The Portland daily press., 1893-01-24

| DeIlnIG1On OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Appointment.
| WASHINGTON, January 23.-The House
in continuation of Saturdays session,
Immediately proceeded in committee of
the whole, to further discussion of the
quarantine bill. An amendment was
adopted extending provisions of the bill
to immigration and importation across
land boundaries as we'll as across sea
boundaries. sss'4
Mr.. Mallory (Dem.) offered an amend
ment providing nothing in the act be
construed to authorize t,e Secretary of
the Treasury to prohibit or the President
to restrain or prevent the passage from
one state to another of persons not immi-
grants, not engaged in commerce.
Mr.. Mallory said the object of the
amendment was to bring the bill within
the constitution. For instance, it New
York was the infected port, persons liv-
ing in Jersey City and employed in New
York. could not, if the Treasury Depart
ment SO decreed, return to their homes
after their daily labors. This is an in
| fringement of personal right.
| Mr.. Millikeu of Maine; in opposing the
amendment, laid down the proposition
that no person had the right to 60 from
one state to another, and carry nuisance
| or infection with him. The amendment
| was lost. u 'Sf
The amendment providing that all
| quarantine regulations existing by au-
| thority Of state law or municipal ordi-
| nance at any place where the federal
| government. shall establish quarantine
regulations, be no effect, SO far as they
may be in conflict with this act, was
| lost. 81 6l&
The amendment that nothing con-
tanned in the bill be construed to author
| ize the establishment or maintenance of
any quarantine station in any locality
where the proper constitutional authori-
ty shall officially determine such action
dangerous to lives and safety of the peo-
pie Of such locality was rejected.
Mr.. Cummings said the pending bill
overrode all state laws. He now served
notice on the House whenever i'll pro-,
posed to consider the bill that it over
rode state rights. He intended to use
every parliamen ary rule to defeat any
such measure, and after the rejection of
various other amendments the commit
tee rose and reported the bill to the
House. Then the Honse found itself in
tight parliamentary tangle. The bill
as reported from the committee of the
whole was substitute for the original
bill introduced by Mr.. Rayner, as such
substitute was reported as one amend
ment, although it received several.
amendments, the complaint was made
that this was not the proper status of
the bill. The speaker was firm in his
decision that there was but one amend
ment, the substitute, pending.
The previous question was ordered on
the substitute reported by the commit
tee Of the whole and agreed to.
On final passage of the bill on division
the vote stood III to 46. Mr.. Mallory
raised the point of no quorum. On vote
by tellers the vote stood 1873 to 20. No
effort was made to secure the yeas and
nays.
Mr.. Wise of Virginia called up the New
York and New Jersey bridge bill. Mr..
Dunphy of New York offered a substi-
tute. Mr.. Wise said the substitute was
agreeable to the committee on commerce
and members from New York, but did
not prove acceptable to the Pennsylvania
delegation, which resorted to fiiibuster-
ing tactics and compelled the withdrawal
of the bill
The House in committee of the whole
considered the sundry civil appropriation
bill. The general debate occupied about
80 minutes Mr.. Tracy of New York Of
f9red an amendment reducing by$5000 the
appropriation for transportation of silver
coin, coupled with a proviso that the
secretary of the treasury may suspend
the purchase of silver bullion under the
Sherman act whenever he may deem it
necessary to do SO for the purpose of
maintaining on parity with each ether
gold and silver ON the ratio provided by
law, this being the policy of the United
States as declared by this act.
On point of order the amendment
YVES ruled out The committee, after
disposing of about one-half of the bill,
rose and the House adjourned.
In the Senate.
The Senate proceeded to consideration
of the anti-option bill, the que ton be-
Villas to the George substitute.
Mr.. George proceeded with the argu-
ment he partly made Saturday. After
he finished, the arrangement, was made
that at one Tuesday next week a vote
shall be taken on he George substitute,
and not later than two on the bill itself.
Mr.. Chandler expressed himself pre-
pared to vote for the George substitute
At the close of Mr.. Chandlers speech
the anti-option bill went over without
action, and the Cherokee ontlet bill,
come over from the House, was taken up
for consideration.
Mr.. Platt, Republican of Connecticut,
offered as substitute the bill reported by
him from the committee on Indian
affairs July 20, 1892. An amendment to
the substitute was offered by Mr.. Berry,
providing for the appointment of a com
mission for extinguishment Of. national
or tribal titles to lands in Indian terri.
tory. so
The proposition to have members of
the committee appointed from different
political parties was objected to by Mr..
Platt, who declared his willingness to :,
leave the matter to President Cleveland,
''whose desire to take care of the best in
terests of the country would Che believed)
get the better'of any desire to serve his
friends
Mr.. Hifigins argued in support of Mr..
Berry's amendment, and mentioned as
proof that the Cherokees are civilized
that they have given up the pursuit of