The record-union., 1892-02-04
CONGRESSIONAL D0INGS.
ANTI-CHINESE LEGISLATION I.
THE SENATE.
The House Still WrangIing With the
Rules-Little Progress
Yet Made.
Special to the REcoRD-UNrox.

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WASHINGTON, Feb. BIN the Senate
to-day the usual batch of petitions were
presented and referred.
The Committee on Foreign Relations
| reported back adversely various anti
Chinese bills introduced and referred al
the present session, and reported in lieu
| of them bill co. tinuing in force for ten
years the existing laws prohibiting and
regulating the coming into this country
of Chinese persons and persons Of Chi
nese descent. The bill further provides
that any Chinese or person of Chinese
descent once convicted and adiudged To
be not lawfully entitled to remain in the
United States, and having been removed
and subsequently convicted of d like
otlense, shall be imprisoned at hard labor
for period not exceeding SIX months.
and afterward removed from the country.
The joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution OF the
United States, relating to marriage and
divorce, heretofore introduced by Kyle,
was taken up, and Kyle addressed the
Senate in support of it. The amendment
proposes that Congress shall have ex-
elusive power to regulate marriage and
divorce in the several States and Terri
tories and District of Columbia. At the
close of his remarks the resolution was
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The bill appropriating S350.000 for an
extension of the public building at Los
Angeles was passed.
The public printing bill was amended
by adding the words, "but the provisions
of the eight-hour law shall apply,n and
without disposing of the bill, the Senate
adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. The House
spent another monotonouS day in the dis
cussion of the rules, and it is now evident
that the first two months Of the session
will close with the rules still under con-
sideration. The progress to-day was
marked by one significant event-the
adoption of an amendment proposed by
Dingley, of the Republican side, and
chiefly supported by eX-Spealler Reed.
This amendment, too, is one of the most
important thus far proposed to the COM
mittee's report, as it provides that all
Senate amendments to the House bills.
other than appropriation bills. shall be
considered as soon as laid before the
House by the Speaker.
The pending motion this morning was
Boatners, striking out the clause per-
mltting general legislation on appropria-
ton bills, provided that, being germane,
it retrenched expenditures. Bowers OF
California said the people of the West
wanted appropriations for the improve
ment of the rivers and harbors, for public
buildings and for the survey OF unsur-
veyed lands of settlers. He wanted to
give the Democrats a straight tip in the
race for the Presidential stakes-they
were putting the race up wrong, and If
they expected to win they would have to
change their horseshoes The party
which took the five-cent nickel as the
measure of the American people would
make mistake.
Boatner's motion was defeated-S5 to
119.
On motion of Enloe of Tennessee an
amendment was adopted providing that
all bills be introduced by presenting
them to the Clerk properly indorsed, and
be appropriately referred by the Speaker.
D;ngley of Maine offered an amend
ment providing for the consideration of
Senate amendments to House bills mot
appropriating money! as soon as they are
laid before the House by the Speaker.
Agreed to.
O'Neil of Missouri protested against
the small attention given private meas
ures during the previous Congresses,
and offered an amendment providing
that on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days the House meet at 10 o'clock, the
two hours to be devoted to private bills.
Iost-S6 to l33.
The House then adjourned.