The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-12
HOUSE.

Eighty-sixth Day.-A possible reduc- |
ton of the war taxes was foreshadowed |
in resolution adopted by the House. |
calling upon the Secretary of the Treas |
ury for information as to the probable
surplus the existing revenue laws
would create during this and the COM
ing fiscal year The resolution was
presented by Mr.. Paine, the floor
leader of the majority.
Eighty-seventh Day-Without pre-
liminary business the House resumed
consideration OF the Hawaiian bill.
Mr.. Mcdowell, of Ohio, one of the orig
inal opponents of the Hawaiian annex
alton, was the first speaker. He in
weighed against the labor conditions
| and corporation influence there. The
passage by the Senate of the Porto Ri
| can bill was announced and the meas
| ure was Immediately referred to the
| ways and menas committee. Mr.. De
| Armond criticised the labor conditions
and the section extending the consti-
tuition to the islands as far as apn'ica-
BILE, saying the constitution was there
| of it's own vigor.
Eighty-rinth Day.-The house did
| not finish the bill to provide terrttor-
| ial government for Hawaii. When the
| hour fixed for taking vote, four
| O'Clock, arrived, less than half the bill
had been covered and 50 many amend
| ments remained that it was agreed to
| continue the consideration of the bill
under the five minute rule, until 1t
was finished. Several important amend
ments were agreed to, among them the
following:
To nullify all labor contracts in the
islands, to extend the alien contract
| labor laws to the islands; to prohi 5iI
the sale OF intoxicating liquor in sa.
looms, to limit the land-holdings Of
corporations to LOCO acres and to sub
stitute for the house provision relatine
to the appointment OF judges and othel
officers Of the island, the Senate pro
: vision. The house provision lodget
the appointing power in the governor
the Senate placed it in the President
. An additional urgent defcienc.
, carrying s405, 900 for the fees of UniteS
States marshals. jurors, etc, wa
passed.
The Naval Appropriation Ball wa
presented by Mr.. Foss (IlIs.), actini
chairman of the committee and NJ,
Wheeler tKy), presented a minorit
report against certain features of IN
bill.
The<house then resumed the con
:, sideraticn of the Hawaiian territoria
9 bill.
Ninetieth Day.The House, afte
four days of debate passed the sui
: stitute for the Senate bill, Erovidin
: for territorial form OF governmen
s for Hawaii. The bill now goes TO cor
$ ference. The most interesting featur
t Of the days proceedings was the al
# tempt of Mr.. Hill. of Connecticut, I
secure the adoption OF two amend
ments. one providing for a residez
commissioner instead of a delegate /
Congress, and the other declaring thu
= nothing in the act should be in1erpre
. ed as pledge Of statehood. Both we1
= overwhelmingly defeated.
Ninety-second Day.-The Hous
paid tribute to the memor
y Of the late Richard Parks Bland, {
g Missouri, popularity known as "Silve
'e Dick Bland, who was member Of tt
}; House for twenty-six years. Splendi
l. eulogies of the life and career of tn
l. great champion of silver we're offere
a. by members on both sides Ct the pol
Id tical aisle At the conclusion Of ii
Is ceremonies the House, as a furth,
mark Of respect. adjourned.