The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
HAWAII, Porto Rico, the Canal and
Dewey's Lawsuit.

out the session today the Senate had
under consideration the Hawaiian Gov
eminent bill. The discussion took a
wide range. but the basis of it was an
amendment by Plat of Connecticut as
to the appointment and tenure of Off
GERS of the courts of the Hawaiian
Government. TIllman OF South Caro-
lima embraced the opportunity to make
a characteristic speech, in the course of
which he made an attack upon Morgan
of Alabama and vigorously opposed
many provisions of the bill, particular
ly those which related to suffrage.
When the Senate convened Hale of
Maine reported the diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation bill and gave notice
that at an early day next week he
would call it up for consideration.
At the conclusion of routine business
Penrose of Pennsylvania called atten-
| ton to the proceedings yesterday with
| reference to the seating of the Hon.
VI. S. Quay of Pennsylvania. and said
that he did not desire to proceed with
the case today.
II desire to notify the Senate. how
ever" he said, that on Monday ! will
call up the resolution, and If no mem
her representing the majority report OF
the Election Committee Is ready to
speak the minority will proceed with
| the debate"
After the passage of number of
! minor bills consideration of the Hawai-
ian Government bill was resumed, the
pending question being the amendment
by Plat of Connecticut providing that
the President should appoin the Chief
Justice, Justices of the Supreme Court
and Justices OF the Circuit Court. and
that the Governor of the territory
should appoint the other officers, the
| amendment limiting the tenure of Office
of appointees to four years. Plat, in
an extended speech, supported his
amendment, holding that the provi-
sions of the bill were inconsistent with
those incorporated in previous territor-
| ial enabling acts.
In a vehement speech Tillman attack
ed the bill as reported to- the Senate
and arraigned Mr.. Morgan for alleged
| lack of courtesy.
Referring to an incident which Oc-
Cured the other day, in which Morgan
| declined to yield to Tillman to reply
| to a statement made by Wolcott of
| Colorado concerning the suppressed
vote" OF South Carolina. Tillman said:
| Il have felt indignant at the treat
/ ment | received from the Senator
| (Morgan). Never in my experience in
| the Senate have ] been treated so dis
courteously by any member of the
/ Senate"
Morgan endeavOred to interrupt Till
man, but the latter waived him aside.
saying:
81 decline to yield to the Senator.
| He has put himself outside the pale of
courtesy and consideration so far as
| | am concerned"
/ In the course of a criticism OF the
measure Tillman said:
| Il don't object to a protection of the
wines of Hawaii, but what do object
| 10 is the hypocrisy of those in this
| chamber who maintain that the people
| of Hawaii are to be treated differently
| from those who reside I'm Louisiana.
Mississippi. South Carolina and other
| Southern States. The whites OF the
South are patriotic Americans. | want
you to protect the whites OF Hawaii,
but don't try to do 1t by Hypocrisy"
| Tillman then read a letter from a
person unnamed, who declared that "a
man who dares to oppose the sugar
barOns in Hawaii is in jeopardy of his
life"
Clark of Wyoming asked for the
name OF the writer of the letter. saying
such a charge ought not to be made
lightly in the Senate. Tillman de-
chned to give the writer's name
After expressing some sympathy with
the argument of Tillman, Clark OF
Wyoming said:
When the Senator from South Caro-
line charges Senators on the Republi-
can Side of the chamber with nypo-
crisy it comes in very. very poor grace
for him TO declare by Almighty God
that the negroes OF the South should
not vote
Tillman-Such a construction cannot
in fairness be put upon my remarks.
| ClaTk-Will you say to this Senate
that you are not trying in the South
to suppress the negro vote?
| Tillman with great vehemence)-
No; I will say that in South Carolina
we have done our level best to keep the
"nigger" from voting.
/ Tillman gave notice of an amend
ment substituting the suffrage provi-
sions of the South Carolina constitu-
81 .tion for the suffrage provisions OF the
pending bill. At 4:40 the Senate went
into executive session and at 4:45 ad-
journed.
The Debate Continued.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-At the
conclusion of Daniels speech in the
Senate today. the Hawaiian Govern
ment Bill was taken up and Morgan
resumed his speech. Morgan, not hav-
ing concluded, yielded the floor at 1925
p. m. to Mr.. Aldrich, who presented
the report Of the conference on tie FL
nancial Bill.
When the reading Of the report had
been concluded and an order made for
its printing, an arrangement was ef-
fected whereby some member OF the
conference committee on next Wednes-
day would make a statement concern
ing the changes made by the conferes
and that the next day the report would
be taken up for consideration.
The Hawaiian Bill was again taken
up. and Vest of Missouri addressed the
i Senate. He had been intensely op-
4 posed. he said. TO the annexation of
i Hawaii. but that was now a dead is
sue. Il shall vote for the bill" said