The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-17

TO KEEP THE
CHINESE OUT
-S-
Provisions Of the Present Law
Are Likely to Be Extended.
OTHER MEASURE TOO STRICT
SENATORS CONTEND THAT SOME
CLASSES MAY COME.
OTHER MEASURE TOO STRICT


originally framed by the sena-
tors and representatives from the Pa
ciho coast states, net defeat in the
senate today, and I'm it's place was sub
stituted a measure offered by Mr.. Plat
OF Connecticut extending the pro-
visions Of the present exclusion law
and also applying that exclusion to all
lnsular territory under the jurisdiction
OF the United states.
The vote by which the substitute
took the place of the original was yeas
IS to nays g. Once the substitution
had been made. all the senators Joined
in ITS support with the single exception
OF Mr.. HOar. the substitute being
passed, rs to I. The friends of the sub
stitute showed their strength through
out the voting on amendments that
preceded final action and succeeded in
preventing any material change in the
features-
Some minor conditions were made /
admitting Chinese persons connected /
with national e&posltiCns and providing
for certificates Of Identification of Chi
nese in our insular possessions. Other /
wise. however, the substitute was 1
adopted substantially I'm the form that /
ar. Plat presented IT. The senate, |
after Gisposiug Of the Chinese exclu- /
sion bin. made the Philippine civil gov
eminent bill the unfinished business.
The senate failed 20 substitute the /
euacting clause of the house bill for /
the senate measure, so that the bin \
now viii go to the house as an original /
measure
From a parliamentary standpoint, I
il viii have TO be acted on and treated I
the same as though the house had not 4
passed a Chinese exclusion bill al !
ready.
To Protect the Sailors.
Mr.. Patterson defended the section 1
in the Mitchell bill exc 1ding Chinese !
from American ships, declaring that It /
Is essential to the protection OF Amer /
lean labor on thte sea. The opposition /
to this provision meant, he said, that /
IT was intended TO subsidize the ships /
and then allow their owners to go into /
the cheapest markets to secure labor,
leaving the American sesmen TO their I
fate.
The effect would be ito drive Ameri-
can sailors from the American ships,
which would be contrary to the policy /
OF the American people, who want 4
American ships under the American /
Tag and manned by American sailors. /
AS the flag, it was a mere piece !
Of cloth; its only significance was at /
tached to what it stood for. It was to /
be raised at the masthead of ships /
manned by yellow skins and white
livered men, the representatives of a
CoWardly race. il was far better that /
&c should be taken down and should /
not float on the seas at ali.
Mr.. Hanna was the next speaker. He /
said that he had not intended to adj
dress the senate on the subject but 1
u In s-nE 90 b. T.r.I
Ceived nuuIeroSs kilograms expressing
an anxiety to know where he stood 1
with reference to the bill. he had I
changed his mind, believing, he said,
laughingly, that he would save postage
and telegram tolls by making o public
address.
Hanna Gets kilograms.
He then read tbt text Of one of the
messages which he had received, which 1
said.
Demand and insist upon your sup
porting every. essential feature of the
Chinese exclusion bill"
This telegram was, he said, 50 SINH
lar to all the others received by him
that he had concluded an of them had !
q common origin. Whether this WAS
true or not, he reserved. he said, the
ViEhC to determine for himself what \
We're the essential features Of the legis-
latiOn necessary for the exclusion of
She Chinese. and he had reached the
conclusion that all those features were
embodied in the existing law which
&c was proposed TO re-enact by the
Plat amendment and the additions
10 them which had been suggested. He
felt confident with the amendments
suggested the interests of the work
ingmen would be abundantiy protected.
Cd Ia
TO the connection Of J. r. Dunn, Chi
nese Inspector. with the bill he read
o letter from Secretary Shaw, explain
ing that Nj Dunn had been summoned d
90 Washington last November to give
advice IN connection with the framing
OF the proposed Chinese legislation. and /
saying that Dunns connection with the
legislation was merely advisory in
character. Having laid this foundation
for his statement, Mr.. HANNA created
some surprise by saying abruptly that
knowing this man as DO ] here state
that Mr.. Dunn is an unreliable witness
and adviser"
Talks of Dunno Record
He then took up some of Mr.. Dunn's
statements to The committee on immi-
grafton. saying that they merely re-
fiected 1.-THE chahracter Of the man. He
referred especially to a statement made
by Mr.. Dunn To the effect that he had
been importuned to accept his position
and intimating. Mr.. Hanna said. that
This importuniug had come from Presi-
dent Mckinley because he had lived IN
the presidents town.
IF that be So" ne exclaimed. 81 de-
mand thai he produce the letter"
He then went on TO say that both for
mer Secre ta-y Gage and former Assist
al
them they never had advised with Mr.
Dunn concerning the bin. and that nei-
Their Of them would consider his advice
worth having. Furthermore. he said,
the present secretary had assured him
that he was not IN accord with all parts
Of the pending bill. It was also true
that the secretary OF state had never
been consulted with reference TO the
biil hstanding that the treaty
with China IS involved, and regardless
Of the fast thai "a new commercial
treaty between the United States and
china 81 now under consideration by
the representatives Of the two coun-
tries. He referred to the address Of Mr..
Lodge on this oil, quoting the state
inent 81 the latter 70 tho effect that the
omission Of the Chinese exclusion leg
islation would be resented at the polls
hy the working Cllsses,
Sorry About Lodge.
II am sorry" he said. that Senator
I,odge has s=pa an unavoidable opinion
OF the workingmen of this country.
and as 3 friend of that class. I resent
This characterization of their motives
Continuing. he said he did not be
heve thac the laboring men of the
United States would threaten senators
in this way if their judgment was not
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