Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-22

| WAmxorox, Dse. 2o.-Quits IN In
terestinR soooo occurred In the dons>
this afternoo1, over an attempt By Hen
10y Of California to introduce the new
bill amending the Chineee restriction
Law, prepared by the Pacific Coast dele
cation. The House voted down the re-
port of ex-Speaker Keller. from the
committee on rules. calling for the ere.
alton Of select committee ON woman
suffrage, and prior to the adjournment
several executive communications we're
being read and referred, and no one
vas paying attention 70 the proceedings.
Suddenly Henley arose and addressed
the chair, and BY previous arrangement
Speaker Carlisle at once recognized
him.
"On behalf Of Representatives in the
House FROM three States and two Ter
ritOries, / ask unanimous consent 10 in
tFoduce a BILL" said Henley.
In ,lOElent business stopped, and
all eyes were turned on tho Californian,
his request taking everybody by sur
prise.
Speaker Carlisle said: The gentle
man from California asks unanimous
consent TO introduce q bill. The title
will be read, when the chair will pot the
question Of unanimous consent"
The Clerk read the title, whereupon
Weller Of Iowa, q Republican, familiar
~ known AZ Calamity Weller be-
cause he wanted to pay the national
debt IN Rreenbaoks. sprang into the air
and shouted II object"
Cries of mo! nor came from the De-
mocratic side, and Springer, of Illinois.
rushed 70 Weller's desk, ana began ex
II am glad, Mr.. Speaker" said Mr..
Henley, that the objection comes from
that side of the House."
Just as the Speaker had ordered the
bill returned to Henley, Springer suo-
oeedod in modifying Weller, and that
individual arose, mumbled sont thing
about being under a Misrepresentation,
and withdrew his objection. His action
however, smothered the bill, for when
Henley offered it again, Skinner, of New
York, also q Republican. shouted. II
object" and added, as crowd of De-
mocrats and Republicans gathered
around him, TO expOstulate, II don't
want the gentleman to experience the
privilege Of Withdrawing his objection,
without the "a NE privilege is extended
to the rest of u.s." Skinner refused to
back down, and as Henley threw the till
into his desk. and closed it with bang,
he again said: 81 am glad that objection
comes from the source it does"
In q few moments the House ad-
journed.
This puts the introduction of tho bill
of until after the holiday recess, az the
House adjourned till Monday, and it is
understood that no business, except the
announcement of committees, will be
on that day.
All the Pacific coast members are
much chaRrined at the failure to get
the bill in.
1t bad been arranged to refer the bill
to the Committee ON Labor, of which
Willis, Of Kentucky, is likely to be
he being friend of the bill,
who would report at the earliest Oppor-
tunity, and thus force action at once.
1t is not likely that Senator Miller, of
the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee.
will report the bill before the holiday
recess, which commences Monday, and
Pacific Coast members of tho House
hoped to get their bill through and into
the Senate early in January, thus leav-
ing the substitution of one bill for an.
other to the Senate. SINNERS obieo-
ton. however, has disarranged their
plans. Republican members say tho
objection of Skinner was not owing to
any prejudice ON his side of the House
against the Chinese bill. Yhey, more
over, assert that it was not fair to let
the bill in, when everybody else's little
bill was shut out.
Early in tn morning Randall moved
te call the States for the introduction Of
bills, but the Hsuse sat down on him,
and refused to defer the regular order.
This is referred to as justification for
shutting out the Chinese bill. Speaker
Carlisle did all no could to get the bill
in, and reluctantly ordered it referred
to the committee. In the opinion of
many members it is doubtful II the in
PRODUCTION Of the measure at this time
would have hastensd the fight on the
Chinese question more than a week or
ten days.