Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-17
Senate Re.enacts the Existing
Laws Relative to Exclusion
Of Chinese.
Drastic Bill Passed by the House
Rejected-Plat Substitute
Accepted.
Senator Hoar the Only One to
Vote Against the Measure
aenff
Its Provisions.

the senate late yesterday, and in it's
place was substituted measure Of
fered by Mr.. Platt of Connecticut, ex-
tending the provisions of the present
exclusion law and also applying that
exclusion to all insular territory under
the jurisdiction 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 exception OF
Mr.. Hoar, the substitute being passed
&c to /. The friends of the substitute
showed thier strength thruout the vot-
ing on amendments that preceded final
action and succeeded in preventing any
material change in its features. Some
minor changes were made, admitting
Chinese persons connected with ma
tional expositions and providing for
certificates of Identification OF Chinese
in our insular possessions. Otherwise.
however the substitute was adopted
substantially in the form that Mr.. Platt
presented 1t.
The senate failed to substitute the
enacting clause of the house bill for the
senate measure, SO that the bill now
will go to the house as an orig1na!
measure ard, from parliamentary
standpoint, will have to be acted on and
treated the same as tho the house had
not passed Chinese exclusion bill al
ready.
Following is the detailed vote on Mr..
Platt's substitute:
YeasAllison Beveridge. Blackburn,
Burnham, Burrows, Burton. Clapp,
Dietrich, Dillingham;, Dolliyer, Elkins.
Foraker. Frye. Gallinger. Gamble. Glib
son. Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough, Haw-
ley, Hoar, Kean, Kearns, Kittredge,
McComas. McCumber, McLaurin Is.
C.), Mcmillan, Willard. Morgan, Nelson,
Pettus, Plat Comm, Plat IN. W,
Pritchard. Proctor, Quarles, Quay.
Scott, Spooner, Stewart, Warren, We'll
lington, Wetmore--4S.
Nays-Bacon. Bailey, Bard Bate.
Berry, Carmack, Clark (Mont.). Clay,
Culberson, Fairbanks. Foster Ga.),
Foster (Wash.). Harris, Heitfeld, Jones
(Arg), Jones (Nev), Lodge, McLaurin
(Miss.), Mallory, Martin, Mitchell,
Money. Patterson. Penrose, Perkins,
Rawlins, Simmons, Simon, Taliaferro
Teller, Tillman. Turner, Vest-33.
Before the final vote was taken on
the passage of the substitute, Mr.. Hoar
gave notice that lie would vote against
the measure, and, in this connection, he
made earnest protest against the prin-
ciple of exclusion. He believed that
everything in the way of exclusion
could be accomplished without inNoly-
ing the principles of striking at par
ticular class or race. Holding MS he did
that every soul had it's rights. and that
these rights We're not dependent on COL
or or race, he recorded his protest
against this measure.
The bill then was passed, rs to l. Mr..
Hoar being the orlly one recording him.
self in the negative.
The Platt substitute was msnded by
4, provision that nothing should inter-
fere with exhibits at the ST. Louis ex-
substitute for the entire bill. AS
changed and voted upon the amend
ment reads:
That all laws now in force prohibit
ing and regulating the coming of Chi
nese persons 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 Chi
nese laborers to the United States APP
proved Sept. 10, 1883, so far as the same
is not inconsistent with the treaty OBJ
legations now existing. in full force and
effect until the 18th. day of December,
1904, and SO long as the treaty between
China and the United States concluded
on March II, 1894, and proclaimed by
the president on the 8th of December.
1894, shall continue in force, and said
laws shall apply to all territory under
the jurisdiction of the United States
and to all immigration of, Chinese la
borers 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. how
ever, that this shall not apply to the
transit of Chinese laborers from one
island to another island of the same
group or to any islands within the ju-
risdictfon of any state or of the district
of Alaska.
"Sec. 2. That in case said treaty be
terminated as provided by article vi.
thereof, this act and acts hereby ex-
tended and continued shall remain in
force until there shall be concluded be-
tween the United States and China a
new treaty respecting the coming of
Chinese persons into the United States
and until appropriate laws shall be
passed to carry into effect the provis-
ions thereof.
Sec. 8. That the secretary of the
treasury is hereby authorized and en-
powered to make and prescribe, and
from time to time change, such rules
and regulations as he may deem neces-
sary and proper to execute the provis-
ions of this act and of the acts hereby
extended and continued and OF said
treaty of Dec. 5. 1894. and with the APP
proval of the president to appoint such
agents as he may deem necessary for
the efficient execution of said treaty
and said acts
An amendment to the Plat substi-
tute offered by Mr.. Mitchell to compel
registration of Chinese in the Philip
pines within eight months after the
passage of the. act was adopted by Al
to 49,
The secretary of the treasury is au-
thorized to make rules and regulations
not Inconsistent with the laws of the