The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-07

was representative upon whom it could
| depend. and in its midst
| Mr.. Hill asked Mr. HIT il he knew OF
| a single European Government that had
| a representative in its Legislature from
| its insular possessions.
Mr. Hitt-This is a representative re-
| publican Government. and we have no
| need TO take lessons from European mon
| arChies
! MIR. Williams Of Mississippi injected a
! brief discussion of the suffrage question
! into the debate. In the course of it he
asked Mr.. Hill if he believed that the
/ whites Of the South were proud Of the fact
that in order to maintain white supremacy
/ they had to restrict the colOred vote.
! Mr.. Hill replied that he did not believe
/ they were, but added that he was surprised
| beyond measure that anyone on the floor
from the South should vote to take on an
other problem like that to wrestIe with.
Mr.. Williams said that In the Hawaiian
debate he had promised when the question
came up for action that be would stand for
white supremacy And 1 will he added
for nothing could be worse for the Ha-
waiiaHs themselves than Kanaka rule"
Mr. Hill said that fhe pending bill made
that very thing possible.
Mr. Clark Of Missouri who was Origi-
Eally opposed 10 the annexation Of the
Hawaiian Islands. said that having posses
sion of them Congress ought to do the best
it can for them. He was opposed to any
part Of the United States being unrepre-
sented in the Congress. And ne wanted
Hawaii TO send such a representative as It
desired. If d white man, and he hoped a
white man would comr. all right: il a
Kanaka well and good. That was their
Il, g~f4faf.s,E al. lou. of
Connecticut and Rhode Island and said
the people Of New England had no ground
for complaint al what he Southerners did
with the negroes.
Mr.. Sperry Of Connecticut explained and
defended the appointment and election laws
OF his State and then Mr. HlTs amend
ment was disagreed TO-
Later Mr. NewlanGs amendment to es-
tabiish a bureau of labor Ia Honolulu. with
commissioner TO collect statistics and
make recommendations regarding labor
was agreed 70.
The committee rose and reported the bill
and the amendment in the form Of a sub
sutute. with a recomme ndati0U that as
amended it pas
Mr BarthOIdt Of Missouri moved to re-
commit the bill to the Committee On Ter
ritories, with instructions 10 repor, il back
l1TiuNl'n. WIN me plOllbl non against the
licensing Of saloons omitted
Mr. Cannon Of Illinois euqulred il the
motion prevailed, whether the bin could be
reported back forthwith az the motion re
qured
Speaker Hcndersou-Gt has been held
that under these conditions the chairman
OF the committee may report the bill back
without leaving his chair and without con
ferriug with his associates. And 1 will say
further as the gentleman from Illinois
makes he enquiry that the recollection of
the Chair is that he made the ruling him
self
The motion to recOmmit was lost-50 to
sand a demand for the yeas and nays
was supported by but eighteen gentlemen.
NOT a sufficient number TO secure them.
The bill was then passed by a vote of I20
to .. and again d demand for the yeas
and nays failed TO secure the support OF
sufficient number.
Bills were passed authorizing he Shreye-
port and Red River Valley Railroad Com
rauy TO build bridge across Red River. at
Alexandria. La. 10 divide the Northern ju-
dioial district OF Georgia into Two divisions
The House al $50 O'Clock adjourned un
til TODAY