Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-16
Attitude of the Workingmen.

Mr. Hanna referred TO the address of Mr..
Lodge on this bill. quoting the statement
of the latter to the effect that the omission
of the Chinese exclusion legislation would
be resented n the polls by the working
classes. Il am sorry, he said, that Sen
ator lodge has such an unfavorable opin-
ion of the woTkingmen of This country, and
as a friend of that class | resent this char
acterization of their motives
Continuing. he said he did not believe the
labOring men of the United States would
threaten senators in this way if their judg-
ment was not entirely in accord with their
own on any given subject.
He maintained that senators had a per-
feet right To vote their Judgment without
being charged that their votes were infiu-
enced by dollars or biased by politics.
MIR. Fairbanks IndD said there had not
been a disposition on the part of the op-
poneEts of the bill to point out its dement's
and propose amendments. as much as to
tear down the entire measure that had
been constructed with So much care.
The Lodge Amendment.
Mr.. Fairbanks closed just before 1 o'clock.
the time set for beginning the voting, and
Mr.. Lodge asked for a vote on his amend
ment striking out the provision prohibiting
the employment Of Chinese sailors on
American ships. known as the seamans
clause. Several senator's desired to be
heard on the bill and the amendment
served tN Il ltNL IOi IUEsHt dlScuSSlOn-
Mr.. Stewart New supported the Lodge
ameUdms Mt. ON the ground that it was in
TIN interest of American labor.
Mr. Quay expressed hS dissent from the
general howl against the Chinese as
such. He thought the bill should be con-
siderably amended. He said he would be
in favor of excluding all immigrants as
well a chinese for a term Of five years
Ar Mallory tFlaD opposed the amend
meUt. aEd explained the necessity of the
s"aman'S clause az measure of protec-
ton Ia American sailors
Ai-. Elk.ns said the seaman's clause was a
discrimination against American shipping
ami in favor IF foreign shipping. AS to
tEv <, -, raj uGc-tioU. he said. We must ex-
clIde the Chinese or they VIII exclude us.
E.t h. considered thu bill as opposed to
our treaty WIKI China.
Mr. Patterson supported the seaman s
clan
\ vote WIS then taken on Mr.. Lodges
sm-adm,n. to STRIKE out the seaman's
Claus
The Amendment Adopted.
tt" am' adment prevailed. Il to -. the
detailed vote being a. follows:
YES hldrirh. Allison. E5verdge Black
burn. Huruham. Burrows Burton. Clapp,
Clark 'sSyoI- CosE-,r. Cu!lom. Dietrich.
Dillingham;. F..Kfns. Fairbanks. Foraker.
Post tWJshJ. Fry Gal.inger. Gamble,
G.Js'n. llama. HawI'y. Hoar. Jones
~ 80. k,IG. kearaS. ki:tredge. Lodge,
Nj. 'umI.. NcCumhrr. Mcmillan. MilIard,
Nerc IN. F,ttuS. Plat Comm. Plat tNY.i.
Fr.-eIa"t. Proctor. Qsar.-s Quay. Scott.
Sooner stewart. Warren, Wellington.
N,t.uHrt-l1
\ig>-Bacpa. Bailey. Bard Bate, Berry,
ta,Ua-.,. Clark tMuntI. Clay. Cuiberson,
Fu~crr I.t.t. Harris. H-iJfeid. Jones (ARk },
NTl.ag-:H iAIissD. NcLaurin IS. c.. Nal
iory. Martin. Mitchell. Nelson Patterson,
P-"Fusr. Perkins. Rawi!ns. Simmons. Italia
frrru. Teller Tillman. Turner. Eest-2J.
MI Carmaek treHHD proposed an amend
NJ H; applying the exclusion to Chine Sc
'apt c.t-z. is Of the United States" which
WIS agreed to after some debate.
Tu- purpose Of the ans ndment is TO al
l"w Chinese born in the United States OF
Chinese Who had become citizens TO return
to ;h~ United States If Al any time they
should leave This country.
Mir. Dillingham; proposed an amendment
admitting not to exceed five good faith
representatives Of each e gularly establish
ed Chinese wholesale house"
The amendment led to considerab bic dis
cuSsiUn- Hr. Dillingham; explained that the
arHe'.dm-1t was in the interest of growing
commerce between the countries and to
bring Chine use buyers To this country
My. Teller opposed the amendment rs
Vicious and as opening the door to evasion
of thc exclusion laws.
Dillingham; Amendments Defeated
The Dillingham; amendment was defeated
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