The age-herald., 1900-02-25
PULLMAN ATTACKS SENATOR MORGAN Opposed the Provisions of the
 Hawaiian Bill NEGRO QUESTION CAME UP The South Carolinian Said He Felt Indignant at the Treatment He V, Had Received From inc .DeHa e
 Alabama Senator.
NEGRO QUESTION CAME UP

< Washington, February 2.-The senate to- nay had under consideration the Hawaiian government bill The discussion took a wide range, but the basis of it was an amendment offered by MT. Platt, of Con- nectdcut, as to the appointment of tenure of office of the judges of the Hawaiian courts. MT. Tillman, of South Carolina, embraced the opportunity to make a characteristic speech, in the course of which he made an attack upon MT. Morgan, of Alabama, and vigorously opposed many provisions of the bill, particularly those which related to suffrage Referring to an incident which occurred the other day in which MT. Nor gan declined to yield to MT. Tillman to re- ply to statement made by MT. Wolcott, of Colorado, concerning the "suppressed vote of South Carolina,' MT. Tillman said: ''I have felt indignant at the treatment re- ceived from the senator (Morgan). Never in my experience in the senate have I been treated so dEiscourteously by any member of the senate.''
 MT Morgan endeavored to interrupt MT. Tallman, but the latter waived him aside saying: 1T decline to yield to the senator. He has put hirnseH outside the pale of courtesy and consideration, so far as l am concerned"
 Mr. Tfllman then explained that under the present constitution of South Carolina there were about 114 ,OOO registered voters. 14,o0O of whom were colored. Ninety per cent Of One white vote in the state, he said, was demo- cratic In the summer primaries fully % per cent. of the registered votes was cast. At these primaries the contests for the state offices were made.
 No Lethargy in Politics A 'vrhere is no lethargy in the politics Of South Carolina" said MT. Tfllman we have as much politics to the square mile as any state in the union. There Is no re- publican party in the state. The repm0li- can machine is composed of federal office holders who control the patronage and send the delegates to the republican na- tional conventions.
 1.-The elections in November are simply notifications of the primaries. Naturally, the result being foregone conclusion, only 1000 5000 voters turn out in each district to vote. In the course of criticism of the meas ure MT. Tirlman said:
 ''Ifdont object to protection of the whites of Hawaii but what do object to is 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 Ameri- cans. I want you to protect the whites or HIawaii but don't try to do 1t by hypocri- sy."
 MT. Tillman then read a letter from 8 person unnamed, who declared that man who dares to oppose the sugar barons in Hawai- was in jeopardy of his life.
 Mr. Clark, of Wyoming, asked for the name of the writer saying such charge ought not to be made lightly in the sem ate.
 Declined to Give the Name
 MT TilIman declined to give the writ CTS name.
 After expressing sympathy with the argu- ment of Mr. Tilman, MT. Clark, of Wyo- ming, said:
 ..Wfen the senator from South Carolina charges senators on the republican side of the chamber with hypocrisy it comes in very poor grace from him to declare by Almighty God that the negroes of the south should not vote."
 Mir. Tillman-Such construction cannot, in fairness. be put upon my remarks.
 Mir. Clark-Wil you say to this senate that you are not trying in the south to suppress the negro vote?
 MT Tillman (with great vehemence)-No; I will say that in South Carolina we have done our level best to keep the negro from voting
 MT. Tillman gave notice of an amendment substituting the suffrage provisions of the pending bill.
 At 4:40 p. m. the senate went into execu- tive session and, at 4:45 p. m., adjourned.
 THE HOUSE
 Washington, February A.-Throughout thesdebate on the Porto Rican bill in the house of representatives today there was an undercurrent of speculation on the out come of the efforts to bring about. united action on the part of the majority the members of the house. Frequent confer ences were held between representatives of the various elemnts in the hope of bringing about a common ground of under standing for consideration at the formal conference to lbe held at 8 p. m.
 The debate brought out speech by Rep- resenta'tive Tawney, of Minnesota, scoring MT. Littlefield, of Maine, for his speech of yesterday, and also two speeches from the republican side by MT. Tompkins, of New York, and MT. Powers, of Vermont, oppos- Ing the bill. MT Thayer of Massachusetts. closed the day with a defense of the anti imperialists.
 The other speakers were Mir Eddy of Minnesota for the bill, and Messrs. Clay ton of Alabama and Broussard of Louisiana against 1t.