Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-11
purposes by the United States military
authorities during the late war;.
Attempts ,t Cbipc.e Fxclusion

Chinese exclusion act of October, 1883, with
an amendment requiring Chinese illegally
in the United States to be removed to
China. Also, appropriating S525,0O0 for
the improvement of the Lower Columbia
river
BY Senator Plumb-To provide for the
retirement of national bank notes and the
| free coinage of silver. This is the same bill
introduced in the Senate by Mr.. Plumb last
year, with a few amendments, increasing
| from 20 to 80 per cent the gold and silver
/ reserve fund for the redemption of United
States notes, forbidding the free coinage in
the United States of foreign coin, and au-
thorizing the Secretary of the Treasury, in
his discretion, to call for payment of Gus
toms dues in gold or silver, in whole or in
part.
Mr.. PETER offered a resolution, which was
| referred 10 the Finance Committee, direct
ing that committee to inquire and report as
soon as practicable the actual expenses at
| tending the business of money lending, as
conducted in the United States, by bankers
and other persons (both as to short loans
and long loans), the object being, as de-
clared in the resolution, ''to ascertain, ap-
proxlmately, the actual and relative cost of
conducting the business of lending money,
without reference to the value of the amount
loaned" The committee is to have power
to send for persons and papers, to admlnis-
ter oaths, and to visit any part of the coun-
try by subcommittee. The preamble re-
cites that complaint is made that money,
when loaned, yields larger profits than in
dustrial pursuits.
General Grants Last Resting Place.
Mr.. Plumb offered a resolution declaring
that :'Congress desires the removal ofthe re-
mains of the illustrious soldier and states
man, Ulysses S. Grant, to, and their inter-
ment in, the Arlington National Cemetery;
and that the President be requested to con-
vey to the widow of that lamented man
such desire, rendering to her, on the part of
the nation, all necessary facilities for such
removal and interment The resolution
was laid on the table, Mr.. Plumb giving
notice that he would call it up at conven-
lent time.
Mr.. Cullom presented the petition of the
South Division of the Chicago Christian
Endeavor Union, urging him to do his part
in securing the closing of the Worlds Co.
lumbar Exposition on Sunday, and in pre-
venting the sale of liquor within the pre-
cincts of the Exposition grounds.
Mr.. Mitchell, of Oregon, presented
petition of large number of citizens of
Oregon, praying Congress to take whatever
action may be necessary to invite con-
ference of the Government ofthe world, to sit
during and in connection with the Worlds
Columbian Exposition, for the purpose of
devising, discussing and recommending
measures by which the principles of arbi-
tration NAV be incorporated in treaties, con-
flicting international laws harmonized, and
an international court established, having
jurisdiction in cases which Governments
shall fail to settle by negotiations.
Department OF Public Health.
Senator Sherman introduced bill to es-
tabiish a department of public health, un-
der the charge of a medical officer to be
appointed from civil life by the President.
This department shall obtain from consular
officers at foreign parts all information
available in regard to the sanitary condi-
tions of such ports and places and also all
information accessible from State and mu-
nicipal authorities of the sanitary condition
of places within the United States, all in
formation gathered to be embodied in the
form of bulletin and transmitted
weekly to the Marine Hospital service, col
lectors of customs and to State and mu-
nicipal health officers. The department also
shall, as far as it may be able, procure and
tabulate statistics relating to marriages,
births, deaths, the existence of epidemic
diseases and all information relating to
climatic and other conditions affecting
public health The department shall CO.
operate with State Boards of Health, the
Signal Service, the medical department of
the army and other branches of the Govern
ment and utilize the results, so as to make
the department repository of public sani-
tary comfort. All rules governing the ser
vice are to be framed by the medical officer
in charge, and are to serve for the instruction
of consular officers abroad and for masters
~ Init cd
States from foreign ports.
Ways to Keep Out the Chinese.
Senator Stewards bill supplemental to the
Chinese exclusion act makes it unlawful,
after the passing of the act, for any Chinese
labOrer to enter or remain in the United
States for any purpose whatever. The act,
it is provided, shall preclude the entry into
the United States not only of Chinese
laborers who have never been here, but all
who have been here and departed, or who
may hereafter depart also all Chinese per-
sons who may desire to pass through or over
the United States or any part thereof for
any purpose whatever.
Senator Cullom's bill on the same subject
provides that for ten years after the passage
of the act, the coming of Chinese laborers
to the United States shall be suspended,
during which time it shall be unlawful for
any Chinese laborer to come OF having so
come to remain within the United States.
Every Chinese person, other than laborer,
who may be entitled by the treaty of $780,
or this act to come within the United States
and who shall be able to come to this coun-
try, shall obtain the permission of and be
identified as so entitled by the Chinese Gov
ernment or of the other foreign Govern
ment of which at the time such Chinese
person shall be subject.
Further Details of CuIlom's Bill
This permission is in each case to be evil
denced by certificate issued by such Gov
ernment, which shall contain full informa-
tion relative to the applicant for the certif-
cate, and his business. This certificate is
TO be backed by the Endorsement of the diplo-
matte representative of the United States
in the foreign country from which suci eel
tifcate is issued, or the consular represent
ative of the United States at the port or
place from which the person named in l4e
certificate is about to depart The person
indorsing the certificate is required to ex-
anime into the truth of the statements
contained therein. The provisions of
the act apply to allI persons of
the Chinese race, whether subjects of China
Of other Powers, except Chinese diplomatic
or consular officers and their attendants
Chinese found unlawfully within the juris-
diction of the United States shall be re-
moved to China. Provision is made to pre-
vent the improper landing of any Chinese
on board ships arriving at United States
ports. Chinese persons now in this country
who have not obtained the certificate above
referred to shall within 80 days obtain
certificate fully describing the person on
whose behalf it may be issued, etc. These
certificates shall be produced by Chinese
persons to whom they may be issued when
ever demanded, by any officer of the United
States.