The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-04
HOUSE ANENT HAWAII.
Criticism Passed by Republicans on Mr..
NckiaIsy's Expansion Policy.
DEFEAT Is PREDICTED FOR THE PARTY
The Administration Measure Again
Carried ON In Hawaiian Islands.

! Washington, April 3.---The house toda,
entered upon consideration OF tho sub
lstltutc for the senate Hawaiian territorial
bill under special order which will brinl
the question TO vote on Thursday at
Up. m.
Mr.. Knox OF Massachusetts delivered 8
speech In advocacy OF It's passage Mr..
Robinson und). criticised section OF
the bill which. he said, continued In force
I labor contracts existing In Hawaii do
nouncing II as legallzing o system of slav-
cry.
Mr. Lane tlowa), one OF the republicans
who opposed the Puerto Rlcan tarifr bill
made vigorous speech. reafiirming his
position and warning his republican assoc
ciates that the country would not sup
port an unfair policy toward the Puerto
Ricans
Mr. Thomas IN. C.), Mr., Williams
(Miss.). and Mr.. Boutelle ull), discussed
Imperialism
Nj Knox (Mass), chairman OF the COM
mitteo on Territories. who was in charge
Mr. Knox was questioned about various
sections and provisions of the bill, es-
peclally as TO whether the Asiatlcs in Hs-
wall could enter the United states He
replied that the chinese and Japanese
In the Islands went there for only few
years stay. Some of them had left their
native land permanently aud few of them
would desire to continue their wanderlngs
to the United States even IL they were al
lowed to do so,
MIR. Robinson CInd), devoted much Of
HIS time to denuncatlon OF the contract
labor system in the Hawaiian Islands,
which he characterized as practical slav-
cry and which he said the tenth section
OF the pending bill continued In force
ut means" said he. that you would
cruelty labor on the cross OF landlordism
and money In Hawaii" He charged the
American commissioners Senators Cullom
and Morgan and Representative Hltt,
with having been seduced and huncoed by
President Dole and Judge Freer, the Ha-
waiian commissioners. But II must re-
main for congress- he said to determine
whether money was TO be placed above
manhood and contrnct labor above free
labor Mr. Robinson read a letter from
the commissioner of immigration showing
that about 10000 Japanese had arrived In
Hawaii under contract since the islands
were annexed.
The republican party" ne said, refused
to pass a law In the Flfty-ffth congress
excluding contract labor In the Hawaiian
islands; -efused to engraft It on their
resolutions In this house and defeated the
appointment in the senate In these
islands for years people have gone like
the galley slave scourged to his dun
geon for not obeying the terms of civil
contract into which they were induced Ia
enter by the cupdity OF navigation com
panies and to the gain Of plantation own
ers" Hf
Mr. Lane (Rep Iowa., discussed The
Puerto Rican tariff question, taking tho
position that while the constitution did
not extend ex proprio vlgore 10 the
islands. 1t should be extended ~ law, and
that every consideration of Justice and
fair dealing demanded that tho people
Of the islands should be placed on an
equality with the people of this country
in the waiter Of tarifr.
lie declared In favor NJ free trade and
expressed the opinion that many rcpubll-
cars who had voted for tho Is per cent
tprif did so against their better judgment
In the belief that II was temporary ex-
pedient -Four weeks since It had passed.
he said, had only intensified the opposl-
ton to It. HE WARNED HIS REpUB-
LcAN COLLEAGUES THAT NO PARTY
COULD VIOLATE THE INNATE SENSE
OF JUSTICE OF THE AMERICAN PEG
PIE WITHOUT GOING DOWN TO DE
FEAT
Mr.. Lanes speech attracted considerable |
attentlon. Members from both sides of
the house crowded about and listened at
icntiyeiy 10 his vigorous presentation OF |
bis position.
Mr.. Mondell tWyo.). praised the form OF !
government proposed BY the bill. and the |
iebate then drifted 10 the subject of ex- |
pansion.
Mr.. Thomas CN. c). and MIR. will
Jams (Mass), made antl-expansion
speeches
Mr. T3outell Cll) replied to Mr. VIII /
iams in the concluding speech OF the day.
At o'clock the house adjourned
THE RACES.