Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-18

The -Chinese scare" has done its deadly work
The senate has succumbed TO It, not In the hot
haste that the House did, but after taking so much
time 70 consider the whole subject as TO leave no
room for the excuse OF tnoughtlessness One
Senator, Mr.. Dawes, who was In his seat Just
before the vote was taken, disappeared suddenly
and was recorded as absent, while the presiding
omcer, Mr.. Ingalls, simply ignored the call Of his
name when the clerk was reading the roll. The
vote OF these two gentlemen-who obviously did
not care TO be recorded as opposing the motion TO
reconsider-f cast In the Affirmative would have
reversed the majority and given a chance TO the
Toes OF this nldigested measure TO defeat II.
Indeed the same effect would have been produced
hNr stockbridge, who voted on Friday last when
there was no quorum, In favor OF reconsideration,
MAD not gone over 70 the opposition at the last
moment His two days OF rest had evidently not
improved the judicial tone Of his mind.
IL must be agreeable for a man OF the undoubted
intelligence OF Representative Scott to look upon
the work he has done, now that it is all over His
bomb, intended TO work havoc In the ranks OF the
opposition, has exploded most inopportunely and
scattered peril through his own camp. Appar-
enty without authority from the White House,
and quite certainly without consultation with the
Secretary or state, he rushed into the House with
his Chinese exclusion bill. and pushed it through
before his colleagues had fully recovered their
breath II was:a smart piece of business, designed
OBSTACLES In his way, 80 that the republican party
as a whole could have been arraigned from the
stump all over the country the foe OF the Ameri
can workingman. Well, the Dill passed the House
with scarcely a word OF inquiry, much less OF
debate But In the Senate-there surely, his little
plan would work. Unhappily, it did not The
senate was almost as badly frightened as the
House; and the most noteworthy feature OF the
votes there has been that the opposition came,
more than twO-thirds IL from Scotia own
party associates led BY no less person than his
co-laborer In the management OF democratic cam
paigns, Mr.. German.
Now that the question Is settled In Congress- It
remains with the President TO decide whether he
will 60 with the crowd or take an independent po-
sition, as he has often done before Mr.. Scotts
brilliant stroke has not effected anything beyond
putting the democrats In the Senate on record on
the very side where he wanted TO put the republi-
the responsibility OF saying whether a certain
hoodlum element In the population shall be ap-
peased az the cost OF grossly insulting weaker
nation with whom we are on a footing OF friend
ship, or the right and decent thing be done at the
possible expense OF a few votes. There Is, fortu-
nately, reason to believe that Mr.. Cleveland will
take the bold course OF vetoing the bill on the
ground Of It's inherent Improperly. such an act
would be honorable TO himself ana a fitting rebuke
TO the men who, for the sake OF putting somebody
'in hole" for partisan purposes, were willing to
sacrifice every higher consideration OF expedlency
and right.