St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-21
The Lower House Passes the
Chinese immigration Re-
striction Bill.
Representative Breckenridge
Takes a Hand in the Tariff
Tinkering.
President Cleveland Inaugu-
rates a Reform in Army
Appointments.
Senator Morgan Has the Last
Word on the Fishery
Treaty.
Epecial to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-The house
spent most of the day discussing the
Chinese immigration restriction bill.
which was finally passed. Mr.. Breckln-
ridge. of Arkansas, introduced several
resolutions to correct certain abuses
arising under the present tariff on cot
ton bagging, cottOnSeed Oil, coal
oil. alcohol and sugar. Mr..
Anderson, of Iowa, introduced a
resolution calling on the postmaster
general for information about alleged
violation of the postal laws at Column
bus. O.. in the sending out through the
mails of an enormous edition OF the
Trade Reform Advocate without au-
thority of law. Mr.. TOwnshend, of llll-
nois, moved to suspend the rules and
pass the senate bill providing for the
detail of army and navy officers to edu-
cational colleges. Mr.. Bland, of Mis-
souri,, and Mr.. Blount. of Georgia, Wig
orously opposed the bill. The vote on
the motion to suspend the rules was
taken by tellerS. but within the time 1t
was impossible to secure quorum, and
the bill was passed over for the present.
The Chinese Immigration restriction bill
was then taken up. Mr.. Hit, of Illinois.
advocated the passage of the bill, and
urged the adoption of the senate amend-
ments to it, for without them the treaty
could be largely evaded. Mr.. Hit crltl-
cised the administration for not having
entered into negotiations with Great
Britain relative to the
EMIGRATION OF CHINESE
from British America to the United
States. Mr.. McKenna, of California,
replied to the speech made by Mr..
Bynum, of Indiana, last Saturday, IN
which he attacked the record OF Gen.
Harrison. Mr.. Bynum, he said, had
been looking up records. The Demo-
cratic party. he said, was addicted to
fondling cOrpses. 1t liked the life that
infested dead thing; it shone by the
light of decay and putreScence: and no
party had claimed OF received the charity
of forgetfulness and forgiveness as had
the Democratic party. Mr.. Mckenna crit
icised the Democrats of the house in the
Forty-ninth congress for their lack of
action upon the Chinese question, and
the administration for delaying action
on this question. Mr.. Thompson, of
California, in advocating the passage OF
the bill, criticised the Republican party
for the lukewarm manner in which 1t
dealt with the Chinese question, and
complimented the president and Secre-
in securing a treaty which would pre-
vent tse immigration of Mongolians to
the United States. MIR. Vandeveer, of
California, defended Gen. Harrison
from the charge of entertaining pro-
Chinese sentiments. Gen. Harrison, he
said, was more opposed to Chinese
immigration that Mr.. bynum. Mr..
Bynum, of Indiana, replying to criti-
cisms,a declared that the Republican
party had lived upon
NOTHING But Carbon
for the last twenty-five years. MIR.
Hopkins, of Illinois, suggested that it
han been living off the Democratic
party. Mr. McCreary, of Kentucky,
closed the debate with defense of the
committee on foreign affairs from the
charge of dilatoriness. and the bill was
then passed without division, with the
amendment that the repeating clause
shall go into effect only upon the ratifi-
cation of the pending treaty. The
house then, at 5:35, adjourned.