The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-19
POWER GIVEN TO
THE PRESIDENT
Conference Report on the I'M
migration Bill Passed by the
Lower House.
FIGHT OF MINORITY
DEMOCRATS PREDICT ANOTHER
RACE ISSUE.

Washington, Feb. 1s.-The house soon
after converting today began consider
I alton of the conference report upon the
immigration bill which was agreed to
| by the senate Saturday.
/ After reading of the report. Repre-
sentative Burnett of Alabama made
points of order against the first pro-
vision. which undertakes to regulate
the incoming Of japanese coolies by
giving the president authority to refuse
TO recognize their passports.
Too Much Authority.
! As to the first proposition, Mr.. Bur
/ lett insisted that the authority con-
ferTed by section 40 on the president
! put in his hands a big stick which
he could WELD over a state. He de-
clared that it gave the president
power which was never contemplated
| by the constitution, nor by the en-
aiding 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 10 the United States.
1t was Mr.. Burnett's contention that
the air space provisions belong in a
| bill relating to navigation and had no
part in a bill regulating the immigra-
| ton of aliens into the United States.
7 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-
ton with the immigration bill
Had Not Been Discussed.
Mr.. Williams of Mississippi said that
the provision relating to alien admiS- |
sion, as affecting the question of mixed !
schools i'm California. had been injected |
To the bill to avoid possible foreign /
complications. and that it was a matter |
which neither house had had a chance |
to discuss.
Personally. ne said. he was with CAL |
ifornia i'm 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.. williams !
that in discussing points Of order poll |
tics should not be considered. and that |
the only thing in controversy was
whether the sections adopted by the
conferees were properly i'm the bill.
On CALIFORNIA; Side.
Mr.. Williams bowed Il yield to the |
wisdom of the chair. but I give notice |
that I am going to talk about the mat I
tiers contained in the house substitute 1
to the bill. and 1 shall take the side of /
California
Mr.. Watson read from a decisioni
made by Speaker Colfax which sus-
tanned the right o. the conferees to /
Introduce new natter in a conference |
report, provided the subject had re- |
ceived consdera ton even in connec- |
/ Wit Of, IL
the ground that the sections in dispute |
/ were I'm the bill as q matter of right |
Mr.. Bennett of New York supported |
the report on the ground that the whole |
1 immigration question had been thrown !
| into conference.
Mr.. Burnett asked the speaker if the |
whole Chinese exclusion law could not |
be repealed by a conference report.
"Oh, why does the gentleman ask |
about that which might. could, would |
or should happen?" replied the speak 1
er, amid laughter.
overruled by Speaker.
The speaker overruled the points of /
order on the ground that the conferees
had been wholly within their rights /
when they agreed to a substitute for
both the senate and house bills.
1.-THE case i'm which Speaker Hender-
son made this ruling and to which ref
man from Mississippi (Mr Wiliiams)
was wholly different" said Speaker
Cannon. There the house and the
senate had wholly isagreed about GER
tain claims. and the conferees had TAX
en- advantage of the fact to add certain
other claims which had not been con-
sidered by either house. Inasmuch as
the whole ocean of claims, from the
time of the birth of Christ to the flu
ture supposed death of the man with
the horns and cloven noofs had been /
included, Speaker Henderson very
properly sustained the point of order,
but the present case is wholly differ
emit"
Mr. Burnett Appealed from the deci-
sion of the chair. whereupon Mr. Payne
of New York moved TO lay she appeal
upon the table.
The ayes and noes We're called, and
the appeal was tabled-1s6 10 10.
The conference report was then
taken up for consideration on its mer
its. enc hour being permitted for de-
bate.
Note of Warning.
Mr.. Williams of Mississippi desired TO
warn the people of California of some
thing which they already knew, and
that was that the views Of the presi-
dent were not their views. II
This man 10 whom you have left the
dis .retion in the matter of japanese
is one who already has re-
the naturalization of the
said Mr.. Williams. Il am
with the people of California on the
question of separate schools. And I am
with them on another question. want
this country kept white mans coun-
try, and / want this country, as far as
IL cen be, a white mans country, not Z
because ] believe the Caucasionl
is superior TO other races. but because
this is our land, the land of our tradi-
lions and our ideals. and 1 know that '
the influx of another race means an !
other race problem for another portion s
OF this republic, and another social :
warfare
I want to say that every woe which !