The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-11-18
CURRENCYb|LL
MAKING GOOD
PROGRESS
Optimism Again Prevails in Wash.
ington-Hope Expressed That
Glass Owen Bill Will Be
Passed by Thanksgiving-Talk
of Brief Adjournment to Give
Lawmakers Chance TO Secure
Mileage.
BY Ernest @. Walker.


WASHINGTON, October 30. - Opt.
m.sn is again rampant at Washington.
\ week of dcspond, when look
through the spectacles shows no lcgis.
lative hope; then week of uplift,
when everything seems rosy and events
that are desired trip heel and toe. Men
are grown.rp children, and the big ones
at Washington are in many aspects like
men elsewhere. 1t is up and it is
down, and in the long run there is
progress. Not progress in just the way
that was planned out, but neveit'. eless
progress, and in the end achievement.
After the hour of achievement the
country forgets all about the tortuous
and wearisome way, and reioices or
criticizes the thing that is done.
Thus it is with the currency bill, now
in the throes of forming. A great paean
of confidence issues from the north end
Of the Capitol. Yea, the senators are
agreeing. They have voted upon few
TENS. The bill is growing every hour,
when the committee sits around the ma.
''S"hN h"pi's anu tNtTN SUNSET NOlnp-
thing has been accomplished toward
getting it into the senate. There are
appearances of harmony between Demo.
Gratis and Republicans, who take council
together. The partisan spirit is not
showing itself. Senators are comforting
together as men with men, and without
regard to politics. Good! Gooll so
the man thinks who has grown weary
of the senate delay and been wishing
mat his morning paper would have
something in it from Washington be.
sides currency story.
Somebody Will Be Blamed.
And 1T is good, for the country has
become of the opinion that it should
nave currency legislation, if only it
can have the kind that will be of
utility to the people and to business
Ihlngs are humming in the senate cur.
rency committee. This is due in
measure to the long preparation sen.
ators made in the way of hearings.
ihey gained information upon which to
formulate their judgments. 1t was well
TO nave some reason for one 3 action
rather than to leap into the dark,
After all, were the senators to be
blamed particularly because they want.
ed opportunity to mature their iudp.
mentS! Ii the new currency bill does
not work, viii not somebody be blamed
Decidedly somebody will be blame ed,
ana It might he worse than Tat. The
WIZ he oXrorlation and, possibly, in the
END retirement from public life. The
senate will lie blamed, and especially
the senate committee on banking and
currency Justly so, for the men
rhar-ed with responsibility for legislat.
ing must cary that responsibility.
But optlmistS are saving that the
bill will be cut of committee very
shortly and that in the course of ten
days the senate will be having full.
nedGed sessions and that Washington
VIII have new life with the discussion
or currency features and a prospect
that the bill will be done with beforo
the end of November. A fine contem.
plation! II may possibly be realized.
ne senate is queer legisla i've body.
Ihere rs never any telling just what
IL may do In given instance. Sup.
pose the senate currency committee does
report bill out with practical unan.
unity bv November 10. Suppose the
spirit of debating is not very aggres.
slNe with the toga wearers, especially
~ the administration quietly acauiesces
IN the amendments made. Suppose there
Is general disposition TO saw that
- the bill is pretty nearly right now
and we might as well let it slide right
along.
Work Well Done.