The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-04-25
CHINESE EXCLUSION.
The Vote in the Senate May hot
y be Taken Till Tuesday.
TIE NEXT WEEK IN TIE HOUSE.

The District of Columbia, the Sum
dry Civil Appropriation, and the
Consular and Diplomatic Appro-
priatiop Bills TO be Considered in
Regular Order.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-Chinese re-
e,riction, or Chinese total exclusion, will
occupy the senate after morning bust
mess during the whole of today by
unanimous consent, and as this agree
unent only provides for closing the gen
ieral debate at p. H., and still leaves
the pending measure open to amend
ments, the final vote may not be taken
before tomorrow. Judging from the
debate as far as it has progressed there
6s no probability of the Geary house bill
passing the senate as amended. Some
verbal changes have been offered with a
view of improving the text but the
strongest support in discussion, and
(which seems to be unanimously con-
Hcnded for by the senate committee on
foreign relations, wipes the Geary bill
entirely out of existence and substitutes
for total exclusion the measure which
has already passed the senate contin-
ming existing restriction laws for a
period of ten years.
After this matter shall have been dis
posed of there is u resolution to come in
relation to the suspended appropriation of
two or three million dollars for the
Ehoctaw and Chickasaw Indian lands,
held up by the president and secretary
of the interior because of alleged exces-
slye claim agents fees exacted This is
liable to evoke discussion, but little else.
Air. Kyle has given notice of an intcn-
non to call up "a joint resolution confid-
hng to the commissioner of labor a not
very clearly defined Investigation ''rcla-
tive to slums of cities" This neces-
Barily involves an increase of the force
and appropriation now at the disposal of
Ehe labor commissioner, and may be op-
posed. The solitary appropriation bill
awaiting the senate's action is the army
bill which will be called up by Mr.
Stewart. The naval bill has just been
referred to the committee on appropria-
1ions, and will not be ready this week.
here are 2S0 bills on the senate unop-
posed calendar liable to be called up for
action under the five minutes, rule.
Hhirty-three of these have already
passed the house, mostly consisting of
private pension bills, which, when the
Benate is i'll business trim, can be put
through at the rate of one every two
minutes. There are forty-six relief bills
and twenty-eight special pension bills on
the list. Many Of the other measures on
The calendar will cause debate, and are
likely to be either passed over without
prejudice or taken out of the five min
ute list.
In the house, Monday will be devoted
10 matters relating to the District of
Columbia unless Representative Hol-
man, who is away, returns and antag-
onizes district day by calling up the
rundry civil appropriation bill. Tues
day is the day which Has been fixed foI
fl.e consideration of that measure.
ehe remainder of the week will prob
ally be devoted TO consideration of the
consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill. In the event of that measure be
ing disposed Of before Saturday consid
er.tion of the postotfice appropriation
bill will follow.
he subcommittee of the house com
n-ttce on agriculture has about com
pleled theaSIiculturala ralappropriation bill
and it may be presented to the full com
mittee on Wednesday next, and probably
reported to the house on the same day.