The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-04-24
FlFTr-stytHTa CONGRESS-.


aud voting on the bill and amendments
VIII begin AZ I o'clock Wednesday. by
general consent a vote was taken Tues
day on two important amendments. Of.
Tered By Mr.. Fairbanks Nndl. strik-
Ing cut the definition as to Chinese
students and teachers. aud they were
agreed to without division.
House-With the close of the Cuban
reciprocity debate in the house Tues.
day the leaders announced that all
dangers OF the bill being weighted
down with undesirable amendments
was over and that they felt assured the
bin would pass ia the shape IN which
X came from the committee As the
bill In It's present form Ia sure TO com.
mand three-fourths OF the vote os each
side Of the house. its passage was GER
tain II it successfully passed the stage
when amendments could be offered.
Washington. April Senate-Ths
drastic Chinese exclusion bill orlgi
nally framed by the senator's ana rep
resentatlves from the Pacific states
met defeat IN the senate Wednesday
and In its place was substituted a
measure offered by Nr Piatt (Ctl ex
tending the provisions OF the present
exclusion law and also applying that
der the jurisdiction OF the United
States. The vote BY which the substf
tute took the place OF the original bin
was yeas IS 20 nays 80. once the sub
sutution had been made all senators
Joined IN its support with the single
exception OF Mr.. Hoar. the substitute
being passed 16 20 I. Some minor con.
ciuons were made. admitting Chi
nese persons connected with national
erpositiona and providing Tor certlf
Gates Of Identification 90 Chinese ir
our insular possessions. Otherwise
however. the substitute was adontcd
substantially IN the form that Nr Platt
presented q. The senate failed 20 sub.
stitute the enactinr clause OF the
house bill for the senate measure SO
that the bin now viii 10 % the house
as an original measure and from a
parliamentary standpoint viii have &c
be acted on and treated the same as
though the house had not PASSED
Chinese exclusion bin already.
House-Thc friends OF the Cuban
reciprocity bin won n substantial vic.
tory In the house by Carrying a mo.
uon 20 close general debate ou Fri
day az O'Clock. The vote was 1853 o.
1913 Thirty-three republicans voted
against tho motion. but this detection
was offset by b democrats. who voted
With the republicans for %.
Washington. April Senate For
more than four hours Thursday Mr.
Morgan tAlal. chairman OF the 18th.
milan canal committee. addressed tho
senate on the subject OF the Nicara-
guam canal he devoted the greater
part OF his speech % q consideration
or the dcslrahllity ard practlcahilifv
OF tho two principal routes. Nicaragua
and Panama. He strenuously favored
the former A parliamentary change
In the situation OF The Chinese exclu.
sion bin was made JUST before ad.
iournmcnt, the measure passed hy tho
senate Wednesday being substituted
FOR the house bin.
House-General debate on the Gu.
ban reciprocity bin closes Friday 90 :
o'clock. and 70 Is the intention OF the
house leaders if possible Co l0gce a
final vote on the passage of the BIN
before Adjournment Friday night Am
day long the leaders were counting
noses and preparing ior the hnal strug-
gle Friday.
Washington. April seuate-At
Fridays session OK the senate con.
siderauon was begun 0E the bin tenn
porarily 60 provide form OF govern
ment for the Philippine Islands. The
measure Was read and the committee
amendments were agreed % tentative
ly. but no action ou the hili was "a.
ken. Flfty-hve private pension BILLS
and a few other measures were passed
House-The democrat and republic.
an insurgents rode rough shod over
the house leaders when the voting be-.
gan on the Cuban reciprocity bill
They overthrow the ruling Of the chair
IN committee Of the whole on the Ques
ton OF an amendment to remove the
diiferentisl from refined SUGAR during
the existence OF the reciprocity agree
ment provided Tor In the ban The
vote 10 overrule the decision OF the
chair. made by Mr.. sherman tN "
was III to 1870. republicans 90 the NUN
ber Of 81 Joining with a solid demo
cratic vote 10 accomplish this result
Having won this preliminary victory
the amendment was adopted in com
mittee i66-lil. and later in the house
by a stiil larger majority. le9-iO5. On
this occasion "a republicans voted with
the democrats for the amendment
The bill then was passed by sh over
whelming majority. 247-52 An analy
I atH OF luc NNAc eAOWc Nual l-t ftllulC
ans and l23 democrats voted for tbs
amended bill and AZ republicans ant
10 democrats against II. MT Grosveu
or (Ol was one OF those who vOtel
against the bslL One OF the surprises
OF the session was the attempt OF Mr.
Roberts Mass. rep.) to take the dut,
on hides. he offered two amendment
and appealed once from the decision
OF the chair. but was voted down eacl
time The bill as passed authorize.
the president. as soon as may be aftel
the establishment OF an incependen
/ government in Cuba and @the enact
ment by said government o. immigra
tion. exclusion OF contract labor law
as restrictive as those OF the Unite,
States, to negotiate reciprocal treat,
agreement with Cuba BY which In re
turn for equivalent concessions tn
/ United States viii grant reduction
OF 20 per cent. from the DingIey rate
on goods coming into the Unite.
States from Cuba, such agreement 4
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