Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-09-07

Washington, Sept. "A joint resO-
luton to amend the constitution re-
lating to the election of senators by
the people was introduced by Mr. Pal
mer, democrat of Illinois, in the senate
this morning, and with like joint resO-
tuition introduced at the last session by
Mr. Mitchell, republican, of Oregon,
was referred to the committee on privi-
1egeS and elections.
Notice was then given by Mr.. Voor-
heeS, democrat, Of Indiana, chairman of
the finance committee, that he would
next Monday move that the hour of
meeting of the senate should be IL a.
nn. instead of u, and from that on he
expected the consideration of the bill
to repeal the Sherman act to proceed
from hour to hour
He added significantly that he had
an old fashioned idea of the VIII of the
majority being carried out The repeal
bill was, at Mr.. Voorhees, sugestion
laid aside informally, as no senator de-
sired to speak on it today.
The house urgency deficiency bill
was reported and passed with some
small amendments.
Mr. DOlph, republican, of Oregon
proceeded to address the senate in favor
of a bill introduced by him appropri-
ating $500000 to enable the secretary
of the treasury to enforce the Chinese
exclusion act
Speaking of the proposal that the law
be repealed he said that it would be
indeed an extraordinary proceeding in
consistent with the dignity of the
United States. If, however, the
Chinese government comes to the
United States government and says the
six companies had prevented Chinese
laborers from registering upon the
promise that they would ask an extern
sion of the law, there would be no in
SUperable objection to the granting of
further time
Dolph went on with a statement
of the evil influences and undesirable
fea lures of Chinese immigration. He
also talked at length on the act as af-
fecting treaty relations.
The talk about the provision for reg
istration being degrading he thought
TO be absurd. In every state of the
union voters are required to register
and it has not been suggested that
this is degrading. He claimed to have
drafted the registration provision him
self. White, off California, said DOlph was
not the father of registration as that
idea was Incorporated in the original
mouse bill. sic said there was not
enough money appropriated to enforce
The act and he favored some legisla-
tion to enable the law to be carried
out
Teller in speaking ON the alleged
treaty violation said there is no doubt
of tine constitutional power of the
government TO exclude undesirable i'm
migration. a nation that cannot clear
its borders Of a hostile alien element
is not a nation with full national pre-
negatives and rights. He never voted
for exclusion. legislation because it was
desired by the people of California, but
because of the evil resulting from
Chinese labor in competition with
American labor.
Al o'clock the repeal bill came
up as unfinished business but was
laid aside temporarily, and Gray, of
Delaware, continued the debate on
Chinese exclusion. He dissented from
Teller's view that an abrogation of a
treaty was not / violation of it.
After further debate DOlph's bill
was referred to the committee on for
eign nations and the senate adjourned
1lntil Monday.