The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-10
DULL PROCEEDINGS IN BOTH HOUSES
OF CONGRESS.
THE QUAY CASE IN THE SENATE,
Senate Gallinger's Speech Against
seating Mr.. Quay-Credentials of
senator-Elect Blackburn Pres.nted
House Devotes the Day to Hawaiian
BIZ Many Amendments Adopted.
Whites Efrort to Strike out Poll Tar
Preree aisite to Voting.
SENATE.

comparatively brief open session of
the senate. Senator Gallinger, of New
Hampshire. presented an argument
against the seeting of Hon. NJ. S.
Quay as a senator from Pennsyl-
vania. He devoted himself almost en-
tirdy to the constitutional phases of
the question Most of the day WAS
spent in executive session.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas. pre-
sented the credentials of ]. c. 6
Blackburn as a senator from Ken
lucky for the term of six years, be-
ginning March 4, 1901.
A Dill to increase the efficiency of
the subsistence department of the
United States army was passed. also
one TO incorporate the National White
Cross of America.
hat Plat, of Connecticut. speak
ing as chairman Of the senate commit
tee on Cuba, said that there was no.
ooo5 SO far as he knew who proposed
TO break faith with the Cubans. land
L do not believe" he added, there are
many Cubans who believe the United
States will not keep it's promise. OF
course there are agitators m Cuba. but
among the Cubans generally there is
the utmost confidence in the United
States"
After Senator GaIlinger's speech the
senate went into executiv session.
At 4:N O'Clock the senate resumed
CUISINES in legislative session. The I'M
finished business was temporarily laid
ASIDE and the Alaskan civil code bill
was laid before the senate. Some for
mai amendments were about to be
with when the senate. at
4:4s O'Clock p. m, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
An additional urgent deficiency bill
carrying S405, 900 for the fees of U S
HlarsnaIs, jurors, ETC., was passed.
n naval appropriation bill was
presented by Senator Foss, of Illinois.
acting chairman of the committee, and
Ar. Wheeler, of Kentucky, presented
a minority report against certain fea-
lures Of the bill.
Inc house then resumed the cOnsid-
Grafton of the Hawaiian territorial
DILL Under the order the clerk began
reading the bill for amendment under
the fve-minute rule.
When section 10, which enforced the
of contracts in Hawaii by
penal statutes was reached, Mr.. Knox.
chairman of the committee, offered the
1OuoWing amendment to be added to
the section:
Providing that no suit or proceed
ings shall be maintained for the spe-
chic performance of any contract here
tofOre or hereafter entered into for
personal labor or service, nor shall any
remedy exist or be enforced for breach
81 any such contract, except in a civil
suit or proceeding instituted solely to
recover damages for such breach; pro-
Vlded further, that the provisions of
TINS section shall not apply to mer-
q Seamen."
m amendment was adopted-4O
TO q.
Mr.. Robinson. of Indiana. offered an
amendment to nullify all labor con-
tracts made since the date of annexa-
ton and providing hat hereafter no
law should be enacted to enforce them.
The was adopted, As to AZ.
a further amendment was adopted
specifically extending the provisions of
the alien contract labor law to the
islands
Mr.. Gillett, of Massachusetts. offer
ed an amendment to prohibit the sale
or intoxicating liquor in saloons in
Hawaii.
Mr. Knox opposed the amendment,
He thought the subject should be left
10 the legislature of the islands.
Mr.. Fitzgerald, of Massachusetts,
referring to prohibition being farcical
IN its operations, cited the ease of
Maine.
Mr. LittIefeId. of Maine. challenged
Jul NIL.
finally compelled Mr.. Littlefeld to ad-
NIT that liquor could be procured" at
almost any place in Maine.
The amendment was adopted-66
to 50.
Mr.. Newlands, of Nevada. offered an
amendment, which was adopted. to
limit the holdings of real estate by a
single corporation to 1000 acres, the
proVIso not, however, to interfere with
existing holdings.
White. of North Carolina, the col
ored member, offered an amendment
which was lost, to strike from the
qualifications of voters for represent
atiTes the provision requiring the pay.
ment of poll tax.
Mr. Williams, of Mississippi, Offered
an requiring the paymen
or the poll tax nine months prior tC
the election. He said it was the uni
VerSa experience of states having {
poll tax law that where it could bt
paid just before the election it became
a means of corrupting voters.
The amendment provoked a heated
discussion in which Mr.. Grosvenor, o
Mr. Kinney, Of North Carolina, anc
White. of North Carolina, partici
pated. 1t was lost-55 to 50.
At 4 O'Clock almost twenty-five page.
of the bill remained to be read. Al
effort was made to offer severa
dlIISAIdIilSnGS OuI VI OTu6T. SoVera
democrats objected On the ground tina
the Whole bill should be read.
Mr.. Richardson, of Tennessee, thel
moved to finish the consideration o
the bill under the five-minute rule.
Mr.. Pugh, of Kentucky, moved t
strike out the provision requiring tina
voters should be able to speak, reat
and write the English or Hawaiian
language. 1t was lost.
Mr.. Underwood, of Alabama, taunt
ed the republicans with their incon
SIstency in recognizing the necesSit,
for white man rule in Hawaii in tn
pending bill. while denouncing a
every opportunity the election laws o
some of the southern states whicl
were designed to prevent the partici
patton in elections by the ignoran
and worthless.
AT $40 p. m, the house adjourned.
Inc naval appropriation bill just re
ported to the house oarrioS Sc1 90 OIL