Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-04

Mr. Sumner OF California said Tho
purpose oi the bill was to perfect the
Jaw enacted two years ago, aud remedy
tne ceiects which were found TO exist
IN ~, and he defended the propriety Of
that legislation on moral and Religions
grounds. He denied that this measure
would not be presented II the China.
men had votes.
MIR. Hill opposed the measure Nc no.
ing iepugnant to the free institutions
OF the country, and denounced the In.
quisitorial system which was adopted
toward the Chinese as more insultinc
than ever Russia had adopted towards
persons coming to her territory In
times Of dynamite terror.
Mr.. Cassidy said the repr, sentativ,s
from the Pacific coast, In askinc CON.
gress 10 MAKE the law effective, were
simply rscording the will of both
great political parties Of the country,
IA expressed In their national conven
tons for the last eight years.
Mr. Tully Supported the bill and Mr..
lIeene and MIR. Lyman opposed 1t.
MIR. King favored the bin.
Mr.. Lamb said be was proud TO saw
that not single Democrat on the floor
had lifted his voice to-day In behalf of
the pauper labor Of China, and agai nst
the interests Of free labor of America
Mr.. Guenther expressed his willing
ness to welcome TO these shores every-
body who came to escape from oppres-
sion, but not Those whose presence
tended to degrade American labor.
The bill was then read by sections
for amendment.
MIR. Rice offered several amend.
ments, viii h were voted down.
On motion Of Mr.. Hammond an ad.
ditional section was sgreed to pruvid.
ing that nothing herein contained
shall e construed to affect any prose
cutionsor other proceedings, civil or
criminal, begun under the act of which
this Is amendatory.
The committee then rose, aud tn,
bill passed by yeas lSi, nays Is. Ad
journed.
Mr.. Poland spoke against the bill.
Mr.. Brown of Indiana was opposed
to the bill because 1t followed the sam,
line OF legislation as the original act
and violated every idea he had of hu
man rights. The Keynote of this in
fernal legislation was that the mer
were nOt Wulle.
Messrs. Brents and Eaton favored
the bill.
Mr.. skinner of New York said u,
had opposed the original act, because
he believed 1t the most cowardly Law
which any nation had ever place,
upon its statute books. He opposed
this bill, as he had opposed its father
because it was small and narrow states
manship; because il was meanness
becauseit approached to political per
secution; because IL was in violation
of existing treaties.
was "shipwrecked crew. then fol
lowed two other signals, the first sur
posed to be state" and presumed /
refer to the State of Florida.
THE PASSENGERS.
NEW YORK, May 3 -Among IN
passengers of the State of Florid
were Mrs. p. Ward of Cleveland
Henry Wood, Mrs Lillian w. Woo
Mrs. II. Wood. NJ. e. Wood, Mis-
May Shsckelton of Ohio, Walter Kinf
Jas. G. Graham OF Canada, Jai
Cruikshauk Bro1rick of Peoria, Al
drew Tarus, Thos. Taylor Jr., Mis-
Amy TAYLOR, Mr.. and Mrs. Taylo
Mrs. Anna Taylor, Miss Ada Taylo
Abraham Williamson of Chicago, Gle,
Eddingtop, A. Bethune of Toronto.
HINTS OF DYNAMITE.
GLASGOW, May 3 The managers
the State line believe there was an a
cidental explosion of dynamite on IL
State of Florida, and it is believed TIN
dynamiters were among the passei
gers.
TWO LIFE boats PICKED UP.
LONDON, May 3-The captain of IL
Devon reports that he picked up tw
life boats Of the State of Florida o
Sunday evening in latitude fort,
seven, longitude thirty-four. He fee
certain the occupants were taken o
by passing vessel.