Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-04-21
Hawaii Bill Passed
With Many Amendments

Washington, April 5.--The House
did not finish the bill to provide ter
ritorial government for Hawaii today.
when the hour fixed for taking a vote,
4 O'Clock. arrived, less than half the bill
had been covered, and so many amend
ments remained that 1t was agreed to
continue the consideration Of the bill
under the e-minute rule until 1t was
finished. Several important amend
ments were agreed to today, among
them the following To nullify all
labor contracts in tho Islands; to en-
tend the alien contract laws to the ISL
ands; to prohibit the sale Of intoxicat.
ling liquors In saloons; to limit the land
holdings Of corporations to 1000 acres,
and to substitute for the House pro-
vision relating to the appointment Of
Judges and other officers OF the island
for the Senate provision. The House
provision lodged the appointing power
in the Governor; the Senate placed In
In the President.
De Almond of Missouri, moved to
strike from Section i. extending the
Constitution and all laws of the Unit
Cd States locally applicable to the Isl.
ands, the words "the Constitution and"
The amendment was In line with De
Almonds speech of Tuesday, In which
he argued that the Constitution al
ready extended over the Islands. and
that IL 1t did not. Congress was power
less to project 1t there.
Knox opposed the amendment,
which. he said. raised tn ewhole Ques-
ton as to the extension of the Con-
stitution, on which the House was di-
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nj tbe limited states IN Hawaii cover
81 the whole subject and that NV tho
terms Of the Act of 1sT3 Il terminated
all contracts with Chinese or Orientals.
Another amendment was adopted
specifically extending the provisions Of
the alien contract labo.. law to the ISL
ands.
Gillett of Massachusetts offered an
amendment to prohibit the sale Of in
toxicating liqours IN saloons in Ha-
vail. The amendment would not pro-
hibit the sale OF liluo' In hotels. he
said, but 1t would prevent the sale In
the saloons where men gathered.
Knox opposed the amendment. lie
thought the subject ought to be left to
the Legislature OF tha lsiards'
Fitzgerald OF MASSACHUSETTS, took The
same position. Sucn law, ne SAD,
would DC farce. PuDiic opinion dld
not sustain prohlDit.on' me prohibi-
uoh Ia" was uea' 'etter i'll MAINE
ne saia'
httieheid OF Maine cha'iehged fltz-
seralu 10 piace ms hhser On Spnt nl
piace where ',quor WIS SUN oleh's III
haloohs III ma'he.
Fitzgerald said IL was sold every
where, and finally compelled Little
field to admit that 1t could be "procur-
Cd at almost any place.
Proceeding, Littleield said it was the
policy of the civilized world to pro-
hibit the sale of Intoxicating liquors