New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-10
THE CHINESE ENUMERATION BILL
SHORT DEBATE UPON IT IN THE sENATE-LITTLE
PROGRESS MADE.

PROGRESS MADE.
Washington, April 8 (SpeciaD.-The Chinese Emu
mcration bill taken up the senate for an hour
or two this afternoon. but little progress was made
upon it, The vote the motion to proceed 70 con
slider it shows, perhaps that the bill will pass the
Senate, whether not modified 10 the extent the
Census Committee desires The measure cannot be
disposed of summarily however; and chonce VIII
be given to its opponents to discuss the whole sub
feet Of Chinese restriction at the length 1t deserve
Mr. Hale asked unanimous consent 10 have tie
bill taken up and disposed Of, but Mr. Evars OBJ
ected, and then Mr.. Hale made formal motion to
that effect. The motion met resistance upon ths
Republican side but all the Democrats sided with
Mr. Hale and the vote resulted Yeas 80 nays -.
Mr. Hale said that he did not desire TO take up time
with the BILL and willing TO proceed with the
vote on the pending amendments and on the bill.
Mr. Eyarts said he regarded the amendments re
ported by the Census Committee as an Improvement
on the House bill, and he willing that they should
be adopted but as the merits of the bill itself. he
was his design and his duty to debate IT, and at some
length.
Mr.. Mitchell explained the purpose Of some amend
ments which he had heretofore offered 10 the bill, and
gave a brief history of the past anti-Chnese lceis
Iaton, coming down to the pending BILL lie did not
'' Ike the bill as it came from the House, but, a.
amended by the Senate committee IL was, IN his
Judgment, absolutely worthless and insufficient A.
the scott Exclusion Act went into effect october
ls-5 he desired 70 have the fourth .es'om 81 ,e
sons arrested under the provisions Of tmi' a1, -
instead OF las the senate amendment piopose'l On
ment related not to the actual cnumeiaiion Of hneae
persons but t. the issuance Of certificates to Them
Mr.. Hearst SAID that his idea and notion OF esl,a
ton on the subject the passage OF law ila'
would exclude Chinese from coming - the country
after ccrtsn date, but would treat fairly the Chhcsc
Mr. Michel agreed with Mr. Hearst and desired to
that ri &
. members OF the Diplomatic Corps; =,
he in having Chinese diplomats admitted if they had
no Chinese interest," 10 look after. 49,
,.r void wss Mr. Ta Mches reply 4tnan permit the
country 10 be ovcrrun by the yellow hoides Of the
Chinese Empire
EFFECT OF THE TARIFF BILL on TIE REVENl rs.
Washington, April (SpeGaH.-Crtics Of the
Revenue bill. who assert with 50 much confidence that
the effect Of IL will be to increase the revenues VIII
discover their within the next eight months.
They find it convenient to forget for example that
the reduction Of the duty tin plate In 49," from
10 cents to cent per pound resulted IN large
increase OF inportatiOns and revenue. In the year
ended June 80 15s2 the amount OF revenue derived
from the duty tin plate at 10 cents pound
was 81 1925; In the year ended June 30, 1779,
thc amount OF duty collected on tin plate at cent a
nourd was 81 30 40. an increase Of 30 per cent
with a lower rate OF duty. The price OF TN plate Ia
thc American consumer was not lowered by the dc
crease OF per cent in the rate Of duty but the
domestic manufacturers OF that article were virtually
1riycn out Of business. The Tarih Commission aitci
an exhaustive investigation, had recommended an
advance in the rate Of duty to . 30 cents pound
and If lis advice had been followed the domestic manu-
facturcr OF lin plate would have prospercd instead o
fading out: the American consumer wOud nave iiiu
no more than he now does and the customs revenue
from that source instead OF furnishing nearly onr
half-S7. 279.459 out Of $4,000 ,51O-of the cnlhe
revenue derived year from duties on an te iron
aud steel and manufactures thereof, Imported mo ul'
United States. would have furnished only an l"oo'
siderable amount or proportion
AurvDlNC THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE A'i
Washington April 0.-scnatOr wilson to-uay, IRON
the Committee on Interstate Commerce. repoleu' WI"
amendments the bill TO amend section . OF tc in'r
s,a+e Commerce Act The bill. as Amended pro''u
athat any article of commerce the manufacture " -"
of which is prohibited within any state w ''o Id"
tberpof I'm the exercise Of its police powers shi 10
30 transnored or conveyed into such state from an
.,or state TERRITORY. the District o. Columbia
foreign country. by ans iairo"" company eAprcs
company. or other common carriers. but 'h's s'i'