The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17

a letter from Secretary shaw expialmnS that Mir. Dunn had been summoned 70 Washington last November to give advice in connection with the framing Of the proposed Chinese legislation. and saying that Mir. Dunns connection with the leg islation was merely advisory in character. Having laid this foundation for hls state ment Mir. Hanna created some surprise by saying. abruptly: Knowing tnis man as do. here state that MT Dunn is an unreliable witness and adviser
 He then took up some of MT. Dunn's statements to the Committee on lmmiEra- ton, saying that they merely reflected the character of the man.
 Mir. Lodge asked for a vote on ms amendment striking out the provision prohibiting the employment or Cninese sailors on American ships. known as the seaman's clause.
 Mr. Quay expressed hls dissent from the general howl' against the Chinese as such. He said he would be In favor of excluding all immigrants as well as Chinese for a. term of five years. Mir. Stewart; (rIev.) and MT. Patterson supported the amendment and MT. Nal lory (Fla.) opposed 1t. MT. Lodges amendment to strike out the seaman's ciause prevailed-4s to 2s-.the detailed vote being:
 Vote on Lodge Amendment. Yeas--Aldrich, Allison. Beveridge, Blackburn. Burnham, Burrows, Burton. Clapp, Clark (Wyo.). Cockrell, Cuilom, Dietrich, Dillingham;, Elkins. Fairbanks Foraker. Foster (W. va.) Foster (Wash) Frye, Gallinger, Gamble, Gibson, Hanna lHawiey, Hoar, Jones (Nev) kean, | Kearns. Kittredge, Lodge. McComas. Mc- Cumber. McMillan, Willard. Morgan, Pet | tus, Platt (Conn). Platt (N. Y). Pritch- ard, Proctor, Quarles, Quay. Scott. Spooner, Stewart, Warren. Wellington wetmore.-4S.
 Nays-Bacon, Bailey. Rard Bate, Berry, Carmack Clark (Mont.), Clay, Culberson Foster La.) Harris. Heitfeld, Jones l fArk), McLaurin (Miss), McLaurin (S. co Mallory, Martin. Mitchell, Nelson Patterson, Penrose, Perkins. Rawlins, simon. Taliaferro, Teller, Tillman. Tur- ner. Vest-29
 MT. Carmack (Tenn) proposed an amendment applying the exclusion to Chinese not citizens of the United | States and it was agreed to. The pur- nose of the amendment is to allow Chi- nese born in the United States or Chinese | who had become citizens to return to the United States if at any time they should leave this country
 | MT. Dillingham; proposed an amendment admitting mot to exceed five good faith II lished Chinese wholesale house" The amendment was Iost-13 to 57. That part of an amendment by MT. | Quay, admitting Chinese Christians, was l lost, without division. and on an aye 1 and nay vote the admission of Chinese
 soldiers who assisted Americans during
 the siege of Pekin was defeated-7 to 6S.
 An amendment by MT. Cockrell was | agreed to that the provisions of the sub- l eft ttIfa fo ing to participate in expositions. etc. l A Close Vote.
 Mir Mitchell (Ore.) offered as an amend | ment to the substitute several sections | of the original bill, providing for taking out by Chinese of certificates in our in | sular possessions, and an amendment for that purpose was unexpectedly car- ried by the close vote of fl to 70.
 tThe decisive vote was then taken or the substitute proposed by MT. Platt
 CConn). extending the present exclusion
 laws. and this prevailed-4s to 8, as fol Iows:s,
 Yeas-Allison. Beveridge, Blackburn
 Bdrnham. Burrows. Burton, Clapp. Clarf
 CWyo), Cockrell. Culiom. Deboe, Diet.
 rich. Dillingham;, Deliver. Elkins. For
 aker. Frye. Gallinger. Gamble. Gibson Hale. Hanna, Hansbrough, Hawley. Hoar
 Kesn, Kearns, Kittredge. McComas
 McCumber, McI.aurin (S CD. McMillan
 Willard. Morgan, Nelson. Pettus, Platt
 (Conn). Platt tN. Yl, Pritchard, Proctor
 Quarles, Quay, Scott. Spooner, Stewart
 Warren. Wellington. Wetmore-$ l Nays-Bacon, Bailey. Bard, Bate. Der. ry. Carmsck. Clark CMont), Clay, Gull
 person, Fairbanks. Foster ha), Foster | Wash). Harris. Heitfeld. Jones tArk.D
 Jones tNev.). Lodge. McLaurin CMiss.)
 Mallory. Martin, Mitchell. Money. Pat
 terson. Penrose. Perkins Rawlins, Sim
 mons. Simon, Taiaferro. Teller, Tillman Tusner Vest. B.
 Before the final vote on the passage o the substitute. MT. Hoar made an earn
 est protest against the principle of ex
 clusion.
 The bill then was passed. 76 to 1. Mir
 Hoar voting mo-. The Senate at oclocl
 adjourned.