The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-06

, provision in the bill. He quoted from the
statute CT 1850. organizing the Territory OF
New Mexico, to show that the present bill
followed the language of that act. e
House, then, he said. evidently did not be-
lieve that the Constitution went to he
Territory of its own force. The amend
ment was lost, IS to 81.
Mr.. Robinson of Indiana moved an
amendment providing that all contracts
for term of service at labor in Hawaii.
executed since August IL. 1898. shall be
declared void. and that no law shall be
passed to enforce such contracts.
Mr. Hit of Illinois said that practically
the same thing in other language had
already been provided, in the extension
over Hawaii of the laws of the United
States. an act of March 3. 1875. reading
that all contracts for term of service
of any subject OF China, Japan, or any
Oriental country for a term of service of
such persons in the United States are
hereby declared void
The amendment was agreed to.
An amendment also was offered by Mr..
McRae of Arkansas especially making
effective in Hawaii the law against con-
tract labor.
To the section outlining the powers of
the Legislature. Mr.. Gillett of Massa-
chusetts offered an amendment prohibit
ing 1t from licensing saloons. Mr.. Knox
opposing the amendment, said il had been
the policy of the United States to leave
all municipal and local matters to the dis
cretion of the Legislatures of the Terri
tories.
The amendment was supported by Mr.
Lttlefeld of Maine. who said he was
willing to take his stand upon the propo-
sition that the time had come when the
United States should not endorse the
liquor saloon. On a division the amend
ment was agreed to- 66 to 60. The an
nouncement of the vote was received with
applause on the floor and in the galleries.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. New
lands of Nevada to prohibit corporations
from holding more than LOCO acres of land
in Hawaii, present property interests to be
respected. The amendment was agreed to
20 to 81.
The provision that The payment OF poll
tax shall be a prerequisite to registration
ana voting evoked an extended discussion.
Several Democratic members moved to
amend ii so as to require its payment by
the voter himself. Mr.. Williams of Mis-
sissippi stated that he wanted to maintain
AngloSaXon supremacy in the islands and
TO prevent the provision from becoming
machine for corrupting voters. The provi-
sion was left unchanged.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Lacey of
Iowa was agreed to, making the boards OF
registration officers bipartisan.
Although 4 O'Clock had been fixed as the
hour for taking the vote on the bill. when
that hour arrived not half the bill had been
read, and arrangement was made to con-
tinue reading the bill in Committee of the
Whole for amendment until it had been
completed.
The provision for the appointment of
judges by the Governor, on motion of Mr.
Shafroth of Colorado, was changed so as 20
give the President the power Of appointing
them. At 5:15 o'clock the committee rcae,
thirty-fve of the fifty pages of the VII
having been considered. A conference was
requested on Senate amendments to the
House bill authorizing an adjustment OF
the claims of settlers on the Navajo Reser-
walton, Arizona.
AT $50 O'Clock the House adjourned until
today.