The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-26
In the Senate.


tests, principally from Seventh-day Ad-
ventists urging Congress not to commit
itself to any religious creed by urging the
Columbian exposition be closed on Sun
days, were r>ad. Also two remonstrances
from Massachusetts against the passage of
the Chinese exclusion bill. Butler gave
notice Thursday of next week he would ask
the Senate to lake up for action the bill to
transfer the revenue marine from the
treasury department to the navy depart
ment.
Allison expressed the hope when the ap-
preparation bills were read they would
take precedence of all other matters.
Coke gave notice he would address the
Senate very briefly tomorrow on Morgan's
silver resolution.
The Chinese exclusion bill was then
taken up, and the presiding officer put the
question on the adoption Of the substitute
reported by the committe on foreign rela-
tons. Sherman gave the only affirmative
vote, and there being no vote in the mega
tive, the presiding officer declared the sub
stitute adopted. immediately SITTER
wads, however, Mitchell, who had the floor
TO speak against the substitute, came to the
chamber, and the presiding officer was
proceeding TO put the question again, when
Butler said he understood the substitute
was adopted. The presiding officer admit
ted he had so decided, but said he would put
the question again, while the chair did SO
decide to count it as mo vote" SIS the
Senate ready for the question: 'tNo, sir
said Mitchell. Instead, however, of pro-
ceedlng with his own argument against the
substitute, he yielded the floor to SQUIRE,
who argued in favor of the House bill or
some other vigorous measure to enforce
the exclusion OF the Chinese. He declared.
however, the great trouble in the matter
was the lax and Intellectual manner in
which existing laws are executed, and to
sdstaln that view read copious extracts
from testimony taken by the Senate COM
mlttee on that bject few years ago.
Mcpherson introduced an amendment to
the Springer free wool bill, providing that
after January l next all sugars, tank bot
toms, DRAWINGS, sweekings, syrups or can
juice, melada, concentrated meiada, con-
crete and unconcreted molasses, glucose
and grape sugar. be admitted duty free.
Mitchell, speaking upon the Chinese bill.
said much as he regretted to antagonlze the
deliberate judgment of the committee on
foreign relations, he felt impelled by the
sense of duty to vote against the substitute
and in favor of absolute Chinese exclusion
as expressed in the House bill.
Discussion was continued until o'clock.
when a vote, was taken on the substitute
measure reported from the committee on
foreign relations and it was agreed to, yeas
40, nays "A.
Yeas-Allison, Bate, Berry, Brlce, But
Ter, Call, Carey, Carlisle, Cockrell Coke.
Golquitt, Culom, Dawes, Dixon, FRYE.
German, Gray, Hansbrough, Higgins, His
cock, Jones, of Arkansas; Kyle, Mcmillan.
Mcpherson, Manderson, Morgan, Paddock,
Palmer, Pfeffer, Perkins, Pettigrew. Platt,
Proctor Pugh, Ransom, Sawyer, Sherman
Squire, Stockbridge, Vest, Villas, Walthall
and Washburn-43
Nays-Allen, Blodgett, Chandler, Dan
lei, Dubois, FELTON,, Jones (Nevada), Mitch
ell, Sanders, Shoup, Stewart, Teller War
rem aud Wilson-14
Wolcott and Dolph were paired with
Messrs Kenna and George
Platt moved to amend the substitute SO
as to exclude from the anti-Chinese laws.
TO be extended for ten years, the Scott ey'
clusion law of 1883.
Sherman said he was not inclined to vote
for the amendment, although he declared
the Scott law was one OF the most yicious
passed since he had been in Congress. It's
passage, he said, was the result of a race
between the two political parties to try To
influence the vote of the Pacific coast in
the last presidential election. PIatt's
amendment wa reiected-yeas, S; nays,
45--the yeas being Bate. Blodpett. Cali
Dawes, Dixon, Frye, Platt, Pugh.
Chandler offered an amendment increas.
ing the penalty for the unlawful coming of
Chinese lahorers. Rejected.
FELTON, offered an amendment recurring
all Chinese residents, except diplomat,
and other officers and their servants. to OBJ
tain, within one Year, from the collector OF
internal revenue in their respective dis
tricts certificates of residence, and appro
priatiug 100000 to carry out that nro.
vision. Rejected. The bill as amended
then passed without division, and the title
as amended read ''To prohibit the coming
OF Chlnesh persons into the United States. 81
A conference with the House was asked.
The bill as passed continues in force all
laws now in force prohibiting and regulat-
ing the coming into this country of Chinese
for ten years.
ANY Chinese person of Chinese descent.
when convicted under said laws. shall be
removed from the United States to China
unless it is made to appear that said pergor
is subject or citizen of some other coun-
try, in which case they shall be removed IL
such country, unless said country demand
tax, in which case the person shall be re
moved to China. Any Chinese person or
persons of Chinese descent arrested unde,
the provisions of this act shall be adiudged
unlawfully within the United States unless
such person shall establish by affirmative
proof Of his lawful right to remain herein
Any person once convicted and once re
moved who shall subsequently be convicted
of like offense shall be imprisoned at hard
labor not exceeding ak months, and there
after removed from the United States as
heretofore provided. After executive SEES
sion the Senate adjourned.
in the House.