Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-08
CHINESE BILL PASSED
ACTION OF THE HOUSE YESTER-
DAY AFTERNOON
Conference Report on Bill to Abolish
War Taxes Adopted-Extension Of
National Bank Charters.

| The chinese exclusion bill of the ma
| Jority of the committee was passed by the
| House OF Representatives yesterday, after
| being amended with the more stringent
provisions of the minority measure. The
| principal one of these amendments not only
| excludes Chinese by birth and descent, but
| all Chinese of mixed blood.
The chief struggle was over an amend
ment to prohibit the employment of Chi
| nese sailors on American ships. An amend
| ment covering this proposition at first was
ruled out on a point of order, but subse-
| quently was modified to evade the ruling
| and was adopted, 1OO-74
| AS passed the bill practically re-enacts
| all the existing exclusion laws and incor-
| porates with them the existing trea sury
regulations. 1t extends these exclusion
! laws to the Philippines and the other pos
sessions of the United States and forbids
Chinese laborers in our colonial possessions
| to come into this country. The Philippine
| commission by the terms Of the bill is di-
rected to adopt proper measures for the
| enforcement of the provisions of the bill
| in the Philippines.
The conference report on the war revenue
| tax repeal bill was adopted and the bill
| sent to the White House.
| Late in the afternoon Mr.. Fowler of New
Jersey moved to pass, under suspension of
rules, the Senate bill to extend the
| charters of national banks for twenty
years. The democrats were taken COM
pleteiy by surprise AS it was after the
| ance was slim. The democrats attempted
| to filibuster. but a call of the House final
iy secured quorum and the bill was
passed.
Abolition Of War Taxes.
| During the discussion of the amendment
excluding Chinese from employment on
| American ships the conference report on
the war tax reduction bill arrived from the
Senate. and, on motion of Mr.. Payne, the
| House at once took 1t up and adopted it,
Mr. Richardson, the democratic member
| Of the House conferees, explained why he
| declined to sign the report. He said the
democrats did not believe that all the war
| revenue taxes should be repealed and taxes
! on necessaries of life remain. For instance
| he said he favored the Senate amendment
which would have allowed the tax on
| bucket shops to remain but which the con-
| ferees disagreed to.
Mr.. Payne in reply stated that he had OBJ
| posed the Senate amendment because ne
| did not believe in taxing the small gam
blers. and allowing the big ones to go scot
Tree BESIDES, said he. I'VE promised the
| people that we would remove every vestige
| OF the war taxes, and we want to keep our
| promise"
Chinese Exclusion Bill Passed.
| Consideration Of the Chinese bill was
| then resumed. and upon its compile
| ton Mr.. Clark announced that as the
main features Of the minority bill had been
| placed upon the majority bill, and in that
way had made it more drastic than the
| original majority BILL he would not ask a
| vote upon the substitute.
AS amended the bill then was passed
without division.
The Senate amendments to the Indian ap-
preparation bill were non--oncurred in and
the bill sent to conference.
Extending Bank Charters.
Mr.. Fowler On. j. asked unanimous con-
sent for the consideration of the bill to
extend the charters of national banks for
twenty years.
Mr.. Smith (Ky) objected; whereupon Mr..
Fowler moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill. A second having been de-
| manded and ordered twenty minutes de-
bate was allowed on a side The debate
was brief. the democrats having been taken
completely by surprise. Mr.. Fowler ex-
planned that there were $50 banks, with a
capital Of 1923, 1913 300. whose charters would
be extended by the bill
Mr.. Ball (TeXas) briefly protested against
the proposed legislation.
The vote on the motion to suspend the
rules resulted So to 40. The point of no
quorum was made by Mr.. Ball (Texas)
AS the Speaker was unable to count a quo
rum call of the House was ordered, and
under the operation of the automatic rule
requiring members to vote as their names
are called quorum was secured and the
bill was apssed-ayes. III; noes, 4S; present.
Is. The House then, at $50 pm, ad-
journed.