The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-03
.l0LPH AND THE CHINESE
|. &c WallS Half a MIlll appropriated
F0r Their Removal,
IA DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
The General Sentiment in the Senate is Ia
Favor Of Flushing The Registration
Law 10 Conclusion.

Washington, Sept. 2.-In the senate to-
day, Dolph spoke in favor Of his bill
appropriating half million dollars for
the enforcement of the Chinese exclu-
sion act. Dolph reviewed in detail the
legislation and treaties relating to the
subject and the conditions which led
Up to the enactment of the Geary act.
The provision for the registration of
Chinese was drawn up by himself and
intended to be within the limits of the
treaty He said that there had been
great deal of absurd talk and ignorant
criticism about the provision requiring
Ike Chinese to register, He was more
responsible for the provision requir-
ms registration than any other man
in the United States, for he drafted 1t.
The. talk about the provision being de-.
grading was absurd. In every state in
She Union voters were required to reg
ister in order that they might lawfully
be entitled to vote, and vet there
would be no suggestion of degrading.
IN that AS The deportation Of Chinese
was not the purpose of the law it was
not incon7patible with the intention of
tho oct not to extend tn etime in which
the Chinese may register
White, democrat, of California, said
the senator from Oregon Dolph)
seemed to have been treated badly in
the senate befor he CWhite) came there
in failing to have his name attached to
the Ceary act. The bill which the sem
ator from Oregon introduced had moth
ing in Il with reference to registration.
He was not the father Of the reglstra-
lion idea because that idea had been
Incorporated into the original house
bill. There was not enough money ap4
propriated to enforce the act and
therefore he was in favor of some leg
islation to enable the law to be car
red out,
Dolph asked whether all the money
appropriated to enforce the act had
keen expended. White said he had the
figures, and proceeded TO give them.
Since 1889, 10000 have been appro-
pciated, of which there is an uneXpend-
cd balance OF fifty odd thousand dol
lars. 1t would be better he said, if
Dolph, instead of try ing to establish
himself as the father Of the measure,
would devote himself to securing APP
propria.ions to enforce the law Dolph
replied that he had done all he could
to secure appropriations and that there
was nothing in his remarks to justify
The suggestion that he claimed to be
The author of the act. or that he had
bacn badly treated by the senate.
AZ . o'clock, the repeal bill being un-
finished business, was laid before the
senate but was temporarily laid aside
again to allow discussion to continue
on the subject Of the Chinese exclusion
act.
Gray, democrat, Of Delaware, said:
"Thcre has never been time during
which the recent legislation has been
discussed in congress that the United
States could net have initiated by di-
piomacy q ,modlhcauon OF lne tleaues
and have accomplished all that was
sought 10 be accomplished by legisla-
tion,"
Mitchell Of oregon, inquired how the
senator from Delaware Cray recon-
oiled his statement with the fact that
after the United States had negotiated
treaty with China, having for it's
purpose the exclusion Of Chimes elabor-
e7s from This country, and had sent
that treaty back to China that it had
been in fact, never accepted. Dolph's
bill at the conclusion of the debate
thereon was referred to the committee
On foreign relations. After brief ex-
ceutivc session the senate adjourned
Until Monday.