The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-13
MINISTER WU'S PROTEST
Against Chinese Exclusion Sharply
Criticized in the Senate
As INTERFERENCE WITH LEGISLATION.
Senator DepeN's Attack on the South
Was Also Regretted by Senator
Vest OF Missouri.


OF China because Of ais protest made to
the secretary 81 state against the enact
ment Of Tho pendiae biu Mr.. Mitchell of
Oregon and MI Teller tColol sharply at
tackled him declaring that he deserved 60
have hecn given his passports and that no
selfrespeciing nation would have permit
ted such interference IN It's executive NJ.
fairs Mr. Foraker tOhiol and MIR uo1r
tNsssA Insisted TINT the chinese minister
had done no more than his duty and that
he would have been dcrcuct Ga his duty had
ne done less
Mr.. Lodge tMasS) delivered speech in
support Of the pending bill, although he
autaeoniEed that provision which prevent
ed American ships from employing Chinese
seamen
when the senate convened Mir. Mason
un3 presented the conference report ON
the postontcc appropriation bill and 1t was
agreed 90.
Consideration Of the chinese exclusion
biu was thcn resumed. .r, Vest Mo) /
briefly addressing the senate in opposition
TO some features of the pending measure.
He synpathized With what had been said |
In opposition to the admission OF chinese
81 think said ne. Fit is undesirable |
when ~ brings Into this country people VINO ]
want an TIE privileges 81 tels country !
( without participating ia any Of the rcSpon- |
'' "TSS chiuames ne continued, 'ls . 80,
! risl. political aud Industrial parasite aud /
uaght NOT ga he admitted TO this country,
He opposed the provision excluding emma |
men from proceedings 20 cNpoSltlen Ia t1ls
country and extending chinese from the
/ Philippines,
M Patterson, COLE eNplalned that In
tho absence Of NJ. NeSf ihe provision -.
rulng chinese who might come 70 the
Vuirrd states to participate 10 e1positions
bad been stricken out, nc also said that
On some 'nystcrons manner tnat pr9N,s
thought 70 was ~ Tao instance Of the sec.
rotary OF tht treasury
MI poliiver uownl interrupted TO say
that the settlement OF Nr. Patterson con
CORNING the secretary or the treasury was
CntiIeN uuwarfauted.
Mir Vest insisted THAI the iupaeitAntS OF
the Philippine ISLANDS were ob4GhS ei tnt
United STATES Passing from the Cninese
I question. Mr. NcSt regretted eNeeeNhsly
thar a sectional discussion had been inject
ed into the debate Yesterday He 0en
hoped such discussion never again WoulH
bp heard In the senate. lie paid . tlloutN
10 Lincoln Garfield and Nckiniey' ana eaIa
the people OF tle south were slneeFe
monrugy at the loss OF all lhe p'9pie
Of the North he said, should remember
tbat the South had produced many kceSl
mtr. nud among them he mentioned Gen
erals Washington and Robert y. Leo. re
said he never should cease 20 tsel Ao1H
hroldcst spirit Of craftsmanship bad
, eulo.lE!d Robert q. Lee, Mr. Nest advert
I'd with deep feeling 20 tne oeaS ,,, =, ~
eltl Wade hamH.ou ~ ~ w III Vsst
bfllhunt i1NNte 20 Nt AalNptssH, 80 -
Situ hr Was the inquest ~ Pc %. n ',ttl.' -
gentleman whose memory Nou'u "'V ava
Ia support ot the pending bill Mr.. Lodge
I Mass made somewhat eHtendel spee "a.
Although there were .ome pre- 'I'ons VI ny
Z measure Nalto A~. SgP ur0" " 49,
sections wuuld be omitted sn9 some ote 1,tl
}. modified. Congress haN eNc.Nlfa n'nI "
from Hawaii and ne t,sst1eo !. ~ .t't ,t,
Is argue tlht .'Hat--N N', -N' y, $50
= to prevent the chinese from eonine ~ ~. ls
o. vpguity from the thHpp'"es 1S. i."ttS
u autaE niled the suusllnte Tor me Pen".ES
. blu offered by Ma iiatl nc So 10
q adoption ~ The snbst tnte Wsul" Llel ~
% put 10 tho evil DAY h'. l4f"Ae N'lValHS
: autsgonlsyd that provision OF the hiil NAie1
I excludes chinese uom employ uleut IN
AWeFirNp ships TO ne', ate' iA!t Do NJ, 80
drive every American snip on 'Nc go
coast uu'rf O. foreign hah anu SaNH t-'e'
- luta Vancouver -..,t
Tee CONCLUSION MY i-'''-g N"ts M