Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-07
MAY POSTPONE
HAWAIIAN BILL.
Congress Averse to Making PrCce-
dents for lnsuIar Possessions.
OBJECTIONS TO HIT BILL.
Hawaii Way Not Get Delegate In Con
grcss Trade Rotations proyis-
Ions Cause Concern.

Ncw York. Jan. "A special to tho
Tribune from Washington says.
70 ia expected that the hit Bit 10
provide "a government Tor tho territory
% Hawaii. which has boon under con-
hidcuiion Tor several weeks IN n sub
committee OF the House committee ON
territories. VIII be considered by tho
fLu committee aud favurably reported
TO the House early next week. There
viii b. minority report signed by
Democratic members. air. HIT ivisy
oppressed the opinion, based on oouver-
natl0nr with number Of members on
both sides. that obstructive tnotlcs viii
not DO ronorted "a for the purpose Of
LINGERING either the consideration or
passage Of the measure. lie also Re-
MARRIED that he did not think the di-
NUrupItr between the bill to be re-
Ported by the House committee and tho
one already reported to the senate -
Alr. GALLON from the committee on for
ciHu relations. would be Wide enough
Ia cause much trouble In case either
should pass ~ reported. Efforts viii
10 made. however. In both houses TO
'agc the measure amended In some im-
rnrinui ruHpUctH 4 number 81 sem
utofH and representatives are anxious
that NO provisions should be embodied
IN the Hawaiian act which might be
cited. and urged No presidents In fu-
tine legislation concerning territorial
ACQUISITIONS either accomplished or
Prospective. aa result OF the war with
sraii. Many OF them are opposed TO
the provision Tor "a delegate In Congress
from laval and ARE strongly DESTROYS
% having Incorporated In the act a
declaration that nothing therein con-
tRined shall be- considered or taken to
ii9pl" the future admission OF Hawaii
nt "a state. II " Understood Senator
rintt uf Connecticut win oifcr AN
amendment ~ strike out OF the bill
the section providing FOR delegate In
Congress ~ also one cmbodylnE the
declaration In regard 20 ultimate state
hood.
Other provisions Of the measure
which nre found In both the Senate
aud House bills. are giving some sem
atoin and representatives grave con-
orrn. not ~ much ~ regards their APP
rlirntion 10 Hawaii nr on account OF
tn ionflng they mny have ON future
lcaiFintion respecting other inHular pos
Sessions of the United states. Among
tlless. " the one which places the trade
nnd re'ntionn hetwtcr Hawaii and tit-
utner states and territories OF the Unit
80 States on the same footing nr those
between the states. II Ia urged that
while the admission free of customs
duties ~ the products and mnnufnr-
~ eH OF Hawaii would be- % compare
uy-.y Insignificant Importance. the like
admission ~ the products and manu-.
"a uer of the Philippines would be a
very different matter. and that the sub
ivCt ought not "a be- forcclosed by the
setting 81 such a precedent. on this
ground IL II ARGUED that Congress
ought not 10 enact the provisions re-
fetred 60 at least until after the fulleat
dlTrrrion ana most mature conridcra-
ton. ana II N therefore not improbable
tGat I'm EFFORT may be- made In thr Sem
nrr 60 postpone the Hawaiian icgisla-
ton until the FIRST session of the iifty-
riAth Congress,