The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-14
DOlph's Unsatisfactory Substitute for
Geary's Exclusion Act.
EXTENSION FOR TEN YEARS LONGER.
California REPRESENTATIVES Unanimous for Complete
EIclusien-The New Features Of the
Proposed Bill.
Special to TIE MORNING CALI,

WASHINGTON, April 13. - The bill re-
ported to the Senate to-day by Senator
Dolph OF Oregon from the Committee on
Foreign Relations as a substitute for
Geary's bill Is very unsatisfactory 10 Sena-
tor FELTON, and all of the Pacific Coast men,
berS OF the House. The bill merely ex-
tends for q further period Of 10 years the
existing laws bearing on Chinese immigra-
tion. 1t provides that all Chinese arrested
and convicted OF a violation Of the imm-
grafton laws shall be returned to China
unless they are returned to the country Of
which they are subject. All Cinnamon so
arrested shall be adiudged to be nnlawfully
in this country unless they present aftirma-
tive proof to the contrary. Any Chinaman
convicted and returned to some other
country, and being thereafter found within
the United States shall, upon conviction. be
imprisoned at hard labor for term aot ex-
ceeding six months, and shall be thereafter
depOrted as therein stated. 1t is further
provided that when Chinese are subjects of
some other country than China and such
other country demands head tax upon
each Chinese person before receiving him
from the United States officers the China
man shall be returned to China.
In the Senate to-day, when Dolph's Chinese
bill v as reported, Senator FELTON, took occa-
sion TO say that he was not in favor OF any
half measure In dealing with the Chinese,
There should be absolute exclusion or none
at all. The present laws lie declared were
Intellectual ard the House bill should be
passed at once. He asked that no action he
taken by the Senate until California had 4
chance to be heard through her press and
people.
The vessels comprising the Berng Sea
fleet during the coming sealing season are
the Mohicap, now at Esquimait. the Adams.
Ranger and Yorktown, two revenue cutters
the Corwin and Husband the Fish Com
II Is understood, Will send three gunboats
TO assist in police duty. The Thetis will not
be taken from the submarine cable survey
work. All the vessels are to be under way
early in May.
The Soidiers' Home.
There is promise of a contest In the House
Committee on Military Affairs over the ap-
poiDtment of successor to Major George
III. B0nebrake of California as a member of
the Board of Governors of the National Sol
diers' Home. 1t was taken for granted
that Republican would be named TO
succeed him, and General Barnes'name was
proposed by the Republican Congressman
from California, but IL is said that Geary
and Camlnetti will propose the name of
some California Democrat, and it is possible
that they may succeed in having him ap-
pointed. as the House committee is com.
posed of nine Democrats and four Repubi-
cans. There may be two or three OF the
Democrats OF the committee, however, who
will be fair enough to concede this appoint
ment TO the Republicans, as the latter have
always had fair representation on the
board
As the Consul General at Copenhagen
eabled The Secretary of State that the
aba ndonmsnt of the Danish mission may
lmperil Denmark's attitude toward the
Nofld's Fair, the diplomatic appropriation
bin to-day was amended providing for
Minister 20 Denmark ut salary of $500
The offers of silver to the treasury were
ASS, ,0o0 ounces. The purchases were 400, 600
ounces at .S64S to $500.