Evening journal., 1888-09-25
The Tariff Bill Ready.
1t Will be Reported in the
Senate To-day.
STILL ANOTHER CHINESE BILL

~A~'o - NV NO hopo " A"jvNE"Aat1le
Before Oct a5-rhe Tnrif bin WIN
Not be Made Public Until Senator Beck's
Minority Report Is Ready,
WASHINGTON, Sept n-rhs sub-com-
mittee OF the senate finance committee has
completed its tariff bin and viii submit II to
the full committee to-day. The bill, sss here
tofore stated proposes 30 reduos the revenue
about s65 00O,o00 Senators in charge Of the
bill say they win NOT ma2s IA public until tho
minority report, which Senator Beck IL pre-
pairing at Fortress Monroe, b completed. It
Is estimated that a months bms will be re-
quired for discussion OF the biz
Senator Allison says the majority IN the
senate viii oppose any effort ot tho house to
adjourn congress during consideration of the
tariff bill, and Ii is believed that the recess
for the election viii not be taken under a
month yet Oct. s5 is mentioned most fire.
quently as the date for rocess or adjourn
ment on account Of tho election.
ANOTHER CHINESE EXCLUSION nILI.
Senator Stewart introduced In the senate
bill for the exclusion OF Chinese laborers
1t is very elaborate and comprises many of
the provisions Of former bills The first sec
ton provides; That she president be and Is
hereby directed to notify the Chinese gov
ernment that ths maintenance of the peace
and good order OF tho people of the United
States renders it necessary 20 abrogate 80
much Of the treaty stipulations between the
Chinese government and the United States
as relate to the entry into the United States
or residence therein OF laborers OF the Chi
nese race, and that no further treaties relat-
ing to that subject win be entered into by
& tha Tr9it al 0KxH s,aE +fs
coming of such laborors and their right TO
reside in the United States wf1l be regulated
and determined by the laws OF the United
] States
The bill then sets forth tho conditions under
which students and sightseers may enter this
country. A provision OF tho bill requires
every Chinalnan now IN this country, except
the members OF the Chinese legation to reg
lister and take out certificate of registra-
4 ton within six months after the passage of
the act, this certificate to be surrendered to
I the customs officers If the holder shall leave
! this country; and any Chinaman not having
4 q certificate OF registration in his possession
/ at the expiration Of the six months period is
to be deportsd
I HOW TO KEEP THE CHINESE OUT.
! The secretary of the treasury writes the
1 collector at Port Townsend, w T., in regard
I TO the proper Interpretation of the law in re-
/ gard to landing Of Chinese passengers as
follows; "A vessel bringing Chinese passen-
Z gers found not entitled to land cannot be re-
! quired to return the same to a foreign port
before being allowed to proceed on its voyage
70 other ports or places within the jurisdiction
Of the United States, but in such case the
4 collector should ind0rse the descriptive car
tificate, if any, and the steamers passenger
! list or manifest, with statement Of his
action, so that the officers Of the customs at
/ other points where the steamer touches may
I be warned against permitting such Chinese
I passengers TO leave the vessel No Chinese
4 passengers should be permitted to come ashore
until they have been examined ON board the
vessel by the collector and his deputy and
found TO be entitled to Land and remain in
the United States.
1 THE sTAHLNEcRER INVESTIGATION.
! In the absence Of Senator VOORHEES, the
4 special committee having in charge the Stahl-
neeker Investigation called Speaker Carlisle
I to the stand He testified that the appoint
/ ment Of Mr.. Stahlnecker to the chair1nanship
Of the committee on library was in the line
{ of an established rule He was the only
I Democratic member Of the committee who
had been a member Of the Fcrty-ninth CON
gress. The speaker said that he had come to
the conclusion before the appointment Of Mr..
Stahlnecker that he was in no way interested
IN the marble quarries, directly or indirectly.
Mr., Cardozo, Of Billings & Cardozo. attor-
/ neys testified that Mr. Stahlnecker's interest
IN the award Of the marble contract arose
4 solely from the fact that the quarries were in
/ his district
4 Oliver StahlneclSer, of Westehester countv
f n V father. Of
/ testified that he had no interest in the mar
BILE quarries in question.
CAMPS FOR YELLOW FEVER REFUGEES
I Mr.. Wheeler introduced bill In the house
to establish camps for yellow fever refugees
1t authorizes the president to locate camps in
such places as he may deem proper and ~
equip them with tents, beds, camp ecniipages
medical attendants, nurses, etc to be sun
piled to the camps out OF the $500 900 appro-
priated for ths purpose; provides that ad-
mission to the camps shall be regulated and
Il governed by the officers placed in charge of
the same, and that all camps infected by vel
low fever shall be destroyed by fire after the
/ epidemic shall have disappeared
TRAVELLING EXPENSES or THE ELECTORAL.
VOTE.
The acting secretary OF the treasury sent
tion to the necessity for appropriation 70
pay the expense Of conveying to the seat Of
government the electoral vote Of the various
states.
Enclosed was a statement showing that
the expense four years ago was S8,g5i. The
statute allows the messenger Of each state
twenty-five cents mile from the capitol Of
the state. The expenses Of the California
messenger four years ago were 1855. IS: those
Of the messenger from Maryland, $40.
THE LOUISIANA ELECTION INVESTIGATION.
The committee on privileges and elections
Of the senate intends to continue the investi
cation of the Louisiana election outrages
through the vacation. Senator Chandler in
troduced a resolution authorizing it to sit
during the recess and to proceed to such
places as it may desire to take tes imony.
The resolution was referred
An Overdue Scientist.