The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-03-06

Vhich he made on attack upon Morgan
~ Alabama ana vigorously opposed
many provisions ~ the BILL particular
" those which related 90 suffrage.
when the senate convened Haze ~
Maine reported the diplomatic aud con-
mlar appropriation bill and gave notice
that ut an early day next week he
would call II up for consideration.
At the conclusion OF routine business
penrose of Pennsylvania called atten-
ton to the proceedings yesterday with
reference to the seating of the Hon.
NJ. $. Quay Of Pennsylvania and said
that he did not desire TO proceed with
the case today.
II desire 60 notify the Senate. how
ever" he said. that on Monday ! will
call up the resolution, and If no mem
her representing the majority report Of
the Election Committee Is ready to
speak the minority will proceed with
the debate"
After the passage of number Of
minor bills consideration of the Hawai-
ian Government bill was resumed, the
pending question being the amendment
by Plat of Connecticut providing that
the President should appoin the CHIEF
Justice, Justices of the Supreme Court
and Justices of the Circuit Court and
that the Governor of the territory
should appoint the other officers, the
amendment limiting the tenure of office
of appointees to four years Platt, in
an extended speech, supported his
amendment. holding that the provi-
sions of the bill were inconsistent with
those incorporated in previous territor-
ial enabling acts.
In vehement speech Tillman attack
ed the bill as reported to the Senate
and arraigned Mr.. Morgan for alleged
lack of courtesy.
Referring to an incident which oc-
Cured the other day, in which Morgan
declined to yield TO Tillman to reply
to statement made by Wolcott of
Colorado concerning the suppressed
vote" of South Carolina. Tillman said:
Il have felt indignant at the treat
nent | received from the Senator
(Morgan). Never in my experience in
the Senate have ] been treated so dis
courteously by any member of the
Senate"
Morgan endeavored to interrupt Till
man. but the latter waived him aside
saying:
Il decline to yield to the Senator
He has put himself outside the pale Of
courtesy and consideration so far as
| am concerned"
In the course of a criticism of the
measure Tillman said:
Il don't object to a 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 who reside in Louisiana,
Mississippi, South Carolina and other
boy hn VII nf he
South are patriotic Americans. | want
you to protect the whites of Hawaii,
but don't try to do 1t by Hypocrisy"
Tillman then read 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"
Clark of Wyoming asked for the
name of the writer of the letter, saying
such charge ought not to be made
lightly in the Senate. Tillman de-
cnned to give the writer's name.
After expressing some sympathy with
the argument of Tillman, Clark of
Wyoming said:
when the Senator from South Caro-
line charges Senators on the Republic
can side of the chamber with nypo-
crisy it comes in very, very poor grace
for him to declare by Almighty God
that the negroes of the South should
not vote"
Tillman-Such construction cannot
in fairness be put upon my remarks.
Clark-Will you say to this Senate
that you are not trying in the South
to suppress the negro vote!
Tillman with great vehemence)-
No; l will say that in South Carolina
we have done our level best TO keep the
niger" from voting.
Tillman gave notice of an amend
ment substituting the suffrage provi-
sions of the South Carolina constitu-
ton for the suffrage provisions of the
pending bill At 4:40 the Senate went
into executive session and at 4:45 ad-
jOurned.
The Debate Continued.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-At the
conclusion of Daniels speech in the
Senate today, the Hawaiian Govern
ment Bill was taken up and Morgan
resumed his speech. Morgan, not hay
ing concluded, yielded the floor at 1925
p. m. to Mr.. Aldrich, who presented
the report of the conference on the FL
nancial Bill.
When the reading of the report had
been concluded and an order made for
its printing, an arrangement was eff
fected whereby some member of the
conference committee on next Wednes-
day would make a statement concern
ing the changes made by the conferes
and that the next day the report would
be taken up for consideration.
The Hawaiian Bill was again taken
up, and Vest of Missouri addressed the
Senate. He had been intensely OPP
posed he said to the annexation of
Hawaii, but that was now dead is
sue. 81 shall vote for the BILL" said
he. at is above and beyond constitu-
tional objection and does not raise any
issues that are raised in relation to
Porto Rico and the Philippines"
He thought the thanks of the people
were due to the Senators who had pre-
pared the measure. There was no
provision in 1t changing the tariff and
none that implied that Hawaii was not
a part OF the United States. The
proposition that the United States can
hold territory as a colonial possession
and it's people as vassals," he contin-
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