When the bill was returned to the Senate with the objections of the President the vote as to whether it should pass notwithstanding the same resulted as follows: YeasDemocrats 31. Republicans 6. total 37. NaysRepublicans 28. Independent 1. total 29. Harrison voting in the negative. The bill vetoed by President Arthur was then modified so that the suspension of immigration should be fbr ten instead of twenty years. This bill. which originated in the House. contained the following sections: Sec. 14. That hereafter no State court or court of the United States shall admit Chinese to citizenship. and all laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.
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