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And States His Reasons Therefor In
Unmistakabls Terms..Opposcd
to That Long Period.
Reception of the Veto In the Senatc.-
Proceedings of That
Body.
The House Fails TO Electrify The
Nation TO any Extent.
Data Gathered from the Several De.
partments.
Incidents from Various Localities,
Forty-Seventh Congress.

Forty-Seventh Congress.
SENATE.
WAsmSGToN, April i.-Mr. Miller of
California, fIom.the committee on foreign
relation, reported tavorably with an amend
ment on the senate bill to incorporate the
Maritime company of Nicarauga.
Immediately after the reception of the
presidents message vetoing the anti
Chinese bill, at ll5 O'Clock, the president
pro tenn. suspended operation of business
to lay the communication before the senate
and directed that it be read. The reading
of the message by the secretary was lis
tened to with marked interest and attention
by the entire senate. The vital
objection of the president is to the
twenty years suspension of immigration,
which he construes as violently prohibitory
and, therefore, vioatiye of the spirit if not
treaty was based, and as q breach of nat
ural faith. The message calls attention to
the prohibition made by the United States
commissioners on this point, and to the
counter proposition on the part of China to
show the understanding of the latter coun-
try in the agreement which was
ultimately made that immigration should
be limited or restricted to reason
able period. The president then points out
other features of the act which, in his opin.
ion, cannot be modified to advantage. The
system of personal registration and pass
ports is specially mentioned as undemo
cratic and hostile to our institutions and he
alludes to the omission of the act to make
any provision for transit to China of Chi
nese subjects now residing in foreign coun
tries, to which subject the President
adds his attention has been called by
the Chinese minister. The message
refers to the alleged benefits to its in.
dustries received by the Pacific slope from
the presence of the Chinese heretofore ex
presses an apprehension of an injurious
effect upon American commerce with
China from legislation of the character
proposed, unless carefully guarded, and
without naming any specified period of sus
pension suggests that the length of the
term should be experimental. The message
and bill were temporarily laid upon the
table and ordered printed.
| The senate resumed discussion of the bill
granting the right.of-way through the
Choctaw Indian country to the st. Louis 4
| San Francisco railway company, and Mr.
Maxey concluded his argument in favor o
the measure.
Messrs. Ilawley, Hoar, Coke, Vest ant
ingalls, discussed the bill which finally wen
over without change.
Mr.. Teller asked present consideration o.
house bill admitting free of duty article!
Tor exhibition at the coming Colorado ex
position.
Mr., Anthony said he hoped the rsques
would be granted in view of the senator
probable immediate retirement from tn,
senate.
Mr.. ingalls, (sotto voce) Though lost t,
sight, to memory dear"
Thn hill ,uli,utnl
passed.
On motion of Mr.. Cook, of Georgia, sen
ate bill was passed for the sale OF the mill
tary barracks ut Savannah.
The morning hour having been dispensed
with, the house, at 1850, went into commit
tee of the whole on the army appropria
ton bill.
Henderson, of Illinois, under instruction
from the committee on military affairs
moved to strike out the compulsory retire
ment clause and insert proys,
that whenever an officer has scrveC
thirty five years either as an officer or sol
der in the regular or volunteer service h,
shall make an application to the presiden
to be placed upon the retired list. II h,
serve Tor forty years, or is 62 years old h,
shall be placed on the retired lkt; provided
that it shall not apply to general, lieuten
ant-general and the present maior.gencr
ais of the army.
After q long debate the excepting claus,
was stricken out and the amendment, a,
amended, was inserted in the bill in lieu o
the provision originally reported Tn,
amendment was adopted providing that
any supernumerary officer may be honor
ably discharged ut his own request, with the
receipt of one years pay and allowance
for every five years of his service, but
no officer shall receive more than three
years pay and allowance.
Pending appeal from the decision Of
chair on the point Of order raised against the
clause transferring claims from the quarter,
master generals office to the court of claims
committee rose and the house adjourned.