New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-04
CLEVELAND'S SECOND BID.
THE NEW CHINESE EXCLUSION BILL q
DODGE TO WIN PACIFIC COAST VOTES
THE FIRM OF CLEVELAND AND SCOTT" TUEa
OUT THE MEASURE oN AN UNCoNFIRMED
CABLE RCNoR-THE HOUSE PROMPTLY
PASSES 1T. AND THE SENATE
fer TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRI1CyE.


DELAYS ACTION.
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Washington. Sept 3-Thc President has
dopped' again, and his second fop' was as
complete as the first one. On the strength of
an unconhrmed cable dispatch from London al
legng that China had rejected the new treaty. the
junior member of the firm Of cleveland and
Scott, Limited to-day offered, and the House
unanimously passed, bill prohibiting the land
ing OF Chinese lnborcrs at any port in the United
States
The bill Is silent as 10 Chinese merchants,
travellers, etc, seeking admission and 1t Contains
no provision 10 prevent the incoming Of Chinese
lsborers from Mexico, British America or Canada
The bill was written on paper sucl is used
in the State Department, and it was submitted 70
President Cleveland before It was offered in tire
House. 1t is an Administration dodge, inspired
by the hope of winning votes for Cleveland in
Nevada and the Pacific States-only that and
nothing more. 1t is in plain violation Of treaty
stipulations, which the Administration hitherto
has professed TO regard as OF the most solemn and
binding nature. Since Mr. Cleveland became
President, both he and Secretary Bayard have
uniformly opposed and repeatedly exerted thcif
influence TO defeat bills 10 restrict Chinese imm-
grafton which were offered by Senator Mitchell
and Representatives Morrow, Felton, and Henley
Every such bill has been pigeonholcd by the Demo.
cratic majority Of the House Committee On For
eign Affairs which had been instructed By tho
Administration and assured that no bill in con-
traventlon of treaty provisions would receive tho
approval Of the Executive. The Scott BILL al
though imperfect, and showing marks Of hastv
preparation, is as restrictive in its main provisions
as the Henley bill was, but the Administration
evidently believes that il will be a good enough
Morgan until after election
WHAT IF THE CABLE REPORT WERE UNTRrEf
Mr. Scott, who eagerly assumed the paternity
OF the measure, is not a member Of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs and he never has given any
study whatever TO the subject OF Chinese immi-
grafton He knows little or nothing about it,
and cares less, except as IL can be made use of
as partisan makeweight And yet he was
chosen as the Administration representative to
offer the bill and urge its passage while Chair
man Belmont and his Democratic colleagues wcro
utterly ignored and no man in Congress who
understands the questions involved was
consulted II no other evidence could DO
adduced, the facts mentioned would furnish
conclusive proof that the offering Of the bill iu
such hot haste was simply a cheap campaign
trick-an act Of unadulterated demagogy
The bill passed the House soon after midday
and at o'clock this afternoon no official
information Of the REX ction Of the treaty had been
received at the State Department Minister
Dcnbv is said. at the Department, 10 be one of the
most alert and energetic officers in the diplomatic
service. and the failure 10 receive any notice
from him OF the reported action Of the Chinese
Government has occadoned considerable sur
prise and cast some doubt on the trustworthi-
ness Of the dispatch from Lcndon II that
should turn out TO be incorrect. the hasty action
Of to-day would put the President in an embar-
RAISING situation. for it doubtless would cause
Immediate adverse action by the Chinese Cow
eminent
The Pacific coast Senators and Representatives
fully comprehend the fimsness of the partisan
trick. but. Of course. they welcome the measure
itself. and are not disposed to grumble loudly
on account of the motives which inspired it.
They say: Well. the Presidents last flop is
in our direction and while it was tardy we may
be able to reap some benefit from it,
PROVISIONS OF THE RESTRICTION BILL
In brief the provisions of the bill are az
follows:
Section provides that from and passage Of
this ac It shall be unlawful for Chinese
shall az any time heretofore have been. or who may
now o. hereafter be- reden: within United States
and who shall departed depart therefron and
shall returned the passage Of this act, to
return the United States.
Section provides that certificates Of Identity pro-
vided fourth and fifth sections OF the act 20
which this is supplement shall hereafter be issued and
every certificate heretofore issued pursuance thereof 10
hereby declared void and OF eject. and the Chinese
l.boref claiming admission BY virtue thereof shall 70
permitted 70 enter the United States.
Section provides that all duties prescribed and LA.
btes penalties and forfeitures prescribed by second.
tenth. eleventh ana twelfth sections OF the which
this Is supplement- hereby extended and made appi-
cable TO the provisions OF this act
Seeffo a 1es that such # os ,hA
act which this is supplement inconsistent hero
with hereby repealed
Mr. Scott briefly explained the measure and
urged Its passage as the only ono likely to keep
Chinese aborers out of the United States.
Mr.. Morrow, OF California, who understands the
subject thoroughly said that the bill was directed
to the revocation Of the issuance OF certificates
OF Identification. The California delegation was
entirely in favor Of any measure which would
cure the evil existing on the Pacific Coast but
the pending bill as he had heard il read did non
peal OF that provision Of the act of May 6, 1882,
winch provided for the issuance of certificates OF
identity The trouble that the treaty OF
1850 PROV idcd that Chinese who were III tho
United States could go ana come OF their own
free will and accord. 1t was not until lss2 that
any law was placed on the statute books pro-
viding for the identification OF those who should
depart. Between the date of the treaty and the
act OF 1882 some 1900 Cinnamon departed with
out any cefIhcate OF lutHlIncalOn now, ac-
cordlny to the decision of the courts, those per-
sons we're entitled 10 return on parole testimony.
he bill did not cover TIN, difficulty. II the gen
tleman from Pennsylvania would in the course
OF the afternoon introduce "a bill which wouh
provide that the Cinnamon who left the United
States prior TO the act OF 1882 should not be en-
Titled 10 return nc would cover the difficulty
Mr.. Scott could see reason for waiting until
this afternoon. /. tic gentleman from California
offered an amendment to remedy the evil he would
accept il. The bill was then, at Mr.. Morrow's
request. again read, and Mr.. Morrow
expressed himself satisfied with t as il stood.
and it was passed without a division
THE BILL RECEIVED IN THE SENATE.
When The bill came into the Senate the DEM
ocratic Senators showed their hand so completely
that the Democratic bid for support which the
bill contained was plainly acknowledged. IL had
evidently been their belief that some conservative
Republican would rise when il was proposed 10
consider the hill and sunaest that "a the-o ur.. m