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Show 60 FOR MINISTER WU Sharp Criticism in Senate of Chinese Envoy. MITCHELL LEADS ATTACK Teller Follows Oregon Semtor, Whllo Senators Foinksr nnd Hoar Come to Rescue of Minister nnd Insist That He Had Done No More Than His Duty Wu Protested to Secretary Secre-tary of Stato Agiiiut Knactmtnt of the Chinese Exclusion Bill Mr. Vest Pays a Tribute to Roosevelt. Washington, April 12 A feature of the Chinese echislou debate In the Senate todn was the sharp criticism of Minuter Wu of Chlni beemisc o' bis 1 rotests made to the Seeietaij of State against tho enactment of tho pending Mr. Mitchell of Oiegon and Mr Teller Tel-ler of Coloiudo thai pi) attucked him, declaring that he deservid lo have been given his pipers nnd that no slf-ie-spectlng nation would have permitted such Intel fcuence In Its legislative nf- Mr. Pornkcr of Ohio and Mr Hon of Massachusetts Inslstel that the Chinese Chi-nese Minister had done up luoie than bis dut, mitt that ho would have been deiellct of bis dutj-had he elone less. LODGE PAVOH4 HILL Mr Lodge, of Massachusetts delivered n speech In support of the pending bill, although ho untagonlred that ptovlslon which pievented Aiiieilian ships fiom cmplojlng Chinese seimcn Ho vlkoi-ouslj vlkoi-ouslj urged the enutnient of the meas-uii' meas-uii' with tho module itlon ho suggested, maintaining that Congiess should place petmancnt nnd not merely tentative legislation on tho statute books. VESTS TUIUUTE TO ROOSEVELT. Mr. Vest of Missouri spoko against some features of the pending bill Puss, lng from tho Chinese question, Mr, Vest regretted exceedingly that sec-tlonil sec-tlonil discussion had been Injected Into the bill jestcrday. Ho hoped bucIi discussion dis-cussion would never ngaln bo board In tho Senate. Ho paid n tribute to Lincoln, Lin-coln, Garfield and Mi Klnley nnd said the people of the South were slnccro mourners nt the bier of all. The people peo-ple of the North, he said, Bhould remember re-member that the South had produced great nnd patriotic lenders, and among them ha mentioned Washington and Ilobeit E. Lee He said bo never should reaso to feel kindly toward President Roosevelt, who In tho broadest spirit of statesmanship, had eulogized Robert Rob-ert E. Lee. In the course of a brilliant bril-liant trlhuo to Wadn Hampton, Mr. Vest nald he was the highest tjpe of a Christian gentleman, whoso memory would live for centuries MR. PHi J! EXPLAINS During tho discussion over right of Minister Wu to protest against tho bill. Mr. Prjo explained that ns Presl-dent Presl-dent pro tern ho frequently received dispatches nnd letters bearing upon legislation pioposed He bad received some concerning tho pending bill, nnd ho read several dispatches from business busi-ness men of ban Pram Isco, expressing tho hopj that the pending bill would not pass hecauso 1L was too drastlo In Its provisions, becnuso It would Interfere Inter-fere with our trndo with China, nnd Insisting upon tho re-enactment of tho Geary act, which, they said, would protect pro-tect amply American Interests and Amerlcnn lubor. REPORT ON SUPPLY RILL AGREED TO. Just after the Senate convened Mr. Mnson presented the conference report on the postofllee appropriation bill, and It was agreed to. Tho Senate nt 4 05 p. m went into executive session, nnd ot 4, IS p, m. adjourned. |