The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25
TlLLMAM DAY IN THE SENATE.
HAWAIIAN BILL WAS THOUGHT TO
HAVE BEEN THE FEATURE.

tuhtty 10 Hlt back at senator NOR
gan, ana Gave Notice That Hes
Would Try To Have the south
Carolina Suffrage Law Tackled om
10 the Hawaiian Bill.
Washington. Feb. 2l.--Throughout ths
session to-day the Senate had under con-
sideration the Hawaiian government bill.
The discussion took a wide range. but tho
basis of it was an amendment
offered by Mr.. Plat of Con-
neotlcut as to the appointment aud
tenure of office of the judges of the Ha-
waiian courts.
Mr.. Tlllman of South Carolina embraced
the opportunity 20 deliver a characteristics
speech, in the course of which he made
a stinging attack upon Mr.. Morgan OF
Alabama and vigorously opposed many
provisions of the bin, particularly those
which related to suffrage.
Mr.. Penrose OF Pennsylvania gave notice
that he would call up the Quay case again
on Monday and would insist upon it's con-
sideraton
In course OF the consideration of the
Hawaiian government bill MIR. Tfllman
made a vehement attack upon the measure
and arraigned Senator Morgan of Alabama
for alleged lack of cburtesy.
THE oligarchy which exists in Hawaii
declared Mr.. Tillman, land which this bllf
perpetuates, is powerful and unscrupulous.
It is an autocracy greater than ever ex-
listed outside Russia
Il sympathize with the Senator from
Connecticut in his Efforts to secure prop
erly appointed judiciary for the islands
a judiciary not controlled by the oligarchy
which now has its grip upon the islands"
MIR. Tilimnn's Indignation.
Referring to an incident which occurred
the other day in which Mr. Morgan de-
cgined TO yield to Mr. Tillman to reply to
a statement made by Mr.. Wolcott, con-
cening the suppressed vote" Mr.. TILL
man said:
81 have felt indignant at the treatment
/ received from the Senator (Morgan).
Never in my experience in the senate
have 1 been treated so discourteously by
member of the Senate"
Mr.. Morgan endeavored to interrupt Mr..
Tillman, but the latter waved him aside,
saying: II decline to yield 10 the Senator
lie has put himself outside the pale of
oourtesy and consideration. 80 far as am
concerned
He then explained the circumstances OF
Mr.. Morgan's refusal 20 permit him to re-
ply to. Mr.. Wolcott
When I rose 10 explain the situatlon
in South Carolina as It was presented by
| the Senator from Colorado" said Mr..
| Tillman 1.-The Senator from Alabama
said No, / cannot permit you to speak
now. I'll leave you TO fight II out some
other time 1t was the first time in my
! experience that / had ever been refused
a hearing In like circumstances. No Re-
publican would have denied me the privi-
lege because there is no man on that side
of the chamber so lacking in courtesy
and decency.p
Mr.. Tillman then explained that under
the present constitution of South Carolina
there were about li4,0O0 registered voters,
1900 Of whom were colored Ninety-nine
| per cent. of the white vote In the state,
he said, was Democratic, In the summer
primaries fully so per cent. of the regis
tered votes were cast. At these primaries
the contests for the state Offices were
made.
There is no lethargy in the politics OF
South Carolina" said Mr.. Tillman. We
| have as much politics to the square mile
as any state in the Union There is no Re-
| publican party i'm the state. The Republic
can machine lS composed OF Ieuefdl Of1ce-
holders who control the patronage and
send the delegates to Republican national
| conventions.
"The elections In November are simply
ratifications of the primaries Naturally
the result being a foregone conclusion
only 400 or 5000 voters turn out In each
district to vote"
As 1T is I'm nMassachusetts.
After calling attention to the fact that
! Oh hn oil In MaEoa IN
in 1880 only 2S5OO0 votes were cast out of
u voting population of 665 5000: and that
at the same election in connecticut the
vote was 125O00 out of 224,0 legal vot-
| ers. he said:
why do they accuse us of the South
Of suppressing the vote when they are
doing the same thing in Massachusetts?
| Why we don't do half the devilment In
South Carolina that this bill proposes to-
do In Haweii. This bill will give four r
five years more of contract labor-of slave
! labor-to the sugar barons, who in remit
ted duties on sugar will make ss0O0O00."
In the course of a criticism of the meas
ure, Mr. Tillman said:
II do not object to a protection OF the
whites of Hawaii, but what ! do object
| to is the hypocrisy of those in this cham
her. who maintain that the people Of Ha-
wall are to be treated differently from
| those people who reside i'm louisiana
Mississippi South Carolina and other
Southern states. The whites Of she
South are patriotic Americans.
Il want to protect the whites of Hawaii,
but don't try to do IL by hypocrisy"
Mr.. ,Tillman then read letter from n
person unnamed. who declared that a man
who dares TO oppose the sugar barons in
| Hawaii was In jeopardy of his life
Mr. Clark OF Wyoming asked for tho
name Of the writer of the letter saying
such a charge ought not to be made light
| ly I'm The Senate.
Mr. Tillman declined to give the writer's
| name.
In conclusion Mr. Tillman declared;
| "T propose to offer as amendment TO
this bill the suffrage provision OF the
South Carolina constitution and / dare
you to vote for 1t and dare you not to
| vote for H."
Clark of Wyoming Replies.
/ After expressing some sympathy with