Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-04-17
FEDERAL LAW MAKERS.

Washington. April 7-Considerable
time was consumed by the senate in
discussion of the conference report
of the bill TO reduce the war revenue
taxes. AS passed by the senate, the
tax on transactions in so-calleu
bucket-shops was retained. The con
ference struck out that provision, and
the senate adopted the con
ference report. SO to 20. Sen
ator Simmons IN. CO, explained
briefly that he should support the ex-
clusion bill, although he frankly saiu
he would do so with some reluctance.
The house passed the Chinese eg-
clusion bill after Incorporating in it
several amendments which increased
the drastic character of the measure.
The principal one not only excludes
Chinese by birth and descent but all
Chinese of mixed blood. The chief
struggle was over the amendment to
prohibit the employment of Chinese
sailors on American ships. The
amendment covering this proposition
al first was ruled out on a point of
order, but subsequently was modified
to evade the ruling and was adopted,
100 to "A. AS passed, the bill practi-
cally re-enacts all the exclusion laws
and Incorporates with them the exist
ing treaty obligations. 1t extends
| these exclusion laws to the Philip
pines and other possessions of the
United States and forbids Chinese
laborers in our colonial possessions
coming into this country
The conference report on the war
revenue tax repeal bill was adopted
and the bin sent to the white house.
MI Fowler IN. j., moved to pass
the senate bill to extend the charac-
tiers of national banks 20 years. The
democrats were taken by surprise.
As it was after the usual hour Tor
adjournment the attendance was
slim. The democrats attempted to
! fllibuster but a call of the house
finally secured a quorum and the bill
passed.
Washington, April S-A vigorous
! PAOlSSt dS maui III tH6 senate Dy
Senator Cullom of Illinois against the
passage of the Chinese exclusion bill
in its present form. Coming from the
chairman OF the committee on foreign
! relations, the protest made a deer
! impression. Senator Cullom, while
expressing himself as in favor of the
exclusion of Chinese laborers, said
many provisions o. the pending meas
ure were in contravention of our
treaty obligations with China. He
urged that the United States could
not afford to ignore it's solemn treat
les, although he conceded the author
ity of congress to enact the proposed
law If it saw fit to do So
The first day of the debate on the
Cuban reciprocity bill in the house
was disappointing from a spectacular
standpoint. There were no sensa,
tional clashes after the debate was
actually begun and none of the bitter
ness which was expected to crop out
on the floor came to the surface The
vote on the motion to go into com
mittee of the whole to consider the
bin, however, developed lines of
cleavage and showed the democrats
are quite as much divided on the ques-
ton as is the majority. In the divi-
sion which is regarded as practically
test vote, 113 republicans and O.
democrats voted for the motion and
Al democrats and 80 republica4s
against it.
Washington, April 1O-An effort
was made in the senate to obtain an
agreement for a vote on the Chinese