The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-09-22
Results Of Coming Election will
Change Many Faces In
the Congress
HOURS ARE WASTED
Gliding ABsENTEES'
Resolution Deducting Salary For
Time Lost Subject Of Much
Political Debate
BY ERNEST @, WALKER
Mail Special to The Advertiser

BY ERNEST q. WALKER
Mail Special to The Advertiser
WASHINGTON, September s-There
sooms no Likelihood Of congress lapsing
into secondary interest in Washington
for while. Tho iaded Legislators could
well complain that it is "iust ono
durnod thing after another for them.
Nevertheless, they arc quite cheerful
about IL. Tho primaries are mostly
over. These who have won ronomina
tions, can rost content. Those who did
not stand and also those who went
undcr, must accept tho situation with
complaconcy. But il is fact that 70
nominations havo been the rule and
exceeding fow have boon doniod the
honors, 20 usually coveted in our public |
life. Consequently q period of political /
calm for n while The congressional
campaign will hardly be. waged with .
fcrvor till along into early October 1t
will DO short, tonso struggle this year. |
Whatovor happens as to party supre-
macy in the noxt house of representa-
tivos, 10 will DO a case of tho Same
old faces in important places The
exceptions will largely DO of represen-
tatives, who have craved promotion TO
the nuppoF Legislative branch. = in the
old days, ono could run for reelection
to the house and, oithor in victory or
defeat, turn about and sock sena-
torial toga before his state Legislature.
Popular election Of senators has changed
all that. Most Of tho nominations are
by primary and representatives, who
aspire TO tho senate, must cut short
thoir caroors in the house
Underwood win Be Senator
Thorc is quito list Of those. Rep
resontatiye Underwood of Alabama
heads it. His election is already as
surod. Representative Joseph Il. Know.
land of California has boon nominated
ny tho Republicans for the senate. lie
is not exactly a leader in the house
hut has seon long service thore Rep
resontativo X. b. Steyons of New
Hampshire, who, in his first term, has
been the author of more important
legislation than ofton falls to the lot
of now membcr, has been nominated
for tho senate by tho Democrats Of
his state. Representative j. Mitchell
Palmer, easily one Of tho foremost
Democrats Of tho house, has boon nomi-
mated for tho senate in Pennsylvania.
Representative c. II. Burke of South
Dakota, an old member and one of the
strong Republicans in the house from
the West, is also nominee for the
senate. But most Of tho mon who are
active in house proceedings, which
means q group Of twonty or thirty, will
DO con the job - aftor March 4, 1915.
There will BIO more noticeable changes
in the personnel of tho senate Men
like Burton of Ohio, and Root of Now
York, have stepped aside and new men
will como in their places. The senate
will lose considerable strength after
| March noxt. A dozen now faces are
almost a certainty there. .@.u Fl
House Indulgos Horse Play ..6.
Tho national house is induIging in
much horse play thosO September days.
II seems to entertain the membership
under tho irksome conditions that pen
alizo absontoeism. tndood, there has
boon dCal Of "spouting'' because of
the Underwood resolution requiring on
forcoment of tho law by which $2054
il TO DO deducted from the salaries Of
| representatives for ovory day of abb
sOnce. Hours are wasted In talking
about that resolution, by Republicans
boon chief offenders and by Democrats
in trying 10 show that Republicans are
| most negligent about attending TO of,
fetal duties Some Of this debate may
| tricklo back to constituencies and
provo embarrassing to congressman who
| sock d return.
Representative Mondell Of Wyoming,
Republican, and Representative Hefin
/ 81 Isl 1. -
| and heavy word duel on that score 1t
makes little difference what each says
| Of tho othor as to absente0ism, for both
are ronominated and sure of reelection.
Both, however, arc constant in attend.
ance, One day Mondell moved TO strike
! out tho last word and proceeded:
HThC gentleman from Alabama, Mr.,
| Helm, | regret, Is not here. Ho sell
dom is, lilo told MS recently that the
Democratic party in this congress had
done moro for tho West than the Re.
publican party in sixteen. years. He
said II with that fullness of tone with
| which he always utters his Oracular
statements on matters about which he
knows nothing. h'.. 81
Aud away tho Wyoming man won't
on a long political speech -
Hehin Has HIS Inning ...
/ OF course Helms friends told him
what had happened, and he could have
read IL the next morning in the Con.
gressional Record. Then Holm had
to have his turn. lie waited his OPP
portunity, whom Mondell was out Of tho
hall, and then said: 49, & Hat.
81 regret that my distinguished
/ friend from Wyoming, Mr.. MOudell. is
not here He is not always here. but
he Is always speaking when he Is here.
The gentleman by his constant speak,
ing long since has refuted the doctrin,
that the mill never gTinds with ths
water that has passed, for those of us
who sit here isteping to his speeches
't. Continued on PVge Three)