New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-04
THE CHINESE AND THE CENSUS.
THE SENATE DEBATING THE ENUMERATION

WASHINGTON AprI 3-In the Senate to-day, on
motion Of Mr. Hale the House bill to amend the
Census law by providing for the enumeration of ue
Chinese population taken from the calendar ana
read with the amendments reported by the committee
Oh the Census.
Nr. Eusts asked Mr. Hale, chairman Of the Census
Committee, the necessity for the BILL and whether
the enumeration Of the Chinese would not be taken
without Il.
Mr. Hale said that It was desirable FOR many reasons;
that there should be a complete enumeration OF tie
Chinese and that could not De had under the ordinary
provisions for enumcrators. The bill had an undoubted
object aside from what strictly census business
Taking advantage the which was to include
Cinnamon, the bill provided that every Chinese person
enumerated by the census-takcr should have certlh
cate engraved and formal duplicates OF which Would
be fled in the Census Office, which should be per-
record of all Cinnamon found here on June l.
The bill a. it from the House had been altercd
BY the Census Committee I'm material ways. The
House bill provided, for instance, that any question
arising hereafter reference to the right of China
remain In the country should depend upon tho
certificate which was To be, in the language - the
bill, the sole evidence Of his right The census
Committee had thought that ~ be just or right.
and had reported amendment that the Chinaman
shall the right show, by competent evidence,
that he resilient at the time tho ocnsiis of 1900
was taken. It undoubtedly the purpose Of the
bill to segrega,e those people and prevent subse
qucnt accession TO their number
Mr.. Evarts said that he had received, only this
morning. a petition protest from the Missionary
society Of the Methodist Episcopal Church which he
asked u have read. The protest Was Rad.
Mr. Hale said that the Subject matter ot the memo
rial had been before the Census Committee. ana Was
covered by the amendments reported from the COM
mlttec.
Mr. stewart said that if the people who signed tho
memorial would visit the region II country where the
Chinese came, and would how Cinnamon drove
out churches and schools they would hot stand in
the way Of the exclusion Of the Chinese.
Mr. Hale said that he himself would have been
willing II further in the way OF Chinese exclusion
than tie bill went.
Mr. EsiiS thought little strange that the Census
Committee would report bill wkich had nothing
do with the ccrsG, but which had good deal 10
do with municipal police and with international OBJ
legations The bill gave just cause OF complaint 10
a foreign Government a civilized Government. with
which the Government OF the United state, had
solemn treaties. and 10 nation with which tho
American people had important and valuable COM
mc.cial relations The law, already on the statute
book IN regard 10 Cinnamon were stringent aud rigid;
Hnt If question ~ Chinese exclusion TO be re-
opened, It should be done in proper way, and
not under disk and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the sham
mOckerl II tlting The census ~
Mr. Hale stated that the object 81 the bill was "a
carry ont the settled policy of The Government, as
shown by legislation. IN excluding Chinese laborers
from coming into the United states hereafter. That
It's only object.
Mr. Evaris suggested that the hill should be allowed
10 20 over until Monday and Mr.. Hale assenled 10
the suggestion