The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-02-14
Republican Effort to Confirm
Nominations Encounters
Firm Majority.
FISHER is WILLING TO STAY
But Report That Wilson Is Urging
Him Is Not Exactly the
Situation.
By Ernest G. walker.


WASHINGTON, January 31.-There
is little change in the status of Ha-
waiian interests at the Capitol. Hardly
wheel is moving. This will probably
continue for some time. Some hope
exists for the increase in the public
building appropriation, but this IS be-
cause friends of the Islands in senate
and house have undertaken to help the
proposed appropriation along. The
treasury department made favorable
report on the proposed increase and
efforts are under way to persuade the
house committee on public buildings
and grounds to make a favorable re-
port. Whatever happens in the house,
there will be an effort to get the
amendment on in the senate, where Mr..
Clark, of Wyoming, has 1T in charge
Democrat Wanted.
While there is considerable activity
now and then in the committee on Pa
cifc Islands and Porto Rico on the
denomination of Governor frear it viz
tually comes to moth ng. There is no
better prospect than there has been for
favorable action on the nomination.
Tie Democrats of the senate have no
idea of confirming that or any other
similar nomination at this session OF
congress-. They purpose to fill the Of
fee of Governor of Hawaii with a Dem
ocrat as soon after March 4 as they can
persuade President Wilson to. send IN
nomination. gus
No Combinations, -oPil"u
There has been semblance Of IN
dustry in the senate 1t seems that
the deadlock over contirmat on has
been broken. The Democrats have ap
parently won. For two or three days
the Republicans pitched battle tremen'
dously. One afternoon for hours the
doors were locked till into evening AND
the orators sprang to their tasks. Inc
. net result was six votes on roll cal
land three demands for quorum. Dem
oc ats stood by their guns against al
Corners and insisted that they wonic
not Weld. If the Republicans wanted
to make the rest of the session talk
ing match and leave other Legislation
to be cared for at the extra session
, of congress well and good. Nomina
4 tons would not he confirmed any way
r This attitude proved tOleral ~ convinc
n inp and the next day some of the Pro
!. pressiva Republicans refused to sup
a mort motion to 90 into executive ses
+ sion. That seemed to break the back
1 hone of the Republican flibuster.
o No Exceptions Allowed.
There have been numerous efforts t
: SINGLE out certain nominations to b
confirmed, hut things have come t
such a pass that none NAV be cor
frmed, That is rather deplorable flo
many scores of the nominations reall
ought TO be disposed of, whatever tn
merits of the postmasters' eases ma
be. T.. L. Clark, nominated for al
other term as interstate commerce con
missioner. ought to be confirmed. bt
his case ia in allowance because of til
general campaign of opposition. Charlie
p. Neil. commissioner of labor, anotht
efficient public servant, went ont
office February |. because the senat
failed TO confirm him. These two non
nations pertain to offices where IL
neumbents are not allowed to hol
over till their successors are nominate
and confirmed.
Page Bill Passed.
: The senate, although at a standsti
ON combinations, has been peggiI
, away at other business. Last wee
, it passed the Page bill for vocation
, education. This is an importai
? measure, which will call for an expen
: iture of about $l2,00O,000 annually f
extension of agricultural educati'
Q throughout the country. Farmers wou
!. he given opportunity to learn abo
n scientific farming and their sons al
: daughters would be provided with I
. cilities in high schools and colleges Z
: learning how to till the soil to the be
,. possible advantage. Hawaii shares
y the provisions of the measure.
This bill will hardly become law
/ this session of congress, apparently,
d carse Of opposition in the house. IT
y latter body, however has enacted
o somewhat similar hill and the eifC
q viii be made 20 combine the two
y, some fashion in conference From Il
4. time ON the senate must bend 10 1
M approximation Hills, now coming on
rapidly from the house. Aud ,
n time hrs been found 20 dispose Of I
\ proposed amendment 10 the Cnnstii
q, ton, limiting the tenn OF tho Pre-
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!, antnilUHHl amendments nny not
- reached Thus fRf ihis session
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