New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-26
THE GEARY BILL REJECTED.
PASSAGE BY THE SENATE OF ITS SUBSTITUTE.
ISTING LAWS AGAINST THE CHINESE.
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WASHINGTON. April o5-The harsh and radical scheme
Of ant-Chinesc legislation embodied in the so-cacd
Geary bill received a decisive setback in the senate
to-day when II wax rejected test vote by Is to
a. Tho Senate bill. extending for ten years longer
the existing laws restricting tho coming OF Chinese
into this country. was substituted for the Geary
scheme and the whole question was then sent to con
ference. The Gcary bill defended by majority
OF the Senators from the Pacific slope Senators Doph,
OF Oregon and squire OF Washington had the cour
age to oppose the demagOgc and eXtravagnut provi-
sons Of the House bill and did themselves credit by
voting for continuance of the present restriction
laws. The only senators from States east Of the
Rocky Mountains who opposed the senate substitute
we're Messrs. Wilson, of Iowa: Daniel. Of Virginia;
Chandler, Of NewTampshre. and Blodgeu, OF New
Jersey Mr.. Wilson il hostile to any further amt
Chinese legislation and the others. though dlssati'-
fed with the Dolph substitute also opposed the House
bill in its present FORM Messrs. Dolph. Davis and
Butler al opponents OF the Gcarv bill, were op-
pointed the couferrees on the part Of the Senate.
Mr. Squire in his argument, declared that the great
trouble In the matter the lax and Intellectual
manner in which the existing exclusion laws were eX-
ecued and to sustain that view he read copious eX-
tracts from testimony taken by a Senate committee
on that Sibec few years ago. II was very doubt
full he thought that the House bill would pass and
he would vote for the amendment believing that to
be the quickest way OF arriving at reenactment OF
the existing law But he also believed that there
should be cngrafted 1t provision for the regstra
ton Of Chinese and for the Issue Of certificates con
tanning photographs As TO the effect of such lcSis-
latlon on American trade with China he did not be-
leve that IL would affect the diplomatic action OF the
Chinese Government any more than the existing law
had done.
Mr.. Mitchell said that. much he regretted 10 an
tagonlze the deliberate judgment OF the Committee on
Foreign Relations he felt mpeled by sense of duty
10 vote against the substitute reported by that COM
mlttee and in favor OF the principle Of absolute
Chinese exclusion as expressed I'm the House DILL
The talk OF the Committee Foreign Relations and OF
a portion OF the public press about not keeping fath
With China nonsense. in view OF the fact 'ha' III
the XLVth Congress an act TO abroGate ana repea
the Buringame treaty passed by a vote OF 100 10
70 In the House and OF 80 10 % in the Sena'e-'hc
affirmative vote in the Senate having at It's heau MI
Alison and including the present secretary Vi 0'e
and the Old Roman Mr.. Thurman
Mr. Plat inquired whether. at the time OF the pas
soce of the Scott Exclusion act, the Chinese Govern
ment had signifed to the United States government
that IL would agree to the treaty as AMENDED OF
not. III, 4,
,ho senate on Nav = 1888 that the Senate amend
Lments we're Immediately cabled to the Chinese Gov
eminent and that no erspOnse was received ana no
reason for the delay UP 10 the time when the scolV
hill was introduced IN the House. (Septemoer H.
1881
Mr.. sherman said he had no doubt that. II Congress
had waited two weeks longer before acting on the
Sco,4 hin until the arrival OF the Chinese Minister
NEGOTIATIONS would have been carried on ana 'he
treaty amended i'm accordance with the general pro-
visions Of the scott law
Mr. Vest in corroborauon OF that statement referred
70 An article by John Russell Young in the last issue
of The North American Review asserting p'''''
that the Chinese Government had never ien ahN III
rcs, In nromoting the emigration Of its people 10 e
-sted states and that, but for the passage OF the
scott act of 1888 the Chinese Government woulu "0
gladly put additional spulauons In the treaty ioo
to the prcyention OF Chinese coming to the Oheu
States. -. roo, Mr.
,,chen sad that that senator appeared TO nave Ior
gotten the lesson which history taught Oh VIA Wv
naran Chinese lad done 500 years ago. ""en Wv
great Tamerlsne by mere force OF oVerpo"er,is nr-
,ors bod sutdued the princpates ana peopie' "ios
~, ~ tho Euphrates the Ganges and the MIC
~. a.ying ont OF consideration all question oi any
ho,esale INVASION he believed that the coh''nu"' III,
migration of Chimes into this country "o"' '
IN great danger 10 the United STATES ,,,. O..
Mr. Chandler made some statements IN aouluol "
n, he said last week in reference TO the relusa Vi
49, lhucse Government to accept Mr. Bia" d
.-n,tad states Minister. atIibuting that acuoh 10
,isin,erpreiation TO the Chinese Legation Ill """ie
ton and 70 the ooyer Ina the hi and spoke until
o'clock al which time 1t had been sereeu ''o u''"''
shoH vote was taken on the substitute reported from
.h Tommittee on Foreign Relations Tor the lio9se
uS IN 4hc Substitute agreed tC-yeas A. nays IA
The following is the vote Ia de'q Berry Brce
-, feIS ,cy carlisle Cockren, Coke, Colquitt Cul-
lon Doves, Dixon Fly German Gray mrMilIan Mc
heron Henderson, Morgan. Paddock laimeTI rem nv
p rkins Pettigrew, Platt Proctor PnsH ma vfIas
saver sherman squres. stockbrdge' 'eS'' Was
Waithall aud Washburn-4J; -. cho,d,ar Daniel
Tays-Messrs Allen, Blodgett SnaheMer' sander
Dub"Is FELTON, Jones (Nevada), MltcheIl, SahuVi'
trn"n stewart Teller Warren and Wilsonnlaa;; doc
Wa,srs Wolcott and Dolph were paired Win "e'i'
sr,erol other amendments offered were IA t,
ss amended was then passed without dlvsi, ' com
i,, yas amended so as read TO Prohlbit inc Coni
ioc Of Chinese Persons into the United s'a'cs'