Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-22
Senator Chandler Introduces His Bill
to Suspend.
SENATOR HILL ANNOUNCES HIS DISSENT
Mr.. Stump Presents Another Bill
in the House.
No Time Agreed On at Which to
Vote On 1t.
SENATE.

There was less than quorum Of Senators
present when the days proceedings begun.
Many had left the city for the holidays and
among those was Vice President Morton, in
whose absence the chair was occupied by Mr..
Henderson Republican, Nebraska), president
pro tenn. Of the Senate
Among the papers presented and referred
were joint resolutions of the Vermont iegis-
lature requesting Congress to enact laws estab-
fishing uniform policy of immigration from
foreign nations and of migration from state to
state.
In presenting a batch of petitions asking
postponement of the anti-option bill Mr. Cook
reli mo spoke of them rs stereotyped petit
lions, marked with fraud and hardly entitled
to be recognized as the kind Of petitions that
ought to be presented to the Senate. Numer-
Gus other petitions Of the same kind were pre-
sented by other Senators and were all referred
to the committee on agriculture.
THE IMMIGRATION SUSPENSION BILL.
Mr.. Chandler On. H. }, from the committee
on immigration, reported back with amend
ments bill to suspend and prohibit immigra-
ton for one year from March I, 1893, and
asked that it be read in full. After it was read
and placed on the calendar Mr.. Chandler said
that the matter was of such importance that
there ought to be, at the reassembling of Con-
gress in January, an immediate consideration
Of it. He should therefore ask the Senate on
the first day Of the reassembling to take up the
bill for consideration and action.
SENATOR HILL DIssENTs.
Mr.. Hill dem, N. VA member of the
committee on immigration-said that he had
not concurred in the report. There was one
feature of the bill which he thought be should
object to. He thought that bill could be
framed that would meet the views Of the coun-
better than cd Md he
served the right at some future time to submit
q minority report.
Senate bill (of last SESSION. to amend exist
ing laws relating to mineral lands and mining
resources was, on motion of MIR. Stewart (rep.
New, taken from the calendar and passed.
to details in the patenting of mining claims,
not enlarging anybodys right
Mr.. Perkins (rep. Kan. introduced q biz to
enable the people Of Oklahoma and of the In
dian territory to form constitutional and state
government and to be admitted into the Union
on an equal footing With the original states.
Referred to the committee on territories.
THE M'GARRAHAN BILL.
The McGarrahan bill was then taken I'D and
Mr.. Hunton dem, Va y continued his argu-
ment in favor of its passage over the Presi-
dents veto. The bill, he said had passed the
Senate withouta single vote being recorded
q suspension Of the rules with seven votes more
than the necessary two-thirds. 1t was fair to
assume that it had received full consideration
In the judiciary committee of the Senate (Which
had reported it, and in the House committee
On mines and mining. And the only effect of
the bill (if it should become a law was to turn
McGarrahan back to the beginning of the con-
troyersy, to file his application before United
States court and to establish, step by step, his
right to the property.
At the close of Mr. Hunton's speech an effort
was made by Mr.. Teller (rep., Col. ) to have q
day fixed (the 18th of january for taking q
vote ON the bill, but Mr.. Morrill, (rep., VT, }
and other Senator'S objected and the bill went
over without action. retaining its privileged
position in the morning hour. The anti-option
bill was then taken up and Mr.. PETER (pop.,
Kan, } continued his speech in favor of it.
After Mr.. PETER concluded his speech in
favor of the anti-option bill Mr. Washburn
tried. but failed. to have day fixed after the
holidays for taking the vote, and then ne au-
nounced his purpose of keeping the bill before
the Senate until disposed of. The Senate went
into executive session.
The Senate, after a brief executive session,
adjourned at 2:45 until Wednesday, January t.