The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-07
u,wIIAN BILL PUT THROUGH.
,,rAsURE PASSED THE HOUSE BY
VOTE OF 100 to IS.

:, is now Ready For Conference-i'
cives Hawaii n Delegate in con-
.ss-Makes 1t Practically Ter-
rx-PossibIe Under the Measure
,,al,e the Island a State-ImpOr-
- Provisions Adopted As to
Labor.
,,-.-birqton, April 6.-The House after
- DAVIS of debate to-day passed the
.,sti,ute for the Senate bill providing for
rrttorial form of government for Ha-
CT The bill now goes to conference
r,,, most interesting feature of the
- proceedings was the attempt of Mr..
MN Of Connecticut to secure the adop-
.t.n of two amendments, one providing
t.r resident commissioner instead of
Locate in Congress, and the other de-
1i,rtnp that nothing in the act should be
,rtornreted as pledge of statehood. Both
more Overwhelmingly defeated.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Newlands
If Nevada. was agreed to, directing the
s,rvevor general to report to the depart
o,r of labor annually the number of
holders of land of less than 100 acres.
THE section giving the legislature of Ha-
raU power TO impeach the judges OF the
several courts was stricken out
Mr. Hin of Connecticut, then offered his
amendment giving Hawaii a resident COM
missioner al Washington. Mr.. Hill OPP
nosed anything that squlnted at the posi-
H. formation of future state out of the
islands He said there were few members
nj congress who looked forward to the
admission of Hawaii as a state. He had
,,oted for annexation under the distinct
2 he ind T1yo1t Il
ever be contemplated. Yet here Hawaii
was b]ossoming into full-hedged terri
,orv He did not believe the people of the
United States were prepared to take this
first step toward the statehood of our in
sular possessions.
Was Opposed By Hit.
Mr.. Hit of Illinois, who was member
If Hawaiian commission, opposed the
amendment. He said ii was desirable III
legisladng for the island that there should
he a delegate on the floor who could be
questioned. If there was no such, the cor
ridors would be crowded with lobbyists
representing special interests. (Applause.)
Everybody knew what a lobbyist was.
Whether he was an ex-governor, an ex-
senator or an ex-justice of the Supreme
Court or a common hireling in Washing
ton. he represented special interests.
Mr. Hill challenged Mr. Hit to name Il
single insular government in the world
which has a representative in the home
parliament.
We are popular republican govern
ment essentially" replied Mr.. Hit, land
a republic does not need to take lessons
from monarchies in the application of our
own system" Great applause on both
sides of the House)
Constitutional Right.
Mr.. Williams of Mississippi, argued that
the constitution entitled every organized
territory to a delegate on the floor of the
House He said he had opposed the an
nexation of Hawaii originally because he
had foreseen the race problem it would
bring with il. He replied with much feel
ing to Mr.. Hills reference, earlier in the
day, to the restricted suffrage in Missis-
sipp
Does the gentleman imagine" said
he that we of the South take any pride
in the fact that we are compelled 20 re-
strict the suffrage in the interests of
civilization"
Il do not" replied Mr.. Hill, ''but why
not apply the same system to Hawaii?"
whenever l am faced with the race
problem" continued Mr.. williams, Il
stand for white supremacy. l stand for
white supremacy in Hawaii as I stand for
il in Mississippi. II is the duty of man
10 Lift up those below him if he can, but
there IS no injunction, human or divine
winch obuges white men to herd with
narrow foreheads, ignorant of our glorious
gains l have no idea that the blacks
Will ever rise to the plane of the whites
and l indulge in no hypocrisy about il.
Mr. Williams said il ill-became he rep
resentative of Connecticut and Rhode Isl
and to taunt the men of the South with
their election laws. He created muc n anus =
ment by his references to some of The pc
cuIiarties of the election laws in Rho1e
Island and Connecticut and drew the fire
OF me representative of those states.
Mr clark of Missouri said he was tee
totally opposed to taxation without rep
resentation.
Mr. HIS amendment was lost on a
viva voce vote without division.
other Amendments Adopted.
An amendment as adopted to post
loHe Tor one year the time when the
coaStWse laws of the United States
s1ouia be extended to Hawaii
An amendment was added to the end of
'le bll- p.oVid ng that no Chinese who
.p'aIns Certificate n Hawaii under the
inns Of the bill shall be allowed to enter
States
Mr. DeArmond Of Missouri, offered an
amendment compelling all Asiatics, who