The record-union., 1892-04-26
VOTES TO CONTINUE IN FORCE
THE PRESENT LAW.
Order Issued by Secretary Tracy That
None But American Citizens be EN-
ployed In the Navy Yards-Aliens
Already Working in the Navy De-
partment Must Either Become Citi-
zens or Seek Employment Else
where.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

AuNenIlStS, urging congress not 10 COM
NIT itself TO any religious creed by urging
the Columbian Exposition to be closed
on Sunday; also, two remonstrances from
Massachusetts, against the passage Of the
Chinese exclusion bill.
Butler gave notice that ON Thursday
next he would ask the Senate TO take up
for action a bill to transfer the revenue
marine from the Treasury Department to
the Navy Department.
Allison expressed the wish that when
the appropriation bills were ready they
would take the precedence of all other
matters.
Coke gave notice that 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 Committee on Foreign
Relations.
Sherman gave the only affirmative vote,
and there being no vote in the negative
the presiding officer declared the substi-
tute adopted.
Immediately afterward. however.
Mitchell, who had the floor to speak
against the substitute, came into the cham
Der, and the presiding officer was pro-
ceedlng to put the question again, when
Butler said he understood the substitute
had been adopted.
The presiding officer admitted that he
had so decided, but he would put the
question again. While the Chair did so
decide, he will count it as no vote. ''Is
the Senate ready for the question:"
''No, SIR" said Mitchell. Mitchell,
speaking upon the Chinese bill, said as
much as he regretted to antagonize the
deliberate judgment of the Committee on
Foreign Relations, he felt impelled by a
sense of duty to vote against the substi-
tute and in favor of absolute Chinese ex-
clusion as expressed in the House bill.
Discussion was continued until
o'clock, when vote was taken on the
substitute reported for the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and it was agreed to
yeas 43, nays IA.
Platt moved to amend the substitute so
as TO exclude from the anti-Chinese laws
to be extended for ten years the Scott
Exclusion Act of 1883.
Sherman said he was not inclinedgto
vote for the amendment, although he de-
clared the Scott law one of the most
vicious passed since he had been in
Congress. Its passage, he said, was the
result Of a race between two political
parties to try and influence the vote of
the Pacific Coast in the last Presidential
election. PIatt's amendment was re-
jecled-yeas s, nays 40.
Chandler offered an amendment in
creasing the penalty for unlawful COM
ing Of Chinese laborers. Rejected
FELTON, offered an amendment requir-
ing all Chinese residents, except diplo-
matte and other officers aud their serv-
ants, to obtain within one year from the
Collector of Internal Revenue in their re-
spective districts certificates of residence,
and appropriating 100000 to carry out
that provision. Rejected.
The bill as amended was then passed
without division, and the title amended
to read: ''To prohibit coming of Chinese
persons into the United States'
The bill as passed continues in force
all laws now in force, prohibiting and
regulating the coming into this country of
Chinese for ten years. Any Chinese per-
son or persons of Chinese descent, when
convicted under said laws shall be re-
moved from the United States to China,
unless it is made to appear that said per-
son is a subject or citizen of some other
country, in which case they shall be re-
moved to such country, unless said coun-
try demand q tax, in which case the per-
son shall be removed to China. Any
Chinese person, or person of Chinese de-
scent, arrested under the provisions of
this Act, shall be adjudged unlawfully
within the United States, unless such
person shall establish by affirmative
proof lawful right to remain herein
Any person once convicted and once re-
moved, who shall subsequently, be con-
victed of like offense, shall be imprisoned
at hard labor not exceeding six months.
and thereafter removed from the United
States as heretofore provided.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The House
took up the motion made Saturday nv
Reed OF Maine to lay on the table the res
| olution expunging from the record por-
| ton of the speech of Walker of Massa-
chusetts, not uttered on the floor, re-
| flecting on Williams and Hoar. The Re-
publicans refrained from voting, break
ing quorum, when call of the House
was ordered. The call showed 2l3 men,
bers present, and the question recurred
on the motion to table the expunging res
olution. The motion was rejected-yeas
5, nays l55.
Boutelle moved to recomnit the resolu-
tions, with instructions to the committee
to take into consideration the entire sub
ject, and report such measures as were
| eXpedient for reform of the existing
! abuses. Defeated-3S 10 l52; whereupon
Boutelle moved an adjournment. The
motion was lost, and Townsend of Colo
rado came forward with a motion for a
recess, which was lost-yeas 0, nays l46.
| No quorum.
| Richardson of Tennessee rose to
| another question. This was taken under
Clause 2 of Rule p, which provides that a
! call is not in order after the previous
| question is ordered, unless it shall appear
upon actual count by the Speaker that a
quorum is not present.
Boutelle inquired whether the Speaker
| declined 10 count as required by the rule.
The Speaker replied that the count on
the nay vote showed but I46 members
present.
= Boutelle inquired whether the chair
would not count the House.
The Speaker replied if he had not sat-
isfied the gentleman it was the gentle
| mans misfortune.
Thereupon, eX-Speaker Reed remarked
that there should not be any exhibition
Of temper on the part of the chair, and
the chair retorted that there should not be
any attempt at scolding on the part of
| the gentleman from Maine.
| After a tilt between the Speaker and
Reed, a call of the House was ordered.
and 30 members responded. Further
proceedings were dispensed with, and
the vote recurred on the motion for a re-
| cess. This was lost, but as no quorum
voted the House adjourned.
Important Ruling.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The Supreme
Court this morning, in the case growing