The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-17
BILL WAS DEFEATED
Drastic Anti.Chinese Act Failed TO
Get Through the Upper House,
PLATT MEASURE ADOPTED
II Extends the Provisions of Present
Law TO All InsuIar Territory.
VOTE ON SUBSTITUTE UNANIMOUS
With the Single Exception Of Senator
lIoar, the Bill Passing 70 TO l.
HANNA BOASTS CHINESE INSPECTOR.
The Provisions Prohibiting the Employ
1T
'OTE ON SUBSTITUTE UNANIMOUS
With the Single Exception Of Senator
fIoar, the Bill Passing 70 TO /.
HANNA ROASTS CHINESE INSPECTOR.
The Provisions Prohibiting the Employ
ment Of Chinese Sailors on American
Ships Were Struck Out.

Washington, April 16.-The drnstic Chi.
nese exclusion bill originally Grained by the
senators and representatives from the Pa
cihc States met defeat Ia the senate today
and in Its place was substituted measure
offered by Mr.. Plat Comm extending the
provisions of the present exclusion law and
also applying that exclusion to all insniar
territory under the jurisdiction Of the
United States, The vote by which the
substitute took the place Of the original
bill was: Ayes As. roes 80.
Once the substitution had been made all
the senators Joined in its support. with tho
single exception of Ms. Hoar, the substi.
tute being passed-T6 TO i.
The senate after dtsposing Of the Chinese
exclusion bill made the Philippine govern
ment bill the unfinished business.
At the opening OF the session Mr.. Turner
took the floor 10 reply 10 the speech made
yesterday by Mr.. spooner, but before he
could proceed, Mr.. Culberson CTeIaSl sus-
gested the absence OF quorum. This was
at 1918 q. M and II took twenty five min
utes to get q quorum.
Mr.. Turner then proceeded TO explain n
casual remark made yesterday concerning
the republican party He said he had no
bitterness toward that party and that he
had been a member Of II so long az 1t was
true to its principles. He declared that
the party now on all occasions prefers the
dollar to the man and that this fact IS
demonstrated by the republican orgsnizs-
tion's attitude toward the Fllipinos. IN
that proceeding he said. there had been NO
regard for principles Of liberty and demo
cratic government and they were. he de
clared allowing this tendency TO drown
in sea Of blood the aspirations Of an
! allied people for freedom"
| lie said the shipping interests and trans
continental railroads have agents in Wash
lngton using their strongest efforts to de
| feat the pending bill Mr.. Turner then
entered upon p discussion OF the merits Of
the Chinese exclusion bill. He declared
that Indebtedness is a characteristic Of
the Chinese people, from which not even
the emperor is free. He also declared that
the great Chinese vlceroy who had recently
| died had amused his colossal fortune by
the corrupt use Of office and followed this
remark with the statement that II Chinese
were TO be admitted to the United States
upon certificates Of Chinese officials there
might as well be no pretense Of a check
upon II.
When Mr. Turner concluded, Mr.. Quay
(Pa) asked how much time he would be
allowed in speaking upon the amendment
he would otfer for the admission OF Chris
tanned Cinnamon. He was assured h,
would be heard.
Mr.. Patterson called attention to the fact
that as at present constituted the Plat
amendment fails to prohibit the Chinese
from going into the Philippines.
Mr.. Hanna was the next speaker He reat
the text Of one of many kilograms he haC
received, which said: Demand and insls
upon your supporting every essential fea
ture of the Chinese exclusion bill"
This telegram was, he said, so similar t.
all the others received by him that he hac
concluded all OF them had common
origin. Whether this was true or not, b,
said he had reached the conclusion that al
essential features were embodied in thu
existing law which 1t was proposed to re
enact by the Platt amendment with thu
additions which had been suggested IL,
felt confident that with the amendment
suggested the interests OF the wolkngme1
would be abundanty protected.
Mr.. Hanna then turned his attention t,
the connection OF ]. r. Dunn, Chinese in
spector with the bill. He read a lettel
from Secretary Shaw explaining that Mr.
Dunn had been summoned TO Washington
last November TO give advice In connection
with the framing Of the proposed Chimes,
legislation and saying that Mr.. Dunn's con
necton with the legislation was merely adj
visory In character. Having laid, this fouu
datIon for his statement, Mr. Ham,
created some surprise by saying abruptly
Knowing this man as do, here, stat,
that Mr.. Dunn Is an unreliable witness AM
adviser" He then took up some of Mr.
Dunn's statements to the committee on i'm
migration, saying that they merely reiecte,
the character Of the man. He referred "a
pecialy 10 q statement made by MIR. Dunn
to the effect that he had been Importune,
to accept his position and intlmatng, MI
Hanna said, that this importuning ha
come from President Mckinley because h
had lived In the presidents town.
"If that be So" he exclaimed, II deman
that he produce the letter"
Continuing, he said he did not beliey
that the laborlng men Of the United State
would threaten senators IN this way
their judgment was not entirely in accor
With their own on any given subject II
maintained that senators had perfec
right 10 vote their Judgment without bein
charged that their votes We're Influenced b
I dollars or biased by politics.
Mr. Lodge asked for a vote on hi
+ amendment striking out IN American ship
! known as the seamsns clause
Mr.. Quay expressed his dissent from Oh
! general howl" against the Chinese. "A
ssis he would be- In favor Of sxciukin