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In the senate, on the 18th. the days
session WAS devoted to further consider
alton OF the Chinese exclusion bill. Meszrs
Foraker to) and McLaurin IS. 60 spesk-
Teller Coil spoke for the bill. arguing
that the right to abrugate treaties was
fully recognized Mr.. Lodge Mass gave
notice OF an amendment to strike out the
clause prohibiting the employment Of
Chinese sailors on American ships. In
the house most OF the day was devoted to
further discussion OF Caiban reciprocity,
the conference report on the post Of
tee bill having frst been reported.
In the senate. "a the 18th. the debate
on the Chinese exclusion bill was conttn-
ned and practically concluded Two
amendments. striking out the definition
as 70 Chinese students and teachers. were
agreed to without discussion The asser-
,cn by Mt: Tarnsr snas 1 politics had dsnd srsps
by Mr.. Spooner, VINO said the opposition
20 the bin was entirely due to Its conflict
with the treaty -. In the house; with
the close Of the Cuban reciprocity debate.
the leaders announced that all danger Of
the bill being weighted down with unde-
sirable amendments wa. over, and the
passage Of the bill as IL came from the
committee was assured.
In the senate on the 18th. the drastic
Chinese exclusion bill. originally framed
BY senator's and representatives from the
Pacific coast. was defeated. and the sub
stitute measure. offered by Senator Platt
tConn-l, containing the provisions OF the
present exclusion law. and also applying
that exclusion to all the insular territory
under the Jurisdiction OF the United
States. was passed-16 to I. The senate
then made the Philippine civil govern
ment bill the unfinished business. In
the house. a motion to close general de-
bate on the Cuban reciprocity bill on the
18th. at y. m. was carried by vote OF
i53 to 1Z3. Thirty-three republicans voted
voted with the great body OF republicans
In favor Of IT, The general debate on the
bill was featureiess-
In the senate. on the nth Mr.. Morgan
tAlaJ; chairman Of the isthmian canal
committee. made n four-hours speech
comparing the desirabilfty and practical
bility Of the Ntcaraguan and Panama
routes. strenuously favoring the selection
OF the former The Chinese exclusion bill
passed by the senate was substituted for
the house bill......In the house. the dis
cussion Of the Cuban reciprocity bill was
continued, the feature OF the debate being
a speech by Mr.. Cushman against the
measure. Many other speeches. for and
against the bill. were made Mr.. Loud
Cali declared that directly and indirect-
ly Cuba already had cost the United
States one thousand million dollars.
In the senate. on the 18th. Is private
pension bills and a few other unimportant
measures were passed. after which the
bill to provide a temporary form Of gov
ernment for the Philippine islands was
read and the committee amendments were
agreed to tentatively. but no action on the
OIL WIS IN tne 1puSt the tl-
ban reciprocity bill was passed by the
overwhelming majority of 2E to - the
ruling Of the chair In committee Of the
whole on the question of the germaneness
OF an amendment to remove the defer
entail from refined sugar during the ex-
istence OF the reciprocity agreement pro-
vided for In the bill having first been over
ruled by a vote OF III to I'D. and the
amendment adopted in committee. l6t to
i0S. and later In the house by the
still larger majority OF 1873 to i05. "a re-
rHblicans voting with the democrats
for the amendment