The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17
CONGRESS-.

Chinese exclusion bill was under con.
sideration. Gallinger, of New Hamp-
shire, and Dillingham;, of Vermont, op-.
posed the bill, and Turner, of wash.
angton, supported it. Gallinger urged
that the pending bill was unnecessary,
unjust and un-American, and was,
clearly in contravention of our treaty
obligations with China. In an extend.
ed address Tur.er appealed to the
senate to pass the proposed bill, not
merely for the protection OF the peo-
pie of the Pacific states but to pre-
vent the entire body polite from being
contaminated by the Chinese. Dill
bingham advocated the re-enactment
OF the present Geary law. He declared
that representatives of the Pacific
states had expressed themselves as
perfectly satisfied with the operation
OF existing law, and there was no
proper reason Tor change, particu-
larly as the change would involve
great trouble and expense. Fairbanks.
OF Indiana, reported favorably from
tne committee on immigration the
Chinese exclusion bill passed by the
house OF representatives. 1t was
i placed on the calendar.
House.-The feature Of the second
days debate in the house on the Gu.
+ ban reciprocity bill was an impassion-
ed speech IN opposition to the meas
ure by William A. Smith. Michigan
{ republican. Senators Spooner and
Quar.es. OF Wisconsin, and Dolliyer, of
Iowa, and a group of Michigan beet
sugar manufacturers in the gallery,
were In his audience and he was liber-
ally applauded by his republican sup
porters as he assailed the republican
leaders who were advocating the bill,
( bodily charging them with being false
70 the republican doctrine of protec.
: ton. He announced that he was will
Ing to vote to overrule the chair in
order to support an amendment to
take the differential off refined sugar.
Norris, of Minnesota, another repub-
Acan who made strong speech
against the bill, also made a similar
announcement. The other speakers
today We're Bal (democrat), of Texas,
and Sparkman (democrat), of Florida,
ooth OF whom opposed the bill, and
Mondell. of Wyoming, who advocated
Its passage.
Washington, April O.-Senate-An
effort was made to obtain an agree.
ment Tor vote on the Chinese ex.
clusion bill. but it was unsuccessful.
The measure was under discussion
during the entire session except for
about an hour, in which time the post.
Office bill was considered and passed.
Three speeches were made against
the Chinese bill in its present form
Dillingham;, of Vermont. concluding
his remarks, and Stewart. of Nevada,
and Hoar, of Massachusetts, stated
their objections to the bill. Stewart
said he would vote for the measure If
1t was the best that could be obtained
as he favored the exclusion of Chinese
laborers, but he was opposed to many
OF It's provisions. Hoar with consid.
cradle feeling, announced his vigorous
3 opposition to the bill, declaring that
he never would vote for it. Depew
O.. New York, spoke briefly against
the adoption of the resolution proyid
! ing for the election of senator's by
popular vote. In effect, he. served no
tice on those states which had limited
their suffrage that If the resolution
4 was enacted a demand would be made
on them to accord all their citizens the
right to vote, or suffer loss of repre-.
sentation in congress.
Aouse.-The debate on the Cuban
reciprocity bill was devoid o. enliven.
Ing features. The most notable speech
OF the day was made by Grosyenor
! OF Ohio. He answered the critics who
have charged him with Inconsistency
by saying that reciprocity was a SOUND
republican doctrine and that tariff
schedules were not sacred. He pre-
dicted that the time would come, al
though 1t had not yet arrived, when
there would be an inexorable demand
for revision of the present rates
Prince, of Illinois, made a strone
speech against the measure. The Other
speakers were Lawrence, OF Massa
chusetts, and Miers, of Indiana, for the
Dill, and Weeks, of Michigan, and Kle
berg, of Texas, against it. Hit. ot
Illinois. chairman of the foreign affairs
committee, reported back the Cochran
OF Missouri, resolution of inquiry call
ing upon the secretary of state for in
formation regarding the alleged re-
moval by Canadian officials Of land
marks along the Alaskan border. The
resolution was adopted without di
vision. He also reported back the
Sulzer resolution calling upon the sec
rotary of state for the report of the
governor of Louisiana and all othe,
correspondence relating to the estab
ilshment OF British base of supplies
IN Louisiana and the shipment Of
horses and mules for the use of the
British. army in South Africa, and ii
was adopted. !
Washington, april 11.-Senate.-
Some remarks which Depew, of New
York, made yesterday concerning the
proposed amendment to the constitu
ton providing for the election Of sen
ators by popular vote, in the course OF
which he adverted to southern cleo
tioh methods, precipitated a live three
hours debate in the senate today,
Money, of Mississippi, to whose state
reference had been made by the New
York senator, replied tartly, to some OF
the statements of Depew and defended
the suffrage clauses in the Mississip.
pi constitution. Depew made a warm
reply and attacked the election meth.
DDS not only of Mississippi, but Of
several other southern states. He in.
timated- that If fair methods were EN-.
ployed in those states republican sen.
ators would be here as their represent.