Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-13
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
CHINESE INDEMNITY BILL.
1t is Discussed in the House.
MIR. Ingalls, and the Administration.
The Senate.

IAl' Ingalls, duu C06 Administrator
| The Senate.
| Mr. Frye called up the Staten Island bridge
| Dill, but the Senate decided instead to proceed
to bills on the calendar in their order.
| MIR. INGALLS, SENTIMENTS
| When bill on the calendar was reached to
| create new judicial district, Mr.. Ingalls, took
| occasion to remark that he had no sympathy
| with any sentiment of opposition to the bill
| because the new judge would be in harmony
politically with the existing administration.
BILLS PASSED.
| The Senate passed number of measures,
among them the following:
Providing for the appointment of hospital
| stewards in the army
Creating new judicial circuit of the United
! States Under this bill the eighth circuit is
| maze 10 include Nebraska. Kansas. Arkansas
and Colorado; the ninth to include Minnesota,
Iowa and Missouri; the tenth includef Califor-
| ma, oregon and Nevada. The bill also pro-
| vides that the present judge of the ninth cir
cult, as heretofore constituted being California,
oregon and Nevada), shall be judge of the new
| tenth circuit, and the President shall appoint
judge for the new ninth circuit.
| THE EXECUTIVE SESSION RESOLUTION.
| On reaching MIR. Platt'S executive session reso-
luton, that Senator said he would be glad to
| have 1t disposed of at once, but he understood
that several Senators desired to discuss it
thoroughly, and he understood it had been
| arranged to discuss it when the pension bill,
the DeS Moines river Veto and the bankruptcy
Dill mad been disposed of.
Mr.. Miller did not think there had been any
| understanding" on the subject.
| Mr.. Hoar presumed he betrayed no secret in
SAYING that certain order OF business had been
| arranged for by Senators on both sides-though
1t did not bind the Senate.
| ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LABOR BUREAU.
| The chair laid before the committee a letter
from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting
| the first annual report OF the commissioner of
| the labor bureau.
| House of Representatives..
THE SEIZURE OF THE ADAMS.
| Mr.. Rice Mass, from the committee on
foreign affairs, reported back in the House to-
day resolution requesting the President to
/ inform the House what steps have been taken
/ by him to have the seizure OF the David J.
Adams investigated, and to communicate at
the earliest practicable day what were the Cir
cumstances under which the seizure was made.
Adopted.
Mr.. Worthington Qll.), from the same COM
| mittec, reported back resolution calling on
| the President for copies of any correspondence
| with the Mexican government relative to the
| claims specified in the fifth section of the act
of Congress June IS, 1873, and Tor other in
| formation on the subject. Adopted.
| THE CHINESE INDEMNITY RESOLUTION.
In the morning hour the House in committee
of the whole resumed the consideration of the
| Chinese idemnity joint resolution. Mr.. Rice
| (Mass.) argued in support of the proposition,
| contending that the obligation of this govern
l
| or spirit of benevolence, but upon interna-
| tional law. He cited presidents for his posi-
ton. In the course of his remarks he said
| When England, through her carelessness had
| let loose the cruisers which had driven COM
| merce from the sea, the United States had ex-
acted idemnity; and he trusted that there
| would be now arm as long and voice as
| strong to exact idemnity from England for the
! injuries her subjects were now perpetrating and
! seeking to perpetrate upon American fisher
| nan. fA.rplause.l The President had assured
Congress that the outrages at Rock Springs had
| in Chicago, which had been shocking the coun-
| try; and he (Nlr. Rice hoped that the murder
ers in Chicago would be visited with that
punishment which had not yet been visited
upon their fellow assassins in Wyoming.
Mr.. McCreary (ky.) was in favor of going as
| far as the treaty between the United States and
| China would allow in prohibiting Chinese
| laborers coming to this country but was in
clned to be in favor of the resolution. There
| was no treaty stipulation, and no law that COM
| PEELED the indemnity to be paid. Ii it were
paid it would be paid for the benefit of the poor
helpless, unfortunate men who had been the
| victims OF the assault.
Mr.. Phelps (N. j. reviewed the details of the
| tragedy, and said that the question presented
| was "What are we going to do about it:'' The
! answer would be that Congress was going to do
| what the administration asked it to do, and
| what the resolution proposed to do-pay the
| Cinnamon for the property that had been de-
| strOyeu not as an act OF charity, but because it
| was sound policy, because it was a reciprocity
| tor Il hundred acts of indemnity performed by
| China under similar circumstances. because it
was an international obligation.
|
| though he did not regard that there was any
| distinct obligation OF international law upon
the United States to pay the indemnity. He
| announced his approval of the principle of re-
| stricting Chinese immigration, and added that
| Congress might well consider whether the
| time had not come when the patriotism and
wisdom OF Congress dictated a discrimination
! against another class of immigrants well as
| against the Chinese.
sorting after the appropriation the words cor
50 much as may be necessary, on the ground
He favored the absolute prohibition OF Chinese
| immigration.
THE DIPLOMATIC APPROXIMATION BILL.
AS the morning hour was about drawing to a
| close, the committee rose. and Mr.. Belmont
made an effort to limit debate; but pending ac-
| ton, the hour expired, the resolution was reIe-
gated to its place upon the calendar, and the
! House went into committee of the whole (Mr.
Hatch. OF Missouri, IN the chair on the diplo-
| matte and consular appropriation bill.
The clause relating to the publication of the
| consular reports having been reached, MIR. Nc
| Adoo offered an amendment providing that
| such parts of the reports as contain the novel
| and personal experiences of the writer's, por-
lions OF standard history, Legendary, romantic
| and other historical episodes, descriptions OF
scenery, accounts OF royal and other courtly
tetes, unnecessary scientific disquisitions, and
individual opinions on political economy shall
not be printed at public expense.
The amendment was ruled out on a point of
| order.
Mr.. Belmont On. W moved to increase from
! S13O,OOO 10 S15O,OOO the appropriation for
| contingent expenses at United States consul
ateS.
The District i'm Congress-.
| CONFEREES ON THE FREE BRIDGE BILL,
| Messrs. Barbour, Wilson and Rowell have
| been appointed House conferees on the free
| bridge bill. The conference consists of Senators
| Rddleberger, Spooner and Vance, and the
| three Representatives named above. The con-
| ferees will meet and take up the bill without
delay.
| EXAMINING POST OFFICE SITES
| Prior to making their report to the House
upon the bill for the construction of a new city
post office and municipal building, the House
| committee on public buildings want to make a
| most thorough investigation as to the merits OF
all the sites, SO as to be prepared to answer any
questions that may be put to them. For this
purpose they are making another round exam
| lining the various sites. Commissioner Webb
had a talk with one OF the members OF the sub
| committee to-day concerning the wants of the
| municipal government in the way of house
room.
| THE SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY.
| A delegation interested in the bill to fncorpo-
rate the Safe Deposit company in the District of
Columbia, and MIR. Newman, of the District Bar
! association, In opposition to them, were heard
before the House District committee to-day.
BUSTS OF VICE PRESIDENTS.
The Senate to-day adopted a resolution, of.
fered by Mr.. Voorhees,, directing that the va
cant inches in the Senate be filled with marble
| busts OF Vice Presidents. The resolution con-
| templates that this shall be done gradually or
| from 'time to time," as it declares.