The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-04
CLOSING OUT THE CHINESE.
The House Passes an Act Supplement
ing That of 1889.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.--In the House to-
day, Mr.. Scott of Pennsylvania asked
unanimous consent to introduce for present
consideration bill suppleme aary To. an
act to execute certain treaty stipulations
relative to Chinese, approved May 6. 1882
Section provides that from and after the
passage of this act it shall be unlawful for
any Chinese laborer who at any time here
tofore may have been, or who is now, or
hereafter may be a resident of the United
States, and who shall have departed there
from and shall not have returned before the
passage of this act to return to the United
States.
Section 2 provides that the certificates
of identity provided for in the fourth a I'd
fifth sections of the act to which this is
supplement shall not be issued; and every
certificate issued in pursuance thereof is
declared void and Of no effect and Chinese
laborers claiming admission by virtue
thereof shall not be permitted to enter the
United States.
Sec. provides that all duties prescribed
and all penalties and forfeitures prescribed
by sections 2, 10, IL and l2 Of the act to
which this is supplement are hereby ex-
tended and made applicable to the provis-
ions of this act.
Sec. provides that all such parts of the
act TO which this Is supplement- as are in
consistent herewith, are hereby repealed.
The bill passed without objection or di-
vision.
TAKEN UP BY THE SENATE
The Senate this morning proceeded to
consideration of the bill for the admission of
the state of Washington, and was engaged
in it when message was received from the
House with the bill for the absolute ex-
clusion of Chinese immigration.
Mr.. Stewart moved that the bill for the
admission of Washington be laid aside and
that the Chinese bill be taken up for imme-
diate action.
This was agreed to.
Mr. George--Has the bill been referred to
the committee on foreign relations2
The Presiding Oficer-It has not.
Mr. Stewart-rhe bill has been passed
unanimously by the House of Representa-
tives, and hope there will be no OBJ lection
to it, passing.
At first Mr.. George moved its reference
to the committee on foreign relations, but
that course was resisted by Messrs. Stewart
Mitchell and Dolph, and Mr. Vest declared
himself prepared to vote for the bill i'm
mediately.
Under these circumstances Mr.. George
Withdrew his motion to refer.
sHERMAN's EXPLANATION.
Mr. Sherman made statement as to the
course Of the committee on foreign relations
on the subject, and advocated The passage
of the bill ON the ground that every nation
had a right to provide for its own proserva-
ton, even in contravention OF existing
treaties.
Mr.. Butler. to Mr.. Sherman--If this bill
should become a law, would 1t not be in
direct contravention of the treaty between
the United States and Chinas
Mr.. Sheinan--I think that the bill Is in
consistent with the treaty, but as the Chi
nese government decliaes TO make pro-
posed changes, we have unquestioned right
to pass the bill
Mr.. Butler-So there is treaty now ex-
isting between the United States and China
with which this bill comes Ia coahict2
IT'S ONLY JUSTIFICATION.
Mr.. Sherman--U Undoubtedly: because un-
der it it is provided that for a cert la time,
and under certain circumstances Chinese
laborers who have been here have rig1t
TO come back; and 10 Is only because its pro-
visions have teen violated by fraud ard
perjury that such law as this II jns-iiiable
Mr. Butler cross-examined NJ. Sherman
with the object Of drawing from him dis
tinct acknowledgment that the pending
bill would bo In violation OF the existing
treaty.
Mr.. Sherman would not admit "yiola-
tion," describing 1t rather as an "abrogt-
tom of the treaty which 1t was perfectly
competent for cmgress to do. but ID further
questioning from Mr. Butler no admitted
that this was not the form In which it IL
provided that treaty may be abrogated.
A GAME OF POLITICS.
Mr.. Butler replied that 1t seemed to him
that.the whole Chinese business has been
matter Of political advantage, aud t4at wa
have not been governed by that delibera-
tion which the gravity OF the question re-
quires There Is a very important presi-
dentisl election pending. Que house Of