The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-22

III suffering from any form of piles ask
your druggist for Pyramid Pile Cure and
try II tonight
call up the case tomorrow. AS II is
privileged question, he may be able 10
secure vote on the taking up of the case
for consideration. and thus develop the
Quay strength in the senate at least ap-
proximately.
During the greater part OF today's ses-
sion the Hawaiian government bill was
under consideration. But little progress
was made
4 Cape Nome BiII Passed.
The following bills were passed
Authorizing the Cape Nome Transporta-
ton. Bridge & Development Company to
construct a bridge across the Snake river.
at Nome City, Alaska: to Incorporate the
American National Red Cross. to pay to
James and william Crooke, of Canada
5000 damages on account of the seizure
of to vessel Lord Nelson in 1912 The bill
reported carried per cent. interest.
amounting TO sl7,60o but as the payment
OF interest was strongly antagonized, that
part of the bill was stricken out.
Hawaiian Bill Taken Up.
Consideration of the Hawaiian govern
ment bill was resumed
In lieu OF an amendment offered by
Clark (Wyoming). Morgan presented
substitute for section 10 of the bill. pro-
viding that the secretary OF the interior
should make an investigation OF the pub
lie land laws of Hawaii and that the sec
rotary OF agriculture should make an eN-
animation and report the agricultural and
forestry conditions. $500 to be appropri-
ated for each of the Investigations The
substitute was agreed 10.
PIatt Offers an Amendment.
piatt Comm offered amendments to sec
ton ~ of the bill. providing that the presl-
dent and not the governor OF the terri
tory shall appoint the chief justice and
justices of the supreme court, aud the
judges of the circuit court. and that the
tenure of office of such appointees should
he four years instead of nine years
Plat made an extended argument IN
support Of his amendments holding that
the propositions as to the appointment Of
officials aud the tenure Of office were
| radically different from those incorporat-
ed in any previous enabling act for a ter
ritory.
Cuiiom. in charge OF the measure de-
| Tended the action Of the committee in plac-
| ing the appointments referred to m the
| hands of the governor and not the presi
dent.
In Justification OF the committees ac-
ton. he said. the government OF Hawaii
when the territory was acquired by the
| United States, was one of the bess repub-
| lican forms OF government In existence
! and that II was the desire OF the commit
tee to afford the people of Hawaii as fur
and free government as could be extend
cd to them In the circumstances.
Morgan Relieve. in Progress.
In opposition 10 the proposed amendment
Morgan Viewed the situation as the Ha.
waiian commission found Il on mo isl.
ands. and argued that the Justices men
toned in the amendment should have long
or tenure OF oface than four years as In
that time no man stranger 20 Hawaii
could master the customs. institutions and
language Of the people. lie did not approve
making those positions political footballs
Referring 90 Piatrs argument that the
propositions of The bll were diNcrent from
what had ever been applied TO O. terri
tory. he said. THAT ought 10 make no
difference. II this government IL never
10 do anything that Il never asa hefore.
We at down and become thoroughly stale
Whether YOU call Il expansion OF some
thing else. ! am "a favor Of lifting ap mis-
government and our Institutions and press
ing onward day ny day"
TtiIman Wants TO know
In the course q his argument MORGAN
vas interrupted by TiIman. who wanted
TO know how many registered voters there
we're IN Hawaii a. the present tinc He
4 Thought about Is 90 corr0sed larEely Or
( Americans. Germans and other vhile for.
/ elgRers
CuIlom inter 5ectea fhc Information that
IN 1889 the voters numbered about leeoo
! Al this point Wolcott Of Colorado express
81 a desire 10 make a suggestion" 30 Till
man. He then called attention % the
small vote cast IN South Carolina iu pro
portion 20 the population. a. the last gen
/ eral election.
Tinmaa attempted 10 reply. bat Morgan,
who held the floor. refused 30 yield where.
upon TfIiman retor;ed sharply; "of course,
shall have 10 yield under such a gag
! rule. I suppose"
Without concluding, Morgan yielded fo-
ar executive session. AZ 40 "a DID,. and
I the senate at 4.G p. m adjoururI