The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-10
HOUSE PASSES THE SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL.
SOME SIGNIFICANT VOTES.
House Refuses T. Provide for a Conn
missioner Instead of a Delegate fl
or to Negative the Idea of
Future Statehood Some Tits on the
Franchise QuestIon-Senator Black
burns Credentials to be Referred To
Committee-The Quay Case I'm Senate.
SENATE.

Washington, April 6.-Senator De-
Boo, of Kentucky, at today's session
OF the senate, ave notice that he
would move to refer the credentials of
former Senator J.. c. S. Blackburn, as
a senator from that state, to the com
mittee on privileges and elections.
Senator Allison, from the committee
on appropriations. reported the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill
and gave notice that he would call it
up at the earliest possible time.
senator Sullivan hen made a speech
in favor of seating Mr.. Quay. He main
tanned that both as a matter of policy
and a. a matter of justice to the state
the governor should be conceded and
hould exercise the authority to name
the senator in event that the legiSla-
ture for any reason should fail to
elect. For these reasons he should
vote to seat Mr.. Quay.
Consideration of the Indian appro-
preparation bill, which was reported to
the senate, and carries sS,413,641. was
then begun.
At 2 o'clock the unfinished business
the Spooner Philippine bill-waS laid
before the senate.
Senator Lodge said that several SEN
ators desired yet to speak upon the
bill. He gave notice that next We'd
nesday he would ask the senate either
then to vote upon the measure or fix
a time for a final vote upon it. The
bill was then laid aside and cOnSidera-
ton of the Indian appropriation bill
was resumed.
After adopting several minor amend
ments, and without disposing of the
bill, the senate held a short executive
session and at 5:15 o'clock p. m. adj
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The house, after four days of debate,
today passed the substitute for the
senate bill providing for a territorial
form of government for Hawaii. The
bill now goes to conference.
The amendment offered by Mr.. New
lands, of Nevada, was agreed to di-
recting the surveyor general to report
to the department Of labor annually
the lumber of holders of land of less
than 100 acres.
The section giving the legislature of
Hawaii power to impeach the judges
of the several courts was stricken out.
Mr.. Hill, of Connecticut, then offered
his amendment giving Hawaii a resi-
lent commissioner to Washington. He
opposed anything that Squinted at the
possible formation of a future state
out of the stands. He said there were
few members of congress who looked
forward to the admission of Hawaii as
d state. lie ndO VOleu LOT annexation
under the distinct impression that
nothing of the kind would ever be con-
templated. Yet here Hawaii was bios
soming into a full fledged territory.
! Mr.. Hit, Of Illinois, who was a
member of the Hawaiian commission,
opposed the amendment. He said it
was desirable in legislation for the
island that there should be a delegate
on the floor who could be on the stand.
/ If there was no such, the corridors
would be crowded with lobbyists rep
resenting special interests.
Mr.. Hill challenged Mr.. Hit to name
a single insular government in the
world which has a representative in
the home parliament.
w are a popular representative
government essentially" replied Mr..
HIT" and a republic does not need
| to take lessons from monarchieS in the
| application of our own system"
Mr.. Williams, of Mississippi, argued
| that the constitution entitled every or
ganized territory to a delegate on the
floor of the house. He said he had
opposed the annexation of Hawaii or
iginally because he had foreseen the
race problem it would bring with it.
He replied with much feeling to Mr..
Hills reference, earlier in the day, to
the restricted suffrage in Mississippi.
Does the gentleman imagine" said
he, that we, of the south take any
pride in the fact that we are compelled
to restrict the suffrage in the interests
of civilization"
81 do not" replied Mr.. Hill, but
why not apply the same system to
Hawaii?"
Whenever I am faced with the race
problem" continued Mr.. Williams, Il
stand for white supremacy. 1 stand
for white supremacy in Hawaii as 1
stand for it in Mississippi. 1t is the
duty of man to lift up those below
him if he can, but there is no i~njunc-
ton, human or divine, which obliges
white men to herd with the narrow
forehead, ignorant of our glorious
gains have no idea that the blacks
will ever rise to the plane of the whites
and / indulge in no Hypocrisy about
it."
Mr.. Williams said it, became
the representatives of Connecticut
Rhode Island to the men of the
South with their election laws. He
created much amusement by his ref
erences to some of the peculiarities of
the election avs in Rhode Island and
Connecticut, and drew the fire of the
representatives Of those states.
Mr.. Hills amendment was lost on a
viva voce vote without amendment.
An amendment was adopted to post
pone for one year the time when the
coastwise laws of the United States
hould be extended to Hawaii.
An amendment was added to the end
Of the bill providing that no Chinese
who obtains a certificate in Hawaii
under the terms of the bill shall be al
lowed to enter any state or territory
of the United States.
Mr.. DeArmond, of Missouri, offered
an amendment, compelling all Asiatics
who have entered the islands under
contract since the date OF annexation
to leave within one year.-Adopted.
nnrnnniffna 0rnnn6ronn y-nC Q6nnr-
I'd to close up and liquidate the affairs
OF the Hawaiian savings bank.
Mr.. Hill, Of Connecticut, offered an
amendment providing that nothing in
the act should be construed as a pledge
Of statehood in the immediate or dis
tant fture.-Lost.
The committee then rose and report
ed the bill and amendments to the
house. The bill was then passed-12C
TO Is.
At $3.50 o'clock p. m. the house ad.
journed.