The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
THE HOUSE.
Geary's Chinese Exclusion Bill Passed
by Large Majority.


by Large Majority.
The House passed Geary's Chinese exclu-
sion bill after only 80 minutes debate.
Geary called it up. and said it remedied the
faults of tile existing law, and nothing
short OF it would effect the ends desired.
Hill aud Hooker opposed the bill on the
gr05nd that it was violation of national
faith in abrogating the treaties.
Geaiy said the Chinese Government had
done everything in its power to violate the
spirit of the treaty.
Hermann Of Oregon and Cutting of Cali
fornIa favored the bill. and it was passed
179 ayes to 43 noes.
The bill absolutely prohibits any Chinese.
whether or not subject of China except
ing diplomatic and consular officers and
servants) from entering the United States,
and Chinese who may hereafter leave the
United States are prohibited from return
ing TO this country. 1t makes liable
descent entering the United States or foun q
unlawfully therein, and provides for their
punishment by Imprisonment, not eX-
ceeding five years, and subsequent re-
moval to the country whence they came,
provided when they come by way Of con-
tiguous foreign territory they shall be re-
turned to China. "A proviso allows the
Secretary Of the Treasury to permit visits
TO the United States under such rules as he
may prescribe. The last clause repeals all
acts and treaties inconsistent with this
law.
After the usual routine morning business
the House went into committee of the whole
on the free-woo bill. When Springer ap-
peared for the first time in several weeks, to
make the closing argument on the bill, he
received burst of hearty applause. His
desk was decked with flowers. Springer
was not strong enough to speak, and his
speech was read by Bryan.
Springer said the Committee on WAYS and
Means had asked the Bureau of Statistics to
furnish q statement showing the prices of
wool OF like quantity in the United States
and Europe during the existence of the wool
tariff from 1866 TO this time. TIE bureau
referred the matter to S. n. ID. North, Sec
retary Of the National Association Of Wool
Manufacturers, and the special agent of the
Census Office in charge Of wool statistics.
The statement furnished made cOmpari-
son between Ohio medium washed wool and
tue Port Phillip prices of Australian
fleece, which are considered of subStan-
TALLY the same quality. These prices, when
reduced to a gold basis. show that the
prices of these grades in London and Bos-
ton vary little from year to year 10 1890 eX-
cept during the unusual years 1871
aud 1872, in which prices were un-
usually affected by speculation. Leaving
these out OF account 1t appears that for
the remaining % years, the average price of
Port Phillip fleece was one-fOurth of cent
per pound more than the Ohio medium
washed iu Boston when Port Phillip fleece
was 20 cents pound. and II protection pro-
tectS it would make the price of Ohio wool
20 cents greater. The fact that it is really
lower in price than the Australian shows
that the American wool-growers do not re-
celve any increase in price by reason of the
tariff. The reason for this is that American
wOOl-manufacturers do not manufacture
al " mt mi
with foreign woods, cotton, Sh0ddy and
other adulterants. As wool under the
operation of the tariff cannot be exported,
the American wOOl-gTowers are confined to
a restricted market and under the cOndi-
tionS OF manufacture foreign and domestic
wOols are not in competition, they must be
used together. complementing each other in
the manufacture of woolen goods accept
able to this market. With free wool the
price Of these goods would be reduced to
the extent OF the tariff on the foreign wool
used in theif manufacture. This decrease
in price would largely increase the manu-
facture and sale OF such goods and so in
crease the demand for American woods at
the manufactures. la other words, cheap
ening foreign wool by the removal of the
tariff benefits not only the woo-grower and
the wooen-manutacturer, but is of advan-
tage to the general public who are con-
sumers.
In conclusion, Springer called attention to
the TACT that placing raw sugar on the free
list In 1890 caused an increased consump-
tion OF sugar TO the amount of nearly "a per
cent in 1891, and he said that the passage OF
the present bill would have similar effect
in increasing the consumption CT woolen
goods, and cause a starting up of 271 estab-
lishments, idle during 1890, and would give
employment TO $4,000, 900 of capital. caus-
ing an increase in the use of materials worth
S4S,0O0. 000 the demand for 81, 900, 900 pounds
of domestic and 27,000,000 pounds more of
al -nA AfaA
hands, with wages of 5000, 900. With in
creased prices for wool the demand for
labor will also increase.
Burrows of Michigan moved to strike out
the provision placing ''all woods on the free
list" Without action. the committee rose,
and the House adjourned.