Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-05
EXCLUSION BILL IN HOUSE
Closed Door to Chinese LabOrers
JPAnimousIy Agreed 20 by
Committee.

| WASHINGTON, April 4.-The house today
began the consideration OF the Chinese
/ exclusion bill. No opponents Of the gen.
| eral principle Of exclusion appeared. but
members are divided in their support OF
two bills presented. Messrs. Hit Of IL
linois. Perkins Of New York and Adams
Of Pennsylvania supported the majority
| bill, and Messrs. Clark Of Missouri, Kahn OF
California and Naphen of Massachusetts
spoke for the minority substitute.
At the opening of the session
OF the house today the speaker
laid before the house an invitation from the
Army Of the Cumberland for the participa-
tion by committee Of the house in the
| services at Arlington cemetery upon the
| occasion OF the reinterment Of the remains
Of the late Major General William s. Rose
| Grams, which are to be removed from Los
| Angeles, Cal, to Arlington about the middle
Of May. Upon motion of Mr.. Grosvenor of
Ohio joint resolution was adopted for the
acceptance OF the invitation and the ap-
pointment of a joint committee to attend
the ceremonies at Arlington.
Some routine business was transacted. A
small urgent deficiency bill carrying S14S, 900
was passed.
Mr. Mahon OF Pennsylvania asked unani-
nous consent that the omnibus claims bill
! be sent to conference, but Mr.. Maddox Of
Georgia objected. This was the day set
aside for the consideration Of the war
claims, but Mr., Mahon. chairman Of
| the committee on war claims, yielded
with the understanding that one
week from Tuesday be devoted to war
| claims, and the house thereupon went into
committee OF the whole and took up the
| Chinese exclusion bill. The speaker called
| upon Mr.. Moody Of Massachusetts,, who is
/ to succeed Secretary Long on May 1, to pre-
| side over the committee OF the whole. AS
the future secretary Of the navy assumed
| the gavel the members on both sides of the
house gave him an ovation.
| Mr.. Hit of Illinois, chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign affairs, who had personal
charge Of the exclusion bill, said the COM
mittee was unanimous In the opinion that
the admission of Chinese laborers into this
| country would be serious evil One of the
main problems which the committee had to
solve. he said, was in connection with the
admission of the privileged classes-mer-
chants, travellers, offieials, teachers and stu
dents-so as to prevent fraud and at the
same time to avoid harassing and torment
| ing bona ide Chinese merchants.
Mr.. Kahn of California made an extensive
speech in support of the minority bill. He
reviewed the whole history of Chinese ex-
| clusion legislation and concluded as fol-
lows:
| We of the Pacific coast are perhaps more
| deeply concerned in this question than any
other people We feel their presene.
| the country. Under the census of 1900 there
| are 4,O91. .319 inha abitants west of the Rocky
s eblnese nGfdee Whe but m '2 eChnsSe arr
| distributed among the T7,s94,445 Inhabitants
Throughout the ether states @ ,Sat Of the n9io
sion laws have been a great boon to the
| laborers OF this country. The American
| comfortable home. seated at his freside
| surrounded by his wife and little ones, II
the peer of any wage worker In any par
of the world. Let us keep him SO.
| At 5:15 p. m. the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-The Society ot
the Army OF the Cumberland at its last an
nual meeting decided to transfer the re-
mains OF General Roseerans from Los An
geles, Cal, to Arlington for burial. The
ceremonies connected with this military
funeral will take place on or about May Il
at the pavilion in the Arlington grounds
President Roosevelt has agreed to be pres.
ent, the prominent officers Of the army
will attend and the troops available abou
Washington will form part Of the funera
cortege.
Both houses OF congress will be repre-
sented by committees and IL is expected
that the speaker of the house and Genera
Grosvenor, both of whom served undei
General Rosecrans- in behalf OF the hous,
OF representatives, and Senator Foraker
who also served under him, representing
the senate, will make brief addresses. Tn,
Society OF the Army Of the Cumberland
will be largely represented and veterans
and military societies of the district will