The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-17
Mr.. HOar the Only Member to Vote
Against the Substitute After 1t
Had Been Amended.
TEST VOTE IN LOWER HOUSE
FRIENDS OF THE CUBAN RECIPROC-
ITY BILL WON, 153 to 123.
Republicans Opposed
Closing Debate Friday and
81 Democrats Voted Yea.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-The drastic
| Chinese exclusion bill originally framed by
the senators and representatives from the
Pacific States met defeat in the Senate to-
day and in its place was substituted
measure offered by Mr.. Platt of Connecti-
cut. extending the provisions of the present
exclusion law and also applying that exclu-
sion to all insular territory under the juris-
dlction of the United States. The vote by
which the substitute took the place of the
original bill was: Yeas, As; nays 33 Once
the substitution had been made all senators
joined in it's support, with the single excep-
ton of Mr.. Hoar, the substitute being
passed 76 to L. The friends of the substitute
showed their strength throughout the voting
on amendments that preceded final action
and succeeded in preventing any material
change in it's features. Some minor condi-
tions were made, admitting Chinese persons
connected with national expositions, and
providing for certificates OF identification of
| Chinese in our insular possessions. Other
wise, however. the substitute was adopted
substantially in the form that Mr.. Platt
presented it.
The Senate, after disposing of the Chinese
exclusion bill, made the Philippine civil
government bill the unfinished business.
| The Senate failed to substitute the enact
ing clause of the House bill for the Senate
measure. so that the bill now will go 10 the
House original measure and from a
parliamentary standpoint will have to be
acted on and treated the same though
the House had not passed Chinese exclu-
sion bill already
MR. PLATT'S SUBSTITUTE.
The substitute offered by Mr.. Platt, and
which was adopted after minor changes.
| follows:
That all laws now in force prohibiting
! and regulating the coming of Chinese per-
sons and persons of Chinese descent into
the United States, and the residence of
! such persons therein, be, and the same are
hereby, extended and continued. including
| the act entitled An act to prohibit the
coming of Chinese laborers to the United
/ States, approved Sept 13. 1888. so far as
the same is not inconsistent with treaty
obligations now existing, in full force and
! effect until the 1th day OF December, 1904,
and so Long as the treaty between emma
and the United States, concluded on March
! II, 1894, and proclaimed by the President
! the Sth day of December, 1894, shall con-
tinue in force. and said laws shall apply
! TO all territory under the jurisdiction of
| the United States and of all immigration OF
| Chinese laborers from the islands to the
mainland territory Of the United States. or
| from one portion of the island territory of
! the United States to another portion of
said island territory: Provided however
! That this shall not apply to the transit of
/ Chinese laborers from one island to
other island of the same group, or to any
islands within the jurisdiction of any State
! or Of the District of Alaska
Sec. 2 That in case said treaty be ter
minated as provided in Article 8 thereof,
this act and the acts hereby extended and
continued shall remain in force until there
| shall be concluded between the United
| States and China a new treaty respecting
the coming of Chinese persons into the
United States and until approprat te laws
shall be provided to carry into effect the
provisions thereof.
Sec. g. That the secretary of the treas
ury is hereby authorized and empowered
TO make and prescribe, and from time TO
| time change such regulations he may
deem necessary and proper TO execute the
provisions OF this act and of the acts here
/ by extended and continued and of said
| treaty of Dec. s, 1894, and with the approval
of the President TO appoint such agents as
! he may deem necessary for the efficient
execution or said treaty and said acts"
MIR. HANNAS SPEECH.
Mr.. Hanna was one of the speakers to-
day. He said he had not intended to ad-
dress the Senate on the subject. but that,
in view of the fact that he had received
numerous kilograms expressing an anxiety
TO know where he stood with reference TO
the bill, he had changed his mind, belev-
! ing. he said, laughingly. that he would save
| postage and telegraph tolls by making a
! public address. He then read the text of
/ one of the messages which he had received,
which said: Demand and insist upon your
| supporting every essential feature of the
| Chinese exclusion bill This telegram was,
/ he said. so similar TO all the others re-
/ ceved by him that he had concluded all of
I them had a common origin. Whether this
was true not he reserved. he said the
| right TO determine for himself what were
the essential features of the legislation
/ necessary for the exclusion of the Chinese
| and he had reached the conclusion that all
/ those features were embodied in the exist
/ ing law. which IL was proposed to re-eract
/ by the Platt amendment and the additions
\ TO them which had been suggested He felt
confident that with the amendments sug-
would be abundanty protected.
Mr.. Hanna then turned his attention to
/ the connection OF j. r. Dunno. Chinese in
spector, with the bill. He read letter
from Secretary Shaw explaining that Mr.
Dunno had been summoned TO Washington
last November 10 give advice in connection
with the framing of the proposed Chinese
legislation and saying that Mr.. Dunne's
/ connection with the legislation was merely
/ advisory in character. Having laid this
foundation for his statement, Mr.. Hanna
/ created some surprise by saying abruptly
that, knowing this man as l do, | here
state that Mr.. Dunno is an unreliable wit
ness and adviser" He then took UP some
OF Mr.. Dunne's statements to the commit
tee on immigration, saying they merely re-
! fected the character of the man. He 7 e.
ferred especially TO a statement made by
Mr.. Dunno 10 the effect that he had been
importuned TO accept his position and inti-
mating. Mr.. Hanna said, that this impOr-
tuning had come from President Mckinley
/ because he had lived In the Presidents
town. If that be So he exclaimed. Il de-
mand that ne produce the letter" He then
went on TO say that both former Secretary
Gage and former Assistant Secretary Van
derlip had assured him they never had ad-
vised with Mr.. Dunno concerning the bill
and that neither OF them would consider his
advice worth having Furthermore, he said
the present secretary had assured him that
I he was not in accord with all parts Of the