Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-04-16
The House,

III NIDuSes
WASHINGTON, April Am the house 10.
day Mr.. Hatch reported the anti-optiou
bill.
Mr., Geary, dem, of California, moved
10 suspend the rules and moved to pass
the Chinese exclusion bill
Mr.. Hooker, dem of Mississippi
asked that one hour be allowed for debate
on each side.
Mr., Heard, of Missouri, objected, and
under the rules fifteen minutes were given
TO each side.
visions of the bill and said that in his
opinion 1t was of tho utmost Importance
that the Chinese should be entirely ex.
cluded from this country. They had
violated all treaty obligations.
Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi, T, op.
posed the passage of the bill and
especially deprecated the haste
in putting the measures through under
suspension of the rules. The bill abro.
gated every treaty which had been
formed with the Chinese emperor. II was
an insult to China
Mr.. Hit. of Illinois, said the great OBJ
lection to this bill was that 1T was a de.
liberate violation of on; plighted faith
with China, as we had written II down and
proposed to the Chinese government.
which assented reluctantly at our per.
suasion. The bill was n perfect shame.
Mr.. Cutting, of California, and Mr. Her
n of Oregon, spoke in favor of the Hill
which WINS finally passed under an ven
and nay vote of l79 to ~.
The bill as 1t passed the house abso.
lutely prohibits the coming into the United
States OF oil Chinese persons except the
minister from China, his attaches, SER
rants etc.
WASHINGTON, April 5-Mr. Me Miuin
moved hat the house go into committee
of the whole on he free wool bill, and
pending that he moved to limit debats
to half an hour on each side.
Mr.. Burrows wanted more time fer
amendments and moved to make the time
an hour on each side. He demanded The
yeas and nays which were SO ordered. A
loLg period of tiiibustering followed.
Mr.. Burrows motion was lost, lGs nays.
30 ayes, and then Mr.. McMillin moved
that an hour and n quarter be allowed for
debate. N half hour for the democrats and
three quarters for the republicans.
Mr.. Burrows-I suppose 1t is not de-
batable II that no understanding can be
arrived at.
The Speaker-Where gentlemen mani.
fest n di opposition to do SO an understand.
ing can DE arrived at.
After some wrangling. INDUCED in by
the speaker, Mr.. McMillin and Mr.. Bur.
IOWo, ~ idttSt AuoNCu I " TAKE ~ recess nm
Ill 4 O'Clock.
Mr.. Payne then moved to amend bv
making the hour 5 o'clock
The house divided and The vote resulted
ayes, a., noes III. No quorum. Tellers
were ordered with the result, ayes 1. nee
l3l. No quorum. The yeas and nays we're
then decided by Mr.. McMfillin. Ihe vote
resulted IL to lJa
The question recurring on the motion OF
Mr. RnEVnVga IN tnEA m o.a..
Mr. Payne moved to amend by substi.ut.
ing 4: o.
MIR. Burrows moved to amend this
amendment by substituting 500. In n al.
vision the vote was p ayes, log noes Mr.
Burrows remarked that he apprehended
no quorum had voted, and thereupon tell.
ers were ordered.
WASHINGTON, April 6-Aftcr some unim.
p~ortant business the house went into com.
mittee of the whole on the free wool hill
an amicable agreement having been
reached between Messrs, McMiilin nnd
Burrows Tor three. quarters Of an hour de
bate on each side. Mr.. Burrows motion Ia
strike out the word 'wools'' was reiected.
Mr.. Otis, OF Kansas. moved to strikc ont
the hrst section, and spoke upon his mo-
ton.
All the amendments submitted by the
republi Gnsto the first section Of the wool
bill were voted down aud the Committee
proceeded with the second section.
WAsnINGrov, April Tin the house to-
day Mr.. Cobb. Of Alabama. submitted the
minority report ON the Rockwell Aoyes
contested election case.
Bills were reported to make Laredo.
Tex u SUPPORT Of entry and TO authorize
the Continental Bridge company 10 con-
struct a bridge across the Rio Grande
river at or near Brownsville. Ter,
The house then proceeded with the free