The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-11
BILL THEREFOR SENT TO THE
PRESIDENT.
BUCKET SHOPS NOT TAXED
Senate Yields I'm This Matter, and
House Provision ExempIyfns
Them acknowledgements simmons
Explains His Reasons for Voting
for the Chinese Exclusion Bill.
House PASSES It's Chinese Exclusion
Bill After Adopting Amendments
Increasing Its Drastic Character.
Taken by Surprise.

Washington. April 7.-Considerabie
time was consumed by the senate to-
day in a discussion Of the conference
report Un the bill to reduce war reve-
nue. taxes. AS passed by the senate the
tax on transactions in so-called bucket
shops was retained. The conferees
struck out that provision. Il being ex-
plained that the house would not cor
sent to it's retention.
Senators Berry. of Arkansas: Bacon.
Of Georgia. and Pettus. Of Alabama, in
sisted that the senate should demand
the retention of the tax.
Senators AldridGe. of Rhode Island;
Allison. or Iowa. and Spooner. Of Wis
consin. while they were in favor of the
tax. explained that it could not be re-
tanned without ~endangering the entire
measure
The conference report finally was
adopted-36 to 20.
Senator Simmons. Of North Carolina.
explained briefly why he should gun
port the hines exclusion bill. although
he frankly said he would do so witt
some reluctance. He was reluctant to
vote for the measure, especially be-
cause the cotton manufacturers Of his
state and OF the south generally Were
appealing against its enactment. They
feared. he said. that it would lea 70
re~taliatory action on the part of China
and that their market in the Orien
might be checked if not destroyed.
Senator Simmons explained that he 1id
not agree with the cotton manufacture
ers and. therefore. as the people of thu
~ Il mast n nd tho IL XKrDr.a
demanding the passage of the bill. h.
would vote for 1t.
The exclusion bill was read for COM
nittee amendments. the reading occu-
Dying considerable time
House OF Representatives.
The house today passed the Chimes
exclusive bill after Incorporating in i:
several amendments which increased
the drastic character of the measure.
The principal n not only excludes
Chinese by birth and descent. but all
Chinese of mixed blood.
The chief of the struggle was over
and an amendment to prohibit the EN-
ployInent of Chinese sailors on Ameri-
can ShIuS. An amendment covering
this proposition at first was ruled Out
on a point of order, but subsequently
was modified to evade the ruling and
was adOpted-100 to "A.
AS passed the DILL pTdCSIcdlIS Tt-tu-
acts all the existing exclusion laws and
Incorporates with them the existing
treasury regulations. 1t extends theSc
exclusion laws to the Philippines ana
other possessions of the United States
and forbids Chinese laborers in our
colonial possessions coming into this
country.
The Philippine commission by the
terms of the bill is directed to adopt
proper measures for the enforcement
of the provisions of h bill in the Phil
ippines.
The conference report on the war rev.
enue tax 1epeal bill was adopted and
the bill sent to the White house.
Late in the afternoon MIR. f'owIer, of
New Jersey, moved to pass under sus-
picion of the rules the senate bill to eX-
tend the charters OF national banks for
twenty years. The democrats were
taken completely by surprise. AS il
was after the usual hour for adjourn
ment the attendance was slim. This
democrats attempted TO filibuster, blu,
a call of the house finally secured i
auoroum and the bill was passed-11I
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