New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-03
IN rErfNcr OF THE EXCLUSION ACT
MIR. DoLPu AID OTHER SENATORS URGE IT
ENFORCEMENT.

ME- DGIPI And OTHER SlNAl 'h> nun 10
ENFORCEMENT.
w,sb,nqton sent There Were 40 Senator's
,renared or inclined TO proceed to-day with the
discussion OF the bill 10 repeal the sherman ACT
and that bill informally laid as"e. ffioie
that vas done however, some rather pointed re-
MARKS we're made hv the chairman OF the fH'ahce
Committee Indicating his determination 10 press
forward all next week with the purpose Oh p''is-
inc the Senate to "A formal vote with as little Gelay
nc is consistent with full and free discussion MI
Voorhees, also gave notice after n suggestion by
Mr. TIale) that he would ask the Senate Oh Moh-
day TO fix the daily hour of meeting III u d. hi III
stead of noon and in connection with tha' NOTICE
he stated rather Significantly. that ne was los
se.sed of the old IA hloned idea as to the right or
Il majority TO exercise control in legislative mat
,erz Having thus DISPOSED Of the Silver bill, the
Senate devoted the remainder of the days session
TO y discussion of Mr.. Dolph's bill appropratihg
10000 for the execution of the Chinese ENcluSloh
act.
The House Urgent Deficiency bill reported
back from the Committee On Appropriations ana
nassed witAan amendment for the payment of
pages of the Senate from the LIST TO the 18th cf
April last.
Mr.. Dolph (Rep. Ore) addressed the Senate in
advocacy of the bill heretofore introduced by hlm
anpropriatng 500 coo 10 enable the Secretary OF
the Treasury to enforce the Chinese EXCLUSION act
He said that he was not now and never had been.
a radical on the Chinese question. but he wished
particularly 10 correct some current erroneous mi
uressions in reference 10 the Gsary act lie maze
a statement showing the undesirable features OF
Chinese immigration. and summarized the facts
which had led up to the passage Of the Geary act
He defended the provision for Chinese registration,
and said that he himself more responsible Tor
that provision than any man In the tnlted states
for he had drawn Il. All the talk against IL came
generally from religious organizations 1t was alb
solutely necessary Ne ssid-if The law were 10 be
tt,utt l.
tration should be- preserved In almost every state
in the Union American yl.izens who desired 10
vote had To- be registered, and yet no one had
ever thought Of that requirement being degrading
or humiliating. So. r. so. persons who desired to
marry were required register and obtain IL
cense lie said that no one need fear that tho
Chinese Government would retallate upon Ameri-
cans in China The Chinese Government was not
i'm a condition 10 retalate. He regretted that bad
advice had been given to Chinese laborers 10y the
sly Companies. And now. he said II had been
eravely proposed that the law should be repealed.
That would be indeed an extraordinary proceeding
inconsistent with the dignity of the United States.
IT, however the Chinese Government should come
to the United States Government and say that the
Six Companies had prevented Chinese laborers from
registering. promise that they would now comply
with the Law and ask extension OF time there
would be no masquerade objection the granting
OF further time.
Mr. White Dem. Csl) remarked sarca stcally
that the Senator from Oregon had been badly
treated In the Senate in the fact that his name
had not been enersfted the Geary act. He
cIr White, did not pretend know anything
definite In regard to the history OF the Geary
act but he did know that the best feature of IL
was the registration provision, and that that