Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-04-16
FIFN-SEveNTH CONGRESS.

WasnlngtOn, April S.-Senate-COn-
| siderable time was consumed Monday
In discussion OF the conference re-
port on the bill to reduce war revenue
taxes. AS passed by the senate. the
tax on transactions In so-called bucket
shops was retained. The conferees
| struck out that provision. il being ex
planned that the house would not con.
sent 10 Its retention. The conference
report finally was adopted, SO to 20.
House-The house passed the Chi
nese exclusion bill after incorporating
in IL several amendments which in
creased the drastic character of the
measure. The principal one not only
excludes Chinese by birth and descent.
but all Chinese of mixed blood. The
chief struggle was over an amendment
to prohibit the employment of Chinese
sailors on American ships. An amend
ment covering this proposition was at
first ruled out on a point OF order. but
subsequently was modified to evade
the ruling and was adopted, 100 to IA
AS passed the bill practically re-en
acts all the existing exclusion laws
and incorporates with them the exist.
ing treaty regulations. II extends
| these exclusion laws to the Philippines
and the other possessions of the Unit
ed States, and forbids Chinese laborers
in our colonial possessions coming in.
TO this country. The Philippine com
| mission, by the terms of the bill, is dl.
rected to adopt proper measures for
the enforcement of the provisions of
the bill in the Philippines. The con.
ference report on the war revenue tax
repeal bill was adopted and the bill
| sent to the white house.
Washington, April 9.-Senate-A
vi nct 4
ate Tuesday by Mr. Cullom Qll)
against the passage of the Chinese
exclusion bill in its present form. Com
ing from the chairman of the commit.
tee on foreign relations the protest
made a deep impression on the sen.
ate.
House-The first day of the debate
on the Cuban reciprocity bill which
opened In the house Tuesday was dis.
appointing from a spectacular stand
point. There were no sensational
clashes after the debate was actually
begun and none of the bitterness which
was expected to crop out on the floor
| or on the surface The vote on the
motion to go into committee of the
whole to consider the bill, however.
developed the lines of cleavage and
showed that the democrats are quite
the majority. In the division which
is regarded as practically a test vote
on the bill 113 republicans and 63
| democrats voted for the motion and
II democrats and 80 republicans
against It,
Washington. April 10. = Senate
Throughout Wednesdays session of
| the senate the Chinese exclusion bill
| was under consideration. Mr.. Gall
niger IN. H. and Mr.. Dillingham; (Vt.)
opposed the bill, and Mr.. Turner
| (Wash.) supported 1t.
House-The feature of the second
day debate in the house on the Gu.
ban reciprocity bill was an impas.
stoned speech in opposition to the
measure by VIM. A. Smith. a Michigan
republican. The other speakers We'd
| nesday were Ball (dem., Tex and
Sparkman (dem., Fla.), both of whom
| opposed the bill. and Mondell CWyoO
who advocated its passage The indi-
cations are that the debate will be pro-
tracted. The demand for time to speak
is great and there is now no expecta-
| ton that general debate will be COM
| pleted until next week.
Washington, April 11.-Senate-An
effort was made late Thursday In the
| senate TO obtain an agreement for
vote on the Chinese exclusion bill.
but it was unsuccessful The indf.
| cations now are that the vote will he
taken next Tuesday. The measure
was under discussion during the en-.
tire session except for about an hour.
In which time the post Office appro.
| priation bill was considered and pass.
| ed Mr.. Tillman Is. c. offered an
amendment directing the postmaster
| general to buy metal boxes of uni
| form size for the use OF the patrons
or the rural free delivery service, at
cost not exceeding so cents each
and to furnish them to the patrons of
| the service at cost. The amendment
was adopted.
| House-The debate on the Cuban
reciprocity bill in the house Tuesday
was devoid of enlivening features. The
most notable speech OF the day was
made by Mr.. Grosvenor (O). Mr..
Prince CID made "a strong speech
against the measure. The other speak.
ers were Messrs. Lawrence Mass }
and Miers Ind). for the bill. and
| Messrs. Weeks (MichD and Klebere
| CTex) against it,
Washington, April IL. - Senate
When the Chinese exclusion bill was
taken up Friday an agreement was
| Ieacueu that vote should be taken
on 1t next Wednesday at ] o'clock. Mr.
Teller (Col) supported the measure
IN brief speech, maintaining that Il
was necessary and that II was not i'm
contrayention Of our treaty obligations
with China. Some remarks which Mr.
Depew IN " made Thursday con
corning the proposed amendment 10
the constitution providing for the cleo
ton OF senator's by popular vote. in
the course OF which he adverted &c
southern election methods. precipitat
ed lively three hours debate in the
| senate.
House-Debate on the Cuban rect
procity bill continued I'm the house
the principal speeches being made
by Mr.. Long (KanD. a member of the
ways ana means committee. who from
he hrst ardently suportped the prop
| Og1tiOn for rogfr,ry~ttr-