The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-04-25
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form OF government that he voted
for its annexation. Since Congress,
adjourned March 4, 1899, he had not
seen single man who favored po'
litical union with the islands. The
people themselves did not expect to
secure political union. They had
asked for restricted suffrage aud the
Government Of the Republic of Ha-
waii permitted only $500 voters TO
register.
Mr.. Hill said he was in favor OF
retaining Anglo.Saxon control while
the bill before the House gave the
right of suffrage to Kanakas, Japa.
nese aud Portuguese to such an ex-
tent that they could swamp the
English vo.e. The time had not
come, he said, for Congress to take
the fist step toward statehood for
Hawaii. Make it Territory with a
Delegate in Congress and the step
| TO statehood will lie but a short one
to be taken in the exigeucies that
may arise with either the Republican
or Democratic party.
Mr.. Hit of Illinois defended the
| provision for.the appointment Of a
Delegate. The Territory was one of
great wealth aud energy, and with
contending interests. AS had been
the case in previous like cases, he
wanted Delegate On the floor, who
would represent all the interests of
the islands. II a Delegate were not
provided, Mr.. Hit said, everybody
knew that there would be lobbyists
representing special interests and
paid by them. In his opinion what
the House desired and needed was a
representative whom him it could
depend.
Mr.. Hill asked Mr.. Hit if he
knew of single European Govern
ment that had a represent alive in
it's Legislature from it's insular pos.
sessions.
Mr.. Hitt-This is representative
republican Government, and we have
no need to take lessons from Euro
pean monarchies.
Mr.. Williams OF Mississippi inject
ed brief discussion of the suffrage
question into the debate. In the
course of it he asked Mr.. Hill il he
believed that the whites of the
South were proud OF the fact that in
order to maintain white supremacy
they had to restrict the colored vote.
Mr.. Hill replied that he did not
bslieve they were, but added that
he was surprised beyond measure
that anyone on the floor from the
South should vote to take on another
problem like that to wrestle with.
Mr.. Williams said that 10 he Ha-
waiian debate he had promised when
the question came up for action that
he would stand for white supremacy.
sand l will" he added, "for nothing
could be worse for the Hawaiians
themselves than Kanaka rule"
Mr.. Hill said that the pending bill
made that very thing possible.
Mr.. Clark of Missouri, who was
originally opposed to the annexation
Of the Hawaiian Islands, said that |
having possession of them Congress
ought to do the best it can for them.
He was opposed to any part OF the
United States being unrepresenled |
10 the Congress. And he wanted
Hawaii to send such representative
IS it desired. II white man and
be hoped white man would come
al right; if Kanaks, we'll aud good.
That was their business. He CRITICS.
I'd the election laws OF Connecticut
md Rhode Island, and said the pee
Die of New England had no ground
or complaint at what the Southern.
'rs did with the negroes.
Mr.. Sperry OF Connecticut ex.
blamed and defended the appoint.
nent and election laws of his State,
md then Mr.. Hills amendment was
disagreed to.
Later Netherlands amendment
o establish bureau OF labor in Ho.
olulu, with commissioner to col
oct statistics aud make recon-