Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-04-07
56th CONGRESS-.
House Passes Substitute for
Hawaiian Bill.
Attempts Fail to Prevent Delegate to
Congress and Statehood Prospects.
Senator Sullivan. Miss. Speaks In Favor Of
Seating NJ. S. Quay.

Washington, April 6.-The Hou-e. af-
ter four days of debate. today, by a
vote of 120 to IS. passed the substitute
for the Senate bill providing for a ter
litorial form Of government for
Hawaii. The bin now goes to confer
once. The most interesting features Of
the days proceedings was the attempt
Of HILL Conn. to secure the ad option
of two amendments, one providing for
a resident commissioner instead of a
delegate in Congress, and the other de-
claring that nothing in the act should
bc interpreted as a pledge of state
hood. Both amendments were over
Whclmingly defeated.
The House resumed the considera-
tion of the bill to provide territorial
form Of government flr Hawaii
An amendment offered by NrWlands.
New. was agreed - directing the sur
Ncy,r general to report tu the depart
n"nt of labor annually the number Of
holders of land of less than 100 acres
The section giving the Legislature If
Hawaii power to impeach the Judges
Of the several courts was stricken out
Hil. Conn. offered an amendment
giving Hawaii a resident commissipnc
in Washington instead Of delegate in
Congress. Hill opposed anything that
hinted at the possible formation Of a
future state outside Of the islands. He
said there We're few members of CON
gress who looked forward to the ad-
mission Of Hawaii as a state.
Docs the gentleman believe in taxa
ii IN without representation? asked
Fitzgerald. Mass.
There are only 100000 people in
Hawaii" said Hill. There are 100000
people in Washington. yet the people
Of Washington are taxed without rep
rcsentation."
but do you believe in the princi-
pie" persisted Fitzgerald
II believe Washington is the best
governed city ON earth" responded
Hill. Proceeding. he said he did not
believe the people of the United States
We're prepared To take the first step
toward the statehood OF the insular
possessions
Hit. Ill, who was a member Of the
Hawaiian commission. opposed the
amendment. He said il was undesira-
bic in legislation. for the island that
there should be a delegate on the floor
who could be que STONED. If there was
no such the corridors would b. crowd
cd with lobbyists, presenting special
interests. tApplause).
Everybody knew what a lobbyist
was. Whether he was an ex-governor.
an ex-senator. an eX-justice of the su-
preme court or Il common hireling in
Washington. he represented special in
terests Hit recalled that the minis
ters from Hawaii in the past. Carter.
Thurston, Hatch ana Hastings, We're
all honorable men. who had the privil-
ege of the floor. but no voice.
The gentleman has had broad eX-
peri"nce with foreign affairs" inter
rupted Hill. Does he know of a sin
gle insular government in the world
either Great Britain France or Ger
many or any other Euopran power
which has 4 representative in the home
Plrliament?"
We are a popular representative
government essentially" replied Hit
and a republic does not need to take
lessons from monarchios il the appli-
cation Of our own systems" Great
applause on both sides If the Housed.
Williams. Miss. argued that the con
stitution entitled every orga niZed ter
iitory to a delegate on the floor of the
House. He said that he had opposed
the annexation of Hawaii originally be
cause he had foreseen the race problem
it would bring with it. He replied
with much feeling to Hill's reference.
earlier in tn" 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 restrict
the suffrage in the interests of civiiza-
tion?"
Il 40 not" replied Hill hut why not
apply the same system to Hawaii?"
prohlcm'" % e. continued Williams II I stand
for white supremacy. ! stand for white
supremacy in Hawaii and | stand for it
in Mississippi. 1t is the duty of man to
lift un those below him if ne can. but
there is no Injunction. human or Divine,
which obliges white men to herd with
narrow foreheads. ignorant Of our glori
Gus gains have no idea that the blacks
will ever rise To the plane of the whites
and indulge in no hypocrisy about 1t"
Williams said it i'll became the repre-
scntatiyes of Connecticut and Rhode
Island to taunt the men of the South
with their election laws. He created
much amusement by his reference to
some of the pecularities of the election
laws in Rhode Island and Connecticut
and drew the fire of the representatives
Of those states.
Clark. Mo. said he was teetotally op-
posed TO taxation without representation.
Hill'S 5 amendment was lost.
An amendment was adopted to postpone
for one year the time when the coast
wise laws of the United States should be
extended to Hawaii. An amendment was
added to the end of the bill providing
that no "Chinks" who obtain 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. Mo. offered an amendment
all Asiatics who have entered
the islands under contract since the date
of annexation to leave within one year.
Adopted.
Newlands offered an amendment declar-
ing it 10 be the purpose of the act to en-
courage free white labor in the islands
and discourage ASiatic labor, and provid-
ing that within one year all corporations
shall employ at least one-tenth white
Ia Dor and one-tenth more each subSe-
ouent year until at least three-fourths of
the employees shall he citizens of the
| nited States and Hawaii. The amend
ment was lost, "a to Il.
A committee amendment was adopted
to close up and liquidate the affairs of
the Hawaiian Savings Bank
Hill Conn, offered an amendment pro-
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