Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-04
THE HOUSE.
Chinese Bill Passed by Unanimous
Consent.


Consent.
WASHINGTON, September 3.-In the
House to-day Scott, of Pennsylvania,
asked for unanimous consent to introduce
for present consideration, bill supple
mentary to the act to execute certain
treaty stipulations relating to China, ap-
proved May 6, 1882.
PROVISIONS OF TIE BILL.
Section provides that from and after
the passage Of the act it shall be unlaw-
full for any Chinese laborer who shall at
any time heretofore have been, or who
may now or hereafter be q resident
within the United States, and who shall
have departed or shall depart therefrom
and shall not have returned before the
passage Of this act, to return to the
United States.
Section provides that no certificates
OF identity, provided for in the 4th and
5th Sections of the Act to which this is a
supplement, shall hereafter be issued
and every certificate heretofore issued in
pursuance thereof, is hereby declared
void and of no effect, and any Chinese
laborer claiming admission by virtue
thereof, shall not be permitted to enter
the United States.
Section provides that all duties pre-
scribed and liabilities, penalties and for
FIXTURES prescribed by the second, tenth,
eleventh and twelfth Sections Of the Act
to which this is a supplement, are hereby
extended and made applicable to the
provisions of this Act.
Section provides that all such part or
parts of the Act to which this is sup
plement, as are inconsistent herewith
are hereby repealed.
Scott stated that the proposed legisla-
ton was the only means by which
Chinese laborers could be kept out of
the country.
Payson, of Illinois, inquired whether
the bill had been submitted to the Re-
publican members from California.
Scott replied that it had not; it was
submitted to them now. if the report I
as to the rejection of the Chinese treaty
was correct, or if the treaty was hereafter
ratified, there was nothing in the bill in
violation of any treaty.
MoRRow's OBJECTIONS.
Morrow, of California, said the bill was
directed to the revocation of the insur-
ance of certificates of Identification. The
California delegation was entirely in
favor of any measure which would cure
the evil existing on the Pacific Coast, but
the reading of the bill as he had heard it
read, did not cover the point at issue.
1t provided for the repeal of that pro-
vision of the act of May 6, 1882, which
provided for the issuance of certificates OF
identity. The trouble was that the
treaty of 1880 provided that the Chinese
who were in the United States could 20
and come of their own free will and accord.
Between the date of the treaty and the
act of 1882, 1900 Cinnamon departed
without certificates of identification.
Now, according to the decision of the
courts, these persons are entitled to re-
turn on parole testimony. The bill did
not cover this difficulty. If the gentle
man from Pennsylvania would in the
course OF the afternoon introduce bill
which would provide that Cinnamon
who left the United States, prior to the
act of 1882, should not be entitled to re-
turn, it would cover the difficulty.
Scott could see no reason fer waiting
until the afternoon. If the gentleman
from California offered an amendment to
remedy the evil he would accept it.
THE BILL PASSED.
The bill was then at MOrrOW'S request
again read and Morrow expressed him
self satisfied with it as it stood. There
was no objection and the bill passed
without division.
The following bills were introduced
and referred: By Wheeler, of Alabama,
placing cotton bagging on the free list;
by Newton, of Louisiana, to punish per-
sons connected with trusts by fine of
81 900 to 500, 1000, or imprisonment from
one to five years.
The Speaker stated the regular order
of business and motion was made by
Townshend, of Illinois, to suspend the
rules and pass the Senate bill relative TO
the detail of Army and Navy officers to
educational institutions. On this motion
no quorum voted and the call Of the
House was ordered, which developed a