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Despite having opposed the Chinese Exclusion Act, Blair six years later in 1888 voted for the Scott Act,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/50-1/s164 TO CONSIDER S. 3304, A BILL TO PROHIBIT THE IMPORTATION OF CHINESE LABORERS TO THE U.S.] ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref> which permanently banned immigration between China and the United States.<ref name=harpweek/>
Despite having opposed the Chinese Exclusion Act, Blair six years later in 1888 voted for the Scott Act,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/50-1/s164 TO CONSIDER S. 3304, A BILL TO PROHIBIT THE IMPORTATION OF CHINESE LABORERS TO THE U.S.] ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref> which permanently banned immigration between China and the United States.<ref name=harpweek/>
===Senate defeat, appointment by President Harrison===
In 1891, Blair was denied renomination in his re-election bid that year. After declining an appointment to become a district court judge, President [[Benjamin Harrison]] that year subsequently nominated him to become Minister to [[China]].<ref name=harpweek/> The decision was easily ratified by the U.S. Senate, which some interpreted as senators being:
{{cquote|...glad to assist in getting Colonel Blair as far as possible from Capitol Hill.}}
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