Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-19
LAWMAKERS cRlTlclsE
CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF
THE IMMIGRATION BILL
Bv Associat ted Press.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-After the
reading of the report today on the i'm
migration bill, Representative Burnett
of Alabama made points OF order
against the first provision, which un-
dertakes to regulate the incoming OF
Japanese coolies by giving the presi-
dent authority to refuse to recognize
their passports. AS to the first propo-
sition, Mr.. Burnett insisted that the
authority conferred by section AZ on the
president put in his hands big
stick" which he could WELD over
state.
He declared that it gave the presi-
dent a power which was never con-
templated by the constitution, nor by
the enabling act of any sovereign
state.
Mr.. Burnett also raised point of or
der against the section relating to the
air space in vessels bringing immi-
grants to the United States.
1t was Mr. Burnett's contention that
the air space provisions belong in a
bill relating to navigation and have no
part in a bill regulating the immigra-
tion of aliens into the United States.
Mr.. Bennett of New York contended
that the points of order made against
the two provisions could not lie, be-
cause the provisions had been consid-
cred by the house in other bills and
had really been considered in connec-
tion with the immigration bill.
No Time for Discussion
Mr.. Williams of Mississippi said that
the provision relating to alien admis-
sion, as affecting the question of mixed
schools in California, had been injected
into the bill to avoid possible foreign
complications, and that it was a ques-
ton which neither house had had a
chance to discuss.
Personally, he said he was with Cali
fornia in the stand which it had taken
regarding the right of the japanese to
attend the white schools, and he would
stand by the people of California as to
the manner in which their schools
should be conducted.
Speaker Cannon advised Mr.. Will
liams that in discussing points of order
politics should not he considered and
whether the sections adopted by the
conferees We're properly in the bill,
Mr.. Williams bowed. Il yield to the
wisdom of the chair, but l give notice
that l am going to talk about the ques-
tions contained in the house substitute
to the bill and 1 shall take the side of
California"
Mr.. Watson read from a decision
made by Mr.. COlfaX, which sustained
the right of conferees to introduce new
provisions in a conference report, pro-
Vided the subject had received Consid-
GRAFTON even in connection with some
other measure. He took the ground
that the provisions in dispute We're in
the bill as they should be.
Mr.. Bennett of New York supported
the report on the ground that the
whole immigration question had been
thrown into conference.
Burnett After Information
Mr.. Burnett asked the speaker if the
whole Chinese exclusion law could not
be repealed by conference report
"Oh, why does the gentleman ask
about that which might, could, would
or should happen replied the speaker
amid laughter. The speaker overruled
the points of order on the ground that
the cOnferees had been wholly within
their rights when they agreed TO a sub
stitute for both the senate and house
bills
The case in which Speaker Hender-
son made this ruling and to which ref
erence has been made by th o1.-
man from Mississippi (Mr. We
was wholly different" said SO
Cannon. There the house uuu Ola,
senate had wholly disagreed about cer-
tain claims and the COnferees had
taken advantage of the fact to add
certain other claims which had not
been considered by either house. mas
much as the whole ocean of claims
from the time of the birth of Christ tc
the future supposed death of the mar
with the horns and cloven hoofs had
been instituted, Speaker Henderson
very properly sustained the point OF
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