The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-19
Danger That the Restriction Bill HiII
Not Be Reached.
FEARS OF LOSING The CHINESE TRADE.
SehemerS at Work to Prevent a Renewal Of the
Exclusion aet-Eneouraging Silk
Culture.
Special 10 THE MoRSIys Gait

WASHINGTON, March 1S-The Foreign
Affairs Committee of the House did not
succeed to-day in calling up the Chinese
exclusion bill, which it had reported favor
ably. A member Of the committee said to-
day that it would come up "the first day
set aside for that purpose by the Committee
on Rules" This is very indefinite. If the
Committee on Rules has to set day it may
/ not come up this session. Congressman are
learning that there Is anger and apprehen-
| sion III The camp OF labor from San Fran
cisco to New York or account Of the long
delay In the adoption Of anti Chinese legis-
/ lation.
Remonstrances Made.
Remonstrance against opening the gates
10 Tie Chinese hOrdes have been received
by many OF them from the trade unions, in-
dustrlal federations and all kinds of labor
organizations. Powderly has been heard
from, so has Gompers, and so have many of
the leaders of the Farmers Alliance and
The Peoples party. They are alarmed over
the prospect that there may be delay of
SIX weeks longer when the present eXclu-
sion law Will cease To operate.
AS soon as the session opened, bills on
Inc subject were introduced into both
houses, and perhaps as many as dozen Of
these bills have been referred 20 various
secure the adoption OF any of them. Sew
eral bills were reported adversely TO the
Senate from the Committee on Foreign AT
ialrs, and others have been reported ad-
yerseiy TO the House. and meanwhile the
month oil May Is approaching
Action Delayed.
One of the Congressmen from California
believes that there are schemers who hope
10 prevent a renewal of the exclusion act or
the adoption OF any other anti Chinese legis-
la!Ion. lie thinks that the delay will be
continued, and that there may be difficulty
IN getting the two Houses to agree upon any
ant-Chinese measure. There are, he says,
many large landhOlders and employers Of
labor IN the Pacific States, who would like
10 be able to get cheap Chinese labOrers,
as they got them in other times, and who
are al the same time Influential in the Re-
publican party. The same notion is enter
tanned by many OF the leaders and members
of the labor organizations, who are letting
congressman know that there must be no
humhug" about this matter.
Eject of the Bill.
It having been reported that to-day would
be devoted 10 the consideration of the Chi
nese exclusion bill this morning the Post
had the following editorial on the bill re-
ported TO the House: The ultimate effect
Of the bill will be TO break of ali intercourse
between the two countries and separate
them by an absurd but impossible barrier.
ut dpDIcheuSluHS OF DtlNH tDEulIeQ DY q
tidal wave OF Chinese cheap labor will thus
be allayed and the migratory population of
CHINA turned into more hOspitable direc-
tions. In the meantime the vast CONNER
clal opportunities by which other nations
are wise enough 10 profit will be per-
manentiy closed to the UuIted States But
Congress seems stubbOrnly bent upon pur-
suing this policy. It is possible the people
al large will approve il. England, France
and Germany will also approve of policy
hat vel 15 fNt-
bring all the greater grist 10 their mills"
Encouraging SILK Culture.
Senator George, from the Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry, reported a substi-
tnte for Senator MitehelPS bill for the en-
couragement of silk culture. The Secretary
OF Agriculture Is directed to assign to the
divisl on of entomology, in said department.
the duty of experimenting silk culture, and
may, Wien in his judgment 1t is necessary,
appoint an assistant chief to that division
TO aid in the work. The salary of the assist
ant is to be $1,000 per annum and such
necessary travelling expenses as he may in
cur. The Secretary OF Agriculture is d.
rected 10 establish number cf silk expert
ment stations. not exceeding FIVE in number
10 be located in different parts of the
United States, with the view of developing
silk culture in different sections of the
country, said stations 10 be part of the
stations now established in the several!
States and receiving appropriations from
Government The work at each station is
TO be under the supervision of its director
Five thousand dollars is 10 be appropriated
10 each experiment station for the purpose
OF silk culture. The warrants shall be
drawn on the Secretary OF the Treasury by
the Secretary of Agriculture. The appro-
priati0ns Tor the purpose may be dimin-
lshed by the latter, in his discretion.
Production of Cotton.
The March report of the Statistician of
the Department of Agriculture shows that
the production of cotton of the world ex-
ceeded the consumption more than ], 800 900
bales in 1890. and increased the visibie stock
In 1891 1.100 900 bales. The price of mid
ding upland in Liverpool fell from 1-6
pence In January, 1890. to AS pence in JAN
uary, 1892. This country has produced an
excess above the normal requirements in
two years of more than 100000 bales. A
large reduction in the acreage is the only
remedy.