Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-26

Washington, April 16.-After eight
hours of debate. during which time
numerous amendments were proposed
and exhaustively discussed, the Sen.
ate today substituted the amendment
offered by Senator Plat Of Connect.
cut for the Mitchell.Kahn bill, by a
vote of As to 80. The substitute as
amended Thereby became the Senate
Till, and was passed by vote of 90
IL /. the solitary opponent of Chinese
exclusion being Senator Hoar of Mas.
spchusetts.
The bill a. passed extends all the
present Chinese exclusion laws during
the life of the present treaty and until
new treaty shall be concluded. The
exclusion laws are applied to all terri.
tory under the Jurisdiction of the Unit,
cd States, and the Chinese in the in
su'ar possessions are prohibited from
coming to the Mainland. thus eXClud
ing Chinese from going into and com
ing from the Philippines to the Main
lind. The Secretary of the Treasury
is authorized to prescribe regulations
TO execute the act. Chinese laborers
ore permitted to enter the United
States under contract for Installing or
conducting exhibits at fairs and expo
sitions. The bill requires that Chinese
laborers other than citizens rightfully
In any of the insular territory of the
United States, shall within eight
months, obtain a certificate of resi-
dcnCe.
One of the remarkable features oil
tCdays Chinese exclusion debate was
Senator Hanna's bitter attack on Jas
r. Dunn, Chinese Inspector at San
Francisco. The Ohio Senator's Ian
guage was so strong as to cause great
surprise. Dunn was not detailed tc
represent the Treasury Department in
executive sessions of the committee.
said Hanna, nor TO make statements
there which have been proved to be
false and suggestions that were mis-
leading. here state, knowing the
man and knowing the character of the
testimony, that Dunn is an unreliable
Witness and adviser"
Later in the debate Senator Patter
son defended Dunn with spirit, declar
iEG that Dunn had never gone out Of
bis path of duty, and that Hanna
attack was fierce and uncalled for.
- more modest, sensible, practica
gentleman | have never come in con
tact with" concluded Patterson.
The debate was characterized by
stubborn fights over a number of i'm
portant amendments, the advocates OF
the Mitchell-Kahn bill fighting till tho
last against weakening amendments
The clause prohibiting the employ.
ment Of Chinese sailors on American
vessels was eliminated on motion OF
Senator Lodge by a vote of AZ to 20
Both California Senators voted to re-
tDin the clause in the bill. Senator
Dillingham; offered as an amendment
the famous section 8" first proposed
ny the Democratic California Commits
sion. This amendment proposed tc
admit Ave good.faith representatives
Of every Chinese wholesale CONNER
cial house. Vigorous opposition was
developed against this amendment on
he ground that 1t would offer a loop
hole for the fraudulent entry of Chi
nese laborers, and it was defeated by
vote of 10 to 81.
Senator Quay's amendment propos
Inc to admit Chinese Christians was
voted down without a roll call. HO
then proposed an amendment admit
ing those Chinese who assisted in the
defense of the foreign legations and
he Petang Cathedral. This was also
defeated, the vote standing ayes and
rs notes.
Senator Penrose attempted to side
ck the Plat amendment by moving
I II tho HOusn hill ha tolop IN ond