The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-24
THE CMINENE BILL.
The MOugOIlan Must he RestrIcted-The
House Agrees With the Senate.

House Agrees with the senate.
Special Dispatch TO the Inlelhgencer.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The bill for
the restriction Of immigration from China
was passed in the House to-day without
amendment, just as it came from the Sen.
ate, the vote being l77 to G5 The debate
closed at about O'Clock. Just before the
House voted on the amendment Mr.. Page,
Of California, declared that those who bad
offered amendments desired by means Of
them to kill the bill, and asserted that the
lobbyists, hired by the Six Companies and
the great railway corporations, swarmed in
the corridors and came in to congratulate
the members who had opposed the bill.
Mr.. White, Of Kentucky, called Mr.. Page
to order and declared that such statements
were false and unworthy Of any gentleman.
After some controversy Mr.. White was
called to order by the Speaker, and after.
wards Mr.. Page said that he had not in.
tended to say that any member had been
improperly influenced by any corporate
power. Many Of those who voted against
the bill would have voted for it
il the period Of suspension had been re-
duced to ten years. A vote was taken on
the amendment reducing the period to that
time, and the amendment was lost by a
vote OF 100 to l3l. An amendment limit
ing the time to fifteen years was also re-
iected by vote Of 81 to 90. All the other
amendments were defeated by rira rocs
votes without division.
Associated Pres Dispatch-The House to.
day met in continuance of Wednesdays
session, and the debate on the Chinese
bill was resumed.
Mr.. Richardson, of South Carolina, and
Mr. Wise, Of Pennsylvania, spoke in favor
OF the bill, and Messrs. Mason and Joyce
opposed it.
Messrs- Dunnell and 0rth also spoke in
opposition to the bill, and legislative day
OF Wednesday then closed, and that OF
Thursday opened.
Many memberSSgave their views upon
the measure and finally Mr.. Page brought
the debate to close. In the course OF
his remarks he said he witnessed a scene
the other day when he saw one Of the
lobbyists OF corporation walk in and con-
gratulate amember who had denounced this
bill. The six Chinese companies through
their sgents in this city, swarmed in every
corridor OF the Capitol, and had for weeks
he knew two railroad corporations that had
united TO defeat this bill.
Here Mr. Page was called to order by
Mr., White, Of Kentucky, who said the
words OF the gentleman were too far reach.
ing, ''The gentleman has stated" he con.
tinued, that the opposition to this meas
ure comes from the reason he was giving,
and that denounce as an utterly false and
unworthy statement for any gentleman"
who was here in his turn called TO order by
the Speaker, and Mr.. Springer asked that
the words used be taken down, but with
drew his request at Mr.. Pages solicitation.
The House then proceeded 10 vote upon
the amendments, the first being that offer
ed by Nlr. kasson reducing the period Of
suspension to ten years. Twas rejected
yeas 100, nays l3l. Mr.. Butterworth's
amendment, limiting the time to fifteen
years, was lost without call OF yeas and
nays. A large number OF amendments
were then voted upon, but were all lost
without a division being called. The bill
was then Passed-yeas Ia, nays Is.