Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-07
Conferees on Revenue Repeal
Bill Agree.
THE SENATORS YIELD
MR.. ALDRICH EXPLAINS WHY
CONCESSION WAS MADE.
Criticism on the Part of the Democrats
Chinese Exclusion in
the House.

The conferees on the war revenue repeal
Dill today reached an agreement, the Senate
receding from its amendment which re-
tanned the tax on bucket shops" 1t was
stated that taken IN consideration with the
repealed sections of the law it was doubtful
whether the Senate provision would stand
and also that 1t was quite likely that the
provisions would permit members of stock
exchanges engaging in the business which
the amendment would prevent among So
called bucket shop dealers.
Mr.. Aldrich Or. - afterward presented
the conference report to the Senate.
Mr. Jones Ark) urged that the Senate
amendment taxing bucket shops should
have been insisted upon
Mr.. Pettus (Aia.) said he was opposed to
all transactions which were gambling in
disguise Down in his country, he said,
playing in bucket shops was the sort of
gambling in which church elders could en-
gage without sacrificing their church con-
nectiOns. He was opposed to the removal
of the tax.
Mr. Berry (Ark.) maintained that to re-
move the tax on bucket shops and leave it
on other transactions was utterly unjust.
Bucket shops, he declared, were gambling
establishments of the worst character, and
he considered the proposition to remove
the tax upon bucket shops as bad Iegisla-
ton.
Mr.. AIdrich explained that the contention
of those who insisted upon the removal of
the bucket shop tax was that the effect of
the Senate provision would be to remove
the tax upon transactions in big exchanges
and to tax the transactions Of small
brokers. This, 1t was maintained, would be
in the nature of discrimination. The Senate
cOnferees had yielded upon that point, as
they did not think the bill ought to fail on
account of the difference to the bucket
shop tax
Mr.. Bacon (Ga) maintained that as the
tax upon bucket shops was a proper source
of revenue. and the tax manifestly was
properly laid. it ought to be continued.
THE HOUSE.
Immediately after the reading Of the
journal the House today proceeded with
the consideration of the Chinese exclusion
bill General debate having closed the bill
was read for amendment under the five
minute rule.
Mr.. Kleberg (Texas) said that much as he
would like to vote for the bill he could not
do so unless the provision prohibiting the
coming to the United States Of Chinese
born In Hawaii and the Philippines since
their acquisition was stricken out. The
Supreme Court had decided in the Wong
Kim Ark case that Chinese born in this
country were American citizens. He
thought that decision fixed the status of
such children in our insular possessions
and unless the provision went out he would
be forced to vote against the bill.
MIR. Naphen Mass moved to strike out
the provision from the bill
Mr. Hit said he shared to a certain ex-
tent the views of Mr.. kleberg. but thought
the provision should remain in the bill in
order that the question raised might be
passed upon in the courts.
Mr.. Naphen's motion was lost.
Two amendments were adopted without
division, one by Mr.. Clark (MontD, to
amend the definition of teacher under
the privileged classes SO as to require that
for two years before admission the teacher
should have been engaged in teaching
the higher branches and another by Mr.
Coombs tCal), to provide that Chinese stu
dents shall leave the country immediately
upon the completion of their course of
study.