Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-05
THE CHINESE BARRED.
Only 2S Votes in the House Against
the Revised Geary Bill.
1T is TERMED A LEAK-STOPPER.
Secretary Noble Refuses Papers to Con-
gress Investigators.
THE LAW TO BE LOOKED UP AT ONCE

WASHINGTON, May AFTER the ap-
proval of the journal and the reference of a
number of Senate bills, in the House, to-
day, Mr.. Geary, of California, presented the
conference report on the Chinese exclusion
bill. He demanded the previous question
on the adoption of the report, and notwlth-
standing the protest of Mr.. Hooker, OF
Mississippi, it was ordered.
Mr. Hit, of Illinois, opposed the report.
The Senate bill, to him, would be, if it was
an original proposition, an objectional
thing; but he recognized the urgent neces-
sity of prompt legislation, and in difference
to the wishes of the Pacific coast he would
not have antagonization The reference bill
was better than the House bill, which de-
family and insultingly opposed national
faith. Never before in a free country had
there been enacted such a system OF tagging
a man as if he were dog; first compelling
him to 60 and prove his right to live where
he lived for years. Never before had such
law been applied to human being, eX-
cept convicts and slaves.
Mr. HIT would vote to continue every
existing law, but, speaking for the honor OF
his country, he appealed to gentlemen to
observe the plighted faith of the nation,
which had already been pressed hard upon,
and which pledged to those men the treat
ment of citizens of the most favored nation.
This was a measure in violation OF that
pledge which no man could vote for without
a blush.
Geary Calls the Bill Leak-Stopper.
Mr.. Hooker, in opposing the report, said
that in its present shape the bill virtually
SUSPENDED 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 intended to stop up leaks in the exist
ing law.
The conference report was then agreed to
yeas 1S5, nays IS. The following is the
negative vote:
Messrs. Andrew. Beeman, Belknap. Beltz-
Coolidge, Cox (N. ". Craig, Culberson, Cur
tbs, English, Epes, Grady, Griswold, Grout,
IIarter, Haugen, Hemphill, Herbert Hit,
Hoar, Hooker (Miss), Miller, Powers and
Storer.
Mr.. Goodnight, of Kentucky, from the
Committee on Judiciary, reported the reso-
luton calling on the Attorney General for
information as to whether the Sugar Trust
has violated the antitrust law, and if so
whether prosecutions had been instituted for
such violation.
Mr. Scott, of Illinois, who originally Of
fered the resolution, spoke in denunciatlon
of the Sugar Trust and in favor of the
proposition.
E. b. Taylor, of Ohio, said that before
this resolution was presented proceedings
had been taken by the Attorney General
for the purpose of dissolving the trust No
body ON this floor was in favor Of trusts, and
any statement TO the contrary was made for
the purpose of political capital.
One Way to Freeze Out the Trust.
Mr.. O'Neill, of Missouri, contended that
the way to get rid of the Sugar Trust was for
the Democratic Committee on Ways and
Means to bring in bill putting refined
sugar on the free list. tApplause. Both
parties in both Houses would stand by such
bill. The resolution was adopted,
On motion of Mr.. Holman the House
went into committee of the whole, Mr.
Hatch, of Missouri. in the chair, for the
consideration of general appropriation bills
The first bill on the calendar was the sundry
civil appropriation bill Mr.. Blanchard, of
Louisiana, in the interest of the river and
harbor bill, asked that the bill be laid
aside, but Mr.. Holman objected, and
the facts were reported to the House, which
decided-122 to 4S-to lay the sundry civil
bill aside, and the committee resumed Its
session. The postoffice and Notifications
bills were also laid aside (after-a little see
saving between House and committed, and
the river and harbor bill was taken up.
Without action upon it, though, the House
adjourned.
Business in the Senate to-day dragged
along in listless way. There were but few
Senators paying attention to it, and the heat
was very oppressive. After the routine
morning business the Senate took up the
calendar and a number of bills were passed.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
iourued