The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-07
THE HAWAIIAN Bull
Passed House By Big
Majority.
Important Amendments By Mr.. Dill
Voted Down.
One Was For Resident
Commissioner
Other Provides Against State
hood i'm the Future.

Washington, April 6.-The House after
four days Of debate today passed the sub
stitute for the Senate bill providing for a
teri itorial form of government for Hawai-.
The bill now goes to conference. The
NEST inter esting feature of the days
pre- cesdinRs was the attempt OF Mr.. Hill
of Connections to secure the adoption Of
two amendments, one providing for q
resident commissioner instead Of dele
gate In Congress and the other declaring
that nothing in the act should be inter-
preted as pledge Of statehood. Both
amendments were overwhelmingly de-
feated.
The House resumed the consideration
OF the bill to provide territorial form Of
governments for Hawaii.
An amendment offered by Mr.. New
lands was agreed TO directing the sur
vsyor general to report to the department
Of labor annually the NUM- Der Of holders
OF land OF less than one hundred acres.
The section giving the Legislature Of
Hawaii power to impeach the judges
of the several courts was stricken out.
Mr. Hin Of Connecticut offered an
amendment giving Hawaii q resident
commissioner in Warrington instead OF
delegate in Congress. Mr.. Hill opposed
anything that squinted to the possible
formatio OF q future state outside Of the
islands. He said there were few memb ers
OF Congress who looked forward 20 the
admission of la wall as 9 state. docs
the gentleman believe In taxation without
rspr sse n tatiop?" as ked MIR. Fitzgerald of
Massao husetts.
"Thsre are only one hundred thousand
people In Hawaii" said Mr.. Hill.
''There are three hundred and forty
thousand people In Washington, yet the
people OF Washington are taxed without
repressnt ation.
tBut do you believe In the prinoiple?"
persisted Mr.. Fitzgerald.
al believe Washington IL the best gov.
erned city on earth, " responded Mr.. Hin.
Proceeding, he said he did not believe tbs
people OF the United States were prepared
10 take the first step toward the statehood
Of our insular possessions. Mr.. Hit Of
Illinois who was a member OF the Ha-
wsiian commission opposed tbs amend
ment. He said IL was desirable In lsgis-
lsting for the island that there should fe
q delegate on the floor who could be
questioned. II there was NO such, the
corridors would be crowded with lobby.
lists representing special interests. ZAP.
plause.)
Everybody knew what lobbyist was.
Whether he was an ex-Governor. an ex-
Senator, an ex-Justice OF the Supreme
court or q com mon hireling In Washing
ton he represented special interests. Mr..
Hit recalled that the minister's from Ha-
wall in the past, Messrs. Garter, Thurs
ton, Hatch and Hastings were all honor
able men who had the privilege OF the
floor but NO voice.
ence with foreign sffAirs," interrupted
MIR. Hill. "Does he know OF o single In
suiar government in the world, either in
Great Britain, France or Germany, or
any other European power, which has
representative In the parliament"
eminent. essentially" replied Mr.. Hitt.
land q republic does not need to take les
sons from monarohies In the application
of our own systems" (Great applause on
both sides OF the House.
Mr.. Williams of Mississippi argued that
the constitution entitled every organized
territory to q delegate on the hoor OF the
House. He said that he had opposed the
annexation Of Hawaii originally because
he had foreseen the race problem 1t would
bring with 1t. He replied with much feel.
ing to MIR. Hills reference earlier in the
day to the restricted suffrage in Missis-
sippi: -. .., ,,..a,,. s
he, "taat we OF the South take any pride
in the fact that We are compelled to re.
strict the suffrage In the Interests OF
civilization"
al do not" replied Mr.. HID, "but Why
not apply the same System to Hawaii"
"Whenever i am faced with ths race
problem" continued Mr.. Williams, 81
stand for white supremacy. / stand for
white supremacy In Hawaii as stand
for ID in Mississippi. Ii is the duty Of
man to lift up those below him II he
can, but there Is no Injunction, human
or divine which obliRes white men TO
herd with narrow forsheads, 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,
Mr.. Williams ssid IL ill-beoome IL
re representative of Con neotiout anu Rhode
Island to tsunt the men OF the south
with their election laws. He created
much anu ement by his reference to
g. N CT the peculiarities Of the election
laws In X houe Island and Connecticut
AID drew the fire of tine representatives Of