Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-02
The Senate Passes the Hawai-
ian Government Bill.
Democrats Very Happy Over their
First Victoryin the House.
Public Debt Statement-The Clark Case :
Occur d'AIene investigation.

ent for the territory Of Hawaii paSSet
by the Senate, today. without division
Cullom has had charge Of the meas
ure.
Clay, Ga, delivered, today, a speeci
on the Philippines. 1t was carefully
prepared argument in favor Of the
adoption of the Bacon resolutions de-
claring ii to be the policy Of the United
States to turn over the islands TO the
Filipinos as soon as Il stable govern
ment could be established by them
under the protection Of this country.
At the instance of Fokaker the
Puerto Rican tariff bill was made the
unfinished business and will be consid-
cred as soon as the conference report
on the financial bill shall have been
disposed Of, next Tuesday.
At the conclusion of routine business
in the Senate, Aldrich asked for unani-
nous consent to fix a time for the final
vote on the conference report on the
financial bill. He was anxious to have
vote, this week, but as some other
orders of business previously agreed
upon We're likely to take up consider
able time he asked that the vote be
taken, next Tuesday, at +. NJ. To this
the Senate agreed.
Hoar said he desired briefly to adj
dress the Senate on the Quay case. but
would not interfere with the delivery
of the speech announced by Clay. Ga,
for today.
Clay then addressed the Senate Oh
the Philippine question in a prepared
speech. He was one Of the Democratic
senators who voted for the ratification
of the treaty of Paris ana his position
in supporting the Bacon resolutions de
claratory of this countrys policy
toward the Philippines, was interesting
When Clay had concluded his speech
consideration Of the Hawaiian bill was
resumed, Penrosc, Penn, stating that
he would not call up the Quay case on
account of the unanimous agreement
as to the final vote on the Hawaiian
government bill.
The pending question was the amend
ment Of Teller relating to the ostab
lishment of a district court With dis
trict jury before the court.
Morgan, Ala, resumed his speech,
begun yesterday, antagoniZing on tech
meal grounds the proposed amendment.
He asserted in connection with q dis
cussion Of the judicial features Of the
measure that the bill as it stood now
would legiSlate out Of office every Dem
ocrat III Hawaii. He did not care 50
much about that. so far as executive
offices We're concerned, but when il was
applied to judicial offices it was dan
gerous practice. He declared his be
lief that some senators We're deter
mined to give a political complexion
to the Hawaiian judiciary.
Foraker. chairman Of the committee
on Pacific islands and Puerto Rico. to
which the House Puerto Rican tariff
bill had been referred, Interrupted
Morgan to report the bill back To the
Senate The report struck out the pre-
amble and after the enacting clause
of the House bill and substituted the
Senate bill providing a government for
the islands of Puerto Rico together
with certain amendments to the Senate
bill. Most of the amendments We're of
minor Importance but one Of them
fixed the tariff on Puerto Rcan pro-
ducts at l. per cent. Of the tariff fixed
by the Dingley law.
Allen inquired if the committee had
met and authorized the report made by
Foraker. The latter replied that the
committee had had the whole matter
he had been authorized by 4 majority
Of the committee to make the report H.
knew no reason why he should not
make it. notwithstanding that the bill
had been sent over from the House
only two hours before.
When the consideration of the Ia
waiian bill was resumed Teller's amend
ment was adopted.
Clark. Wyo., proposed an amendment
appropriating S250c0o to he paid to Liliuo-
kalani. late Queen Of the Hawaiian
Islands. for all interest she may have in
the crown lands, the sum to be repaid
from the revenues from the crown lands.
Clark maintained that it was only the
part Of equity ana justice that the Queen
who had been dcposed BY the United
States forces should he reimbursed for
the losses she had sustained
Cullom opposed the amendment. hold
ing that the late Queen had no rights in
the matter. She was now here, he said.
consulting lawyers as to her claims
against this government. ana his under
standing was that many Of them hld in
formed her that she had no good claim:
The amendment precipitated a general
discussion Of the deposition Of Queen
Liluokalani. participated IN BY Jones.
Ark. Pettigrew, :. H.. ana others.
Pettigrew said he was opposed u the
bill and to any effort made by this Con-
gress to provide a government for the
Islands. He favored turning the Hawaiian
islands back to their people and permit
ting them to make the best of them
Quarles, Wis made his maiden speech
in the Senate in opposition to the prop"-
sition to pay the former Queen any
money. Referring to the dark picture
drawn by pcttigrew Of the results Of the
annexation Of Hawaii and the acquisition
Quarles said: Il had thought that the
senator from South Dakota had exhaust