The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-28

dom, property rights, freedom OF speech
laws, prevail wherever our flag floats.
But outside Of the constitution. ana laws
Is an unwritten law created by the
genius of the institutions OF paramount
power and controlling its acts aud Of
ficiais in all colonial governments
TurIey Resumes Quay speech.
Following Depew, Turley Of Tennessee
resumed his speech began Yesterday on
the case relating TO the seating OF MI
Quay. OF Pennsylvania He was main
tanning that the trainers OF the consutu-
ton intended that the legislature and not
the governor should name the senators.
except in certain circumstances presented
clearly in the constitution, when Penrose
inquired If il were not the intention o.
senate should at all times be full so that
in view of such important matters as the
force bill. an Impeachment trial or some
one vote the states might have equal
representation.
Turfey replied that that was the inten-
ton of the trainers of the constitution,
but II would not necessarily follow that
the senate at all times could be Kept full
Spooner inquired what would be done
should an Instruction break out m
state. dispensing the legislature and thus
preventing II from electing senator.
We'll" responded Turley, lit is my
idea that If the insurrection attained such
magnitude as 10 disperse the legislature
it would be pretty likely to have the gov
To this Spooner replied that the gov
ernor could not very well be dispersed.
Turley discussed presidents and main
tanned that from is25 70 the present time
the contention of Mr.. Quay's supporters.
1T is impossible TO md in all the rec
ords a precedent for this case. declared
Turley. This being the only body which
can construe this particular clause OF the
constitution are We 10 say In lss when
Mr.. corbett was knocking at the doors OF
the senate one thing and in 1900 when MIR.
Ouay Ia knocking at the doors another
thing?"
After Teller had made an explanation
of his vote in the Mantle case, and had
declared HIS purpose TO stand by the sem
ate's action in the Corbett case the Quay
case was laid aside.
Penrose gave notice that he would call
II up tomorrow and every legislative day
thereafter. his intention being to give
way only to the consideration Of the con-
ference report on the financial bill, which
Consideration of the Hawaiian gov
eminent bill was then resumed.
Butler withdrew his postal savings bank
Morgan offered an amendment provid-
ing for the payment by the United states
OF all sums now on deposit In the Ha-
waiian Postal Savings bank. II was
adopted
Pettisrew Has New Statistics.
The contract labor question was pre-
cipitated again by Petigrew, who offered
an amendment providing that all con-
IL 1895 should be declared null and void.
In a speech supporting the amendment,
Pettigrew asserted that since the annex
alton of Hawaii $4,000 contract iaborers
had been imported TO Hawaii, their con-
tract extending over periods OF from
three to ten years.
In response to questions as to whether
Asiatic contract laborers displaced local
laborers, Pettigrew replied that to some
extent they did. He went on to say that
the coffee lands. OF which we have heard
so much practically had been changed
into sugar plantations. the lands as such
being Immensely productive.
These sugar plantations, he said, were
controlled by vast sugar interests who,
during the past year, had been paid by
this government I'm RENTED duties sls.-
900 900 These great interests would con-
troll the Legislature of Hawaii and eonse-
uuentlv he wanted such an amendment
to the bill as would meet every contin-
gency.
The amendment was adopted without
discussion
II was agreed that final vote on the
bill and amendments would be taken be-
fore adjournment.
Az SIS .. m. the senate went into ex-
ecutive session and shortly Afterwards
adjourned