has already
| been said about the prospective Vacan-
! ciee on the Supreme Court Of the United
t States. Since the Presidents return
from Beverly it has been authortatlvelT
announced that Justice W. II. Moody
who has been i'll for year with serlou:
rheumatic troubles at his home here IN
! Massachusetts, viii avail himself Of the
! provisions Of a special act of congress
/ authorizing him 20 retire before the
middle Of November on the salary OF
50 .OO0 a wear for life. This enactment
| was necessary to assure q fall bench OF