The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-23
The sennse.


A communication was laid before the Sen
ate by President pro TEN. Manderson from
the Secretary of the Interior recommending
the granting of medals and pensions TO Indian
police who suppressed the recent Sioux
ghost dance uprising. The communication
closed with this curious sentence.
The killing of Sitting Bull was neither
demanded nor directed by the Department or
under its direction. Signed John W. Noble,
Secretary"
Referred to the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
A bill to prevent cruelty to children in the
ID istrct of Columbia and other purposes:
which was taken up from the calendar and
passed by the Senate, included provision
enacting penalties for docking or any other
operation for shortening the tails of horses y
The House bill was passed adding the sec.
retary Of Agriculture at tine tail OF the list OF
presidential SUCCESSORS in case OF removal,
death. resignation or inability both OF tho
President and Nice-President.
When a bill was called up TO increase the
pension of John King. apensioner Of the Me-
ican war Mr.. Villas in brief but vigorous
speech. called attention to the principle IN
yolyed in the bill and offered a general
amendment increasing the pensions OF all the
aged and destitute soldiers of the Mexican
war from s. 70 SO per month.
This important emendment was adopted on
q
passed.
The Anti-Chinese bill was taken up and Mr.
Chandler addressed the Senate IN favor or
his proposed amendment TO the Geary House
bill.
Mr.. Chandler directed large part of his re-
marks 10 yindIcaton of his late colleague
Mr. Blair and a criticism Of the course Of the
Chinese Government in ejecting him as a Min
ister He remarked that, according to the
position taken by the Chinese Government.
there were only two persons IN the Senate
who would be persona gratla O. that Govern
ment-the Senator from OHIO Mr.. SheTmanl, ,,
whose course had been approved in dispatches
from China as entirely satisfactory, and the
Senator from South Carolina (Mr Butler, ,
who frankly stated that nc was ashamed OF
himself for having supported the Scott bill.
Mr.. Davis, Of Minnesota. "A member OF the
Committee on Foreign Relations. spoke
strongly against the House bill as rank.
radical. unblushing. unmitlgated reputation
OF every treaty obligation made between our
selves and China, and he confessed he looked
back upon his own PARTICIPATION IN the pas
SAGE of the Scott Exclusion act OF 1883 with
profoundest regret. When MIR. Davis turned
to the discussion of commercial features or
the case Mr., Frye interrupted with the re-
mark that the cotton manufacturers OF the
United States recognized the fact that emma
afforded the most promising market IN the
world for American cotton.
Mr.. Davis, continuing. spoke at great length
and with extraordinary emphasis. referring
constantly TO typewriter slips which he had
in his hand in respect 10 an alleged propo-
sition which be asserted had recently been
made t. Pope Leo XIII by NJ. Cahensly for
the segregation of German, Belgian and
other Catholic immigrants on their arrival IN
this country and their consolidation under
the bishoprcs of their own nationality.
Mr.. Davis charged that this scheme had
been instigated by NJ. Won Schloezer the
German ambassador at the Vatican, aud by
members of the royal family, and he gave
credit 10 the Pope for his wise statesmanship
in rejecting the proposition.
Meanwhile senators on both sides OF the
chamber listened 10 this portion Of Mr..
Davis very earnest remarks with obvious and
undispuised curiosity as 10 Just where he
would connect il with the pending question
of excluding Chinese.
Mr.. Davis, however. resumed his seat with,
out making this apparent, and ! en- 1t passed
around from one senator TO another that TINS
portion of the Senator's remarks had been
contributed by Colonel Elliott /. Shepard.
Another attempt was made to come to some
arrangement MS to the time for taking vote
on the Chinese question, but without sue
cess
Shortly after o'clock an executive session
was moved, and the Senate, relinquishing Its
usual Saturday recess, adjourned till to-mor-