Evening star., 1902-04-11
DISCUSSING THE CHINESE.
The Debate in the Senate on the Elk.
clusion Bill.

An effort. to obtain an agreement upon
a time for vote on the Chinese exclu-
sion bill was made in the Senate late yes
terday afternoon hut IL WAS not success
full. After The Stars report of the pro-
ceedings was closed Mr.. Dillingham; con-
tinued his speech againstzth pending bill
He contended for a policy which would in
sure the rapid extension of Sur commerce
into Chinese territory, saying there is no
country where the prospect Of growth is
as good in this respect as invChina. In
stead of having one-tenth of the trade Of
that great domain we should have third
of it, He would have the bill perfected
to the extent necessary to protect Ameri-
can labor, but would at the same time
1iberaliZe the provisions for merchants
students and travellers.
Mr.. Stewart (NevD opposed the bill in it's
present form. He said that not 10000
Cinnamon had come to this country upon
their own resources. : Nine-tenths of them
had been brought here under contract and
the contracts were of "the most horrible
description The object Of our people now
simply was to keep out the Chinese cooie
labor. This could be 1ene by a law very
different from the pe1fa1ng bill which. il
enacted, would be a source of irritation
between the United ates; and China. He
protested against ''tf e rasping character
of the measure. although he would vote
for it If it were deemed the best that could
be prepared.
In brief discussion of the bill, Mr. Hoar
said he was not Indifferent to anything
which threatened the lofty quality of
American citizenship. and he regarded the
pending question question affecting
the quality of our citizenship.
''It is not race said he, but it is deg
radiation that we ought to strike at and
keep out of this country if We can. The
objection to the legislation proposed is
that you strike at men. not because Of
,hn;r i,1t o1 Ant tN.,f
of race"
He said the advocates of the pending
measure maintained that every Chinaman
should be kept out of the United States
even If he possessed every known virtue.
and that all vother foreigners should be ad-
mitted even though they may have every
known vice. That" said he, with great
feeling. 'is stab at the essential principle
upon which this republic is founded. I
will not mark the close of my life, as my
eyes are about to close by joining in such
an act. We have been going on with this
sort of legislation, step by step. We could
we took vinegar. We could not wash it
out with vinegar, and so we tried a solu-
ton of cayenne pepper. And now comes
the Pacific coast to us with proposition
of vitriol which, they hope will work. I
will not vote for this bill. l will not bow
the knee to this Baal.1 will not worship
this god whom you have set up"
Mr.. Penrose in charge Of the bill, offered
an amendment, which was agreed to, elm
mating section SO of. the bill and substi-
tuting a provision that nothing in the act
should be construed sfot prevent any for
eign exhibitor from aHysf country from
bringing to the United States such assist
ants might be necessary to enable him
to make an exhibition at any fair or ex-
position authorized bNi the government.
A House joint resolution granting per-
mission for the erection az; memorial to
Vim. E. Shipp on the pqhlic grounds in
Charlotte. n. c.. was, passed.
executive session and AT 5I5 pm ad-
journed. m ! =