The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-04-24
In the Sennfe.

Washington. April 1.-THE drastic
Chinese exclusion measure originally
framed by the senator's and repres nta-
tives Of the Pacific coast met defeat
yesterday and in its place was substi-
tuted a measure offered by Mr.. Platt
Comm extending the provisions of the
present exclusion law and also apply
ing that exclusion TO all iasular terri
tory under the Jurisdiction of the Unit
ed States. The vote by which the sub
stitute took the place of the original
bill was As to 80. Once the substitution
had been made all senators Joined in
its support with the single exception
of Mr.. Hoar, the substitute being
passed by a vote Of IS to /. The friends
of the substitute showed their strength
throughout the voting on amendments
that preceded final action and succeed
ed IN preventing any material change
in it's features. Some minor changes
were made, admitting Chinese persons
connected with national expositions
| and providing for certificates of identi-
| fication of Chinese IN our insular pos
| sessions. Otherwise, however, the sub
stitute was adopted substantially in
| the form that Mr.. Plat presented II.
The serate. after iisposing of the Chi
nese exclusion bill. made the Philippine
civil government bill the unfinished
business. The senate failed to substi-
tute the enacting Clause Of the house
measure for the senate measure so that
the bill will now go to the house as an
original measure, and from a parlia-
mentary standpoint win have 10 be
acted on and treated the same as
though the house had not passed a
| Chinese exclusion bin already.
| In the House.
The friends of the Cuban reciprocity
bill won a substantial victory in the
| house by carrying a motion to close
| general debate on Friday at o'clock.
The vote was 1853 to 1913. 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 it,
The strength of the Republican opposi-
| ton to the bill, Judging from this vote,
has decreased six since the vote was
| taken on the motion to go into the COM
mittee of the whole to consider the
| bill.
In the Honse.
Washington, April IS. - General de-
| udtS OH tns CUBAN reciprocity Dill
| closes to-day at 3o'clock, and IL is the
| intention OF the house leaders If posd-
| BILE to force n final vote on the passage
of the bill before adjournment tonight
| All day long yesterday the leaders were
| counting noses ana preparing for the
| final struggle to-day. The opponents
| of the hill occupi ID most Of the time
OF the debate Yesterday, the feature be-
ing a vigorous speech by Mr.. Cush-
man tRep.. Wash.) against the measure
| Mr.. CLchmaa arraigned the committee
on rules and the house leaders in
| breezy and at times sensational FASH
| ion. A portion of his criticism was in a
| semi humorous vein. but some Of ii
was decidedly caustic. Mr. De Armand
| one of the leading Democrats of the
house, delivered a forcible speech in
! favor of tariff reduction on trust arti-
| cles.
I'm the senate.
For more than four hours Yesterday
Mr.. Morgan of Alabama. chairman of
the isthmian canal committee, adj
dressed the senate on the subject Of
tho Nicaraguan canal He devoted the
greater part of his speech TO a consii-
Grafton of the rability and practical
bility of the two principal routes, Mic
aragua and Panama. He strenuous.y
favored the former. maintaining that
In every possible respect II had many
advantages over tire Panama route.