Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-17

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ponents of the bill to point out it's demer-
it's and propose amendments, much
to tear down the entire measure that had
been constructed with so much care.
At o'clock, the time set for voting to
begin, Lodge asked for a vote on his
amendment striking out the provisions
prohibiting the employment of Chinese
sailors on American ships. known as the
seaman's clause. Stewart (Nev) sup
ported the Lodge amendment.
QUAY expressed his dissent from tn.
| 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
we'll as Chinese for a term of five years.
Mallory CFlaD opposed the amendment
and explained the necessity of the sea
mans clause as measure OF protection
to American sailors.
Elkins said the seamanS clause was n
discrimination against American shipping
and in favor of foreign shipping. As t.
the general question. he said. we must
exclude the Chinese or they Will exclude
US. But he considered the bill as opposed
| to our treaty with China. Patterson
supported the seaman's clause.
Lodges amendment to strike out tho
seaman's clause prevailed, 4. to 70.
Carmack (TennD proposed an amend
ment applying the exclusion to Chimes
mot citizens of the United States and
| it was agreed to.
! Dillingham; proposed an amendment adj
| hitting mot to exceed five good faithful
| representatives OF each regularly estab-
liShed Chinese wholesale house. Teller
| opposed the amendment as opening the
| door to evasion of the exclusion law. The
| amendment was lost, 13 to 81.
| Quay proposed an amendment that tbs
| exclusion shall not apply to Chinese
| Christians or Chinese who assisted in the
| defence or relief of the foreign Legations
| or the Pc Tang cathedral in Pekin in
| 1900 In explaining the amendment Quay
| paid a tribute to the Christian religion as
| the basis of civilization. Several send-
| tors spoke against the amendment on
| the ground that it would lead to evasion
| of the law.
| Lulliver UaD referred in glowing terms
| to the heroism of Minister and Mrs. Con
ger residents of Iowa, during the siege
| of Pekin. and ne expressed the belief that
some adequate recognition should be Civ
! en- by this government to those who aided
| the American legationers during these
| days of peril.
That part of Quays amendment admit
| ting Chinese Christians was lost without
division, and on an aye and no vote the
admission of Chinese soldiers who assist
! ed Americans during the siege of Pekin
was defeated. I to IS. Those who voted
| for the amendments were: Burton, Dol
| liver, Hoar, Platt On. ", Proctor, Quay
and West.
| Plat (Ct.) offered his substitute extend
| ing the present law. He said the United
| States was committed to the policy OF
exclusion and any suggestions that send
| tors opposing the bill were seeking tC
break down the exclusion policy was gra-
| tuitous and without foundation. TIL
pending bill was unnecessary: it was of
| fensive to China at a time when We
sought her good will.
An amendment by Mallory adding tc
| the Platt substitute the sailors clause
was defeated 80 to So An amendment by
| (snckrplI added that the nroViSiOOS
| of the substitute should not apply to Chi
nese coming to participate in expositions
| etc. Patterson moved an amendment tC
| the substitute, designed to apply the ex-
clusion provisions to the Philippines
Lodge pointed out that the substitute al.
| ready applied the same protection to tbs
Philippines as to the mainland territory
| of the United States. Patterson with
| drew his amendment.
Mitchell (Ore.) offered an amendment
| to the substitute providing for taking out
| Chinese certificates in our inSular posses
sions and amendments for that purpose
| were unexpectedly carried by the close
vote of Al to 40. The amendment incor-
porates Section II of the original bill as
| a part of the substitute and provides the
methods by which Chinese residing ir
| the insular territory of the United state:
| CHawai excepted) shall take out certifi
Gates of identification. etc.
The decisive vote was then taken or
| the substitute proposed by Platt tCt) eX.
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| this prevailed. As to SO, as follows:
| Yeas-Allison, Beveridge. Blackburn
Burnham. Burrows. Burton. Clapp. CLARK
| (Wyo) Cockrell. Cullom. Deboe, Dietrich
Frye. Galllnger Gamble: Gibson, Hale
Hanna. Hansbrough,. Hawley. Hoar
| Keen. Kearns. kittredge, McComas. Nc
Cumber. McLaurin IS. c.. Mcmillan, Mil
lard. Morgan, Nelson, Pettus, Platt (CtD
Plat IN. ", Pritchard, Proctor, Quarles
Quay. Scott. Spooner. Stewart, Warren
Wellington, Wetmore-4S.
Nays-Bacon. Bailey, Bard, Bate. Ber
ry. Carmack, Clark MONT. Clay. Cul
berson, Fairbanks. Foster DAD. Foster
(wash). Harris, Heitfeld. Jones tArk. }
Jones New. Lodge. McLaurin (NIiss)
Mallory, Martin, Mitchell, Money, PAT,
terson, Penrose. Perkins, Rawlins. Sim
mons, Simon, Taliferro. Teller, Tilman
Turner, Vest-33.
The substitute was further protecte'
by an amendment proposed by Mitchell
providing the judicial procedure in eX
clusion cases in our insular possessions.
| Before the final vote was taken on tn,
passage of the substitute bill, Hoar gave
notice that he would vote against tn,
measure and made earnest protest agains
the principle of exclusion. He believe,
that everything in the way of exclusion
could be accomplished without involving
the principle of striking at a particular
class or race. Holding as he did that ev
cry soul had its rights and that thess
| rights were not dependent on color Of
race. he recorded his protest against the
measure.
The bill then passed. 76 to 1. Hoar be
ing the only one recording himself in tn.
| negative.
Lodge (Mass.) secured an agreement
making the Philippine civil government
bill the unfinished business of the Senat,
and after a brief legislative session tn,
Senate at o'clock adjourned