The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-09-03

carry ont the understanding az the
leaders OF the Republican minority in
the house would be.
TAFT Fearless.
II is dcrlorable cou ton, makes
for loose degradation. and ads to en-
% atmtuts N.ich are not ea ny correct
ed. The bIaIne cannot ne ,quarely put
up 10 anybody a'tuougi % rests much
with tle iIesidcnt, because he pos
sesses veto power Eat under normal
conditions, congress should protect the
President from the exercise Of such
extraordinary power. In a presidential
year such as this, he is under special
exigcncics. BE 10 said that the presi-
dent has proceeded quite fearlessly, but
be has teen unable 10 do all that he
might have done were this not the year
of election.
There is great feeling Of relief
that congress, at last, IL getting away.
Some profess 90 believe that certain in
Guential men have bad political designs
in keeping congress in session but do
not point to specific reasons. No good
reasons seem TO be given why the bust
ness of the session should not have
been concluded by the middle of July,
except the antagonisms between the
senate and the house and the unwilling
ness Of either TO surrender some Of its
contentious. Neither side has gained
any particular advantage, unless it be
in the opportunity to have the cam
paign documents of all parties, even 90
| Victor Berger's Socialist party, print
ed and circulated at public expense. No
such loading down of the Congressional
Record with campaign documents has
ever been known in history. Not only
the speeches Of acceptance of the three
leading candidates for the presidency,
but all the speeches of campaign cOnse'
quence that Governor Wilson has ever
delivered all the statements and com
pilations that the Taft managers ex
pect 10 use, aud goodly quantity OF
the Progressive party's output have
now been printed in the government =
daily newspaper and can be sent out
under frank.
No Pork Barrel
The enormous grst of small legisla
ton at this session is notable. There
were no pork barrel bills, such as tn,
public building enactments usually are
This caused grieyous disappointment
NOnetheess great number Of sOcallec
private bills have been passed. He II
n poor congressman, who is returning
TO his constituency now in mid-August
without having at least one or TIVE
minor laws to point TO as evidence tina
he amounts to something down at Wash
ington. There are bridge laws 10
structures across nayigable riyers)
amendments to existing statutes TO nj
ford relief in cases of hardship, an nm
usual number of enactments for tn
West regarding public lands and so Of
through long category.
In this regard congress has eaugh
up with popular demands, and alto
! gether this legislation is of salutar
character. With the growth and eS
pansion of the country there is an in
croasing requirement fer minor legii
lation. Delay in getting Il produce
, irritation. In recent months there ha
: been n general disposition TO meet thi
, situation in which respect this sessio
= of congress has apparently done quit
D well.
! The work of this last session Of coI
b gress has been in the hands of a larp
q number of legislators. More men hay
G taken part in doing what WIS to !
done than usually happens. The bus
ness has not been centered 10 much {
of yore with very few. This is
Z change for the better and is likely
= quicken the general interest Of senator
> and representatives in the proceeding
:. The marked falling Off in ATTENDANT
y and the prevalence Of nbBentcesr
o which have marked the last few weel
' t.of the session, are eXplainabfe. III
y burlyburly of politics at home tells u
, whole story. The times have been fu
. of political stress. There were ALL
u Democrats. and Republicans who had
- be on the ground TO maintain ther
y selves.