Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-26
CHINESE BARRED OUT.
They Can't Come Into the Land of the
Free for Ten Years More,
EXCEPT AS THEY DO AT PRESENT.
The Senate Not in Favor of the Total Exclu-
sion Act, Though.
CRISP AND REED AT 1T ONCE MORE

ident not having returned to the city, the
Senate was presided over to-day by Mr.
Henderson, its President pro TEN. NJ.
merous protests from the States of Mis-.
souri,, Texas, Virginia, Michigan, Arkan.
sas, Wisconsin and Dakota, principally
from Seventh Day Baptists ani Advent
lists, were presented, asking Congress not
to commit itself to any religious creed by
urging the Sunday closing of the Colum-
bian Worlds Exposition. Also, two re-
monstrances from Massachusetts, against the
passage of the Chinese exclusion bill.
Mr. Butler gave notice that on Thursday
of next week he would ask the Senate to
take up for action the bill to transfer the
Revenue Marine from the Treasury Depart
ment to the Navy Department
Mr. Allison expressed the hope that when
appropriation bills were ready they would
take precedence of all other matters.
Mr. Coke gave notice that he would ad-
dress the Senate very briefly tomorrow on
Mr.. Morgan's silver resolution.
The Chinese exclusion bill was then taken
up, and the presiding officer put the ques-
tion on the adoption of the substitute re-
ported by the Committee on Foreign At
fairs.
A Single Vote. But Unanimous
Mr. Sherman gave the only affirmative
vote, and there being no vote in the mega
tive, the presiding officer declared the SUBJ
stitute adopted. Immediately afterwartl,
however, Mr.. Mitchell, who had the floor to
speak against the substitute, came into the
chamber, and the presiding officer was pro-
ceeding to put the question again when Mr.,
understood
had been adopted.
The presiding officer admitted that he had
so decided, but said he would put the ques-
tion again.
The Senator from Ohio, said Mr.. Butler,
was unanimous tLaughter.l
"While the chair did so decide" said the
presiding officer. 1.-THE chair will count it as
no vote Is the Senate ready for the ques-
tion?'r
mo, sir" said Mr.. Mitchell
Instead, however, of proceeding with his
own argument against the substitute he
yielded the floor to Mr. Squire who argued
in favor of the House bill, or OF some other
the Chinese. He declared, however, that
the great trouble in the matter was the lax
and Intellectual manner in which the exist
ing exclusion laws were executed.
Mitchell Couldn't Vote for It.
Mr. Mitchell said that, much as he re-
gretted to antagonize the deliberate judg-
ment of the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions, he felt impelled by a 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 great
hope that anything he might be able to say
at this time would be potential in prevent
ing the adoption of the substitute. Nobody
should suppose that he was talking with u
hope of defeating the committees substi-
tute. He knew that it would be adopted by
ifI-
The discussion was continued until
O'Clock, when the vote was taken on the
substitute reported from the Committee on
Foreign Relations for the House bill, and
the substitute was agreed to-yeas, 43; nays,
IA. The following is the vote in detail:
ley re1Mess5s esrsv Aso1 Bate Berry BTce But
N,b HEsS ascGss
Morgan. Paddock. Palmer. PETER. Perkins, Petit,
Pa preetor pIgn RnsTm
WsIrhsii 1 and Washburnoss. ossorl'se' 'est Nias'
Nays-Messrs. Allen Blodgett Chandler Daniel,
shoup. stewart Teller, Warren i and Wson.@M. snnqs.
Messrs. wolcott and Dolph were paired
with Messrs. kenna and George.
A Race Between Political Parties
Mr.. Platt moved to amend the substitute
SO as to exclude from the anti Chin ese laws
TO be extended for ten years the Scott exclu-
sion act of 1855, and made brief argument
in support OF that amendment.
Mr.. Sherman said he was not inclined to
vote for the amendment, although he de-
clared the Scott law was one of the most vi
cious laws that had been passed since he had
been in Congress. Its passage. he said, was the
result of a mere race between the two politi-
cal parties to try and influence the vote of
the Pacific coast in the last Presidential elec-
tion.
MIR. Platt's amendment was rejected
yeas, s: nays. As. The affirmative votes were
given by Messrs. Bate, Blodgett, CALL Dawes,
Dixon, Frye, Plaut and Pugh.
Mr.. Chandler offered an amendment in
creasing the penalty for the unlawful COM
ing of Chinese laborers. Rejected without
division.
Mr.. FELTON, offered an amendment reuuir-
ing all Chinese residents (except diplomatic
and other officers and their body and house
hold servants) to obtain, within one year
their respective districts, certificates of resi-
dcnce, and appropriating 100000 to carry
out that provision. After discussion Mr..
Feltons amendment was rejected.
The bill as amended was then passed with
out a division, and the title was amended so
as to read, "To prohibit the coming of Chi
nese persons into the United States"
conference with the House was asked, and
Messrs. Dolph Davis and Butler were ap-
pointed conferees on the part OF the Senate.
The Bill Passed in the Senate.
The bill as passed is as follows:
THAT all laws now in force prohibiting and
regulating the coming into this country of
Chinese persons, and persons of Chinese de- |
scent are hereby continued in force for a |
period of ten years from the passage of this |
act.
section 2-That any Chinese person, or |
person OF Chinese descent, when convicted |
not la fully entitled to be or remain in the |
United States shall be removed from the |
United States to China, unless he or they |
shall make it appear TO the Justice Judge |
mis- eli hot fnr.n yrn noy1 l,aa fbo,,
are tried that he or they are subjects or citi- |
Zens of some other country. in which case |
he or they shall be removed from the United |
states TO such country; provided, that in |
any case where such other country of which |
said Chinese person shall claim to be a citi- |
zen or subject, shall demand any tax as a |
that country, he or she shall be removed to |
China.
section 3-That any Chinese person, or
person OF Chinese descent arrested under /
the provisions Of this act shall be adjudged |
to be unlawfully within the United States, |
unless such person shall e<tablish. by affirm
at1ve proof, Go the satisfaction of such JUS |
tice, Judge or Commissioner. his lawful |
right to rema in in the United States
section 4-That any such Chinese person,
or person OF Shlnese descentonce convicted
and auJ udged TO De not lawfully entitled to
be or remain in the United States, and hav-
ing been once removed from tine United |
states IN pursuance OF such conviction, who
shall be subsequently convicted for a like
onense, shall be imprisoned at hard labor
for period Of not exceeding six months.
and thereafter removed from the United |
States as hereinbefore provided"
After short executive session, the Senate
Personalities in the House.
Personal matters occupied the attention
of the House, again, to-day. Should or
should not Mr.. Walkers unspoken remarks
deriding his colleagues, Messrs Williams
and Hoar, as "Mugwumps," appear in the
Records The Democrats thought they should
not, while the Republicans, basing their
opinion principally upon the action of tho |
House few days ago, in deciding that a