The morning call., 1893-09-16
GEARY FEARS FOUL PLAY.
And There Would Seem to Be
Reason for the Fear.
NEW DODGE OF CHINESE LOVERS
Everett's Bill Covers a Scheme to
Get the Matter Into the Su-
preme Court Again.

WASHINGTON, Sept 15-Representative
McCreaTy, chairman OF the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, was at the White House
to-day and had a conference with Presi-
dent Cleveland, Secretary Carlisle, Secre-
tary Gresham and Acknowledgement Olney
on the Chinese bill after the Cabinet meet
ing, at which the matter had been dis
cusSed. McCreary explained to the Presi-
dent and his three Cabinet Ministers that
the bill had been agreed upon at the
Shoreham Hotel meeting of the sub-com-
mittee last night. He gave them some
what in detail the proceedings of the con-
ference and explained the provisions Of
the substitute adopted. McCreary said
the Foreign Affairs Committee would meet
on Thursday, and that lie thought the bill
would he reported TO the House on that
day. He thought it would pass without
having to resort to any rule or TO a sus-
pension of the rules.
The action of the Sub Committee on
Foreign Affairs in refusing to accept
Geary's amendment providing for absolute
means of Identification by photographing
or otherwise, in order to prevent the use
of Chinese register certificates by others,
has resulted in a decision of the Pacific
Coast members, led by Geary and White,
TO fight the bill tooth and nail.
1t appears that although this idertifica-
tion provision is deemed essential TO the
Everett bill for the extension of the
time of registration, the underlying and
private reason for the determination to
fight the extension measure is the fear tha
the new law will be again carried 10 the
Supreme Court. This would reopen the
whole question, aud might result in a de-
cision by the Supreme Court that the
Geary exclusion law is unconstitutional.
The decision by W which its constitutionality
was upheld was rendered by majority of
two, in the Supreme Court, Justice Harlan
being absent He Is now here. and it is
feared that in case the matter should again
come before the court the former decision
might be reversed on new technicalities.
Geary declares that while il may be i'm
possible TO defeat the Everett bill in the
House in case the Committee on Rules
brings in the order. It can De defeated in
the Senate.
In the House to-day Represen tative Loud
introduced the following resolutions:
'ReSOlued. That the Secretary Of the
Treasury is hereby respectfully requested
TO communicate to this Honse such in
structions as have been forwarded to in
ternal revenue or other officers of the
Treasury Department relating 10 the en-
forcement of the act of May .. 1892, known
as the Chinese EXclu on act. together
with the estimated number of Chinese
now in the country, the number deported
and the total number registered under
said act.
"ReSolred. That the Attorney General is
hereby respectfully requested to commu-
nicate to the House such instructions as
have been forwarded to the United States
District Attorneys, Marshals. or other
officers of the Department OF Justice as
relate to the enforcement of the act of
May 8. 1892, known as the Chinese Ex-
clusion act,' together with the number ar
rested and ordered deported under such
art