In Senator Blairs letter of June 22. 1891. to Mr. Wharton. he says: In 1882. Senate bill 71. a proposed exclusion act. passed both Houses of Congress and was vetoed by President Arthur. I opposed and voted against the bill on its passage. and also sustained and voted for the veto by which the bill was defeated. although the bill was supported by a majority of the Senate. House bill No. 5804 was pressed in the same Congress by which the treaty of 1880 was carried into effect by the suspension of the immigration of Chinese laborers until the year 1892. The President approved the bill and it became a law. and this is the "exclusion act." I opposed and voted against it. I did not speak at all upon either bill. nor upon the subjectmatter. Passing from 1882 to 1888. it appears that the Scott bill was adopted by avote of 37 to 3. and Senator Blair voted for it. as he had voted for it on the previous day.
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