The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-04-22
SENATE FINDS THE
BILL TOO DRASTIC
And Passes a Substitute Ex
cIusion Measure.
ALL BUT HOAR SUPPORT IT
III 0-l--A- r-A-- ~ r
The Substitute Extends Provisions of
the Present Law.
FRIENDS OF RECIPROCITY WIN AGAIN
A Motion TO Close the General D. ba'e on FRIDAY
Prevails, Thirty Two Democratic Votes
Making Up 70. Def c.ions
Among Rrpub' leans.
Among Republicans.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, April 1.-The drastic Chi
the Senators and Representatives from
the Pacific Coast States, met defeat in
the Senate today, and in its place was
substituted a measure offered by Mr..
visions Of the present exclusion law and
also applying that exclusion to all insu-
lar territory under the jurisdiction OF
the United States.
The vote by which the substitute took
the place of the original bill was yeas
As noes 80. Once the substitution had
been made all Senators joined in it's
support, will the single exception of
Mr.: Hoar, the substitute being passed.
rs to /. The friends of the substitute
showed their strength throughout the
voting on amendments that preceded final
action, and succeeded in preventing any
material change in it's features. Some
minor changes were made admitting Chi
nese persons connected with national ex-
positions and providing for certificates
of Identification Of Chinese in our insu-
lar possessions. Otherwise, however, the
substitute was adopted substantially in
the form that Mr.. Plat presented it.
The Senate after disposing of the Chi
nese Exclusion Bill, made the Philippine
Civil Government Bill the unfinished
business.
The Senate failed to substitute the
Senate measure SO that the bill will go
to the House as an original measure,
and from a parliamentary standpoint will
have to be acted on and treated the same
as though the House had not passed a
Chinese exclusion bill.
Prior to taking the vote speeches were
made by Senators Turner, Patterson.
Hanna and Fairbanks. Mr.. Lodge then
asked for a vote on his amendment strik-
ing out the provision prohibiting the
employment of Chinese sailors on Ameri-
can ships, known as the Seamen's clause.
Mr.. Mallory (Fla.), opposed the amend
ment and explained the necessity Of the
seamen's clause as a measure Of pro-
lection to American sailors. The amend
ment prevailed-47 to 80.
Mr.. Carmack (Tenn.), proposed an
amendment applying the exclusion to
Chinese mot citizens of the United
States which was agreed to after some
debate.
MIR. Dillingham; proposed an amendment
admitting mot to exceed five good faith
representatives of each regularly estab-
lished Chinese wholesale house, It was
lost-13 to 81.
Mr.. Quay proposed an amendment that
the exclusion shall not apply to Chinese
Christians Or Chinese who assisted in
the defense or relief of the foreign le-
! q ofior- on IT, d. T~~~ :.
Eekin in 1900.
The amendment was lost.
Mr.. P1att Comm, then offered his
substitute extending the present exclu-
sion law. He said the United States was
committed to the policy of exclusion and
any suggestion that Senator'S opposing
the bill were seeking to break down the
exclusion policy was gratuitOus and with
out foundation. Mr.. Platt said the OBJ
j%ections to the bill was that it was un-
necessary; it was offensive to China at
a time when we sought her good will:
it improperly enacted treasury regula-
tions as law.
An amendment by Mr.. Mallory adding
to the Platt substitute the sailors clause
was defeated-29 to so.
An amendment by Mr.. Cockrell was
agreed to, that the provisions of the
substitute should not apply to Chinese
coming to participate in eXpositions, etc.
Mr.. Mitchell (Oregon), offered as an
amendment to the substitute several sec
tons OF the original bill providing for
! taking out Chinese certificates in our in
sular possessions and amendments for
that purpose were Unexpectedly carried
by the close vote Of Al to 40.
The decisive vote was then taken on
the substitute proposed by Mr.. Plat
Comm. extending the present exclusion
laws and this prevailed-48 to 33-as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Allison, Beveridge, Blackburn,
Burnham, Burrows, Burton, Clapp. Clark
(Wyo.): CockrelI, CCllom. Deboe, Diet
rich, Dillingham;. Dolliver, Elkins, For
aker, Frye, Gallinger, Gamble, Gibson,
Hale, Hanna, H~ansbrough, Hawley, Hoar,
Kean, Kearns, Kittredge, McComas. Nc
Cumber, McLaurin IS. c.; Mcmillan,
Millard, Morgan, Nelson, Pettus. Plat
Comm; Plat IN. W; Pritchard, Proc
tor, Ouarles, Quay. Scott, Spooner. Stew
art. Warren, Wellington. Wetmore-48.
Nays-Bacon, Bailey, Bard, Bate. Ber-
~. Carmack. Clark (Mont.(; Clay, Gull
berson, Fairbanks. Foster La.); Foster
CWashn.); Harris, Heitfeld. Jones fArk.);
Jones (Nev.); Lodge. McLaurin (Miss.):
Mallory, Martin, Mitchell, Money, Patter-
son, Penrose. Perkins, Rawlins, Simmons.
Simon. Taliaferro, Teller, Tiilman, Tur-
ner, Vcst-33.
Before the final vote was taken on the
passage Of the substitute bill, Mr.. Hoar
gave notice thai he would vote against
the measure and in this connection he
made earnest protest against the princi-
pie of exclusion. He believed that every
thing in the way of exclusion could be
accomplished without involving the prin-
ciple of striking at a particular class
or race. Holding as he did that every
soul had it's rights, and that the rights
were not dependent on color or race, he