The citizen., 1902-01-31
Our Sl.OO Umbrella is Beauty.
sept. 24-1y. 1900.

tion and ex Secretary of State
John w. Foster and General o. o.
Howard have both testified in Op.
position to the re enactment of
the law, while Commissioner of
Immigration Powderly has APP
peared in its support. Speaking
on the subject yesterday, Senator
Dubois, of Idaho, told me that he
was unalterably opposed to the
admission of the Chinese. "They
can never be assimilated," he
said, "for the simple reason that
they do not want to be. Tue
most favorable laws would never
induce the Chinese in any con
siderable numbers to become
American citizens. Their one aim
is to save little money and re-
turn home. All that they make
they. send home as fast as they
can spare it. Entirely aside from
the labor aspect we are opposed
to having among us a race of
men who are unwilling to become
citizens and who shirk the re-
sponsibilities of jury duty and of
suffrage. Such men can never
have the best interests of this
country at heart and that, alone,
| believe to be sufficient to warrant
the position We take against their
admission to the country.o
Senator Mason attempted on
Friday to commit the Senate Oh
the Schley matter, at least to the
extent of thanking the Admiral
''ior his brave and able conduct
while in command of the Ameri-
can fleet at the victorious battle
of Santiago" and presenting him
with sword, but the opposition
was on the alert and, despite Sena-
tor Mason's protest, Senator Hale
inSis, ed upon the reference OF the
resolution to the committee on
Naval Affairs where there is
every reason to believe it will be
buried.
The House has passed the
Urgent Deficiency Bill, but did
not until the Democrats had COM
PEELED Mr.. Cannon to amend the
wording OF the appropriation OF
the clause providing $500, 900 for
the esta blishment of a military
barricks at Manila. Sixteen
Democrats voted Tor the bill, not
because they approved of the
course of the administration III
the Philippines, but because they
felt that American soldiers should
be provided with comfortable
quarters where ever they were.
here Is, III TACT, reason to believe
that many other Democrats would
have voted ,or the proposition had
their votes been necessary TO
carry it and upon the same ground,
but So long as the Republicans had
the strength to enact the measure
they felt 1t To be their dut, to
protest against the imperlalistic
policy of the administration.
Representa- i've Henry OF Con.
nectlcut: who, next to Chairman
W Wadsworth, Is the ranking mem
b,r of the House grlcultural
Committee, told me yesterday
that the committee had perfected
blll restricting the sale OF Oleo-
.margerine which he would ask the
House to refer 10 the Committee
and which 1t would report in place
of the Graut Bill. The new bill
contains some important features
not included in he measures W Inch
have been referred to the Com
mlttee, notably a clause which de
fines any person who cOlors OleO-
margerine and then sells it as a
manufacturer and subject to the
same restrictions. Mr.. Henry told
me that 1t was common practice
III Denmark IOr the retailer to iur
nish coloriug matter to customers
purchasing oleomargerine so that
the addition of he color made it
perfectly feasible for the hotel
proprietor, boarding house land
lord, ETC., 10 place upon the table
product which his customers
could not detect from genuine
butter.