Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
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bill was practically concluded today, |
and voting on the bill and amend |
ments will begin at 1 O'Clock tomor-
row.. By general consent vote was
taken today on two important amend
ments offered by Fairbanks, of In
diana, striking out the definition as to
Chinese students and teachers. and
they were agreed to without division.
These changes were made with view
to reconciling some of the opposition |
to the measure. which has been direct
ed against the rigid restrictions on
students and teachers, and the UNI
necessary inconvenience this would
impose on the educated Chinese
classes coming to this country. The
debate was participated in by SEN
ators Heitfeld, of Idaho, Penrose, of
Pennsylvania, and Turner. of Wash
ington, in favor of the bill, and Sen.
ator Pritchard, of North Carolina,
and Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, in
opposition.
House.-With the close of the Gu.
ban reciprocity debate in the house
today the leaders announced that all
danger of the bill being weighted
down with undesirable amendments
was over and that they felt assured
the bill would pass in the shape in
which 1t came from the committee
AS the bill in its present form is sure
to command three-fourths of the vote
of each side of the house, its passage
was certain If it successfully passed
the stage when amendments could be
offered. The only cause of anxiety
heretofore has been the possibility
that enough republicans would join
the democrats to overrule the chair
and tack onto the bill an amendment
to abolish the differential on refined
sugar. All the energies Of the leaders
have been directed, therefore, to
bringing pressure to bear on the re-
calcitrant republicans to induce them
to refrain from aiding this plan, and
this evening at the close of the ses-
sion OF the house it was announced
that the entire republican delegations
from Michigan and California, who
constitute the head and front OF the
opposition, had agreed not to vote to
override the ruling of the chair. The
debate today was without particular
interest.
Washington, April 16.-Senate.-
The drastic Chinese exclusion bill
originally framed by the senators and
representatives from the Pacific states
met defeat in the senate today, and
in its place was substituted meas
ure offered by Plat, of Connecticut,
extending the provisions, of the pres
ent exclusion law and also applying
that exclusion to all insular territory
under the jurisdiction of the United
States. The vote by which the sub
stitute took the place of the original
bill was, yeas As. nays 33. Once the
substitution had been made. all SEN
ators Joined in its support, with the
single exception of Hoar. the sub
stitute being passed 76 to /. The
friends of the substitute showed their
strength throughout the voting on
amendments that preceded final ac.
tion and succeeded in preventing any
material change in its features. Some
minor changes were made. admitting
Chinese persons connected with ma
tional expositions and providing for
certificates OF Identification of Chin
ese in our insular possession. Other
wise, however the substitute was
| adopted substantially in the form that
Platt presented it. The senate, after
| disposing of the Chinese exclusion
bill. made the Philippine civil govern
ment bill the unfinished business. The
senate failed to substitute the enact
ing clause of the house bill for the
senate measure, so that the bill now
will go to the house as an original
measure and. from a parliamentary
standpoint. will have to be acted on
| and treated the same as though the
house had not passed Chinese ex.
clusion bill already.
House.-The friends of the Cuban
reciprocity bill won substantial VIC
tory in the house today by carrying
motion to close general debate on
Friday at o'clock The vote was 1853
to 1913. Thirty-three republicans voted
against the motion. but this detection
was offset by thirty-two democrats.
who voted with the great body of the
republicans for it. The strength of
the republican opposition to the bill,
Judged by this vote. has decreased
since the vote was taken on the mo-
tion to go into committee OF the whole
to consider the bill. when the vote
stood 167 to so. The debate today
was featureless. The speakers We're
Roberts of Massachusetts; Patterson,
OF Tennessee, and Cochran, of Mis-
souri,. for the bill, and Bartlett, OF
Georgia; Corliss. of Michigan; Brous-
sard, of louisiana: Bell. OF Colorado,
and II. c. Smith, Of Michigan,
against it,
Washington, April 17.-Senate.--
For more than four hours today Nor
gan, of Alabama, chairman of the
isthmian canal committee. addressed
the senate on the subject of the Mic
araguan canal He devoted the great.
er part OF his speech to a considera-
ton OF the desirability and practical
bility of the two principal routes, Me.
aragua and Panama. He strenuously
favored the former, maintaining that
In every possible respect 1t had many
advantages over the Panama route
A parliamentary change in the situa-
ton OF the Chinese exclusion bill was
| made just before adjournment, the
| measure passed by the senate yester.
day being substituted for the house
bill. This was done to expedite the
| bill in the house. The resolutions
offered by Culberson, OF Texas. direct
| ing the secretary of war to send to
the senate statement of moneys paid
| TO the United States owing to the
| Philippine commission, and state.
ment of the amount of money expend.
| ed for sending troops to the Philip.
| pines and for their maintenance, were
| agreed to.
House.-The opponents of the Gu.
ban. reciprocity bill occupied much
| of the time OF the debate today. the
feature being a vigorous speech by
Cushman (rep., Wash..) against the
measure. Mr. Cushman arraigned
the committee on rules and the house
leaders in breezy and at times sen.
sational fashion. A portion of his
L criticism Nas In q cnni- hin M rroi,r-