The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-17
CHINESE EXCLUSION
SENATE VOTES TO EXTEND THE
PRESENT LAW.
PLATT SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED.
DRASTIC WESTERN MEASURE
KNOCKED OUT.

Law and Applies 1t to All InsuIar
Territory Under Jurisdiction of
United States-The Amended Bill
Then Adopted by the senate by
Vote of 70 to L, Mr.. Hoar Alone
! Voting in the Negatfve-Wiu Go TO
House as Original Measure.
| Washington. April 16.-The drastic
| Chinese exclusion bill, originally franz
ed by the senators and representatives
| from the Pacific coast states, met de-
feat in the Senate to-day and in it's
| place was substituted a measure offer
ed by Mr.. Plat of Connecticut, ex-
tending the provisions of the present
exclusion law and also applying that
exclusion to all insular territory UNI
der the jurisdiction of the United
States. The vote by which the sub
stitute took the place of the original
bill was yeas 4s to nays 3S. Once the
substitution had been made all sena-
tors joined in it's support with the sim
gle exception of Mr.. Hoar, the substi-
tute being passed, rs to l. The friends
of the substitute showed their strength
| throughout the voting on amendments
that preceded finar action and succeed
ID in preventing any material change
in its features. Some minor changes
were made, admitting Chinese persons
connected with national expositions,
and providing for certificates of identi-
fication of Chinese in our insular pos
sessions. Otherwise, however, the sub
stitute was adopted substantially in
the form that Mr. Platt presented it.
The Senate failed to substitute the
enacting clause of the House bill for
the Senate measure, so that the bill
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 a Chinese exclu-
| sion bill.
Prior to taking the vote. speeches
were made by Senators Turner, Patter-
| son, Hanna and Fairbanks. Mr.. Lodge
then asked for a vote on his amend
ment striking out the provision pro-
| hibiting the employment of Chinese
sailors on American shops, known as
the seaTnan's clause,
Mr.. Mallory of Florida opposed the
| amendment and explained the neces-
| sity of the seamans clause as meas
ure of protection to American sailors.
| The amendment prevailed--47 to 20.
Mr.. Carmack of Tennessee proposed
an amendment applying the exclusion
to Chinese mot citizens of the United
States" which was agreed to after
| some debate.
| Mr.. Dillingham; proposed an amend
ment admitting mot to exceed five
| good faith representative of each reg
ularly established Chinese wholesale
| house." 1t was lost-13 to 81.
Christians Excluded, Too.
Mr.. Quay proposed an amendment
| that the exclusion shall not apply to
/ "Chinese Christians or Chinese who as
sisted in the defense or relief of the
| foreign legations or the Pe-Tang Ca
thedral in Pekin, in 1900" The amend
ment was lost.
Mr.. Plat of Connecticut then Of
| fered his substitute extending the pres
ent exclusion law. He said the United
| States was committed to the policy of
| exclusion and any suggestion that SEN
| ators opposing the bill were seeking to
| break down the exclusion policy was
gratuitous and without foundation.
| Mr.. Platt said the objections to the
bill were that 1t was unnecessary; it
| was offensive to China at a time when
| we sought her good will; it had inn
| properly enacted treasury regulations
| as law.
An amendment by Mr.. Mallory, add
| ing to the Platt substitute the sailors
| clause, was defeated 20 to so.
An amendment by Mr.. Cockrell was
agreed to that the provisions of the
substitute should not apply to Chinese
| coming to participate in expositions,
etc.
Mr.. Mitchell of Oregon offered as an
amendment to the substitute several
sections of the original bill providing
for taking out Chinese certificates in
ot,r fpetIlar noecpCeionS and armand
ments for that purpose were unex-
pectedly carried by the close vote of
Al to 10.
How the senate Voted.
The decisive vote was then taken
on the substitute proposed by Mr..
Plat of Connecticut, extending the
present exclusion laws, and this pre-
vailed. 4S to SO. as follows:
Yeas-Allison, Beveridge, Blackburn,
Burnham, Burrows, Burton, Clapp,
Clark of Wyoming, Cockrell, Cullom.
Deboe, Dietrich, Dillingham;, Dolliver.
Elkins. Foraker. Frye, Gallinger, Gam
BILE, Gibson, Hale. Hanna, Hansbrough.
Hawley, Hoar, Kean, Kearns, Kit
tredge. McComas. McCumber, McLau-
rim of South Carolina, Mcmillan, Mill
lard, Morgan, Nelson. Pettus, Platt of
Connecticut, Plat of New York, Pritch-
ard, Proctor, Quarles, Quay Scott,
Soooner. Stewart, Warren, yelling
ton. Wetmore-4S.
Nays-Bacon. Bailey. Bard. Bate.
Berry, Carmack, Clark of Montana,
Clay, Culberson. Fairbanks, Foster Of
Louisiana, Foster of Washington, Har-
ris, Heitfeld, Jones of Arkansas Jones
Of Nevada. Lodge, McLaurin of Mis-
sissippi, Mallory, Martin, Mitchell.
Money, Patterson. Penrose, Perkins,
Rawlins, Simmons, Simon. Taliaferro.
Teller, Tillman, Turner, VESTS.
Mr.. HOar's Position,
Before the final vote was taken on
the passage of the substitute BILL Mr..
Hoar gave notice that he would vote
against the measure, and in this COM
nection he made earnest protest
against the principle of exclusion He
believed that everything in the way
of exclusion could be accomplished
without involving the principle Of
striking at a particular class or race.
Holding as he did that every soul had
it's rights. and that these rights were
not dependent on color or race. he
recorded his protest against this meas
ure.
The bill was then passed. rs to l. Mr..
Hoar being the only one recording him
self in the negative.
The Senate after disposing OF the
Chinese exclusion bill, made the Phil
ippine civil government bill the unfin-
4shed business.