Evening journal., 1888-09-08
Chinese Bill Passed.
A Motion to Reconsider Now
Under Discussion.
IT ALL GOES OVER TO MONDAY.

MIR. Blair Offers an Amendment which
WIN Hang Up the Bin for sixty Days.
Mr.. German Entreats the Senate Not
TO Rush Into Dimculty.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 8--The Chinese ex-
cluson bill was passed In the senate, and
then almost Immediately hung up by a
motion to reconsider its passage, which
motion, for lack OF a quorum voting, was
not decided up TO ths time Of adjournment
The bill was taken up few moments after
the senate convened.
a message was received from the presi-
dent, inclosing, as the only official informa-
tion at hand relating 10 the rejection Of the
Chinese treaty by the Chinese government,
copies Of two kilograms from Minister DENLY
at Pekin. The first, dated Sept 5, read as
follows: "Believe treaty has been rejected
Have demanded from foreign office positive
information some days since. No informa-
ton has been yet recsived;n and the second
dispatch, dated Sept. .. read; Treaty post
poned for further elaboration
After these dispatches were road, Mr.
Mitchell took the floor and urged the passage
Of the bill even il it .,ere an administration
measure. The only fault he had to find with
it was that it did not go far enough. 1t
should exclude not only the 400 600, 600
Cinnamon in China, but these now in this
country. AT o'clock, tho hour agreed upon
to take a vote on the bill, Mr. Ingalls,, the
presiding officer, put the question, "Shall
the bill passr
Mr. German moved to commit tho bill
and the presidents message to The foreign
relations committee. The vote on the mo
tim lfnfla
Hoar, Platt and Sherman voted AYE" with
The Democrats, aud Senators Payne, Berry
and Vest voted mo- with she Republican,
No quorSm voting call Of tho senate was
ordered and forty-eght senators answered
a second vote on Mr. Gopman's motion re-
sultod in its defeat-yess, 10; nays 30 The
bill was then passed--yeEs 81; nays, 3
Massrs Brown, Hoar and Wilson OF Iowa
voted in the negative; Senators Sherman
and Ingalls, did not vote.
Senator Blair at once moved to reconsider
the vote and said that he wished to offer as
an amendment new section, providing
that the bill should not have effect until the
expiration Of sixty days unless within that
time the pending treaty should be rejected
by China. II within that time the treaty
We're rejected, the law should have effect
Immediately; If ratified by China, then the
law should be annulled On this PROPOSE
tion discussion Of the bin was reopened.
Senator German took the floor and ear
nestly supported MIR Blair's motion. He
urged the senate not to rush this measure
through in this unseemy manner. II was.
he said, question far above politics, aud if
this hasty step was taken in the face Of the
Information received from the president.
showing that the treaty is still pending, it
might result in great commercial injury
''Woe to the party or tho man. said Mr.
German, "wbo, FOR temporary advantage
in politics, will violate the great principles
which ought 70 govern the action OF nations. -
Mr.. Stewart opposed the motion TO recon
slider, saying the more ho read Mr.. Danby's
dispatch the more he felt ehat the bill was
justlfiabe and proper.
Mr.. Blair, in supporting his motion, argued
that the treaty, if ratified By China, would
afford all the remedy which the bill was
designed to give, unless the real purpose Of
the bill was to destroy the treaty. He was
opposed, however, to Mr.. Gormans proposi
tion TO commit the bill regarding that as
juggling with the matter.
Mr.. Teller moved % lay Mr. Blair's motion
to reconsider on the tabls, and on this propo-
sition the vote was: Yeas, % navs. IL. no
quorum A call OF the senate showed sorty-
four senator's present.
MIR. Blair said the vote just taken on his
motion to reconsider plainly indicated the
will Of the senate, and asked leave 50 with
draw it. Mr. Sherman objected. A vote
was taken a second and a third time on tho
motion to reconsider, bat each time there
was less than quorum voted. On the last
Of these votes the senators voting no were
Blair, Brown, Colquitt, Hoag, Reagan, Shsr-
man and Wilson OF Iowa, most OF the Dem
ocrats voting yea. The friends OF she bill
realized the uselessness OF farAhse efforts to
end she matter, and the senate adjouraed
ill Monday, leaving the bll passed. hut
with the motion TO reconsider its passage
pending