The morning call., 1892-04-19
FOR CHINESE EXCLUSION.
The Subject Genes Up To-Day in the
Senate.
EFFORTS TO SUBSTITUTE GEiRY'S BILL
Feltel 10 Make a Hard Fight for Complete Restrie.
tisR = Vest Is After the Pacific
Mail Subsidies.
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WASHINGTON, April 49, The Pacific
Coast Senators are making ready for a
bitter struggle when the Chinese restric-
ton bill comes before the Senate to-mOr-
row. They will endeavor to have the Sem
ate ADOPT the bill as it came from the House
instead of the Senate committees substi-
tute. but to do this they must overcome the
scruples Of large number Of Senators,
MANY Of whom are Democrats. The advo-
Gates of the House bill contend that it is the
only measure now before Congress that
PROMISES real solution of the Chinese oues-
ton, and that it must be adopted by Re-
publican Senate under penalty of heavy loss
on the Pacific Coast next November.
senator Chandler introduced a number of
amendments to the House bill. The action
Is Significant as an indication Of the extent
OF tile belief that the House bill will prove
10 be the basis OF the action of the Senate
rather than the committees substitute. In
substance the amendments provide that the
coming OF Chinese persons into the United
states shall be suspended for period of 10
years In place of the absolute proh bition
oil the House bill. They reduce from i've
10 Two Years the Imprisonment prescribed
rs punishment for Chinese found unlaw-
fuliy In the United States. and finally strike
CUT part OF the last section of the bill abro-
gazing all treaties in conflict with it,
Dolph Evades tho Issue.
An interesting piece of gossip is nfioat to-
night concerning Dolph's Chinese bill,
which will be called up tomorrow, the first
thing after the morning hour, by Sherman,
chairman of the Com mittee on Foreign Re-
lations. But Do lph will not have charge of
the bill; be will not even lie present to vote
Tor IL, as he left this morning for Boston
III IS gossiped around the hanats of the Pa
cine Coast congressman tonight that DolDh
VIII absent himself from the Senate cham
Der TO avoid the embarrassment of having
10 vote Tor the substitution of Geary'S bill
Tor his own, upon a motion of FELTON,. Mr..
Dolph would, OF course not do this; al the
same time he would find himself In rather
an awkward position, as all the Pacific
Coast Is clamoring for the passage of
Geary's bill and all Of his Pacific Coast cnl-
LEAGUES will vote for Felton's motion 10 strike
out all of Dolph's bill after the enacting
clause and insert the principal provisions of
Geary'S bill in lieu thereof.
FeIton's Hard Fight.
Senator FELTON, tonight confirmed the re-
port that the Chinese Dill will ba called up
tomorrow by sherman. A call at Dolph's
residence on Lafayette square tonight re-
vealed the fact that he had gone to Boston,
is very doubtful whether Mr.. Felson's
motion 10 substitute will prevail The
chances are that Dolph's bill will he the
one 20 pass, Notwithstanding the Oregon
Senator's absence. There are good many
sentimentaiists in the Senate, who will vote
against the substitution of Geary's bill,
and several Democratic Senators will vote
against 1t for political reasons, hoping
thereby to make the Republican Senate re-
sponslble for the defeat Of this measure,
sta afah hn1 ntr a
House OF Representatives Senator FELTON,
Is hopeful, however. and lie and other
Pacific Coast Senators say that they will
make hard fight.
After Pacific Mail.
Senator Vest of Missouri to-day introduced
bill providing that whenever the POST
mas ter-General of the United States shall
be satisted that any steamship company or
other common carrier receiving subsidy
from tile United States under the provisions
of the act of Congress of March 9. COM
monty known as the postal aid act, has un-
justly Disseminated In its course of busi-
ness against any port of the United States
aud has declined to deliver coffee or other
imports at any port thereof, it shall be the
duty OF the Postmaster General TO refuse
hereafter to consider proposition from said
company or common carrier to transfer the
foreign mails Of the United States under
the provisions of the act aforesaid.
Emancipation day was celebrated here by
a parade of colored citizens. headed by
Troop X, Ninth Cavalry, which was re-
viewed by the President from the portico of
the Executive Mansion.
The Society OF the Army Of the Cumber-
land has changed the date of the reunion TO
be held on the battlefield at Chickamau ga to
September q and 2S. in order not to inter-
fere with the annual encampment of the
Grand Army OF the Republic.
Young Wants a Hearing.
James Rankin Young. lately Executive
Clerk OF the Senate. has addressed q letter
to Nice-President Morton in relation to the
action OF the Senate declaring his Office
vacant for an alleged betrayal Of executive
session secrets. After reviewing the cir
eumstanees connected with his dismissal,
Young calls upon his accusers to come out
from behind the closed doors of the Senate
and make the charges against him openly.
SO that he may be able to protect himself.
Ihe case came up again In the Senate to-
day In connection with a letter written by
Henry Watters0n, editor of the Louisville
Courier-JourEal, making a strong plea for
1ouDg. but no action was taken.
Freight Rates on Petroleum.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
has rendered decision on the complaint of
George Rice of Marietta, Ohio, shipper of
petroleum. against the Louisville and Nash
more roads, alleging discrimination. The
commission holds that the defendants and
other companies, forming two transporta-
tion lines TO the Pacific Coast, give shippers
In tankcars an unfair advantage over the
defendant who ships in barrels, and orders
the rates to be Just between them The
case was re0pened for further evidence and
argument In regard to the reasonableness
OF rates on petroleum products to the Pacific
Coast from points east of the ninety seventh
meridian.
Capital Notes.
Senator Allen has introduced a bill to ex-
tend to Alaska the benefit of the law en-
couraging instruction in agricultural and
the mechanical arts.
Silver offers TO the Treasury to-day were
$4,000 ounces. The amount purchased was
245.O00 ounces ct $500 to .S69S.
No opinions of general interest were rem
dered In the United States Supreme Court
to-day.
Combinations Made.
The Senate in executive session confirmed
the following nominations: William L.
Ralston of California, Appraiser Of Mer-
chandlse Mt San Francisco; Henry Il. Os-
borne, Collector of Customs at Los Angeles
Cal.
Personal Mention.
Secretary Tracy Is confined to his house
with bronchial trouble.
Mrs. Harrison Is better.
Justice Lamar Is cUnvalescing. He will
be able TO leave the house as soon as the
weather is settled.
CON ESS.