Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-07-08

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comes Tor making another precedent
we Will then all listen to his reasoning.
But | submit that 1t is too late to make
the provision TO which objection has
In this case been made. ] call atten-
ton again to the fact that Hawaii is
Territory OF the United States. Il
has been given a Territorial govern
I ment. and that action Of the Congress
OF the United States was in accordance
with the provisions o, the law annexing
Hawaii. Hawaii therefore stands be-
fore us when II comes to the matter
OF representation In precisely the same
light that every other territory stands
before us.
Change Not Just.
New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma and
indian Territory were all by the call
OF the National Comliit,ee allowed SIX
delegates. think they might perhaps
have lessened that representation with
out anybody making complaint, but
they did not do it. They gave them
six delegates and recognizing that
Alaska was not Territory. but only
a district. they provided that Alaska
should have four delegates. The pop
population of Alaska and greaer. The
population OF Hawaii is as great as the
population of Arizona and greater.
The population OF Hawaii is almost az
great as the population of New Mexico.
There Is not, therefore. | submit, any
just reason for saying now after Ha-
wall sent six delegates all the way
here at great expense to represent her
In response to the cal, to draw the line
and cut her down to two.
II Is Discrimination.
you are giving, the committee ia
giving, and the convention VIII De Civ
ing II II approves the action OF the COM
mittee, six delegates to Alaska, n dis
trict, when only four were authorized,
and giving six delegates to New Mexl.o
and Arizona each. when Hawaii, a Ter
ritory with equal populadon, is to get
but two. That Is discrimination
against which we complain. Now, what
We want is that all shall be treated
alike and when the next cali is issued
the matter can be considered and II
there should be change in repi esen-
tation II can then be made. but we
ought not to make 1t after, In response
to our invitation, they have sent tour
delegates all the way from Hawaii, to
be excluded and admit only two out OF
the SIX"
Chairman Cannon-The gentleman
from Wisconsin, Mr.. Babcock.
6abcoek Against Hawaii.
Mr.. Babcock-Mr. Chairman, as a
member Of the committee on rules l
wish to say that the delegates from Ha-
wall have already been seated In this
convention and occupy seats on this
floor at this time. The National Com
mittee and the committee on rules re-
port identically the same. that the six
delegates should cast two votes. The
committee on rules desire to deal equit-
ably as far as possible, and in this
case gave Porto Rico, Hawaii. the Phil
ippine Islands and the District OF Co
lumbia two votes each, and appeal to
the delegates OF this convention and
call their attention to the fact of lne
character OF the population, the Dis
trict OF Columbia, with 100000 intelli-
gent American people, has but two del
egates. The gentleman has stated that
Hawaii has I6O,o00. Tue records show
that but short time ago Hawaii had
more than 100000; that the population
decreased to about $4,000 and today
Is probably 100000 according to the
best information that we can get.
What Wisconsin Wants.
Now, MIR. Chairman, are we to give
Territory. as has been well stated by
the Senator from Illinois. as far dis
tant from the shores. that Is not part
of the Louisiana purchase. as much as
other Territories that are pant of the
whole here. Are we to give u popula-
ton OF l25, 000-I don wish. gentle
men, to make any criticism OF the char
acter, but ! want TO compare that with
three representative districts In the
State of New York-intelligent, strong
American citizens. and yet this amend
ment proposes to give them the same
representation in the great national
convention: that they are to CONE hei 9
representing $4,000 people and with
the same voice that 100000 people have
, in that great State. Mr.. Chairman, II
, the convention proposes to seriously
, consider this amendment want To aud
. another. | want the District of Colum-
, bia to have six representatives; want
the State OF Wisconsin, in which re-
side, to have seventy-eight. We hav,
bct JuSe 10 boou h'Puoitdhb w thtis
, as any States in the Union. and cant
, sec, Mr.. Speaker-Mr. Chairman, ex
cuse newly we are not entitled /,
: the same. repl esentation as any othel
! Territory.
: Chairman Cannon-The gentleman
D from California, Mr.. Mckinley.
7 Mckinley Defendo Us.
B Mr., McKinley-Mr. Chairman, thos,
: who are seeking the adoption OF thi'
5 amendment have not complained o
: any bad faith or unfairness OF the com
mittee, but they do say that the rule
o upon which the committee have acte'
4 are not In accordance with those upol
which representation is to be deter
a mined, according to the precedence ant
g according TO the ether portions OF thi
o report, The gentleman from Wiscon
s.n raises the question not only as L
q population. but also as TO the eharacte
Il OF that population. Both of those mat
g te 5 as to representation from the Ter
ritories are false quantities because a
= far as the populatiop Is concerned the