President. why do they propose this indefinite discretion in the President of the United States? Why does the mayor of San Francisco insist that until this is adopted he will not state what the understanding is? If they want to exclude the Japanese. if they want to answer the demand of the people of California and the people of the other States of the Union to exclude Japanese. coolies and laborers from coming in contact with the labor of this country. why do they not do it by express law? Why do they leave it merely to the discretion of the President. and allow him to stand there with this authority on his part. and on his part alone. to exclude them under such conditions as he may see proper to dictate? Mr. President. yesterday. having this situation in view. I proposed in effect that the conference report should be recominitted and the conferees should be instructed to bring in an amendment excluding Japanese coolies and laborers from the United States absolutely and positively. and not leave it to the discretion of the President to do so. provided. as I believe. the understanding is that the people of California shall surrender their rights upon this local question. Now. let me read the resolution I proposed yesterday: Resolved. That the conferees on the part of the Senate on the bill S. 4403 be instructed to present to the conferees an amendment providing for the exclusion of Japanese laborers and coolies from the United States and their Territories and insular possessions and the District of Coluimbia. to be effective January 1. 1908. Upon that I challenge those in charge of this bill and on the other side of the Chamber to vote upon .the question. Do not get behind a point of order.