The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-05
CONGRESS.
The House Adopts the Conference
Report ON Chinese Exclusion.
Hitt and Hooker OF Mississippi Vigorously OPP
pose 1.-THE Appropriation Bills-Bills
Passed by the Senate.

WASHINGTON, May 4-Geary, of Cali
fornia, presented the conference report on
the Chinese exclusion bill and demanded
the previous question on the adoption of
the report and Notwithstanding the protest
Of Hooker, of Mississippi, it was ordered.
Hit, OF Illinois, opposed the report. The
Senate bill was an Objectionable thing to
him, but he recognized the urgent neces-
sity of prompt legislation and in Difference
to the wishes of the Pacific coast he would
not have antagoniZed it. The conference
bill was better than the House bill, but the
certificate provision was now abominable.
Never before in free country had there
been enacted such a system of tagging a
man as il he were dog. Never before
was such law applied to a human being
except convicts and slaves. He would
vote to continue every existing law, but
speaking Cor the honor of his country ap-
pealed to the gentlemen to observe our
plighted faith. The measure was in viola
ton of pledge which no man could vote
for without blush.
Hooker, in opposing the report, said in
it's present shape the bill virtually sus-
pended the writ of habeas corpus, and
against this he earnestly protested.
Geary denied the bill suspended the writ
Of habeas corpus. The measure was in
tended to stop I'D the leaks in the existing
law. The conference report was then
agreed to-yeas, 1S5; nays, 2S.
THE NEGATIVE VOTE.
The following votes were in the mega
tive: Andrew, Boman, Belknap, Beltz-
hocher, Brossius, Bushnell, Castle, Co
burn, Coolidge, Cox, of New York. Craig,
Culbertson, Curtis, English. Epes, Grady,
Griswold, Grout, Harter, Haughen, Hemp
hill, Herbert, HIT, Hoar, Hooker, of
Mississippi, Miller, Powers and Storer.
The House adopted the resolution calling
on the attorney general for information as
to whether the Sugar trust had violated
the antitrust law, and if so, whether pros
ecution has been Instituted for such violn-
ton.
Scott, of Illinois, who originally offered
the resolution, spoke in denunciati0n OF
the Sugar trust ard in favor of the propo
sition. After some further debate, the
resolution was adopted.
TIE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
On motion of Holman, the House wen
into committee of the whole for consldera-
tion OF general appropriation bills. The
sundry civil appropriation bill was the
first taken up. Blanchard, of Louisiana
| uSuanueu lldG Ll6 Dill De IalQ aside IN TIT
interests of the river and hsroor bill.
Holman objected and the facts were re
ported to the House, which decided, l22 Il
/ IS, to lay the sundry civil bill aside, ant
the committee resumed its session. TIL,
postoffice and fertilization bills were ais
laid aside and the river and harbor bill
taken up. Without action upon it th,
\ House adjourned,
| SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
After morning business the Senate tool
up the calendar. Among the bills actet
upon was the Senate bill creating two ad
ditional land districts il the state of Mon
tana. Passed.
The Senate bill releasing the city o
Monterey, Cal, the interest of the Unitet
States to the Quartet lot passed.
The House bill for the disposition an,
sale of the lands of the klamath river In
dian reservation, California, passed with
substitute, and conference was asked.
After executive session the Senate ad
turned.
Senator Mcpherson today reported al
amendment from the naval committee t
the naval appropriation bill, proposing t
increase the number of harbor defense yes
sells from one to three: torpedo boats iron
six to ten, and also provides for torpedoe
and submarine mines, for which latter pur
pose 81 000, 900 is appropriated.