The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-04-18
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
THE CHINESE BILL.

Washington, 17.-Classifying the
greenback members according to
their usual political qualifications
on positions, not involving finan-
cial issues, an analysis OF to-day's
vote on the passage of the new Chi
nese bill shows that 107 democrats
and 81 republicans, total POI, were
recorded in the Affirmative, and that
81 republicans and 3 democrats,
total 81, voted in the negative.
These 81 out and out implacable
and dyed in the wool opponents Of
any restrictive or anti-Chinese
legislation, are to be credited geo
graphically as follows Massaohu-
sets, seven; Vermont, two; New
Hampshire, three; Maine and Con-
necticut, one each; New York,
seven: Iowa, five; Ohio, four; Wis
cOnsin, three, and New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Indiana and Tennes-
see, one. each. The three democrats
dissenting were BrOgg, of WiscOn-
sin, Hadenburg, of New Jersey, and
Morse, of Massachusetts,. The last
named member made his opposition
very conspicuous early this after
noon, and nearly succeeded in pre-
venting any action on the Chinese
bill for several weeks by interposing
an objection to Pages request for
unanimous consent to have the COM
mittee on education and labor called
in advance of its regular turn bat
Page Overcame the difficulty in Il
manner which entities him to great
credit. There were seventeen COM
mittees ahead of the education and
labor committee, each of which had
a prior right to offer one bill or reso-
luton for passage, under q suspen-
sion of the rules, and each of them
might consume at least three-fourths
of an hour in the half hours explain
atory debate allowed on each
motion, and the time required for
the quickest possible roll call.
When, therefore, it was found i'm
practicable to advance the Chinese
bill by common consent, the pros
pect of getting it before the House
in regular order for passage under a
suspension of the rules, during
Mondays session, even if this legiS-
lative day should be extended by re-
cess until tomorrow morning,
seemed hopeless. Page, however,
was determined that the labor
and energy expended in pushing
the bill through the committee
last Wednesday, as a means
Of procuring its passage to-day
should not be rendered useless with.
out exhausting the possibilities fol-
success; and he thereupon appealed
to the republican chairmen Of al
the seventeen committees, each In
turn, not to take advantage of to
days call, and thus gave
him a chance, on behalf OF
the committee on education.
and labor, to offer the Chinese bill
The earnest personal appeals had
the desired eject for only five Of
the seventeen commissioners made
use of their privilege, and the Chi
nese bill was brought before the
House without further difficulty, al
about the usual hour for adjourn
ment. The subsequent proceedings,
which are fully reported elsewhere
were very animated, and at times
exciting, but from the moment that
the bill was declared to be before
the House there was not question
in the mind of any one in regard tt
it's triumphant passage; but a con
test simply for advantage of pOliti
cal position, and a general scramble
among men of all parties to exhibi
their superior decision in the sam'
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