The morning call., 1892-04-26
The Present Laws Governing the Com
Ing of Chinese
DoLPH'S BILL PASSED By THE SENATE.
What the Yete Indicates chinese UniaWfully Found
in This Country TO Be Returned
TO China.
Srecial TO THE MORNING CAL1-.


California is often absent from his seat
when measures vital to the welfare of his
State are being considered aud he was
absent to-day. leaving the brunt OF the
battle upon his colleagues. Mr.. FELTON,
made the best fight he could for the passage
of a total exclusion bill, but was defeated
By an old and experienced legislator, Sem
ator DJlph. Ii would have oeen a hard
matter TO secure the passage Of satisfac-
tory Chinese bill had all the Pacific Coast
delegates worked together in harmony, and
ii WAS almost useless 10 attempt anything
with one of the coast Senators ar
rayed in opposition to GeaTy's bill.
II was all on account of petty
jealousy and spite work. Senator D0iph
more than any other individual Is response
ole for the defeat Of an absolute Chinese
exclusion bill. He is ar old and tried Sen
ator, Il member of the Committee on For
eign Relations, and was naturally regarded
by the Senators as rejecting aud represent
ing the sentiment of the coast If he had
supported Geary's bill, as he should have
done To properly represent his constituents,
it l. believed that il would have passed.
Mr.. Doph, il will be remembered. took
trip 10 Boston the day before that set for
the consideration of the Chinese bill, but
Sherman postponed action until the Oregon
Senator had returned, but u seems that Mr.
D0lph was bound not TO he recorded, for he
was pairPq Today and did not respond on
either rOil-cail.
There vas some hope thai bill satisfac-
tory to tie coast might pass before Dolph's
attitude became Known, but since then
there has been very little chance for Gearys
bill or ahything similar, as has been fire.
quently slated in these dispatches. At just
4 O'clock to-day the president pro tenn.
brought his gavel down and cut off S-n-
ator Call OF Florida In the midst OF
long AID tedious speech, IN which
that gentleman ha1 been making il
clear 10 his hearers that he knew almost
nothing about the hineSa question. The
ayes aDI noes weresealled up on Dolph's
substitute for the House bill and il was
adopted by vote of 43 TO ii. The su6sii-
tute as a10pted was theh open 10 amend
ment apQ Platt OF Connecticut immediately
extendcQ for 10 years all existing
Chinese immigration Jaws. except that
of 1S1N. known as the scott act"
This Vas excepted. 1t was incum-
bent gp0n Doiph 20 defend his own
bill ana he did SO. Sherman also opposed
PIatl's Amendment He favored making no
chance IN existing laws 'whether good or
bad" Vest of MissOtr opposed Platt's
amend'Aent He said The Chinese were an
undesirable class and silould not be cOGsid-
cred ID the same catekory As 0ther immi-
grants. and that thev were n-American in
every Way. They did hot assllnilate with
our American people, and their presence
was q 90 advantage, bNt was 3 positive dis
adYan age 10 Americans. At lie same time
he saw go necessity for any add tiona anti
Chinese laws. He thought The existing laws
were tffectual and would therefore vote
against Mr.. platts amendment. Senator
Gray expressed similar views.
In answer to the statement of HiscocE
FELTON, denied that existing laws Were et-
fectual in keeping out Chinese laborers.
He said tn at no dependence could be placed
IL any Chinese ceuSu.,> because the Chinese
would not furnish in1 1ormatioR TO the emu
meTat0TS.
Senator Stewart supported Mr. Felton's
opinion aS to the unTeliability OF the census
on Chinese and gave his own experience
with the willy Mongnians In Nevada. ''T Ou
can't identify them" said Stewart. Il have
known them in the courtroom as witnesses
to substitute them selves one for the other
before our eyes by sort Of 'Sleight-of
hand or magician performance" Call OF
Florida favored Platts amen iment.
