Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-25
Mr.. soUIRE's ARGUMENT.
No, SIR" said Mr.. Mitchell

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| floor to Mr.. Squire. who argued in favor of the
House bill, or Of some other vigorous measure
| to enforce the exclusion of the Chinese He
declared, however, that the great trouble
| in the matter was the lax and Intellectual man.
| her in which the existing exclusion laws we're
executed; and to sustain that view he read
copious extracts from testimony taken BY q
Senate committee on that subject q few years
ago.
1t was very doubtful, he thought that the
House bill would pass, and he would vote for
| the amendment. believing that to be the
quickest way OF arriving at q re-ensctment OF
the existing law. But he also believed that
| there should be engrafted on it a provision for
| the registration Of Chinese and for the issue of
| certificates containing photographs. As to the
effect OF such legislation on American trade
with China he did not believe that il would
| affect the diplomatic action Of the Chinese
government any more than the existing law
had done.
He would give the nations of the earth to
understand that the United States took no step
and for those who adopted their institutions.
assimilated with them and became part of
| their national family.
NIB. MITCHELL AGAINST THE SUBSTITUTE
Mr. Mitchell said that much as he regretted
to antagonize the deliberate judgment Of the
| committee on foreign relations he felt i'm
PEELED by q sense of duty to vote against the
substitute reported by that committee and in
favor of the principles of absolute Chinese ex-
| clusion as expressed in the House bill
He was not, however, inspired with grea.
hope that anything he might be able to say at
! this time would be potential In preventing the
adoption OF the substitute. He had listene
| with undivided attention and with consider
able astonishment to the able speeches made
by members of the committee on foreign rela-
tons and particularly to that made by its
chairman, dr. Sherman.
Their opposition TO the House bill was that
| 1t was q violation of the treaty; but there could
not be more direct and positive violation of
the treaty than the Scott exclusion act of
1858, which the committee on foreign relations
| proposed to continue in force for ten
years longer. In view Of that fact that
| argument Of the committee on foreign
Relations was illogical and fallacious and
ought to have no weight with the Senate OF
with the country. Nobody should suppose that
he was talking with q hope Of defeating the
committees substitute. He knew that it would
be adopted by an overwhelming majority.
THE HOUSE.
The pending question when the House met
this morning was the motion made BY Mr..
| Reed tMe.) Saturday last to lay on the table
the resolution expunging from the record such
portions of the speech Of Mr.. Walker (Nlass
which were not uttered on the floor and which
| reflected on his colleagues Messra Williams
and Hoar.
The republicans refrained from voting and
the result was-yeas, 6; nays, 1870 quorum.
A call OF the House was ordered.
| CALL OF THE HOUSE
The call OF the House showed that there we're
2l3 members present, and Mr.. Richardson OF
| tennessee offered a resolution for the arrest
| OF absent members by the sergeant-at-arns.
Mr.. Bcutelle (Afe.) inquired (the result not
having been announced) whether there was
| not quorum present.
| The Speaker replied that he supposed that
the gentleman wished voting quorum.
POINT OF ORDER.
MIR. Richardson's resolution having been
agreed to, Mr.. Boutelle made the point OF
order that it was not in order for the House to
send for absentees when on a call it was dis
closed that there was more than quorum pres
| emit
After a brief discussion Of the rules the
| point was overruled and then further proceed
lngs under the call were dispensed with and
the question REQUIRED on the motion to table
| tho expunging resolution.
The motion was rejected-yeas, s; NAYS 1855.
NOTION TO REcoMnr.
| Mr.. Boutelle moved to recommit the resolu.
ton with instructions to the committee on
rules to take into consideration the entire sub
| ject-matter, including the remarks published
| in the Record by the gentleman
the remarks of Mr. Williams (Mass.) animaa,
| verting thereupon and the citations made BY
the former as tending to show the custom and
usage of the House in regard to the ATTITUDES
n debates and to report to the House a.
any, as said committe may deem
expedient for the reform Of any existing
abuses in regard to matter printed in the
Record used for the presentation Of the high
est attainabls degree Of deoorum In debate.
feated-yeas, So; nays, l5s-Ar. Boutelle moved
an adjournment.