The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-08

 BILL PASST
 os Measure Gets Enrough
 Lower ,sSuSe. OUTLINE OF PROVISIONS
Amendments Increasing Its
 Drastic Character
Bill Extending the Charters of Ma tional Banks 20 Years Passed
 Under a Suspension of the Rules.

Washington, April 1.-The House today passed the Chinese exclusion bill after incorporating in it several amendment, which increased the drastic character ol the measure. The principal ones ex. clude all Chinese of mixed blood and prohibit the employment .of Chinese sailors on American ships. As passed the bill practically re-enacts all the ex' isting exclusion laws and incorporates with them the existing treaty regulations. It extends these exclusion laws to the Philippines and the other possessions of the Limited States and forbids Chinese iaborers in our colonial possessions com ing into this country. The Philippines commission is directed to adopt proper measures for the enforcement of the provisions of the bill in the Philippines. The conference report on the war revenue tax repeal bill was adopted and the bill sent to the White House.
 Late in the afternoon Mir. Fowler (N. J.) moved to pass under suspension of the rules the Senate bill to extend the charters of national banks for twenty years. The Democrats were taken com pletely by surprise. AS 1t was after the usual hour for adjournment the attend ance was slim. The Democrats attempt ed to filibuster, but call of the House finally secured quorum and the bill was passed.
 Immediately after reading of the jour- nal, the House today proceeding with the consideration of the Chinese exclusion bill. General debate having closed the 1nr l,a five minute rule.
 MT. Clark (Mo.) offered an amendment prohibiting the employment of Chinese laborers on American ships, and served notice that If it was defeated he would offer it as an amendment, to the ship subsidy bill. At this point the commit. tee arose to permit Mir. Payne, the majority leader. to call up the confer ence report on the war revenue bill.
 MT Richardson. the Democratic mem- Der of the House conferees, explained why he declined to sign the report He said the Democrats did not believe that all the war revenue taxes should be re- pealed and taxes on the necessaries of life remain. For instance. he said, he favored the Senate amendment which shops to remain. but which the conferees disagreed to.
 Mir. Payne, in reply, said he had oppos- ed the Senate amendment because he did not believe in taxing the small gamblers and allowing the big ones to go scott free. Besides" said he, i've promised the people that we would remove every vestige of the war taxes. and we want to keep our promise"
 The report was adopted without di- vision
 The pending amendment 10 the exclu- sion act was then adopted, 100 to "A
 On motion of MT. Clark tMo), an amendment was adopted adding to the bills definition of Chinese those of mixed Chinese blood. As amended, the bill then passed without division.
 Mir. Power (N J) asked unanimous con- sent for the consideration of the bill to extend the charters of national banks for twenty years. MT. Smith OKy) ob- jected. whercupon Mir Fowler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Twenty minutes debate was allowed ou d side. The debate was brief, the Demo- crats having been taken completely by surprise Mir Fowler explained that there were $50 national banks with capital of $12S, ,753. 800, whose charters would be extended by the bill. MT. Ball C'ax.) briefly protested against the proposed leg islation. The bill was passed. yeas, 117; noes, 4s. a call of tho House first having been made in order to secure a quorum. At $50 D. m. the House adjourned.