Evening journal., 1890-04-10
THE WORK or CONGRESS
The Chinese Enumeration Bill
in the Senate. "A
TO EXCLUDE THE mONGoLrAx.

SSnhtor h1tcheils Poor Opinion OF eh@
Measure-He Says 1t Is Absolutely
Worthless and Insuficient--The slicoss
Dsfalcation Bill Passed.
WASHINGTON, April 10-In the senate Mr..
Wilson ual offered a resolution, which was
agreed to, instructing the committee on in-
terstate commerce to inquire what addition
al legislation is necessary in respect to com
mutation and excursion tickets, SO as to-
prevent abuses now existing in regard 10
individuals and localities. The house bin
appropriating $4,000 TO supply Che def
cheney occasioned by the defalcation In ths
ofiice Of the late sergeant-at-arms of tha
House was reported from the COMMITTEES ON
appropriations without amendment and
passed.
The Montana Case.
The senate then resumed consideration OF
the Montana contested election case. and
Mr.. Pugh continued his argument ia favor
Of the Democratic claimants-Messr Clark
and Maginniss. Mr.. Turpie made an ex-
tended argument In which be defended abe
right of aliens to vote in Montana Ha
claimed that in no sense were the county or
territorial canvassers judges Of election.
The principles laid down by the majority
Of the committee Mr.. Turpie spoke OF as s'the
dogma of electoral estoppal.n It wGs not
entitled to credence or regard
Mr.. Morgan In asking FOR more time 20
prepare his speech said that If the questions
were decided. on mere partisan grounds the
people would learn TO treat the senate with
contempt, and when IL did so the people
Hnxv
journey toward the destruction of the re-
public.
The Chinese Enumeration Bin.
The Chinese census enumeration bill, On
the motion OF Mr.. Hale, was then taken nm
| and discussed. Mr.. Mitchell explained tha
purpose of some amendments which he had
heretofore offered to the bin and gave g
brief history Of the past anti-Chinese legia-
lation, coming down to the pending bill.
which was not intended, he said as an ex-
clusion act, but merely as an aid to the
proper execution Of the legislation In regard
70 Chinese exclusion. He did not like this
bill very well as it came from the house.
but as amended by the senate COMMITTEES Il
was, In his Judgment, absolutely worthless
and insufficient
How any person in favor Of the admission
Of the Chinese could oppose tho bill as re-
ported from the committee was a mystery
to him, for so far from aiding in exclusion
of Chinese3t was an absolute repeal OF tha
Scott exclusion law, and of nearly every
point OF existing legislation on the subieck
As the Scott exclusion law went into effeeA
on Oct !, 1883, he desired TO have section q
amended SO as to require Cninese personm
arrested under provisions uf this act To show
that they were residents on Oct. /, 1885, n
stead 0t June I, 1sa0 He asked Mr.. Hals
whether be Was willing to give certiilcats
J chat should be good as a ''ticxet Of leaves
ORA Wicket OF stayn to those Chinese who
had got into the country uplawfugly sinc@
the the passage Of the exclusion law ~s-ss
Senator Hale'a Idea. -4sss +
Mr.. Hale admitted that he was willing Ia
give amnesty 70 the 800 or the 900 Chimes
persons who had come into the country
| against the law since October, 1883, for the
sake of closing tho doors In the future. ana
| TO prevent 10000, 10000 or SO, 900 coming in
who would come in unless some such pronoa
sition as the committee had proposed was
embodied IN tho bill. Mr. Mitchell agreed
with Mr. Tuarst and desired to have a law
| that would exclude all Chinese except men-
bers Of the diplomatic corps The bill was
further discussed BY Messrs Stewart, Dolbh.
Hale, Dawes and others, but without action.
MIR. Hale and tho New Navy.
Mr.. Hale, from the committee on navaK
affairs, reported to the senate as amendments
70 the naval appropriation bill the bill pro-
viding for an assistant secretary Of the navy
at $500 year and tho bill heretofore re-
ported by him to further increase the naval
establishment by the construction of eight
battle ships of 1850 to 10000 tons displace-
ment, two armored coast defense vessels.
three guuboats Of 500 to /, 200 tons displace-
ment and five first class torpodo boats, and
appropriating S5,000,OOO toward the con-
struction and s2,0O0OOO toward the arma-
ment OF these vessels