The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-20
ANGRY PROTEST
OF CALIFORNIA
Trans-Mississippi Congress Adopts
Pro-Chinese Resolutions.
DEBATE WAS ACRIMONIOUS
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL SESSION is
CONCLUDED.

n Ottf 1AND, Ore. Aus. 1s.-PanGe-
monfum for minutes at a time
characterized today's stormy ses-
sion of the Trans Mississippi congress.
which concluded tonight its sixteenth
annual session. The discord occurred
over the passage of a compromise reso-
luton on the subject of Chinese immi-
grafton. The resolution was adopted
by the congress. but only after every
step had been bitterly contested by a
portion of the California delegates.
headed by Judge John r. Raker and
Frank n. Gould, who wanted the con-
gress to take an emphatic stand in
favor OF exclusion. The resolution,
while not specific. is generally consid-
cred favorable to the contentious of
those who advocate reconstruction of
the exclusion law so a : to admit a Ger
tain number q Chinese coolies in con-
sideratiOu of the abandonment of the
Chinese boycott.
Substance of the Resolution.
The resolution which caused the dis
cord petitions the president of the
United States to, if deemed eXpedient,
Teiterate the instructions for proper
treatment of the privileged classes of
China. TO ascertain through the proper
channels the reasons for the present
boycott. and to appoint a commission
TO investigate and to report to con-
gress with recommendations for
comprehensive immigration law,
framed TO remove from the United
States and our insular possessions all
undesirable persons from every coun-
try.
Loud Protest Made.
Chairman F. W. Fleming Of the reso-
buttons committee had scarcely finished
reading the resolution when Judge
John f. Raker of California was on
his feet.
Framed to remove-remoVe, he
shouted. That means nothing. Let
me tell you we are treading on dan
gerous ground; we are playing with
fire. This resolution viii prove to be
tNO-edged sword. We of California
and il any state IN the Union knows
what Chinese coolie labor means, Cali
fornia ought TO know-we of California
protest against the great TRANSMITS
sissippi Commercial congress passing
this resolution Let the question come
before the congress in the proper man
ner. Do We favor the exclusion of Chi
nese or do we not?' Let the delegates
vote on that"
Long WrangIe Ensued.
A motion by Mr.. RaIxer to table the
resolution was followed by a long
wrangle over parliamentary law be-
tween those who wanted to speak in
favor of the motion and those favoring
the resolution Chairman Fleming en-
deavored to restore harmony by sug-
costing that mountain was being
made out of n mole hill and that the
gentlemen opposing the resolution and
supporting the motion TO table it were
injecting demagoguism into the pro-
ceedings.
This failed TO have quite the desired
effect. for Judge Black was on his feet
instantly to register protest at what
he termed the supplementary Ian
guage OF Chairman Fleming. The mo-
ton was finally put TO a vote and de-
feated
Appealed From the Chair.
The Californians were yet unwilling
Black appealed from the decision of
than delegates had voted on his mo-
ton and caused its defeat In this he
was vigorously supported by Frank H
Gould of California
Debate again grew acrimonious and
pandemonium again resumed sway.
when in a fash it was ended by SEN
ator L. r. Harris of Texas. who pro-
posed TO Mr.. Black that if the appeal
was Withdrawn he would move a re-
consideration. Judge Black accepted
the olive branch and the motion TO re-
consider was voted on by states. 1t
failed TO carry by the overwhelming
vote of 204 against and 43 in its favor.
The congress today unanimously Sc
lected Kansas City, Mo. as the next
MEETING place. and chose the officers
recommended by the permanent organ
liza tionz committee