The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-18
THE HOUSE.
Increased Appropriation for Enforcing
the Restriction Act Asked For.

Increased Appropriation for Enforcing
the Restriction Act Asked For.
10 the House to-day Representative Loud
of California introduced an amendment to
the sundry civil appropriation bill, increas-
ing the appropriation for the enforcement
Of the Chinese restriction laws from $50, 600
to $4,000. 100000 of this amount to be
used in furnishing Chinese registration cer-
tifeates. He thought that this was rea-
sonable amount, as under Geary's Chinese
exclusion bill passed by the House pro-
vision was made for taxing the Chinese SO
per head for the certificates of registration.
This would make total Of S230,090 for
this purpose, as there ere HOO Chinese
IN this country, according TO an estimate of
the Census Bureau, and this estimate
should be Increased by about 90 per cent,
lie thought.
Holman made a point OF order that
the amendment changed the existing law.
He reserved his point.
SayerS, Democratic member of the Ap-
preparation Committee and Holman'S lieu
tenant, said that 1t was his understanding
that under the bill, as passed recently, Chi
nese certificates CT residence are to be fur
nshed under the supervision of the Internal
Revenue Bureau and he thought the depart
ment already had sufficient funds at its COM
mand.
the Internal Revenue Bureau in his State
did not have sufficient funds at its disposal
to carry out the existing laws efficiently.
Loud asked Savers if he thought the
House was justified in taxing the Chinese S3
per head for registration certificates under
Geary'S bill.
Sayers said he thought so.
Loud-Then this $4,000 Increase pro-
posed in my amendment Is surely not eX-
cessive, as it is only one-third of the amount
proposed In Geary'S bill, which the gentle
man from Texas voted for.
Sayers did not vouchsafe a reply TO this,
but said he was willing to pass over this
item, in order to give the committee time to
inquire little further as 10 the necessity
for an increase
BY unanimous consent the item was
passed over.
The Committee on Judiciary reported
favoraby and the House adopted the reSo-
lutiOn of Mitchler of Pennsylvania calling
on the Attorney General for information
which would authorize proceedings against
the Reading coal combine.
The folio Ing bill among others were re-
ported and placed on the calendar: For
survey o. ship canal to connect Lake ECie
and the Ohio River. The regular order was
then taken up and despite the efforts Of
Holman to proceed with the sundry civil
bill. the question being on the Walker ex-
puBging resolution, it was referred TO the
NbbiIliNtCN Oil 1AuItos anu LuC 1AOuoO WCHb tbtO
committee OF the whole on the sundry civil
! bill. Picker of South Dakota moved to in
| crease the appropriation to meet the ex-
| penses of prote ting timber on public lands
| from S12G,0 to $4,000. Lost.
| During the discussion of this motion Otis
| of Kansas, Wilson of Washington. Bowers
! of California and SnodgTass of Tennessee
engaged in an extended controversy as to
whether the law was efficiently executed.
Bowers and SnodgraSs had difference as
10 some remark that was made by the
former. or which Snodgrass understood him
to make, and although they did not come TO
blows, an excited argument was indulged
ia to the amusement of the members. Pend
ing action on the bill the committee rose
and the House adjourned.