The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-04
CONGRESS-.
The House Considers the Diplo.
matte Appropriation Bill.
Free Coinage in the senate-Conference Re
port on Chinese Exclusion Agreed to
The Yeas and Nays.

WASHINGTON, May 3-After routine
business, the House went into committee
of the whole and on the diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation bill
Consideration of the consular portion of
the bill having been completed without
material changes, the committee reverted
to the amendment offered few days ago
by Chapman, of Michigan, providing no
part of the emergency fund shall be paid
to any foreign government in settlement of
any claim against the United States.
Adopted.
Blount of Georgia, moved to strike out
the appropriation of sos, coo to continue the
preliminary survey for an inter-conti-
mental railway. He believed if the propo-
sition were enacted into law the United
States would be pledged to the construction
OF the railroad and to furnish subside to
do so If necessary.
McGreary, of New York, opposed the
motion. Patterson, of Tennessee, and
Holman, of Indiana, favored it. O'Neill,
of Missouri also favored the appropria-
ton. After further debate the motion was
agreed to- 113 to Il. The committee rose
and reported the bill, as amended, to the
House. Hooker, of Mississippi, demanded
separate vote on the amendment striking
out the S65, 600 appropriation for the inter
continental railway commission-agreed to.
Yeas, 145; nays, 81. The bill then passed.
The Senate amendments to the army ap-
preparation bill were non-concurred in, and
a conference ordered. The House then ad-
iourned.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
After the usual morning business Nor
gan called up the Presidents message on
the international conference as to silver
coinage, Dolph tried to get action first on
~ ,hA
/ bill, but Morgan refused to give prece-
dence to that subject, remarking that there
was not 20 much pressure about it that the
senator from South DakoGa who desired to
address the Senate, might not have the
courtesy of appearing. Kyle then pro-
ceeded TO address the Senate in favor of
the free coinage of silver.
At the close of Kyle's speech the mess
age was again laid on the table, Morgan
giving notice that he wanted to- speak on it..
The conference report on the Chinese
exclusion bill was then laid before the Sen
ate. AS soon as read, Sherman stated.
though as a member of the conference COM
mittee he was not able to sign it, ne was
very willing to provide any necessary leg
islation for the restriction of Chinese
labor, and thought the Senate bill had done
so very broadly. He looked upon the in
PRODUCTION of Chinese laborers through
Canada as an Insult to the United States.
Such Incidents created excitement which
some day would be cause of great diff
Guilty. Those who believed the United
States had right to trample on treaty
and disregard it, might vote for the con-
fetence report and vote without compunc-
ton, but he did not feel mt liberty to do so.
Dolph, of Oregon, defended the report.
Dawes opposed it as being violation OF
a treaty.
Vest was not disposed to violate treaties,
but considered self-preservation the first
law of nations as well as of individuals.
Palmer could not vote for the conference
report because the provision for Cinnamon
coming into the United States could not be
admitted in the bill, which was unneces.
sion Tor the arrest of Cinnamon not pro
vided with certificates.
VOTE ON THE CONFERENCE REPORT.
A vote was then taken on the conference
report which was agreed TO by yeas, 80
nays, 10; as follows: Yeas-Messrs Allen
Allison, Chandler, Cockereil, Cunom
Dolph, FELTON,, Gallinger, German, Hans
brough, Harris, Hiscock, Jones, of Arkan
sas; Mcpherson, Mitchell, Morgan, PETER
Perkins, Power. Ransom, Sanders, Shoup
Squire, Stanford. Stewart, Stockbridge
Vest, Walthall. Warren and White-s0.
Nsys-Messrs Bate, Call, Colouitt
Dawes Dixon, Frye, George, Gray, Hig
gins, Kyle, Palmer, Platt, Pugh, Sherman
and Wiison-15.
TIE FREE BINDING TwINE BILL.
The House bill placing binding Irvine OF