The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-18
THE SUBSTITUTE.
FOR CHINESE BILL ADOPTED BY
THE SENATE
ONLY ONE NEGATIVE VOTE
Cast on the Final Passage OF the
DiIi-Senator Hoar's Views on Uni
versai Equality Force Him to Op-
pose all Exclusion Measures-The
tant Amendments Re-enacted.
House Votes to Close Debate on
Cuban Reciprocity Bill - Many
Democrats Support the Resolution.


Democrats Support the Resolution.
Washington. April 16.-The drastic
Chinese exclusion bill originally framed
by the senator's and representatives
from the Pacific coast states met defeat
in the senate today and in it's place was
substituted a measure offered by SEN
ator Platt, of Connecticut, extending
the provisions of the present exclusion
law and also applying that exclusion
law to all insular territory under the
Jurisdiction of the United States.
The vote by which the substitute took
the place of the original bill was: Yeas
4S: nays 33 Once the substitution had
been made all senators joined in it's
support with the single exception Of
Senator Hoar. the substitute being pass
ed-76 to 1.
The friends of the substitute showed
their strength throughout the voting
on amendments that preceded final ac-
ton and succeeded in preventing any
material change in it's features. Some
minor changes were made. admitting
Chinese persons connected with nation-
al eXpositions and providing for certifi-
Gates of identification of Chinese in our
inSular possessions. Otherwise, howey-
er. the substitute was adopted substan-
TALLY in the form that Senator Platt
presented it.
The senate after disposing OF the Chi
| uese exclusion bill made the Philippine
civil government bill the unfinished bus
| mess.
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 q parliamentary
standpoint will have to be acted on
| and treated the same as thuogh the
| house had not passed a Chinese exclu-
sion bill.
| Prior to taking the vote speeches were
| made by Senators Turner, Patterson,
Hanna and Fairbanks.
| Senator Lodge then asked for q vote
| on his amendment striking out the pre-
! visions prohibiting the employment of
| Chinese sailors as a measure Of protac-
! ton to American sailors. The amend
| ment prevailed-47 to 90.
| Senator Carmack, of Tennessee, pro-
| posed an amendment applying the eX-
| clusion to Chinese mot citizens of the
| United States" which was agreed to
after some debate.
| Senator Dillingham; proposed an
| amendment admitting mot to exceed
five good-faith representatives of each
| regularly established Chinese wholesale
| house." 1t was lost-13 to 81.
Senator Quay proposed an amend
ment that the exclusion shall not apply
| to Chinese Christians or Chinese who
assisted in the defense or relief Of the
| foreign legations or the Pe-Tang cat!,e-
dral in Pekin in 1900 The amendm enr
! was lost
Senator Platt, of Connecticut. then
offered his substitute, extending the
present exclusion law. He said the
| United States was committed to the
| policy of exclusion, and any suggestion
| that senators opposing the bill We're
seeking to break down the exclusion
policy was gratuitous and without
| foundation.
Senator Platt said the objections to
the bill were that it was unnecessary
it was offensive to China at a time
when we sought her good will; it i'm
| properly enacted treasury regulations
as law.
An amendment by Senator Mallory
adding to the Platt substitute the sail
ors clause was defeated-29 to so.
An amendment by Senator Cockrell
was agreed to, that the provisions OF
the substitute should not apply tc
Chinese coming to participate in expo
| SitiOnS. etc.
Senator Mitchell. of Oregon, offered as
an amendment to the substitute sever
al sections of the original bill providiuc
for taking out Chinese certificates il
our inSular possessions, and amend
ments for that purpose were unexpect-
edly carried by the close vote of IL tc
10.
The decisive vote was then taken or
the substitute proposed by Senate d
Platt. of Connecticut, extending the
present exclusion laws and this pre-
vailed-S to SO.
/, Before the final vote was taken or
the passage of the substitute bill, Sen...
, tor Hoar gave notice that he would
vote AGAINST the measure and in this
| connection he made earnest protest
. against the principle of exclusion. II,
believed that everything in the way oi
/ exclusion could be accomplished with.
out involving the principle of striking
at particular class or race. Holding
as he did. that every soul had it's rights
and that these rights Were not depen.
dent on color or race, he recorded hi:
protest against this measure.
Il The bill then was passed-76 TO l
Senator Hoar being the only one record.
ing himself in the negative.
House of Representatives.
AS presaging the Passage of the
: Cuban reciprocity bill. the friends OF
!. that measure won a substantial victory
in the house today by carrying a mo-
tlon 10 close the general debate on Fri
: day at o'clock The vote was I53 to
: 123. Thirty-three republicans voted
? against the motion, but this detection
| was offset by thirty-two democrats
who voted with the great body of the
; republicans for 1t. The strength of the
republican opposition to the bin, judged
by this vote. has decreased six votes
since the vote was taken on the mo-
. ton to go into committee OF the whole
: to consider the bill. when the vote
stood 167 to so.
: Among the democrats who voted FOR
the motion were Messrs. Adamson, OF