Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-04
FIVE-CENT BUSINESS
Condemned by a Leading Democrat
in the House Yesterday.
MONEY FOR A RAILROAD SURVEY
To Be Furnished From the Golfers of
Liberal Uncle Sam.
CONFERENCE CHINESE BILL PASSED

after the reading of the journal the House
went into committee of the whole, Mr
Oates, of Alabama, in the chair, on the diplo'
matte and consular appropriation bill
The consideration of the bill having been
completed without any material change
having been made, the committee reverted
10 the amendment offered few DAYS ago by
Mr. Chapman, of Michigan, providing that
no part of the emergency fund shall be
paid to any foreign government in the set
Element of any claim against the United
States. The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Blount, of Georgia, in charge of the
bill, moved to strike out the appropriation
of Sos, 600 to continue the preliminary sur
vey for an inter-contiuental railway. 1t
may be advanced as an argument in favor OF
the appropriation, he said, that the United
States had already appropriated $780, to
carry out this work; but this was the first
opportunity presented to oppose a scheme
which would connect this Government with
a railroad in South America and which
might implicate US in a wave of conquest.
Opposed to His Own Report
Mr.. McCreary, of Kentucky, opposed the
motion. The only gentleman of the Foreign
priation was the Chairman, who had re-
ported the bill That gentleman stood in
the attitude of asking the House to strike
from the bill, which he himself had re-
ported, one of its most important features.
1t was simply proposition that the United
States should furnish SG5, 900 to complete a
survey which was already two-thirds ac-
complished. There was nothing in the
clause which pledged the United States to
furnish 81 for the construction of the road.
Mr. O'Neil, of Missouri, expressed the
opinion that the appropriation should be
made His appeal to the House that it
should put stop to this poor, 5-cent way of
doing business ELECTED applause, and called
from Mr.. Reed, of Maine, the remark that
the statement was very beautiful, but not
Democratic.
The motion was agreed to, 113 to IL The
committee reported the bill as amended to
the House.
Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi, demanded a
separate vote on the amendment striking
out the S65, 600 appropriation for the Inter-
Continental Railway Commission. 1t was
agreed to-yeas, 145; nays, 81. The bill was
then passed.
On motion of Mr.. Outhwaite, of Ohio the
Senate amendments to the army appropria-
tiOn bill were non-concurred in, and con-
ference was ordered, after which the House
adjourned.
A Silver Speech in the Senate.
In the Senate, Mr.. Morgan called up the
Presidents message on the subject of an
international conference as to silver coin
age Mr.. Dolph tried to get action first on
the conference report on the Chinese exclu-
sion bills, but Mr.. Morgan refused to give
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there was not so much pressure about it
as that the Senator from South Dakota who
desired to address the Senate, might not
have the courtesy of hearing.
Mr.. Kyle then proceeded to address the
Senate in favor of the free coinage of silver
He declared that if relief did not come from
one or the other of the two great political
parties of the country, such a combination
would be formed as would relegate both of
them to the background. At the close of
his remarks the message was again laid on
the table, Mr.. Morgan giving notice that he
desired to speak upon it.
The conference report on the Chinese
exclusion bill was then laid before the
Senate. As soon as it was read Mr.. Sher-
man stated that although a member of the
conference committee he had not been able
10 sign the report. He was verv willing to
provide any necessary legislation for the
restriction of Chinese labor and thought
that the Senate bill had done SO very
broadly.
An Insult to Uncle Sam.
1t had proposed to continue in force the
existing laws with penalties for their VIOLA
tion by Cinnamon coming into the United
States, especially through Canada. He
looked upou the introduction of Chinese
laborers through Canada as an insult to the
United States. They were allowed to enter
Canada on payment of a charge of $50 a
head, and with the privilege of entering
the United States in violation of law. 1t
was incidents like that which tended to
create excitement and irritation along the
border, and which would some day be the
cause OF great difficulty. Those who be-
lieved that the United States had right to
trample on the treaty and to disregard it,
might vote for the conference report with
out compunction: but for his part he did
not feel at liberty to do so.
Mr.. Dolph, another of the Senate con-
ferees, defended the report Mr.. Vest said
that he had no disposition to violate treaties,
but seif-preservation was the first law of
nations as well as of individuals.
Mr.. FRYE spoke of visit which he had
made TO Rock Springs, where he had seen
about 100 Chinamen-peaceable, quiet, we'll
behaved, cleanly people. There were also
there two companies of infantry, and when
he inquired of their commanding officer
why the troops were there he was told that
their presence was necessary in order to
protect the lives of those quiet, unoffend-
inc Cinnamon from a horde of unnatural
lied Poles and Hungarians who worked in
the mines.
Tho Conference Report Adopted,
Mr.. Palmer said that there were two rea-
sons why he could not vote for the conference
renort One was that Chinaman seeking
to come into the United States was not to
be admitted to bail. That was an unneces-
sarily harsh provision-one not consistent |
with the fundamental principles of Justice
that existed in China and America and
everywhere where God reigned. The other
reason was the provision for the arrest of
Cinnamon not provided with certificates.
He svmpathized with the gentlemen from
the Pacific coast and would do ANYTHING to
help them, except what he believed to be
wrong and unjust. The vote was then
taken and the conference report was agreed
to-yeas. 80; nays, 15-as follows: Yeas
Messrs. Allen, Allison, Chandler, Cockrell,
Cullom, Dolph, FELTON,, Gallinger, German,
Harris, Hiscock, Jones
(Ark.), Mcpherson, Mitchell, Morgan,
Peffer, Perkins, Power, Ransom, Sanders,
Shoup, Squire, Stanford, Stewart, Stock
bridge, Vest, Walthall, Warren and White.
Nays-Messrs. Bate, Call, Colquitt,
Dawes. Dixon, Frye. George, GRAY, Hig-
gins, Kyle, Palmer, Platt, Pugh, Sherman
and Wilson.
The House bill placing binding twine on
the free list was laid before the Senate and
referred TO the Finance Committee. After
an executive session the Senate adjourned.
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