The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-07
EXCLUSION OF PIGTAILS.
SENATOR SHERMAN ARGUES IN
OPPOSITION TO HASTE

p h0iterateS HIS Point That Tn6ro ID
No Information Yet OF the Rejection
of the Treaty-He Ia of the Opinion
That 1t Has Been Ratified
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6-In the Senate
to-day the Chinese exclusion bill was taken
up and Mr.. Sherman spoke for some time
in depreciation Of haste on the part of the
Senate, calling attention to the fact that
neither house Of congress posses ssed any in
formation, beyond mere rumor, that the
treaty had been rejected, and expressing
the opinion that 1t would be found that the
treaty had actually been ratified. He
therefore asked the Senate to let the bill
stand over for a day or two until the facts
were ascertained. He asked that, by unan-
imous consent, the bill might be informally
laid aside.
Mr.. Stewart objected.
Mr. Platt said tnat if the bill were pressed
TO O vote he would vote for It, but he should
do IL under protest. He did t like the
way the bill had come before congress, and
he wished to say SO as emphatically as he
could.
MESSAGES IN WRITING.
While Mr.. Platt was speaking one Of the
Presidents secretaries appeared and an
nounced, Several messages in writing"
1t turned out. however. that among the
messages there was not one In answer to
Mr.. Sherman's resolution of yesterday, AMI
Mr.. Platt went on with his remarks. Ii
the President had notice, official or un-
official, that the Chinese government
had rejected the treaty, that notice
had been studiously kept and concealed
from every republican member Of the Se-
ate and from every republican.
Mr.. Gray remarked that If any such notice
had been received 1t had been kept just as
studiously from every democratic senator.
He knew of no ground on which the senator
was authorized to make such a remark.
NO INFORMATION AT THE LEGATION.
Mr.. Sherman said: "a gentleman who
has had business with the Chinese legation
told me that he does not believe that the
legation has information of the rejection OF
the treaty; that the Chinese minister is on
his way here, and that there has been no
objection $50 far as known to the amend
ments to the treaty. On the contrary, the
minister himself assented to them at the
time they were offered and it was presumed,
as a matter of course, that the treaty
would be ratified. feel free to say, In an
swer TO the senator from Georgia (Mr.
Brown that no communication of any kind
has come to the President of the United
States in regard to the treaty. / believe
that that Is a fact; and the whole of our ao-
tion on the bill is based upon the assump-
ton, that because a distinguished member
of the House of Representatives brought il
in and had IL hurried through the house. it
was done with the sanction Of the adminis-
tration. We certainly ought not to be sat
isfied with that"
The debate was continued by Senators
Plumb, Brown, Reagan, Call, Morgan and
Blair.
NOT AN ADMINISTRATIONS MEASURE.
Mr. Brown repudiated the idea that the
bill was an administration measure. In
some respects it was a good bill, and in
other respects it needed amendment. He
moved 10 amend it by admitting to land
such Cinnamon as, having left this country
with certificates emitting them to return,
were now on their way to the United
States To pass the bill without such pro-
vision would be, he saids not only q great
hardship, but cruelty and an outrage,
which no extreme or politital exigency
could Justify.
Mr.. Teller objected to the proposed
amendment as not being offered I'm time,
and the objection was sustained.
The debate being closed, the Senate pro-
ceeded to vote ON the passage OF the bill.
The vote was unanimous-yeas b. nays O.
There being no quorum voting, there was
q call of the Senate, when thirty nine sena-
tors-exactly quorum-answered 10 thelr
names.
Mr.. Hoar said he had been present when
the vote was taken yesterday and to-day
but had refrained from voting, for the rea-
sons stated by Mr.. Sherman.
Mr.. Sherman had also withheld bis vote
on both occasions 1t was agreed by unani-
nous consent that the vote would be taken
tomorrow at O'Clock. and then the Senata
at $40 o'clock adjourned.
HOW IT WAS BROUGHT ABOUT.
Messrs. Hoar and Sherman prevented
the passage of the bill. All the other sena-
tors present voted for it, making thirty
seven votes in tho affirmative, but 1t takes
thirty y-nine to make a quorum, but Hoar
and Sherman would not vote because, as
they explained, they had no official infor-
NATION that the Chinese treaty had been
rejected. Tomorrow afternoon enough
senator's, who will not be governed by such
scruples, will probably be present to put
the bill through.
Mr.. McCrsary hopes to pass the retalia-
tion bill tomorrow, toe, but Mr.. 5cott's
long speech damned up the oratory
on this bill 80 that 1t is hardly possible that
it will pass before Saturday.
The republican senators have not as vet
changed their determination to follow the
House republicans in giving the President
the powers he asked.
THE EFFECT IN CHINA.
SHANGHAI, Sept. ct is still hoped here
that the immigration treaty with America
will be ratified in modified form. The
discussion OF the question has caused great
excitement. There have been several riot
Gus demonstrations. A mob incensed at the
American Senntes action attacked the
American official residence at Canton.