The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-16
CHINESE EXCLUSION.
The Bill FaVOrably Reported by the Com
mitt0e on Foreign Affairs

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Tae bill reported
favorably to-day by the House Foreign
Affairs Committee, and which in all proba-
bility will pass the House, is identified WITH
thai introduced by Geary and heretofore
published on the Coast. One change in II
provides that Chinese other than laborers
wishing to visit this country temporarily
may do so upon receiving permit from the
Secretary of the Treasury. This was IN
serted so as to allow the Chinese to visit the
Worlds Fair in response to An invltatlons OF
our Government TO all nations, CHINA
among the others. The section in Geary
bill providing that writ OF habeas corpus
shall not be issued by any court in behau
Of any person detained by the Collector
OF Customs is stricken out. MesSTs'
Hooker, Hill and Andrews. members OF the
committee. dissented and will file minor
ity report. Fitch of New York was not at
the committee meeting. He will probably
also dissent. These gentlemen all believe
that bills OF prohibition violate our treaty
with China.
THE ANTI-OPTION BILL.
The Chicago Board Of Trade had hear
ing before the House Committee on hgri-
culture to-day on the Antl-optlons BIZ, ana
through its President, Charles w. Hamlli,
opposed the passage of the bill on tie
ground that it prohibited dealings 10
futures" The system OF deliveries,
Hamll said, grew up in response to de-
mand from the agriculturlsts for con-
tlnuOus open market, which is impossible
without future buying and selling. lie be-
lieved the sale Of futures was In the interest
Of producers. Speculation, in his opinion,
had tendency TO sustain values II man
was prohibited from buying for future de-
livery great stimulus to buying was taken
away. In answer 10 query, Hamlll ad-
mitted that sometimes speculation forced
aaviF as 4 hut IN holt v4nS "a
orally temporary. and that in the aggregate
1t sustained prices. Puts" or 'calls" were
not tolerated by the Board Of Trade. These
were purely gambling transactions and tile
board would welcome anything which pro-
hibitcd them.
In answer 10 questions, Hamlll said there
was settling-rOOn in the Board OF Trade
building in which puts and calls were tre-
quenuy bought and sold from the
time the Exchange closed until o'clock
No record was kept of these Transactions
and, in his opinion, these dealings mad no
appreciable effect on the prices in the open
market. The Board of Trade, said Hamill,
required actual delivery in every case not
the personal delivery Of wheat, but the de-
livery Of n warehouse receipt on which
wheat could be obtained. A sale was made
on actual wheat, and that sale could be du-
plicated indefinitely, just as tiye-dollar bill
could be passed from hand 10 hand. A con-
arrived for fufllment.
Referring to Hamilps assertion that the
aggrlculluriSts had first demanded future
dealings, Hatch called attention to the fact
that there was an unbroken line of agrlcui-
tural organizations demanding the passage
of the bill.
Hamill said the millers would like the bill
passed because it would give them a mo-
n0poly and enable them to buy on their 0WR
terms.
THE UTAH HEARING.
The Senate Committee on Territories
listened again this morning TO arguments
by the adheTents OF the bin TO provide a
local fOm OF government for Utah, and 10
allow the people to ele It their own officials.
Richards Of Ogden who addressed the COM
mlttee on Saturday, spoke again this morn
Ing in favor Of the bill, prefacing his re-
marks with an expression of regret for tho
statements he made last Saturday, Whics.
he said he made through inadvertence and
without any intention of casting reflection
upon Senators Ramsay and Paddock. "He
had cT tIcized their conduct as members Of
the Utah commission in appointing the
election officers Of the Territory"
WOOL AND TwINE.
The Democratic members Of the WAYS
and Means Committee held another confer
ence to-day, at which an agreement was
reached on the Wool Bill 1t is probable a
meeting of the full committee will be called
for tomorrow, at which the bill will be sub
mtted. No change was made from the
agTeementreached Saturday. The paragraph
relating to shoddy. which was the only one
unconsdered at the Saturday conference
was taken up, aud the duty fixed at 70 per
cent ad valorem.
The Democrats Of the Ways and Means
Committee this morning decided 10 report
bin placing on the free list "all binding
twine manufactured in whole or in part
from thistle or Tampico fiber, jute, Manila,
sisal grass or sum-"
THE FREE-COINAGE BILL.
The silver men have secured upward Of
100 Democratic signatures TO their petition
asking that the Rules Committee bring in
a special order for a silver bill There are
22S Democrats Ia the House, so the silver
men have secured majority. They say
they have received assurances from mem
bers Of the Rules Committee that they will
do what is shown TO be the will of the
majority Of the Democrats in the House.
but 1t IS not likely the committee will meet
for some days.
ELECTION OF SENATORS.
The House Committee on the Election OF
President and Vice President and Repre-
sentativeS In Congress to-day agreed TO re-
port a bill leaving the election of Senators
to the people and comforting exclusive power
on the State Legislatures 10 fix the time
place ana manner for holding such elections
THE BEHRING SEA COMMISSION.
The Behring Sea Joint Commission con-
tinued its session to-day and made consider
able progress in its work. There were no
new developments in regard to the arbitra-
tlOn treaty or the m0dus viyendi.
CASH IN THE TREASURY.
Continued expenditures have reduced the
Treasury cash balance to So, 900. The
amount on deposit in national banks is
S12, 949, 900.
DRY-DOCK FOR LOUISIANA.
The Senate has passed the bill appopriat-
ing $3.50, 900 for dry-dOck near A lgiers, La.