Saunders of Montana male very good
speech, in which he described to the Senate
some of the degradation and vice that ex-
listed in the Chinese quarter Of san Fran
cisco. He would be glad u see the exclu-
sion bill pass, Ire said. but IL nothing better
could ba had the existing laws should re-
main intact. Palmer If Illinois said the
Chinese were not good citizens. lie favored
passing n rigorous law against Their imnOr-
tation. There were only eight votes in favor
Of Piatfs amendment-four Republicans,
Dawes, Dixon. FRYE and Platf and four
Democrats. Bate. BlOdgett, Call and Pngh.
Chandler proposed an amendment nun-
iShing a second violation Of the immlgra-
tion laws by one year Imprisonment instead
of six months. Defeated.
FELTON, offered an amendment appropri-
atlng 100000 Ia provide certificates of resi-
dence TO the Chinese in this country. 1t
was defeated upon division. Mr. FELTON,
W va N ai NJ N
ther. so lie did not offer the amendment he
trad prepared defining Chinese merclt ants"
and prescribing that certain amol,nt of
| business must be transacted by such c. inese
| in order to come within the privileged, lass
The Dolph substitute for Gearys biz was
| then read third time, formally passed and
| ordered to be engrossed.
The conferrees on behalf If the Senate on
| the dlsagreeing votes of the two houses
| are all Of them averse 10 absolute exclusion.
| They will insist upon retaining the present
laws on the statutes and doing nothing fur
| ther. Representative Geiry said tonight
| that the Senate had appointed as its con-
ferrees men hostile to his bill. The House
| cOnfeTrees would probably all be favorable
| 10 IL, The House conferrees. he thinks, will
be Bount, barmer and himself. Senator
| FELTON, was asked tonight if be could e1-
| plain the defeat Of Chinese exclusion in the
| Senate and said: The Senate was not IN
temper for it, that's all. did the best
Cohfu anu was HOt ouppOIteu dS cuOulO
| have been"
The Proceedings.
The Senate this morning resumed the
consideration of the Chinese question. and
| Dolph's exclusion bill was taken up and
the presiding officer, put the question on the
adoption of the substitute reported by the
| Co mmittee on Foreign Reati, ms.
| Sherman gave the only Affirmative vote
| and there being no vote in the negative the
| presiding officer declared the substitute
! adopted.
Immediately afterward, however, Mitch
ell, who had the floor to speak against the
substitute, came into the chamber and the
| presiding officer was proceeding to put the
question again. when Butler said he under
stood the substitute had been adopted.
The presiding officer admitted that he had
so decided. but he would put the question
again. While the chair dill so decide he
| will count it as no vote. is the Senate
ready for the question:"
mo, sir" said Mitchell Instead, how.
ever, OF proceeding with has own argument
against the substitute, he yielded the floor
TO Squire of Washington, who argued In
favor OF the House bill. or some other Wig
| orous measure, TO enforce the exclusion o
the Chinese. He declared, however, the
great trouble in the matter was the lax aud
| Intellectual manner in which the existing
view, read c0pious extracts from The teSti
mony taken by the Senate committee OF
that subject few years ago.
Mitchell. speaking upon the Chinese bill
said, much as he regretted 10 antagonize tn,
deliberate judgment of the Committee oil
| Foreign Relations, ne felt impelled by
sense of duty to vote against the substitut,
and in favor of absolute Chinese exclusion
as expressed in the House BILL
The discussion was continued until
| O'clock, when vote was taken on the sub
stitute as reported from the Committee oil
Foreign Relations, and it was agreed to
| ayes 4S, noes IA.
| How tho Veto Stood
Ayes Allison, Bate, Berry. BrIce, Butler
Call, Carey, Carlisle, CockreIl. Coke, Col
quit, Cullom, Dawes, Dixon, Frye, German
GRAY, Han sbrough, Higgins, Hiscox, Jone
Of Arkansas, KYLE, Mcmillan, Mcpherson