Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-29
WASHINGTON.
Proceedings of the House
and Senate,
MoRRow's CHINESE FIGHT
A Wordy Scene Between Messrs
Cobb and Laird-The Appro-
priation Bills.

'f Cobb and Laird-The ApprO-
priation Bills.
Especial TO the Herald bv the Associated Press
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 2S.- Senator
Spooner to-day submitted an amend
ment to the Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill to appropriate $4,000 to enable the
Secretary Of War to prepare suitable
plans, drawings and specifica tions and
to ascertain and estimate soundings,
site and foundations, for piers and the
cost Of the Lincoln-Grant monumental
bridge, with suitable approaches from
Observatory Point, in this city, across
the Potomac river to Arlington Gate.
The Pan Electric Telephone Commit
tee held a meeting to consider the report
to be submitted. No agreement was
reached and another meeting will be
held tonight.
Senator Dawes submitted his pro-
posed amendment to the Sundry Civil
Appropriation bill to appropriate S25. 900
for the education Of children without re-
gard to race in the Territory of Alaska.
The Chair laid before the Senate the
conference report on the Postofiice Ap.
preparation bill, stating that the COM
mittee was unable to agree, the question
being on the subsidy provision. Plumb
moved that the Senate insist on its
amendment (the subsidy appropriationI
and ask further conference. After de-
bate the amendment was agreed to, yeas
80, nays IL. The Democrats voting
with the Republicans in the affirmative
were Messrs. Brown, Call and Eustis.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
Under call of States bill was intro
dueed by Randall to reduce and equalize
duties on imports, to reduce internal
revenue taxes, and TO modify laws in re-
lation to the collection OF the revenue.
King, of Louisiana, introduced the
following.
WHEREAS, The French government
gave its assurance to the government OF
the United States that the project Of
DsLesseps was private enterprise for
a
wise responsible;
WHEREAs, The extraordinary expspd-
itures OF the Panama Canal Company
have caused it to appeal for aid to the
government Of France to assist It by
authorizing Q loan Of 9, 900, 900 francs for
the purpose OF continuing the work Of
construction;
WHEREAS, 1t is reported that the
French government has recently recon-
mended to the Chamber Of Deputies to
grant the necessary authorization;
WHEREAS, Such authorization will
identify the French Government with
the enterprise
Resolued, That the United States will
view with great solicitude and disfsvor
this contemplated action of the French
Government, or any other measure cal
cuiated to identify 1t with the Panama
canal, as such action is opposed to the
policy of the American people, as ex.
pressed by the Chief Magistrate OF the
United States at the inception of this
canal, and which policy is now most em-
phatioally repeated and reiterated by
the United States.
Resolved, That the Secretary of State
be requested to send to Congress without
delay all correspondence bearing on this
subject of such vast Importance and
fraught with such danger to the national
interests.
Randall, Of Pennsylvania, stated that
he had understood that vote on Nor.
rows amendment, which was adopted
this morning, would not be taken until
the afternoon. He therefore asked
unanimous consent that the vote be an.
D lsI rh,a fs. anA han
Morrow's amendment was rejected, IA to
81.
The House resumed discussion Of the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill.
Morrow, Of California, moved to amend
The bill by increasing from $500 to
$4,000 the appropriation TO meet the
expenses incurred under the Chinese i'm
migration act, and by adding provision
requiring the Secretary OF the Treasury
To cause to be prepared preliminary aud
raurn certificates, Identifying more par
tisularly than at present the Chi ,ese to
whom they are granted. He went on to
pont out the defects in the present law,
declaring that the law was esaded
IN most shameful manner. The
certificates now used. instead Of
preventing the introduction Of
Nuut3t ltDti HciC an hia w
grltion, The defects in the law existed
In the privileges accorded to certain
classes Of Chinese by treaty to come
aud 90 at pleasure. Chinese laborers
were constantly coming to the country
nnder pretense of belonging to one of
the other classes. The condition OF the
Pacific Coast SO far as the Chinese ques-
ton was concerned was worse than ever
4 the .yh IL
truth OF that question the Burlingame
treaty would not be in existence one
hour. He presented petition pre-
pared under the auspices of the Knights
Of Labor of the Pacific Coast and signed
by 50.0 persons. asking that some ac-
ton be taken which would forever pro-
hibit dnese immigration.
After debate Morrow's amendment
was adopted without division.
The clause relative to the expenses OF
collection of the revenue from sales OF
public lands having been reached Mr.
Laird, of Nebraska, made q severe at
tack upon Commissioner Sparks in his
administration of the General Land
Office, and quoted from a number OF let.
ters written by homestead settlers in
his district, denouncng Sparks orders
Auu tHhlhItcttAtuA OBuLh1 Us u SCOuIkc
worse than the grasshoppers.
Mr.. Cobb, Of Indiana, defended the
Commissioner, declaring that his action
every land grabber and speculator In
public lands. He quoted from letter
from 4. B. Washburne, strongly endors.
ing the Commissioner OF the Land Office,
and then quoted the report of special
- fab frnrs, he Eta. 81 a. Ia.
rior Department, duplicating Mr.. Laird
with land frauds In Nebraska.
Mr.. Laird Indignantly denied the
truth Of each and every allegation in tn.
report, aud he and Mr.. Cobb indulged
in short, spirited but unintelligibl,
coIloquy, in which they were heard tc
warn one another against making an,
threats.
Mr.. Carroll, of Wyoming, said that il
il known that not many millions of tilla
bic land remain, that they had not beer
stolen by individuals under either home
stead, timber, culture, pre-emption ol
desertitland laws, that not one-third O
the 600, 600. 900 Of the acres disposed O
had been patented under these laws
that Congress was responsible, not tn,
pioneers Of the West, that Congress haC
voted to railroad companies over 100,
900, 900 Of acres.
Laird, Of Nebraska, moved to strik'
out the clause appropriating 800, 900 fol
protecting public lands from illegal o
fraudulent entry.
The Governor Declines 10 Inter
fere.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, June 2s.- Govern
or stoneman has decided not to inter
fere in the case of Uzza +. French, VIII
--5arad his hrother-in-law mai