The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-04-04
Wants Conservation Bills Enact.
ed Into Law and Other Pro-
gressiye Measures Adopted
INACTIVITY CAUSED q, ], j n.
BY PARTY PICKERING
Presidential Candidates In SEN
ate Are Talking Colleagues
/, To veritable Standstill
tBy ERNEST O. wALKER.)
(ndail Special 70 The AdYarfisar

WASHINGTON, March 22- -PresidoI
Wilson seems determined to keep col
gross stepping. lively. At present sIittl
Is thought Of except the army bilis hi
that status may not last very long. tn
house is through with its part Of tha
task for the time being. The senate
taking up the burden and can be dt
pended upon to proceed promptly. Their
Is really Important work for the senat
to do in that connection. While III
Hay army bill was good, under all In
circumstances, the subject OF increas
ing the army is one of great moment
the prolonged discussion in the house
even though it did not affect the leQis
lative text profoundly, contributed d
the general enlightenment. The sen
ate will make improvements.
But the President has also given wor,
that he would like, the senate to pe
through with some. OF. the conseryatio,
measures IL has been wrangling inter
minably about. He wants those cen
servation bills enacted into law. One,
there is liberal Legislation on the book,
about the construction of dams upoI
navigable rivers and likewise about IN,
utilization of water powers upon IN,
public domains in the West, a ereal
many enterprises, involving large III
restihents, ean proceed. This viii
augment the general prosperity which /.
now sweeping over the Country. The
administration wants this to be n perl
manent and profound prosperity. Much
Is being done, from the governmental
standpoint, to contributs to it.. ~"
Party Row Not Yet Over ,vh-
The legislative battles of the session
are by no means over President, VIII
son Will have scrimmages yet with mem.
bers of his own party. The biggest OF
those, perhaps, will be. over the shin
purchase bill. The house ,comI,ittee
on merchant marine and fsbeties dallies
along with the preparations Of that en-.
aetment Every little while there is
something about a Democratic congress,
man having called at the White House
Offices, because the President wanted to
talk with him on this matter. Indeed
the. President. has been trying to get
his party in the house well into line.
A few days ago the departments of con:
lherce put out a few paragraphs, in
which was compilation" about 2O0e
SHIPS of European nations that had
hcen destroyed during the war. This &
a tremendous inroad upon the available
ocean transportation of the world
There, are the, German ships, of course.
not one of which is engaged in traffic on
the high seas and then there are the
tr'tish, French, Russian and italian
ships that have been destroyed bv sub.
marihos and otherwise, tosay nothing of
the great numbers of ships commando.
cred for the armies Of those powers.
But all thisiwill make for the admin.
istration arguments that the government
should start shipping lines to South
American and other ports. The Presi
dent is keeping it all in mind and when
the army and navy preparedness bills
are advanced these other matters will!
hf urgedf'anew and rcIentIsssly.
Boost Themselves n-i
'Twere better for the senate in these
piping days and, perhaps, also for the
,Ooqptry,r il the t'upper legislative
Dranch'i had fewer presidential eandi
latesl This does not apply particularly
% the East because there Is only a..
eastern senator, Mr.. Weeks of Massa.
'husetts, in that category. He does not
'tten take the, time Of the senate IN
making speeches, and when he does
peak he susally has something worth
While to say, at. least from the Republi,
AN standpoint. Mr.. Weeks has not
leen allowing his light to be hidden
,nder q bushel but, as far,ss senate pro
eedings are concerned, he is quite
Inherent candidate from several Of his
western brethren. taagr 4is SA
There are three or four Western Son. |
tors who will he supported BY dele |
yates in the Chicago Convention, md
hese three or four Western senators
will not permit, any bill. or amendment'l
4 moment, to come to. vote till they |
ave exhausted the senate and general, |
themselves by extended speaking
''enatsr Lawrence Y. Sherman, of III !
ols, is one Of them. Some cruel Wag
yrroteV a few weeks ago that It, made
title difference whether Senator Sher.
nan went, to the st, Louis or the Chfca |
o convention any way, as he would get |
nst ABOUT as Tar at one as at. the other
I. Ham Lewis In Running -...- /
ihe hhhOisdh ~ on MS nfst term Dut |
70 is one of the most persistent and
pluminOqs takers IN the senate. His
democratic colleague, Senator. j. Ham:
Iton Lewis, is supposed to have u
.ghtnin8 rod up for the Vice.presiden.
lai nomination and Is Something of a
alker himself. Senator Lewis FIRE.
nently speaks but he never makes n
title talk but what few moments
hereafter up hobs Senator, Sherman
nd has q speaking bout of his own.
? Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin,
pes pot, speak often but when he does
heak IL Is generally at great length.
lie Wisconsin senator is aPaeclared
hRdidate for the presidency but he has
ken Very little Of the senate's time
ils session, HOnf tho other hahd thGrc
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