Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-04-16
Present When the GaveI
Fell.
Amendments to the Chinese
Exclusion Bill.
Serious Fighting Between Russians
and Chinese Robbers.
THE BRITISH LOAN.

Washington, April 16.-Pursuant to
yesterdays agreement, the senate to-
day was called to order at 10 o'clock,
two hours in advance of the usual hour
of meeting. This hour was fixed in or
der to permit a more extended debate
on the Chinese exclusion bill prior to
voting on that measure. The attend
ance was very slow. Only three sena-
tors-Pettus, Kean and Kittredge-
faced President Pro TEN Frye, when
he called the senate to order
The president pro tenn laid before
the senate a number of kilograms
bearing upon the Chinese bill. These
messages were all from the Pacific
coast, sixty-one being favorable to the
Platt substitute and twelve opposed to
it. Mr.. Turner then took the floor
to reply to Mr.. Spooner, but before he
could proceed Mr. Culberson suggest
ed the absence of quorum. 1t took
twenty-five minutes to get a quorum.
Mr.. turner, of Washington, then pro-
ceeded, explaining a casual remark
made yesterday concerning the repub
lican party. He said he had not any
bitterness toward the party and had
been a member of it as long as 1t was
true to it's principles. He declared the
party now on all occasions prefers the
dollar to the man and this fact was
demonstrated by the republican organ
izations attitude toward the Philip
pines. He then entered into discus
sion of the merits of the Chinese ex-
clusion bill
Mr. Patterson spoke with especial
reference to the Platt amendment call
ing attention to the fact that as pres
ent constituted the amendment fails to
prohibit Chinese from going to the
Philippines.
Mr. Patterson also defended that Sec
tion of the Mitchell bill excluding the
Chinese from American ships, declar-
ing it was essential to the protection
of American labor on the sea. The
opposition to this provision meant, he
said, it was intended to subsidize ships
and then allow owners to go to the
cheapest markets to secure labor, leav-
ing American seamen to their fate.
The effect would be to drive American
sailors from American ships which
would be contrary to the poncy OF the
American people who want American
ships under the American flag manned
by American sailors. AS for the flag
il was a mere piece of cloth, its only
significance being attached to what 1t
stood for If it was to be raised to the
masthead of ships manned by yellow
skinned and white livered men, repre-
sentatives of a cowardly race, 1T was
far better it be taken down and should
not float on the seas at all
Mr.. Hanna said he thought all the
essential features of legislation neces-
sary for the exclusion of Chinese are
embodied in the existing law which IT
was proposed to re-enact by the Platt
amendment.
The first vote was on Mr.. Lodge
amendment to strike out the clause In
the committee bill prohibiting Chinese
sailors on ships carrying the American
flag. 1t was carried by Al tC 29.
The Dillingham; amendment allowing
five representatives of Chinese mer-
camille houses to come to the United
States was defeated by 13 to 81.
Mr.. Platt, of Connecticut. offered his
substitute for the pending bill, extend
ing the present exclusion law, and Mr.
Mallory offered what is known as the
seaman's clause as an amendment to
the substitute Mr.. Mallory's amend
ment was defeated by 29 to so. The
Platt substitute was amended by pro-
vision that nothing should interfere
with the exhibits at the st. Louis ex'
,NocitiOn