The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-04-14
4 SMALL AUDIENCE.
HALF DOZEN SENATOR'S LISTEN
TO MR. MOKGAN'S SPEECH.
The Chinese Exclusion Bill I'm the
Senate--Navai Appropriation
Rlll Before the House.

IL The Chinese exclusion question was
brought up before the Senate in a
rather unex pected way today. Mr..
Dolph from the committee on foreign
relations reported back by substitute
The House bill known as the Geary
bin for the absolute exclusion of all |
Chinese from the United States. The
substitute struck out all after the en-
acting clause of the Geary bill and in
serted in lieu thereof the Senate bill
continuing existing Chinese restricting
legislation for period of ten years.
This bill had been addressed by the
senate on statement from the COM
mittce on foreign relations, that it was
the only legislation that they
proposed to recommend on this
subject during the present session.
After some discussion the Geary bill,
as amended by the substitution of the
Senate's continuing act, was placed on
the calendar. Mr.. Morgan subse-
quently read a set speech on the silver
question, IN connection with Mr.. Stew
arts last batch of resolutions on this
subject. His hearers were Mr.. Stew
art, who sat by his side, Mr.. Teller,
who occupied the opposite seat across
the aisle, Messrs. Jones, of Nevada,
Coke, Cockrell, Turpie, Hawley and
Mitchell. Senators Sherman, Hoar
and Colqutt and Voorhees, sat
out the first part of the speech.
After Mr. Morgan's speech the Sen
ate proceeded with bills on the calen-
dar, and passed, among others, the fol-
lowing To re organize the artillery
and infantry of the army; House bill
with amendment) in regard 10 lineal
promotion in the army. Mr.. Sherman
called up of its order bill to provide
for fixing uniform standard of classi-
tiea;lon and grading of wheat, corr,
oats, barley and rye, which, he said,
was a measure much desired by the
Farmers Alliance. 1t authorized the
secretary of agriculture to establish
what shall be known as the United
States standard for all grains and
provided that such classification
should be held to be the standard in
all Interstate commerce and in all
cases where no other standard has been
agreed upon. The bill was passed
The Senate took up the House bill for
the better control and to promote the
safety of National banks. The Senate
added the following amendment
That upon the deposit already ol
hereafter made of any United
States bonds bearing interest il
the manner required by law
any National banking associa
tion making the same shall b.
entitled to receive from the comptrol
Ter Of the currency circulating notes o
different denominations, in blank
registered and countersigned as pro
yided by law, not exceeding in who'll
amount of the par value of bonds de
posted, that at no time shall the tota
amount of such notes issued to an
1ANh dsSOIldlIOI CACCCu LhC dlAOuuL q
such time actually paid in of its cap
tai stock" Mr.. Cockrell entered hi
protest against this amendment, or an
other enactment which could be cor
strued as continuing the control of tn
national banks over the circulation {
the country. At 4:50 the Senate o
motion Of Mr.. Mcmillan went int
secret session and almost immediatcl
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House went into committee
the whole on the naval appropriate
bill, the item for dry dock at Algier
La, appropriating $684,00O thereto
being struck out on point of order d
manded by Mr.. Holman as being ne
legislation and did not reduce expend
ture. When the section of the bill W
reached providing for resolution
the armored cruiser to cost $4,000
n long debate ensued on a point of {
der, raised against the provision
MIR. Holman, that it was new legs
ton and did not retrench expenditure
Messrs. Dingley, of Maine, Boutel
q Maine. and Herbert, of Alabama, {
gued in favor of the item: Mr.. Holm
q Indiana, and Dir. Blount, of Gee
~ sla argued against the provision.
Ter two hours debate the chair decid
the point was not well taken and ovt
ruled. Mr.. Holman moved to stri
out the entire paragraph under t
head OF "Increase of navy" \
Boutelle, of Maine, then submitted
amendment to the paragraph providi
lot two battle ships of 10000 tol
70 cost S40O0,00O. A discussion
sued on the apportionment of time a
y was finally agreed that two hours a
nan should be given to each of
'nree sides. Pending further disc
son, The committee rose and the Ho
at 4;33 adjourned until tomorrow.
Removal of Mr., Gillespie's Remains
ny Telegraph to the state Chronicle
WASHINGTON, April 13 The rems