Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-04-22
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In the Senate on Thursday the Chinese
exclusion bin was uiader discussion dur
ing the entire sessioa, except for about
an hour. in which tiI2e the postoffice aI,-
preparation bill was considered aud pass
ed. Three speeches were made against
the Chinese bin In ity present form. Mr..
Dillingham; concluding his remarks aud
Mr.. Stewart and Mr., EIoar stating their
objections 10 the bill Mr.. Stewart said
he would vote for the measure If it IVES
the best that could Ae obtained, as lie
favored the exclusion of Chinese lahorers
but he was opposed 10 laany of its prayis-
ions. Mr.. Hoar. wita considerable seCl-
ing, announced his vigorous oppositioi 70
the bill. declaring he never would Note
for it. An amendment was asreed to
eliminating section 90 OF the bin and sub
shutting a provision that nothing in the
act should be construed to prevent any
foreign exhibitor froSn any country erom
bringing to the Unifed States such IS
sistants as might be necessary To cratic
him to make an exhibition at any fasr pr
exposition authorized hy the government,
ar Depew spoke btieay against the
adoption of the resolution providing for
the election of Senatnrs by popular fetc.
In the House aside From the debat. on
the Cuban reciprocity bin little was core.
80.
Some remarks which Mr. nepew Iaade
Thursday concerning the proposed
amendment to the CONSTITUTION providing
for the election OF Senators by porular
vote. in the course OF which he advected
TO Southern election methods. preeip5tat-
ed lively three haurs debate in the
Senate on Friday. When the Chinese ex-
clusion bill was taken up an agreement
was reached that voting upon it should
begin the next "Wednesday Mr. Teller
of Colorado supported he measure in 4
brief speech, maintainrg that il was nee
essary and that it was not in contraych-
ton Of treaty obligations with China I'm
the House the SpCakcr announced the
appointment OF the .olowing committee
10 attend the funeral al Arlington ccnJc-
terry, Washington. q Gen. RoseeraEs:
Mr.. Hepburn Gowa), Mr.. Grosvenor
Ohio. Mr.. Loud CAD Mr.. Steele dNd),
Mr.. Lessler IN. W, Mr.. Elliott Is. %,
Mr.. Clark MOI. Mr., Cummings On. ~
and Mr.. Clayton (Ata1. The postoihce
appropriation bill was sent 10 conferences.
Messrs. Loud, Smith. QlD and Swanson
Wa.) were appointed .conferees.
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Continuation Of tho debate on the Obi
nese exclusion bill occupied most Of Sat
urday in the Senate. The conference re-
port on the postohide appropriation bill
was agreed to, and a bill authorizing the
Quincy Railroad Bridge Company to re-
build the draw span! Of its bridge across
the Mississippi river:at Quincy, ILL.,. was
passed. In the House the calendar was
entirely cleared of Erivate pension bills,
all of those reported being passed, 1T in
all, and including that giving 5000
year to Mrs. Mckinney, Bills were also
passed providing for ian additional circuit
judge in the SeconG judicial circuit OF
New York, and for the creation of the
petriied forest natoAal park in Arizona.
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The Chinese exclusion bill occupied
Monday in the Senate, Senators Foraker
and McLaurin IS. 90 making extended
speeches in oppositidn to it. Mr.. Fora
ker contended that the measure was yjo-
lative of the treaty with China and was
calculated to prevent Americas CONNER
cial expansion in the far East. While
strongly supporting the policy OF the gov
eminent to exclude Chinese laborers. he
maintained this could best be attained
by an extension of the present law. Mr..
McLaurin held that the drastic proys-
ions OF the pending bill would cut of
Americas cotton trade with China and
wreck the cotton industry of the South.
Mr.. Teller briefly responded to Mr. Fora
ker, urging that the right to abrosate
treaties was fully recognized. interest
in the Cuban reciprocity debate seemed
to be waning, judged 10y the attendance
on the floor Of the House. but the earn
estness of the speeches on both sides Of
the question increased rather than de-
creased in intensity. That the Republic
can opponents of this bill are determined
to prolong the struggle as much az posi-
BILE was made manifest by their REFUSAL
to allow speeches To be printed in the
record. The speakers were Messrs. Me-
Call (Mass.) and Brantley (Ga.) for the
measure and Messrs.; Robertson Ua.) and
Stevens Mimi against it. Mr.. Robin
son Qnd) opposed Cuban annexation on
the ground that it Iwould threaten the
welfare of the American wage Garner.
The conference report on the postoilice
appropriation bill was adopted after some
criticism of the pneumatic tube provision.
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In the Senate on TUESDAY tho Chinese
exclusion bill occupied most Of the time.
The House bill legalizing the manual Of
surveying instructions of the general land
Office was passed. Tae additional urgent
deficiency appropriation bin was passed
with a minor amendrleut In the House
an unsuccessful effoet was made again
by Mr.. Payne to secure an agreement 70
limit the general debate on the Cuoan
reciprocity bill Waen the House nd
journed there remained thirty-6ve mem
bcrs who desire 70 speak, The debate
during the day was5 without particular
interest. The spe4ke were Mcssrs.
Swanson (va) and white (Ky.) for the
BILL and Mcssrs. s. w Smith (AiehJ,
Dayton CIV. Va.). BuIfgcss tTexasj, Mry-
er La) and Sutherland Utah against
it,
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The Senate devoted Wednesday 20 con
sideration and final iassage Of the Chi
nese exclusion bill, with several ameud-
ments. Mr.. Lodge secured an agreement
making the Philippiise civil government