Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-22
OPPOSE SAILOR CLAUSE
EXCLUSION IN THE SENATE
HAS ROUGH OUTLOOK
MitChell-Kahn Bill Does Not Meet
Views Of Leading Republicans
- Pacific Coast COM
mission.

washington, April lf.-ohe Vi N"o
things is likely to happen to the
N,itchell.Kahn exclusion bill from the
present outlook. 1t will either be
amended to conform to the present
liws and be passed, or will be side
tracked for the Plat amendment. II
Is likely that It will be amended and
passed. although a poll taken of the
Senate today. according ia the Sena.
tor who took IT, revealed a vote OF
fcrty.f five against the bill. But he
spoke of the bin as 1t stands, while
everybody admits that it must be
amended to stand any chance at all.
Another Senator said he believed
tho bill" would be bettered so It's
b, st friends wouldn't know it. He
Ibrlieved however, 1t would then pass
unless the Senate, in a fit of disgust
o,er its drastic provisions. should
sidetrack II for Platt's amendment, in
which case the Plat amendment a.
sell would have to go through course
Of amendments.
"If the Plat amendment Is accept
ed" said this Senator. IAN amendment
will have to he added to it providing
for the exclusion of Chinese from the
Philippines. The President wants this
and the Senate wants It,"
Senator Forakers speech today in
the Senate attracted much attention to
the bill in its relation to the treaty
Emo caused some doubts among certain
senators who heretofore have been
stalwarts for the bill, One Of them
admitted that he was shaky and
would like to see the Senate take up
the present laws and re.enact them
without trying TO frame a new bill.
Il am committed to the Mitchell
Kahn BILL" he said. and so will vote
10" II. but II is not what we want. and
Tot what the Pacific Coast wants.
| CO lifornia wants re.enactment Of the
present laws and nothing more. II Ia
most unfortunate that the California
rmmission came on here and mixed
matters up by proposing a new and
drastic bill. We would have been
through with exclusion before this II
the Democrats on that Commission
mad not tried to make politics ont Of
the exclusion policy"
Immediately aIIer Foraker's speech
Lodge called up the amendments that
had been passed over. One of these
was proposition TO strike out the
sailor clause. Lodge moved that II be
stricken out and the matter was
Il about to go to a vote with nobody IN
the Senate paying any attention to IL
hen Patterson pricKed up his ears
ana entered a protest just in time &c
stop the proceedings. He objected &c
a vote until Wednesday, when the
II after win come up with other amend
ments. Lodge gracefully gave way IN
| der Pattersons objection.
, Judging by the assaults on the san
or clause on every side, and in view
> of the great activity OF Senator Hannf
, m the floor today IN buttonholinl
: nearly every Republican and urging
! him to strike out the sailor clause
! that provision is sure to go. 1t re
mains in the House bill. so It will b,
p one of the matters TO be tackled b!
l the conferees. II Is to be cast int,
. outer darkness If the leaders OF tn
D Senate have their way. In this the!
= ere supported by President Roosevelt
I Who believes such a provision wDur,
i irIure the shipping interests.