The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-05
The House Passes a Bill to Shut Out
Nearly All AlmOnd-Eyed 0rientals.
If the Measure Becomes law Uncle Sans Gates
Will Open Only for DiplOmates and Con-
suls from the FIOwery Kingdom.
Representative Springer Makes a Clos
ing Appeal for His Free Wool Bill.
The Tariff Reformer Warmly Greeted by His
Colleagues-Mr. Burrows Moves to Strike
Out o Vital Part of the Measure.
NO MORE
So the House Declares I'm n Bill Passed in q
Great Hurry Yesterday.

So the House Declares I'm n Bill Passed in q
Great Hurry Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, April A bill, held by
friends and foes alike to be one of the most
important now pending in the American
Congress, was passed by the House of Rep
resentatives to-day. after only thirty min
utes' debate. This measure, so rapidly
rushed through the House. is important not
alone from an American but from an inter
national stand point. not alone because
of it's interest to the industrial classes
throughout the Nation. but because it is
@ notification of important existing
treaties. The bill in question IS commonly
known as the Chinese exclusion BILL" and
was reported by the House committee
on foreign affairs, and to-day taken up on
motion of Mr.. Geary of California.
Mr.. Hooker of Mississippi made IN earn
est effort to secure a longer time for debate
han that which was allowed under sur
pension. dwelling upon the Importance of
the measure, hut Mr.. Heard of Missouri
objected to his request.
Nh. Geary said that the pending measure
remedied the defects which existed in the
existing law. No measure short of it could
effect the ends desired, and he proposed
that the House. at O time when SO much
was being said about protecting American
from imported foreign pauDer labor.
Mr. HIT OF Illinois and Mr.. Hooker said
that q fatal objection to this bill. in the
mind of evory man of honor and
lation of plighted faith. Mr.. Hit said
there were many business interests Mt
stake, but they were all small dust in
the balance when compared with the
proposition to abrogate existing treaties.
We had had many anti-Chineso bills,
never before had there been presented TO
the House one which had so utterly disre-
garded and violated national faith. With
q cold perfidy this bill declared that all
should be repealed. set aside and abrogated.
He discussed the point at length, and said
that to pass the bill would be o breach of
honor and good faith.
Mr.. Geary said that the Chinese govern
ment. both through Its officers at home and
in this country, had done everything in it's
power to violate the spirit of the treaty.
Messrs. Herman of Oregon and Cutting of
California alec favored the bill. and after
further debate it was passed by q vote OF
179 yeas to 43 nays.
The negative vote was cast by Messrs.
Alexander. Andrew. Beeman, Belknap.
Beltzho0ver, Bergen. Brosius, Bushnell,
Cheatham. Coburn. Coolidge, Craig of Penn
sylvania, Culberson, Curtis, English. Epes.
Flick, Grady, G~reenleaf, Harter. Heard.
Hemphill. Henderson of Illinois. Herbert.
Hit. Hooker of Mississippi. Hopkins of
Illinois, johnson of Indiana. johnson of
North Dakota, Lawson of Georgia, Little.
Lodge, Miller, Perkins, Post, Powers. Ran
dali, Robinson of Pennsylvania. Stevens,
Stockdale, Storrs. Stout and j.. d.. Taylor.
The bill absolutely prohibits any Chinese,
whether or not subjects of China Excepting
diplomatic and consular officers and
%servantsl from entering the United States,
and Chinese who may hereafter leave the
United States are prohibited from returning
to this country. 1t makes liable to arrest,
upon warrant issued by any justice. judge
or United States commissioner. Chinese or
persons of Chinese descent entering the
United States by crossing it's boundary
lines. or found untawfulfy IN the United
States, and provides for the punishment of
tho Chinese by imprisonment not exceeding
five years. and subsequent removal from
the United States TO the country whence
they came. provided that when they come
contiguous foreign territory. they shall be
returned to China. The act applies to sub
jects of China and all Chinese. even if sub
jects of any foreign power. A proviso al
lows the Secretary of the Treasury to adj
nit Chinese other than laborers or artisans
TO temporarily visit the United States
nnder such rules as he may prescribe.
The last clause repeats oil acts incOnsisr-
ent with this act. and sets aside and repeats
between the United States and China
which may conflict with the provisions of
this act. Violations of the law will be fol-
lowed by fine and imprisonment.