The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-07
Attempt to Provide for Resident Com
missioner Defeated.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE
The Greater Part of the Session was
Dcyatcd to Consideration OF the
Indian appropriation Bi'l-Mr-
Sullivan, OF Mississippi,
Advocated Scatin. of
Senator Quay.

,r,e- rour 6ays Of debate, to-day passed
.hc substitute for the Senate bill pTo.iu
5nu for n territorial form OF governments
for Hawaii Tine bill now goes TO confer
Cnce.
The most Interesting feature oi ''ie
DAYS proceedings WAS the attempt oil MI.
lIill, OF Connecticut TO secure the auo-'-
ton of two amendments, one pFoNiu1''s
for a resident commissioner instead OF
delegate in Congress. and the other de-
clarius ina. nothing in the act shouia pe
irtelprated as a pledge of statehooo. Iol1
were overwhelmingly defeated
An amendment offered by MI New
LANDS. Of Nevada, was agreed 10, direc'i,is
tine Surveyor General 10 reHort 10 '''e
Department of Labor annually me mum ~
Der of holders OF land of less tilan doN
acres.
2he section giving the Legislature OF
Hawaii power TO impcach the judges ol
several courts was stricken out
NO Lesson FROM MONARCHiEs.
MIR Hui challenged Mr.. Hit to name
single insular government in the woFio
Which has a representative in the ioliie
Parliament.
I'VE are popular representative GOV
. ernnlent essentially" replied Mr- f1i,.
land a republic does not need 10 Gihe
lessons, from ,nonarctlies in the apn!ica'-
tom Of o,,, own system Great op-
rIarse on both sides of the 1ouse).
AJ- Clark of Missouri. said he was
ieetotally opposed 70 taxation WltlouI
representation.
Mr. HiIrs amendment was lost on
viva voce vote without DIVISION.
An amendment was adopted TO post
non. for one year the time when the
tl,
should be extended TO hawah' ,.s ~
.N.y,erSin,eni was added to the end OF the
hiu prariding that no Chinese who OBJ
I,i,s = certificate in Hawaii under lne
terms of the bill shall be allowed To en-,
Tor any State or territory OF the oniteo
States.
Mr.. DeArmond, of Missouri, offered an
amendment compelling all Asiaucs VIZ
have entered the islands under contrhtt
$50 ~, date OF annexation to leave
,.;t,,in one .ear. The amendment was
adopted.
ENCOURAGE WHITE LABOR
.. Sau,,nds offered AN amendneil
a.clarin. il 10 be the purpose oi ','e
49, 10 encourage free white laoof AZ 'iie
ssl,nGs and discourage Aslauc iipo1' 49,.
,,roy-iding that for one year ail COZ
.;on. shall employ at least oire-ten'h
while labor: one-tenth more e'.,'
,tn,ils a: least ihree-fonTtns o. '',e -,
,,,,.ss sr,nll be citizens of the = C'ii'eu
States and OF ia"al'
was lost-:i4 to a. aar+od
con,r,i,tee amendment Was auopteu
.,nsa nm and liauidate the affairs oi
the Hawaiian Savings bahh. ,;d;,,
M.IlJi,l offered an amendment proNioihs
+hat nothing in the act silal! DC ,.-,a sol.s.
&c a niedge of statehood IN 'ne lit ~. &c
ar distant future. lhe aliei'''''e'''
lost. mendnent was
.a5 :, wake section fifty-two. felat-
80 "a appronriatiens. go lnlo cileN - -.
.,.s ,roral Of the act. The last aneiiu 'l.
-, .,S .aScnted was one offered by Mr; y"
lands. of Nevada. to create w; ..is
Commissioner Of Labor III az" , az ortao
49, committee then rose ana Tepo' .s'
u. - ,n,endments to the house.
ny nv, vas then passed. 12O to %
Mi was passed to create tiie ~.
western District of the Not'i'si -
of Georgia. 1o,,s. .aiourned
In the Senate
wAsHlNGTcN. April e.-ssiiasoi :'sIas.i,n of
10. or Kentucky, at to-h3E eeo '.,Ia
mo Senate. gave notice lhat ne .,,,ar
,,,a 40 refer che credentials "
senator ]. c. S. biaeknut.r 1,,o-,,,,ir.ce On
ror from that State, TO me
1,-,,-;,eces and Electons. .-;o,,
o,,,.;n, the greater part OF 'he se9.S!i .''
-, cara,a had under consideration t''o
Indian appropriation p'ia. oe Mis-
=, the day Mr.. Sullivan, OIL MIS-
,;ssinni. delivered speech III in'o-
,ha seating of Hon. M ,. Suas
AR. spooner, of the commits ". W.. ~. ,hs
tea a resolution providlns ina. '4's
- af the senate be so changed as
o,,iaa u in the event Of the death OF
W ~ ca-p-esident that the president pro
u.'e ,,ay designate in writing some
s.,..or 10 preside over the senate III NC
,hsonce of the President pr" te.4to' =
,ra that that senator may apron.
onen debate another sena'or =" s>,na
o,a day. The resolution was anop,eu
Sot ott .,,.s,, from the Committee on Ap-
a.,.,,,inrS repor,ted tbs Distr.ct OIL W.
3,,,,,hi, annropriation bin. and gave no
-ioa tb,r me would cali it up at Inc
earliest possible time
IN FAVOR OF QUAY.
Mr.. Sullivan then made speech IN
favor of seating Mr.. Quay.
f,ons6eratien OF the Indian apPropria-
,,on hIll which was reported 10 the Sen
,te and carries ss,4l3.G41. was then begun
AT . o'clock the unfinished business. the
sno,ner philippine bill, was laid before
the Senate.
Mr.. Lodge said that several senator's
desired vet to speak upon the Dali. iie
gave notice that rsxt "Wednesday he
would ask the Senate then t. vote upon
the measure or fix time for I'nal
vote upon it. The bin then was laid aside
and consideration of the Indian bill was
resumed.
Mr.. Jones. of Arkansas, offered and
secured the adoption Of an amendment
Droyiaang that any Mississippi choctap'
.duly identified and enrolled. should have,
the right, prior to the approval OF the
f,na. rolls of the Cr,octaws. to settae In
inc Chnctaw- -Chicka saw country and shall
be enrolled as g. Choctaw entitled to al-
lotu,ent.
After adopting several minor amend
+ ,,,e.,ts and without d;sposdng OF the In