The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-04-16
HAWAIIAN BILL PASSED
HOUSE MAKES US PROHIBITION
TERRITORY.
Abolishes Contract Labor and Requires
Deportation Of All Contract Asiatics
Imported Since Annexation.

NlulnB Tor a territorial form OF govern
ment for Hawaii. The bill now goes
feature of the days proceedings was
the attempt of Hill of Connecticut, to
secure the adoption of two amendments,
Cne providing for a resident commits
sioner instead of a delegate in Congress
and the other declaring that nothing
in the act should be interpreted as a
pledge of statehood. Both were over
Whelmingly defeated.
An amendement offered by Newlands
of Nevada, was agreed to directing the
Surveyor General to report to the De-
partment of Labor annually the num-
Der of holders of land of less than Toe
acres.
The section giving the Legislature of
Hawaii power to impeaCh the Judges of
the several courts was stricken out.
Hill of Connecticut offered an amend
ment giving Hawaii a resident COM
missioner in Washington instead of
delegate in Congress Hill opposed any
thing that limited at the possible forma-
tion of future state out of the islands.
He said there were few members or
Congress who looked forward to the adj
mission of Hawaii as a state. He had
voted for annexation under the dis
tinct impression that nothing of the
kind would ever be contemplated. Yet
here Hawaii was poisoning into full
fiedged territory. .l
Hit of Illinois, a member of the Ha-
waiian Commission, opposed the
amendment. He said 1t was desirable,
in legislating for the island, that there
should be delegate on the floor who
could be questioned. If there was no
delegate the corridors would be crowd
ed with lobbyists representing special
interests Everybody knew what
lobbyist was. Whether he was an eX-
Governor, an ex-senator, an eX-
Justice of the Supreme Court or COM
mon hireling in Washington, he repre-
scented special interests. Hit, recalled
that the Ministers from Hawaii in the
past2Carter, Thurston, Hatch and
Hastings-were all honorable men, who
had the privilege of the floor, but no
voice.
1.-The gentleman has had broad ex-
perience with foreign affairs" inter-
rupted Hill Does he know of a single
insular government in the world, either
in Great Britain, France or Germany,
or any other European power, which
has a representative in the home Par
lament"
we are a popular representative
Government essentially" replied Hit,
and a republic does not need to take
lessons from monarchies in the applica-
ton of our own system" Great ap-
plause On both sides of the house.)
Williams of Mississippi argued that
the Constitution entitled every organ
lied territory to a delegate on the floor
of the House. He had opposed the an
neXation of Hawaii originally because
he had foreseen the race problem it
would bring with it. He replied with
much feeling to Hills reference, earlier
in the day, to the restricted suffrage in
Mississippi.
Does the gentleman imagine" said
he, that we of the South take any pride
in the fact that we are compelled to re-
strict the suffrage in the interests of
civilization"
II do not" replied Hill, "but why not
apply the same system to Hawaii?"
Whenever 1 am faced with the race
problem, continued Williams, II stand
for white supremacy l stand for
white supremacy in Hawaii as l stand
for 1t in Mississippi. 1t is the duty of
man to lift up those below him if he
can but there is no injunction, human
or divine, which obliges white men to
herd with narrow foreheads, ignorant
of our glorious gains / have no idea
that the blacks will ever rise to the
plane of the whites, and indulge in no
hypocrisy about it,"
Williams said it i'll became the rep
resentatives of Connecticut and Rhode
Island to taunt the men of the South
with their election laws. He created
much amusement by his references to
some of the peculiarties of the election
laws in Rhode Island and Connecticut
and drew the fire of the representatives
of those states.
| Clark of Missouri said he was teeto-
tally opposed to taxation without rep
rcsentation. Hills amendment was
| lost.
An ar 10
pone for one year the time when the
cuastwise laws of the United States
| should be extended to Hawaii. An
amendment was added to the end Of the
hill providing that no Chinese who OBJ
tain a certificate in Hawaii under the
terms of the bill shall be allowed to
! enter any State or Territory of the
| United States.
De Almond of Missouri offered an
amendment compelling all Asiatics who
have entered the islands under con-
tract since the date of annexation to
leave within one year. Adopted.
Newlands offered an amendment de-
claring II to be the purpose of the act
to encourage free white labor in the ISL
ands and discourage Asiatic labor and
providing that within one year all cor
porations shall employ at least one
tenth white labor; one-tenth more each
I subsequent year ulllll at itdSN lIIee-
fourths of the employees shall be citizens
of the United States and of Hawaii. The
amendment was lost, "a to ~
A committee amendment was adopted
to close up and liquidate the affairs OF
the Hawaiian Savings Bank.
Hill Of Connecticut offered an amend
n1ent providing that nothing in the act
should be constructed as a pledge of
statehood in the immediate or distant
future.
Another committee amendment was
adopted to make section SO, relating t.
| appropriations go into effect after
the approval of the act
The last amendment adopted was one
offered by Newlands OF Nevada To
create the office of Commissioner o.
Labor In Hawaii.
The committee then reported the bill
and amendments to the House.
Bartholdt of Missouri moved to re-
commit the bin with instructions t
strike out the amendment prohibiting
the sale of intoxicating liquors in sa'
looms in Hawaii and report the bill back