The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-22
EXCLUSION OF CHINESE.
THE SUBJECT AGAIN BEFORE THE
SENATORS.

Senator Butler Goes on Record as
Ter Moves to Make the Term of Ex-
clusion Fifteen Years-The Differ
encs of Opinion over the Duration
of the Present Act.
WASHINGTON, April 2l.-In the tempo
rary absence of Vice President Morton the
chair was occupied to-day by Mr.. Mander-
SOD, president pro tenn. of the Senate.
Mr.. German gave notice that on Friday,
May 6, he would ask the Senate to consider
resolutions relative to the death of his late
colleague, Mr.. Wilson.
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration of bills on the calendar.
A large number of bills was disposed of =,
chiefly by passage, but none Of them were
of general interest
EXCLUSION OF CHINESE.
At 2:15 o'clock the House bill to prohibit
absolutely the coming of Chinese persons
into the United States was taken up for
consideration. The bill having been read =,
MIR. Chandler moved to amend it by max
ing the term of exclusion fifteen years in-
stead of ten years.
Mr. DoIph, who had reported the
bill from the committee on foreign
relations said that he disagreed in toto aud
emphatically from the chairman Of that
committee (Mr. Sherman), who had ex-
pressed the opinion yesterday that the ex-
isting exclusion act would not expire until
1894. He held that the act expired May 6.
Mr.. FELTON, of California shared Mr..
Dolph's view, but Mr.. Mitchell of Oregon
agreed with Mr.. Sherman. A dozen senas
tors participated in the debate which fol-
lowed, and occupied the remainder of the
days session.
A RAILROAD PROTEST.
Mr.. Sherman was the principal opponent
Of the bill While he was speaking he gave
way 10 Mr.. Hale, who read long telegram
from Q. 2. Huntington, protesting against
the adoption of the Geary bill (the House
bilD, presenting some striking statistics Of
the manner in which its passage would affect
transcontinsntal railroads, and appealing to
the good business sense of the Senate 10
refuse to pass the bill.
Mr.. Wilson argued against the House bill
and contrasted its provisions with those Of
the bill passed by congress in 1868 declaring
expatriation a natural and Inherent right
of all people. The day after the approval
of that act, he said, a treaty was signed
between the United States and China de-
Emperor OF China had thus
been the first to approve Of
the act of 1868, and yet that was the
sovereign who was now picked out TO give
him a slap 10 the face. Such course was
not in accordance with the true dignity of
great nation.
THE CONTRACT LABOR ACT.
Mr.. FELTON, asked what right congress
had, in the face of that law, to pass a con-
tract labor act, aimed against honest and
expert men.
Mr.. Wilson-Were you in favor of that
acta
Mr.. Felton, was.
Mr.. Wison-Then doubtless you can give
a better reason for its passage than can.
That act, however, was a matter OF regula-
tion, while this is a matter OF utter exclu-
sicn. That is the difference.
MIR. Butler contrasted the first section of
the House bill with the first three articles of
the treaty with China.
Mr.. Mitchell reminded him that if the
pending measure was violation of the
treaty so had been the Scott exclusion act,
which the amendment proposed by the COM
mittee on foreign relations, of which he
was a member, would continue in force for
ten years.
BUTLER AGAINST IT.
$50 much the worse for the amendment" ="
said Mr.. Butler, land now that my attention
is called to it l think shall vote against
that substitute The substitute is harsh
enough but the bill, as it came from the
House, is disgrace to this country. That
is my Judgment, deliberately"
Mr.. Chandler took the floor,
10, Mr.. Sherman proposed an arrangem ent
by which the bill would be discussed to-
morrow up to o'clock, when a vote upon
it should be taken, but objection was made
by Mr.. Call.
Mr.. Hoar asked and obtained consent to
have the bill for the relief of the college Of
William aud Mary of Virginia taken uD for
action tomorrow, as he was interested in
it, and expected to ask. on Monday next,
session.
The Senate at 5 O'Clock adjourned.