, 1900-02-26
HAWAII IN SENATE
TILLMAN ATTACKS THE BILL AND
INCIDENTALLY ARRAIGNS
MIR. MORGAN.
Senator Clark of Wyoming Asks the
South Carolinan Some Pertinent
Questioas-Tillman Admits That
Democrats Have Done Their Level
Lest to Keep Negroes from Voting.

consideration the Hawaiian govern
ment bill. The discussion took a wide
range, but the basis of it was IN ahmed
ment offered by Mr.. Platt of Connecti-
cut as to the appointment and tenure
of officers of the courts of the Hawaiian
government. Mr.. Tillman of South
Carolina embraced the opportunity to
make a characteristic speech, in the
course of which he made an attack up
on Mr.. Morgan of Alabama, and vigor-
ously opposed many provisions of the
bill, particularly those which related
to suffrage.
Mr.. Hale of Maine reported the dip
lomatic and consular appropriation bill,
and gave notice that at an early day
next week he would call ii up for con-
s%ideration.
At the conclusion of routine bust
ness, Mr.. Penrose of Pennsylvania call
ed attention to the proceedings yester-
day with reference to the seating of
Hon. NJ. S. Quay of Pennsylvania, and
said he did not desire to proceed with
the case today. Il desire to notify the
senate, however" he said, that on
Monday | will call up the resolution,
and If no other member representing
the majority report of the elections
committee is ready to speak, the min
GRITTY will proceed with the debate"
After the passage Of a number of
minor bills, consideration Of the Ha-
waiian government bill vas resumed
the pending question being on
the amendment OF Mr.. Plat OF Connec-
ticut, providing that the president
should appoint the chief justice and
justices of the supreme court and JUS
tices of the circuit court, and that the
governor of the territory should ap-
point the other officers, the amendment
limiting the tenure of office Of ap-
pointees to four years.
Mr.. Platt of Connecticut, in an
extended speech, supported his
amendment, holding that the pro-
visions of the bill were Inconsistent
with those incorporated in previous
territorial enabling acts.
In a vehement speech, Mr.. Tillman
attacked the bill as reported to the
senate, and arraigned Mr.. Morgan for
an alleged lack of courtesy. Referring
to an incident which occurred the 9TH
er day, in which Mr.. Morgan of Ala
bama declined to yield to Mr.. Tillman
to reply to a statement made by Mr..
Wolcott of Colorado concerning the
suppressed vote" Of South Carolina,
Mr.. Tillman said:
Il have felt indignant at the treat
ment l received from the senator
(Morgan). Never in my experience in
the senate have 1 been treated so dis
courteously by any member Of the SEN
ate"
Mr.. Morgan %endeavored to interrupt
Mr.. Tillman, but the latter waved him
aside, saying: 81 decline to yield to
the senator. He has put himself out
side the pale of courtesy and consider
alton so Tar as l am concerned"
In the course of a criticism of the
measure, Mr.. Tillman said: 81 don't
object to a protection of the whites of
Hawaii, but l do object to the hypocrisy
of those in this chamber who maintain
that the people of Hawaii are to be
treated differently from those people
who reside in Louisiana, Mississippi,
South Carolina and other southern
states. The whites OF the south are
patriotic Americans. l want you to
protect Americans. l want you to pro-
tect the whites OF Hawaii, but don't
try to do 1t by hypocrisy"
Mr.. Tillman then read a letter from
a person unnamed, who declared that
a man who dares to oppose the sugar
barons In Hawaii is In jeopardy OF his
life.
Mr.. Clark of Wyoming asked for the
name Of the writer of the letter, saying
such a charge ought not to be made
lightly In the senate, but MI. Tillman
declined to give the writer's name.
After expressing some sympathy
with the argument of Mr.. Tillman, Mr..
Clark of Wyoming said: when the
senator from South Carolina charges
senator's on the republican side Of the
chamber with hypocrisy, 1t m in
very poor grace for him to declare by
Almighty God that the negroes of the
south should not vote"
Mr.. Tillman-Such a construction
cannot in fairness be put upon my re-
marks.
MI. Clark-Wih you say to this SEN
ate that you are not trying In the south
to suppress the negro vote?
Mr.. Tillman with great vehemencel
NO, l will say that in South Carolina
we have done level best to keep the
niger" from voting.
MI. Tillman gave notice Of an amend
ment substituting the suffrage provis-
ions OF the South Carolina constitu-
tion for the suffrage provisions Of the
pending bill.
Bills were passed az follows: To aid
certain states to support schools OF
mining; for the appointment of an ad-
ditional United States commissioner In
the northern judicial district OF the In
dian territory; granting to the state Of
North Dakota $1,000 acres of land to