The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-25
IN THE SENATE.
Debate on the Hawaiian Bill brings
Up suppression of the
Negro Vote.

Negro Vote.
WASHINGTON, Feb 24-when the
senate convened today Hale reported the
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
and gave notice that early next week
he would call 1t up for consideration.
At the conclusion Of routine business.
Penrose called attention to the proceed
ings OF yesterday with reference to the
seating OF Quay and said he did not de-
sire to proceed with the case today. II
desire 20 notify the senate. however" he
said. "that on Monday | will call up the
resolution. and II no member representing
the majority report OF the elections com
mittee IL ready to speak. the minority
win proceed with the debate"
After the passage of number of minor
bills consideration of the Hawaiian gov
eminent bill was resumed. the pending
question being on the amendment OF Plat
Comm, providing that the president
should appoint the chief justice and Jus
tees 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 ten
ure of appointees TO four years
Plat in an extended speech supported
his amendment, holding that the provis-
Ions of the bill were Inconsistent with
enabling acts
In a vehement speech. Tihman attacked
the bill ne reported TO the senate, and ar
ralgned Morgan for alleged lack OF cour-
tesy
Referring TO an incident which occurred
the other day, In which Morgan declined
10 yield 10 Tillman to reply 10 a statement
made by Wolcctt concerning the sup
pressed vote" Of South Carolina, Tlllman
said. II have felt indignant at the treat
ment ! received from the senator Nor
gam. Never IN my experience In the SEN
ate have | been treated so discourteously
BY any member of the senate"
Morgan endeavored to interrupt TIL
man, but the latter waved him aside,
saying;
al decline to yield to the senator. He
has put himself outside the pale OF cour-
tesy and consideration so far as ! am
concerned"
In the course OF a criticism OF the
measure TilmAn said: II don't object to
a protection OF the whites OF Hawaii. but
what | do object TO Is the hypocrisy Of
those ia this chamber who maintain that
the people 81 Hawaii are 70 be treated
differently from those people who reside
IN Louisiana. Mississippi, South Carolina
and other Southern states Tho whites
Of the South are patriotic Americans.
II want YOU to protect the whites OF
Hawaii but don't try 70 do Il by hypo-
crisy,"
Tillman then read letter from per
gOn unnamed VINO declared tuAk a man
who dares 20 oppose the sugar harons In
Hawaii Il In jeopardy ot bis life.
Clark asked for the name OF the writer
o. the letter. saying such a charge ought
not 70 be made tightly IN the senate
Ttlman declined to give the writer's
name
After expressing some sympathy with
the argument Of Tiliman. Clark said.
when the senator from South Carolina
charnes senators on the Republican side
u the chamber with Hypocrisy IL comes IN
very poor grace Tor him 20 declare bv
Almighty God that the negroes uf thu
South should not vote.
Tiliman-Such a construction cannot ia
fairness he put upon my remarks
Ciark~Wr YOU say to this senate that
you are not trying IN the south 90 sup
press the negro voter
Ttllman with great vshemencel--No. I
viii saw that IN South Carolina We have
done our level best 20 keep the niger
from voting
substituting tho suffrage provisions OK
the south Carolina constitution for the
suffrage provisions OF the pending bill
Al &:la p. m. the senate went into eNccu-
tive session, ana at as .. ~, adjourned
Hills were rasssd a. follows To aid
certain states 30 support schools ot min
Ing. for the appolntment Of an additional
United States commissioner IN the north
err judicial district of the Indian terri
tory: granting TO the state of North pa
kota sa.en acres " land 10 aid In the
maintenance ~ a school Of forestry.