The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-04
Heated DeE.aie Go. ,..:-s rs
Lower FiCnss of
Congress.
LEADER MANN
URGES CALMINESS
House Apparently IN Favor of
Keeping Asiat;c immigrants
Out of the United Gates.
Stirring Scenes.
(BY Associnted .praaa. i

kBy ASsOclAteu iFfRE9. .s.yl sSs,y I
Washington, Feb. 3..Asiat!c e4clu-
lion agitation was quiated teppoFE-
riiy, at least, Ia the house today after
a heated debate that brought .botn
Republican and Democratic leaders
- tile toor Win pleas for calIiihess
and elaboration. by oserwhefmtnE
votes, the house stopped from the aI1ip-
migration bill under eonaiderat Ion ali
amendments which would have barred
Asiatic immigration.
The action was taken after Rspub-
lican Leader Mann, Representative
Sherley, Kenti.elIy, and others 81 had S
made q vigorous Fight TO oyefcppe the
sentiment whtca last night eg b eIl z
itself bya vote Of Ill to 90 TOR tIa;s
perfection OF m amendment TO exs
clude Mongotians, AfaltSs and res
sroes. The speakers ifisistsd ElisE
atere be no hasty action that lnigntS
emberrass the State department IN It's
relations with the Japanese goverSIs
ment "a So 4
The house was sHrcharged With ex~
oitement when II met ind Eaeprasen-
satige Burnett, In charge or the sEHa-
migration bill, forced the attendance
Of n quorum. The anti y japanese fcTc-
eB rsiahed actioti ReDra live n n
iser OF C9lifornial Dr esenf Ing 4 cub
stitttte Tor penaihg lifikAtin hxaInsEan Z
amendment frescntdd by Rebreaepfa-
tive Hayes. u n
The debate became heated and ina
yolved; and the house WBs IN cocyA
fusion, with half d fd6eeTfs members
rpciferopEly deinanding an .oppufftifis
ity to be heard. The Il as was turned
by Ftspublicaf Leader Mann. who
strode TO tne center or the chamber
and, Gufssing the ttlmtlit, haasan:
81 have been long enough In eflia
house, hope, to place. the country
above party. do not believe any oe
these amendments shouid be adopted
at this time. While I don't have the
greatest pride in the present Stasa
department, feel TINT m CONDUCTING
our relations with foreign Ia
s.aa ass;ii;iad 10 rely in inc IIrst . IN
stance, at least, upon the State de-
partment. III they cannot eradicate
difficulties through dlnlntnane negs.S
tiations, It is time etlorgli then Tor
congress to act by specific legislRs
. ton"
AS the house listoned ia q hush
OF silence, Representative Mann ttIru-
|, ed to the Republican aide:
"I think now is the time for Us 20.
be cool and collected ,a hs warned
mot to be carried on bur feet ioe-
cause we think. rerchance, re scan
play politics al The eSbense Of tzsS
Democratic side os the house. We ossss
an allegiance toeotl cosihtfg abaye aGr
party"
Shouts or approval from both Demyi
ocrats and Repdbiieans iIlterrupfel&
the speaker.
The debate continues, pnt syfien
votes were forced, the amendments
were deeisiveiy defeateti, - y !. Z.
Consideration OF the bill was cnfi-.
tinued throughout TIE day, butt, no
amendments OF mateEiai importRnSa
were adopted. It was reed TO AL
low the immigration bin i.fIRbt 6f way
tomorrow, :, when It 4siil be passed
81 4 - 4 : ~
Two French engineers have insepfs
ed graphing apparatus @hich in tests
has successfully, raised aitr tea snli-
marines, ~