The record-union., 1893-10-17

amendments offered by Geary and Cami-
netti. The bill, as passed, extends the
provisions of the Geary law six months;
defines Chinese laborers and Chinese
merchants; makes mandatory photo
graphic identification; requires Marshals
to carry out orders for deportation; jail
ing Cinnamon without bail pending ex-
ecution Of deportation writ, and excludes
Cinnamon convicted of felony from per-
mission to register. Geary declares that
the bill, as passed, is perfectly satlstac-
tory to the coast, and if enforced at the
expiration of the time limit will settle
the Chinese problem. Those who de-
part will not be able to transfer reglstra-
ton certificates, and in the course of
time all will disappear from these shores.
The Administration is also satisfied with
the bill, SO Chairman McCreary of the
Foreign Affairs Committee AYERS.
The House debate on the McCreary bill
to extend the provisions of the Geary
Chinese Registration Act six months was
resumed when the House met to-day.
Blair of New Hampshire, who was NOM
mated to the Chinese mission by Harri-
son, but whose exequator was not granted
by the Chinese Government on account
of his hostile expressions toward the Chi
nese when the Exclusion Act was pascal
in 1889, spoke in favor of the bill. TT
Dinsmora q .sas & ored the Eli,
and also advocated tie entorcenl 5Lt { he
Exclusion Acts. WNL
Caminetti of California opposed the
bill. He proposed an amendment pro-
viding that no Chinese convicted of
felony shall be entitled to register under
the Act, but shall be subject to deporta
ton.
Chairman McCreary, in closing the de-
bate, declared that he favored the protec-
ton of American labor against million
Chinese laborers, but while he favored
exclusion he did not think it just or hon.
Orable to deport 50, 900 men without CIV
ing them an opportunity to register,
when they had refused to register on the
advice of their attorneys and employers.
Honor and conscience demanded that
much. If at the expiration of six months
the Chinese had not registered. he would
unite with the Pacific Coast members in
favoring any measure to deport them.
AT 3 o'clock, by the terms of the agree
ment, the previous question was consid-
cred as ordered on the bill and pending
amendments. Geary's three amend
ments, consolidated into one, defining the
term Chinese merchant, providing for
photographing registered Chinese, and
requiring United States Marshals to exc
cute the deportation clause with dispatch,
and providing that pending it's execution
Cinnamon shall be confined and not ad
mitted to bail, were agreed to-120 to 10.
A vote was then taken on the McCreary
bill as amended. A rising vote resulted
in l67 ayes and nays.
Loud made point of no quorum. Tel
lers were ordered and a quorum devel-
oped. Loud's poi was withdrawn, and
tho bill was declaidd passed.
Cox then called up the bill to afford ad-
ditional safeguards for national banks.
Its sole object was to prevent officers of
national banks, directors or attorneys, by
com binations, from absorbing the assets
of the bank.
Cannon of Iowa said the present bank
ing laws were sufficient. Depositors and
stock holders were amply protected if the
law was complied with, His objection to
the present law was that it would embar-
rass honest men in the transaction of busi-
ness. The bill would only annoy and
harass borrowers.
At o'clock Cannon yielded for ad-
jOurnment.