The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-19
CALIFORNIA BEATEN INTO
 LINE BY THE BIG STICK
Representatives Adopt Conference
 Report After Sharp Debate.
Briiiiant sfississIppian Holds That An ef Nations woes Emanate From First Landing of other. Thaa Caucasions on America's
 shores.

washington, Feb. 1s-The House, soon after convenihg today. took up and began consideration of the con- ference report on the immigration bill. which was agreed to by the Senate. Saturday.
 After the reading of the report, Rep resentative Burnett of Alabama, made points of order against the first pro. vision. which undertakes 70 regulate the incoming of Japanese cooiies by giving the President authority to re- fuse to recognize their passports. and also against the whole or Section 43, having relation to the air space Tn vcs- sels in bringing immigrants to the United States.
 Az to the first proposition, Mfr. Bur nett insisted that the authority con- ferred by the section on the President nut in his hands "big stick" which he could wield over State. He deciar- ed that 1t gave the chief executive q mower which was never contemplated by the constitution, nor py the enabling act of any sovereign state. As to the second provision, 1t was MT. Bnrnett's contention that the air space provlsion properly belonged in bill relating to navigation. and had no part in. bin regulating the immigration of aliens into the United States.
 Mir. Bennett, of New York. In charge of the conference report, contended that the points of order mace against Lne two provisions should not lie pecause tho provIsions mad been considered py Inc fFasisa in. akfsar ptAls, aud had really beeA c0nsidSred in conhection with the 'fnnafgratI0n bili-
 Mir. Williams. of Mississtppi, said that the provisions relating to alien admission as affecting the question or mixed schools in California had been Infected into the bill to avoid possible foreign complications. ana that 1t was d matter which neither house had had an opportunity to discuss
 Williams With California.
 Personally he said he was with. Cal- lfornia in the stand it had taken re- garding the right of Japanese to at tend the white schools and he would stand by the people of California m anything for themselves as to the manner in winch their schools should be conducted.
 E.S SDSAKGf " that in discussing points of order, pol itics could not be considered and that the only thing in controversy was whether the sections adopted by the conferees were properly in the bill.
 Mir. williams bowed. T yield to the wisdom of the chair," he said, but l give notice that I am going to talk about the matters contained in the House substitute to the bill and shall take the side of California.
 Mr. Watson read from decision made by Speaker Colfax which sustain ed the right of the conferees to intro- dace new matter in conference re- port providing the subject had received considration even In connection with some other measure.
 He took the ground that the sections in dispute were in the bill as matter of right. Mir. Bennett of New York supported the report on the ground that the whole immigration question had been thrown into conference.
 MT. Burnett asked the speaker if the whole Chinese exclusion law could not be repealed by a conference re- port.
 "oh, why does the gentleman ask about that which might, could. would or should happen% replied the speaker amid laughter.
 points of ol der on the ground that the conferees had been wholly within their rights when they agreed to a substi- ute for both the Senate and House bills.
 .4rhe case in which Speaker Hender- son made this ruling and to which ref erence had been made by the gentle man from Mississippi (Mr. Nilliams), who wholly different" said Speakeh Cannon. Then the House and Senate had disagreed about certain claims and the conferees had taken advantage of that fact to add certain other claims which had not been considered by either house. Inasmuch as the whole ocean of claims from the time of Christ to the future supposed death of the man with the horns and cloYen hoofs had been included. Speaker Henderson very properly sustained tee point of order. but the present case Is wholly different"
 He then showed how both houses had considered legislation along similar lines and held that the sections in con- troversy were wholly germains.
 Burnett Takes Appeal.
 Mir Burnett appealed from the de- cision of the chair. whereupon Mir Pnvne of New York moved to lay the appeal on the table.
 The ayes and nays were called and the appeal was tabled by strict party vote. ayes, 196, nays. 1O4.
 The conference report was then taken taken up for consideration on its merits, one hour being fixed for de- bate.
 to warn the people of California of something which they already knew and that was that the views of the fPresident was not their views.
 This man to whom you have left the discretion in the matter of Japan csc immigration is one who has all readv recommended the naturalization of the Japanese." said MT. Williams. q am with tho people of California on inc question of separate schools And Tam with them on another question. continued Mir Williams, want ths PaeitIc coast kept white mans coun-