The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-18
Special to the REcoRD-US1oN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
| WASHINGTON, "A pril I7.-Senator FELTON,
thinks it probable that Dolph will call
up his Chinese bill in the Senate to-mor-
row, so he has been at work tonight pre-
! panng certain amendments that he in
| tends to offer. He will move to strike
out all after the enacting clause OF Dolph's
bill, and insert in lieu thereof Geary's
measure, with the following changes:
lie will move to strike out that part of
the sections of Geary's bill providing
that the Secretary of the Treasury may
make such rules and regulations as will
allow Chinese other than laborers or ar
tlsans to temporarily visit the United
States. All of section IL of Geary's bill
after line II is stricken out This last is
a provision requiring Chinese now within
the United States to pay S. for certifi-
cate OF residence, to be issued by the
| Commissioner of Internal Revenue or a
| deputy.
Residence should be required, Senator
FELTON, thinks, but it would be unjust to
impose a tax upon Chinese for this pur-
! pose, while our own people are not re-
| CURED to pay fee for such registration,
/
eminent. He thinks it would not be
| constitutional act SO to tax them. Rep
| reSentatlVe Loud agrees with him in this.
1t Will be remembered that Representa-
tive Hit of Illinois, in his speech oppos-
/ ing Geary's bill, named this as one OF his
| objections to it, and as there are certain
| Senators who would surely take eXcep-
ton to this provision. it may begood pol
icy TO make this change in it. FeltOn'S
amendment will propose that money be
appropriated by Congress to pay for this
Chinese registration. He estimated that
there are 100000 Chinese within our bord-
| ers, and that the fee for each certificate
should be about 80 cents, which would
require an appropriation, therefore, OF
about 100000. However, according to
the last census figures, lately published
In these dispatches, there are only 10000
Chinese in the United States, and if these
! figures are correct, an appropriation of
about $4,000 would furnish a certificate
to each Chinese person.
1t is not believed that the Senators will
antagoniZe Geary'S bill as amended by
| FELTON, solely on account OF its carrying Il
small appropriation like this, while it is
certain that some Senators would not
vote for it if the Chinese were to be taxed
| three dollars each.
MAJOR BoNEBRAKE.
Major George Bonebrake of Los An
| geleS, who was prominently mentioned
Tor the japanese mission, arrived at the
Arlington Hotel tonight. He said to
your correspondent that he was here to at
tend meeting OF the Board OF Governors
| fthe National Soldiers Home, OF which
he is a member. He had heard nothing
! before leaving California about the inves-
| ugatlon OF his conduct contemplated by
| the House Committee on Military Affairs.
| His first intlmation of it was at Topeka,
kans., where he received a telegram
| fr,x, N0I.
substance OF the Washington dispatch.
Mr.. Bonebrake says he is proud of
being member of the board and of his
association with the distinguished gentle
men who compose 1t, but he does not
| think that it would be in good taste for
him to make fight to be retained upon
1t, especially as The committee which has
the matter in charge is Democratic, and
opposition to its will would in all prob
ability be useless. Ii the COMMITTEES de-
sires TO investigate his conduct, however,
he is perfectly willing to appear before
it, and will be prepared to offer album
dant proofs to Vindicaie himself If q
| Democrat is to succeed him, he hopes it
will be Major a. w. Barrett OF Los
Angeles, who is his personal friend, and
who is esteemed by him as very worthy
| gentleman to receive such an honorable
appointment.
Major Bonebrake will consult with
1
! lore taking action of any kind The
Military Affairs Committee meets again
| Tuesday.
PROGRAMME IN CONGRESS.
! Probably the weeks Congressional
| business will be of but passing interest.
In the Senate the appropriation bills will
be pushed, and it is possible the Chinese
revision bill may come up.
| In the House The Noyes VS.. Rockwell
| "a
| bills will be the principal subjects of in
| tereSt. The former will probably come
up Tuesday, and will be followed by the
naval, sundry civil, and the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bills.
ITALY JUBILANT.
| Baron Fava has received orders to re-
turn TO his post at the Italian Legation in
| Washington.
! i. a. Faya, Jr., son of Baron Faya.
speaking of the report that his father has
| been ordered back to Washington. said
| he was satisfied that the Baron would
come back. The Professor regrets the
criticism of his fathers action in leaving
| Washington by the press of America,
| saying the action was at the order of his
Government and against his will. The
Professor further says the Italians are
| jubilant over the settlement of the mis-
understanding, and he also thought Italy
would make an exhibit at the Worlds
| Fair.
! AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.
! The annual meeting of the American
! Tract Society was held here tonight.
| Several addresses were delivered The
| Secretary's annual report says the society
/ prints the Truth at home and abroad III
| $50 languages. Of it's 1884 district pub
| locations, 664, 49, 39 copies have been cir
culated in sixty-seven years. For foreign
| publications the society has granted over
100000, and for home publications nearly
8, 10000. Missionaries of the society
have visited over 100000 families in
this country alone, engaging them in
| Christian conversation, and leaving with
them COCO, 600 volumes of religious litera-
ture. The entire receipts for the year
! from all sources were $4,000.
MRS. HARRISON WORSE.
Mrs. Harrison, who yesterday was
| much improved, has caught fresh cold,
and tonight is considerably worse.
Forgery to Obtain Pension Money.