Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-04
THE HOUSE.

After the approval OF the journal and the
reference of number of Senate bills Mr.. Geary
(Cal) presented the conference report on the
Chinese exclusion bill Mr.. Geary demanded
the previous question on the adoption Of tbs
report and notwithstanding the protest Of Mr..
Hooker (Miss.) it was ordered.
Mr.. HIT On. opposed the report The Sem
ate bill to him would be, IL 1t were an original
proposition, an Objectionable thing; but he
recognized the urgent necessity Of prompt leg
islation; 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, which had openly. de6antIy and in.
sultingy violated national faith. But the GER
tifcate provision now added was Abominable.
Never before in free country had there been
enacted such system of tagging a man as il
he were dog, first compelling him to go
and prove his right to continue to live where
he had lived for years. Never before had such
law been applied to . human being, except
convicts and slaves
He (Mr. HitO would vote to continue every
existing law, but speaking TOR the honor Of his
country he appealed to gentlemen to observe
the plighted faith of the nation. which had al
ready been pressed hard upon and which
pledged to these men the treatment OF citizens
Of the most favored nation. This was meas.
ure violation Of that pledge which no man
could vote for without blush.
Mr.. Hooker in opposing the report said that
the writ OF habeas corpus and against this he
earnestly protested.
Mr.. Geary denied that the bill suspended the
writ of habeas corpus. The measure was in
| tended to stop up leaks in existing law.
Inc ,S conference report Was then agreed to
The following is the negative vote: Messrs.
Andrew, Beeman, Belknap, Beltzhoover, Bro
| sius, Bushnell. Castle, Coburn, Coolidge, Cox
On. ~, Craig, Culberson, Curtis English.
Epes, Grady, Griswold, Grout, Harter, Hanger,
Miss. Miller, Powers and Slower.
Mr.. Snodgrass Glenn. }, rising to a question
OF privilege, submitted the following preamble
and resolution:
Whereas bill entitled "a bill to encourage
american ship building" was passed by this
House on May under suspension Of the rules
without proper explanation and under q mis-
apprehension as to its provisions and while the
House was led to believe that the ships mem
toned in said bill did not come within the
provisions OF the act approved March 8, 1891,
granting subsidies to American ships; and
Whereas on examination said bill givos these
ships all the rights and privileges Of vessels OF
the United States so far as subsidies are con-
cerned;
Resolved. That the Senate be requested to
return said bill to the House for reconsidera-
Tho Speaker said that he would hear the
gentleman on the question a. to whether the
resolution was privileged one.
MR.. syoDaRAss' INr1MArroN,
In speaking OF this question Mr.. snodgrass
animated that the House had been imposed
upon, which intimation called forth an earnest
protest from Mr.. Cochran of New York. The
gentleman was not IN order when he said that
any member had imposed upon his fellow
members.
Mr.. Snodgrass said that gentleman need no.
be disturbed. Nothing he had said could be
| construed as rejecting upon any member.
MIR. Cockran-The gentleman II mistaken il
he thinks that anything he could say would dis
turD me. am speaking for the dignity Of the
House.
MIR. Snodsrass said that the House could take
care OF its own dignity, and. continuing argued
| that if the House had known the purpose and
| import of the bill it would not have been
passed. 1t had been passed under o misappre-
hension and the House could do no wrong
without having the right to correct it.
The speaker did not think that the resolution
could have any privilege. 1t merely contained
an allegation that the bill should not have
passed because the House did not understand il,
The resolution was not received.
ABOUT THE SUGAR TRUST.
Mr.. Goodnight (Ky.) }, from the committee on
Judiciary, reported the resolution calling on the
! Attorney General for information as to whether
the sugar trust has violated the antitrust law,
and. il SO, whether prosecutions had been in
stituted for such violation.
Mr.. Scott On }, who originally offered the
resolution, spoke in denunciatisn Of the sugar
trust and in favor Of the proposition.
Mr.. Z. B. Taylor (Ohio) said that before this
resolution was presented proceedings had been
taken by the Attorney General for the purpose
of diEsolving the trust. Nobody on this door
was in favor OF trusts, and any statement TO
the contrary was made for the purpose OF
political capital.
Mr.. O'Neiil (Mo.) eontended that the way 10
getri OF the sugar trusts was for the democratic
committee ON ways and means to bring in .
bill putting refined sugar ON the free list
lApp!ause Both parties In both houses
would stand by such bill
The resolution was adopted,