The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1902-04-18
flFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.

III l-OLVLNlH UuHunLoOs
Washington. April 9.-senate-A
vigorous protest was made In the sen.
ate Tuesday by Mr., Cullom Qll.)
against the passage OF the Chinese
exclusion bill in its present form. Com.
Ing from the chairman Of the commit
tee on foreign relations the protest
made a deep impression on the sen,
ate.
House-The first day of the debate
on the Cuban reciprocity bill which
opened in the house Tuesday was dis.
appointing from spectacular stand.
point There were no sensational
clashes after the debate was actually
begun and none of the bitterness which
was expected to crop out on the floor
or on the surface. The vote on the
iIotion to go into committee Of the
6hole to consider the bill, however,
developed tho lines of cleavage and
showed that the democrats are quite
as much divided on the question as is
the majority, In the division which
Is regarded as practically a test vote
on the bill ll3 republicans and 63
democrats voted for the motion and
n democrats and 80 republicans
against 1t.
Washington, April 10. = Senate
Throughout Wednesdays session OF
the senate the Chinese exclusion bill
was under consideration. Mr.. Gall.
niger IN HI and Mr. Dillingham; (ytl
opposed the bill, and Mr.. Turner
tWash.) supported It.
llouse-The feature OF the second
days debate In the house on the Gu.
ban reciprocity bill was an impas.
stoned speech In opposition to the
measure by VIM, A. Smith, a Michigan
republican, The other speakers Wed.
nesday were Ball (dem.. Tex.) and
Sparkman tdem.. Fla,), both of whom
opposed the bill. and Mondell (Wyo.).
who advocated its passage The indi.
cations are that the debate will be pro.
tracted. The demand for time to speak
Is great and there is now no expecta.
tion that general debate will be com.
Rleted until next week.
Washington. April -Senate-An
effort was made late Thursday in the
senate TO ontain an agreement for
vote on the Chinese exclusion bill.
but II was unsuccessful. The indi.
cations now are that the vote will be
taken next Tuesday, The measure
was under discussion during the en-.
tire session except for about an hour.
In which time the post Office appro,
priatlon bill was considered and pass.
ed, Mr., TMman Is. c. offered an
amendment directing the postmaster
general TO buy metal boxes OF uni,
form size for the use Of the patrons
of the rural free delivery service, at
a cost not exceeding 80 cents each
and TO furnish them to the patrons OF
the service at cost The amendment
Was adopted.
House-Tho debate on the Cuban
reciprocity bill In the house Tuesday
was devoid of enlivenlng features. The
most notable speech Of the day was
made by Mr. Grosyenor CO1. Mr..
Prince llllD made strong speech
against the measure. The other speak.
ers were Messrs Lawrence tMass.)
and Miers tIndl, for the bin and
Messrs. Weeks (Mich) and Kleberg
(TeN) against H.
Washington. April ~, = Senate
When the Chinese exclusion bill was
taken up Friday an agreement was
reached that vote should be taken
on II next "Wednesday at o'clock. Mr..
Teller (Coll supported the measure
IN brief speech, maintaining that It
was necessary and that II was not in
contraysRtion OF our treaty obligations
with China, Some remarks which MIR.
Depcw IN " made Thursday con.
cerning the proposed amendment to
the constitution providing for the elec-
tlon OF senators by popular vote, in
the course Of which he adverted to
southern election methods. precipitat
ed lively three hours debate In the
senate.
HQuse-Debate on the Cuban reel.
! procity bill continued In the house,
the principal speeches being made
by MIR, Long tKan,l, member Of the
ways and means committee, who from
the first ardently suportped the prop.
ositlon for reciprocity. and who
originally favored reduction OF
40 per cent. and by Mr.. Shafroth
tCol), who vigorously opposed the
bill on the ground that the sugar trust
which he said was waging war OF
determination against the beet sugar
industry would be It's chief beneh.
ciary
Washington. April 10 Senate-rhe
Chinese exclusion bill occupied the at.
tentlon Of the senate throughout the
\ day, SENATORS Foraker and McIaurln
! tS o. making extended speeches in
| opposition, Mr.. Lodge MASS gave
notice Of an amendment striking out
the mucn discussed clause prohibiting
| the employment Of Chinese sailors on
American ships.
House-Interest in the Cuba reel.
procity bill in the house seems to be
waning, judged by the attendance on
the floor Monday, but the earnestness
| OF the speeches on both sides OF the
queation increase rather than decrease
IN Intensity. That the republican op.
ponents Of the bill are determined to
! prolong the struggle as much as DOS.
! sible was made manifest Monday by
their refusal to allow speeches to be
printed in the Record, The conference
report of the post Office appropriation
was adopted early In the day after
some criticism of the pneumatic tube
1 provision