The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-01
GOVERNMENT FOR HAWAII.
Confederation of the Bill Continued
in the senate.

! Confederation of the BiE Continued
in the senate.
Consideration of the Hawaiian bill was
/ resumed IN the Senate yesterday Mr.. Allen
! spoke in opposition to the bill, although
4 he said he would not offer any amendment
to it. He charged the Republican party
with being ac.usted by a wild and un-
restrained dream OF power as shown by
| its foreign policy.
The annexation Of Hawaii he declared.
/ might debasa the citizenship OF the labor
| ing man in the United States, and reduce
/ his scale OF living. but the Republicans
! cared nothing for that That siEnifed
( nothing 20 them. If they could extend
their commerce while they reduced the
condition OF the laboring men Of the United
States they would obtain their purpose.
And all this was done, he exclaimed Bit
terly. in the name Of patriotism and the
divinity. II reminded him Of the story
Of the chief OF a plundering association in
one Of the great cities, who regularly at
tended prayer meetings, and who, when
his associates gathered around him every
1 Thursday. opened the service by saying,
In the name OF God let US rob somebody
And So he said, whenever the United
States now went to despoil some weak
people they did it in the name OF the
meek NsZarene.
Mr.. Spooner said that he also had been
opposed 10 the annexation of Hawaii. but
that Congress had made it part OF the
I United States and is now engaged in
framing a government for it. and he could
not reconcile 1t with his sense of duty TO
/ decline to offer amendments to the bill,
If he thought them desirable. He then
went on to argue in favor Of the amend
ment which he had offered in relation to
the judiciary Of Hawaii
Mr Teller offered an amendment Great
ing a Territorial judge with full jurisdic-
ton over all matters except those relating
to admiralty.
The amendment led to a long discus
sion involving the question whether the
fact ,sf establishing a constitutional court
in Hawaii would not necessarily carry the
Constitution Of the United States to the
islands without any reserve. and give the
benefit Of IL TO every resident Of Hawaii.
Mr.. Morgan made an argument in which
he said that if the people Of Hawaii would
take his advice he would advise them to
stay as they were for a hundred years
rather than have this bill enacted into a
law. Hawaii. he said, was not suffering
for American assistance. II she was. IL
was her own fault and the President of
the Hawaiian Legislature could not as
semble when the act Of the last Congress
authorized them 20 do So He yielded 10
a motion for the vote to be taken at
O'Clock today, which was agreed to.
During the morning hour a bill was re-
ported from the Committee on Foreign
Relations for the distribution Of the bal
ance Of the award b. the late Spanish and
American Claims Commission; also a bill
from the Committee on Pacific Railroads
for the settlement Of the Sioux City and
Pacific Railroad Company's debt 10 the
Government.
In addition TO list of seventeen post
masters the following Presidential nomi-
nations we're submitted for confirmation:
Treasury Thomas W. Wbeeler. Of New York.
10 De Surveyor OF Customs, iug the port Of Port
Jefferson, iu sine State 0f New York.
War Major Robert ". O'Bcilly. Surgeon. 20 he
Deputy surgeon Geuet4l, with rank OF Lieutenant
goianCl. Capt. William }. Wakcman A isisut
surgeon. 20 be surgeon with rank Of major
Second Licrt Charles u. Wmppc, it, First Ar
uiery, TO be second lieutenant OF infantry
At ESQ o'clock the Senate adjourned un-
tfl today.