Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-04-24
CHINESE EXCLUSION.
The Drastic Bill Defeated and 4
Substitute Passed by Senators.
FRIENDS OF CUBAN RECIPROCITY WIN
rhey Garry 4 Motion to Close General De-
bate on the Bill To- Morrow -lnfOrma-
tion Wanted Of the Civil Service
Commission.

Washington, April 1.-THE drastic
Chinese exclusion bill, originally
framed by the senators and repre-
sentatives from the Pacific states,
met defeat in the senate yesterday
and in its place was submitted
measure offered by Senator Platt, OF
Connecticut, extending the provisions
Of the present exclusion law and also
applying that exclusion to all insular
territory under the jurisdiction OF the
United States. The vote by which
the substitute took the place OF the
original bill was yeas 4s to nays 50.
Once the substitution had been made.
all senator's had joined in its sup
port with the single exception Of
Senator Hoar, the substitute being
passed, 76 to 1. The friends OF the
substitute showed their strength
throughout the voting on amend
ments that preceded final action and
succeeded in preventing any material
change in its features. Some minor
conditions were made, admitting Chi
nese persons connected with national
expositions and providing for certih-
Gates of Identification Of Chinese in
our insular possessions. Otherwise,
however, the substitute was adopted
substantially in the form that Sena-
tor Platt presented 1t.
The senate, after disposing of the
Chinese exclusion bill, made the Phil
ippine civil government bill the I'M
finished business.
The senate failed to substitute the
enacting clause Of the house bill for
the senate measure, so that the bill
now will 20 to the house as an orig
inal measure and from parlia-
mentary standpoint will have to be
acted on and treated the same as
though the house had not passed q
Chinese exclusion bill already.
Senator Culberson introduced two
resolutions, one being directed to
the secretary of war and the other
to the secretary of the navy, max
ing inquiry as to the cost of the war
in the Philippines, covering the
period since May, 1898. The resolu-
lions include a request for infor-
nation covering the expense of the
transportation of troops, both inland
and on the ocean.
The friends of the Cuban reel
procity bill won a substantial vic
tory in the house yesterday by car
rying n motion to close general de-
bate on Friday at three o'clock. The
vote was 1853 to 1923. Thirty-thrce re-
publicans voted against the motion,
but this detection was Offset by 30
democrats who voted with the great
body of the republicans for it. The
strength of the republican opposi-
ton to the bill, judged by this vote,
has decreased six since the vote was
taken on the motion to go into com
mittee of the whole to consider the
bill, when the vote stood 1877 to so,
The debate yesterday was feature
less. The speakers were Messrs. Rob
erts, of Massachusetts; Patterson, OF
Tennessee, and Cochran, of Mis-
souri,, for the bill, and Messrs, Bart
lett, of Georgia; Corliss, of Michigan;
Broussard, Of Louisiana; Bell, of Col
orado, and II. c. Smith, of Michigan,
against it.
Mr.. Hay, of Virginia, introduced a
resolution inquiring Of the civil serv-
ice commission as to the extent to
which those who had stood highest
a.. civil service examinations had been
passed over and appointments made
Of persons lower down on the list.