The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-04-17
AN UNEXPECTED TURN
Action Of the Senate on the Chr
nese Exclusion Bill.
SUBSTITUTE IS MADE
Ths Present Law offered By Mr.. Plat
IN Place Of che Measure Passes
the senate With Oaly Mr..
Hear Dissenting.

Chinese EXCLUSION DilA oElB3h@bJ At
ed by the senator's and representatives
from the Pacific states met defeat IN
the senate wednesday and in its place
was substituted q measure onered Dy
Mr.. Platt OF Connecticut extending the
provisions of the present exclusion law
and also apply. that exclusion to all
insular territory under the jurisdie-
! ton of the United States.
The vote by which the substitute
took the place Of the original bill was:
Yeas, as. nays, 80. Once the suostltu-
ton had been made, all senator's Joined
in Its support with the single excep-
| ton OF Mr.. Hoar, the substitute being
passed rs TO /.
| The senate. after disposing OF the
Chinese exclusion bill made the Phil
,pplne civil government bill the I'M
| finished business.
Mr.. Lodge asked for vote on his
amendment striking out the provision
prohibiting the employment OF Chinese
sailors on American ships. known as
the seaman's clause.
| Mr. Quay expressed his dissent from
the general howl against the Chinese.
| He said he would be In favor OF ex-
Guiding all immigrants as well as Chi
nese for a term Of five years.
Mr. Lodges amendment TO strike
out the seaman's clause prevailed, Al
20 20.
Mr.. Carmaek Of Tennessee. proposed
an amendment applying the exclusion
20 Chinese, not citizens of the United
States" aud ii was agreed to.
| The purpose OF the amendment Is
10 allow Chinese born In the United
States or Chinese who have become
citizens to return TO the United States
| II at any time thay should leave this
country.
MIR Dillingham; proposed an amend
ment admitting mot 10 exceed Ave
good faith representatives OF each reg
uIarly established Chinese Wholesale
houae"
The amendment was lost. Is to 81.
That part OF an amendment by Mr..
Quay admitting Chinese Christians was
lost without division. and on an aye
and ne vote the admission OF Chinese
soldiers who assisted Americans dur
ing the siege of Pekin was defeated. Z
GO S.
Mr. Plat Of Connecticut then offer
ed hiB substitute extending the pres
ent law.
! An amendment by Mr.. Mallory ad-
ding TO the Plat substitute the sailors
clause was defeated, % to SO.
i An amendment by Mr.. Cockrell was
agreed to that the provisions OF the
substitute should not apply to Chinese
coming to participate In expositions.
etc.
SIR. Mitchell OF Oregon offered as an
amendment 10 the substitute several
sections OF the original bill providing
for taking out Chinese certificates Ia
! our insular possessions and amend
/ ments for that purpose were unexpect-
eddy carried by the close vote OF Al
to 40.
The decisive vote was then taken on
| the substitute proposed by Mr.. Plat
of Conneuticut. extending the present
| exclusion laws. and this prevailed IL
> TO SO.
, Before the anal vote on the passage
> of the substitute bill. Mr. Hoar made
an earnest protest against the princi-
pie of exclusion.
The bill was passed. Is TO /, Mr. Hoar
voting no.
The Plat amendment to the Chimes,
exclusion bill Is q substitute for the
Q entire bill. The amendment reads:
d THAT all laws now In force prohibit
q Ing and regulating the coming OF Chi
II nese persons and persons OF Chimes
y descent into the United States, and th'
II residence of such persons therein. b
and the same are hereby extended ant
- continued, including the act entitled
AN act TO prohibit the coming OF Chi
. nese laborers to the United States. az
proved September 10, 1883, as far a
the same Is not inconsistent with tn
treaty obligations now existing, In full
force and effect, until the 7th day o
December. 1894, and so long as tn
treaty between China and the Unite'
J. States. concluded on March II. 1884
and proclaimed by the president oil
- the Sth day OF December. 1894, shall
continue In force, and said laws shal
: apply TO all territory under the turis
diction of the United States and to al
Immigration of Chinese laborers froI
a the islands to the mainland territor
~ of the United States. or from one poi
u ton OF the territory of the Unite
d States to the other portion Of sue
10 island territory.
10 Provided, however, that this shal
not apply to the transit OF Chinese Ii
Dor from one island to another In tn
same group or any islands within tn
Jurisdiction of the United States or G
n the district OF Alaska
"a Sec. Q. That In case the treaty be tel
,s minated. GO provided In article si
M thereof. this act and the acts hereb
10 extended and continued, shall renal
"a in force until there shalt be conclude
h between the United States and Chin
. new treaty restricting the coming {
Chinese persons into the Unite
"a States, or until appropriate laws sha
Il be passed to carry into effect the PR
:. visions thereof.
q Sec. 9 That the secretary u II