Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04
CHINESE EXCLUSION BILL.

CHINESE EXCLUSION BILL.
 The Conference Report Agreed to fin the Senate by a Vote of 80 to I5-A Long Discussion on the Measure Those Who Voted for and Against - Silver Coinage Again - Senator Morgan Calls up the Message-It fs Laid on the Table-Other Business. WASHINGTON, May 3.-After the usual
 routine morning business was disposed of
 MT. Morgan called up the presidents mes.
 sage on the subject of an international
 conference as to silver coinage. MT.
 Dolph tried to get action first on the con-
 ference report on the Chinese exclusion
 bills, but MT. Morgan refused to give
 precedence to the subject, remarking that
 there was not so much pressure about it
 as that the senator from South Dakota, who
 desired to address the senate, might not
 have the courtesy of hearing.
 MT. Kyle then proceeded to address the
 senate in favor of the free coinage of sill
 yer. He went over the history, as often
 told, of the monetization of silver in
 1873, and said he had no doubt that it's
 conception occurred in the monetary coun-
 cils of Europe and was transferred to this
 eide of the water in the interest of bond holders and moneyed classes. It would be fealty, Herculean task to return to the free coinage of silver, which three-fourths of the people desired.
 At the close of the speech the message was again laid on the table, MT. Morgan giving notice that he desired to speak up- on it.
 The conference report on the Chinese exclusion bill was then laid before the sen ate. As soon as it was read MT. Sherman stated that, although a member of the conference committee, he had not been able to sign the report. He was very will ling to provide any necessary legislation for the restriction of Chinese labor.
 MT. Sherman said the provision in the conference report requiring Chinese labor CTS now in the country to procure certif- cates inaugurated in this city, and was on a parity with the ticket-of-leave system. That provision in the conference report raised the real doubt in his mind whether it was not in violation of the treaty of 1880; the first article of which provided that Chinese laborers then in the United States should be allowed to go and come of their free will and accord and should be accorded all the rights, privileges, i'm etizsns n0 and nuSeots of ass most favored nation. Those who believed the United States had right to trampIe upon the treaty might vote for the con- ference report without compunction; but he did not feel at liberty to do so
 MT. Dolph, another of the senate con- ferees, defended the report, although he would have preferred, he said, concur renee in the bill passed by the senate. | He did not see any objection to the | provision; but thought it rather benefit to the Chinese now in the | United States as being evidence of their l right to remain. MT. Dolph's at tention was called to the fact that certificates were to be issued | by collectors of internal revenue (not by | their deputies), although they may reside | hundreds of miles from the locality where | ! Chinaman lived; also to the fact that the | right to a certificate had to be supported | ov the evidence of one white witness lex ,luding the evidence of colored men). Mr. Oolph, however, did not regard these ob- ections as very material.
 MT. Morgan, the third senate conferee, srgued that theye was precedent for the | certificate provision in the fact the h. Hans on reservations were not to leave | without the consent of the Indian agent or 'f the military authorities. There was lothing new in it to a Chinsman. who if le were at home would have to take out a icense to beg.
 Mir. Dawes opposed the conference as 'eing in violation of the treaty.
 Mir. Vest said he had no disposition to 'iolate treaties, but self-preservation was he first law of nations, as we'll as of indi- iduals.
 MT. Platt spoke against the conference eport and said the provision requiring that all Chinamen now in the United States would have to leave in a ear or be imprisoned and then sent back 0 China because of the difficulty of their | rowing their right to remain.
 Mir. Call opposed the conference report nd the principle on which the whole anti 'hinese legislation was founded. He be- eved the pending measure would involve
 loss of hundreds of millions of dollars to he already ruined cotton industry of the outh.
 MT. Palmer said he could not vote for he conference report because Chinaman eeking to come into the United States 7as not to be admitted to bail-an unnec- ssarily harsh provision-and because of he provision for the arrest of Chinamen ot provided with certificates.
 MT. Hiscock argued that congress had he same right to legislate for restricting dmission of foreigners to this country as , had to legislate for restricting the i'm ortation of foreign product. Congress ad the right to establish regulations that 7ould abfoluteIy prohibit the landing of 'hinamen, and if they escaped these regu- | stions congress had the right to authorize | heir seizure as in the case of smuggled oods.
 The vote was then taken and the con erence report agreed to-yeas, 30; nays, 5, ss follows:
 Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Allison, Chandler, 'ockrell, Cullom, Dolph, Felton, Gsllinger, iorman, Hansbrough, Harris, Hiscock, ones of Arkansas, McPherson, Mitchell, lorgan, Peffer, Perkins, Powers, Ransom, anders, Shoup, Squire, Stanford, Stewart, tockbridge, Vest, Waithall, Warren and Vhite-3O.
 Nays-Messrs Bate, Colquitt, Dawes, 'ixon, Frye, George, Gray, Higgins, Kyle, almer, Platt, Pugh, Sherman and Will on-15.
 The house bill placing binding twine on he free list was referred to the finance committee. Other house bills referred 7ere:
 To encourage American shipping, pen ioning survivors of Indian wars, and mak- ng appropriations for the expenses of the | 'ehring sea arbitration.
 The senate went into executive sessson | nd at 5:15 adjourned.
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