Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-01
SILVER REPEAL BILL
PRESENTED IN THE HOUSE, BUT GOES
OVER ON OBJECTION.
II Will Come Up for Consideration To-day
The Matter Of Naturalization
Other Congressionaiia.
tBy telegraph to the pIsp.lch.l

WASHINGTON ID. c., October 3i.-In
the House OF Representatives to-day the
Committee on Territories reported bill
to enable the people OF New Mexico to
form a constitution and State govern
ment. and 10 be admitted into the Union,
and 1t was placed upon the calendar.
Mr.. Sayers Democrat, Texas, chairman
OF the Committee on Appropriations, re-
ported a resolution authorizing that COM
mittee'to sit during the recess-to be con-
vened at such times as the chairman may
order, and 1t was agreed to.
The bill amendatory OF the naturalization
laws was then taken up, and Mr.. Oates
went on with the argument In favor OF
1t which he began yesterday. lie sug-
gested several amendments, one Of them
being that nothing in the bill shall be
construed as affecting the property rights
OF aliens.
THE BILL PRESENTED.
At 1850 the Secretary of the Senate ap-
peared at the bar OF the House and de-
lvered message from the Senate an
nouncing the passage OF the silver-pur-
chase repeal-bill. with an amendment, in
which the concurrence of the House was
requested
AS the message was delivered, Mr.
Fitch New York;. and other members
In his vicinity INDUCED in hand-clapping
as a form of exultation. but It was
hushed down. and there was no attempt to
continue or repeat IT,
The bill was handed up to the Speaker,
and laid on his desk. where IL was allowed
to remain for the tiI-e being
The discussion Of the naturalization bill
was resumed. Mr.. Oates yielding the
five minutes left to him to Mr.. Gold
zier DemocraD. Indiana. Mr.. Campbell
DemocraD. served notice that he was
opposed TO the bill. Mr.. GoldZier also
served like notice. From the bottom OF
his heart he was opposed to the spirit
debating such a bill. He served notice
on the gentleman from Alabama tMr.
Oates that he as one Of the naturaliza-
ton citizens OF the country considered
himself as good In every respect. as any
man born in the country. The naturaliza-
ton citizens had well earned for them
selves the right TO be treated in every
respect like all other citizens.
THE IRISH BRIGADE.
He had stood recently on the battle
field at Fredericksburg. Va. where
Meagher led his Irish brigade. and where
his men had cemented their love of the
country with their hearts blood. He had
stood on the very spot where his nearest
in forlorn hope. As he stood there he
thought Of the stream Of blood Of adopted
citizens who died fighting in the cause
Of liberty. The statements in the report
as TO the large proportions of foreigners
in the almshouses. prisons, and insane
asylums be assailed as utterly untrue.
and when Mr. Oates tried to interrupt him
and TO assert their correctness Mr.. Cold
Zier declined absolutely to yield. If the
h., 1oH 10 tho frnnbla
Of consulting the census-tables. they would
never have penned such an Infamous slur
on the good name and fame of the immi-
grant.
Mr.. Crane CTexas) opposed the bill.
and said that its title ought to be "A bill
to resurrect Know-Nothingism in the
United States" After some further dis
cussion the morning hour expired and the
bill went over.
REPEAL CONSIDERATION ASKED.
Mr.. Livingston Georgia. asked unanl-
nous consent to have the silver bill laid
before the House and considered He
asked that the debate should go on to-
day and tomorrow. and that at o'clock
tomorrow the House begin to vote. That
proposition, he said was liberal to those
who differed with the Senate and its con-
clusions. He asked the friends of repeal
to give the opponents Of the bill they
favored mo more, no less"
OBJECTION.
Mr.. Bland objected He knew that
many members wanted to leave the city
and go home. but they had come here to
do the business of the country and should
stay here for that purpose. There was
nothing in the repeal bill to have 1t treat
ed differently from other bills. 1t was not
hedged about by such popularity that 1t
ought TO he showed on contrary to the
rules of the House. When the bill came
up tomorrow members would have an
opportunity TO say what might be proper.
fhe bill ought to come up in its regular
order. when 1t would be open to amend
ment.
Mr.. Livingston: That is my proposition.
Mr.. Bland: Every gentleman who wants
to be heard on the bill must have the
opportunity.
Mr.. Livingston: That Is my proposition.
Mr.. Bland: And, for one | object to
taking the bill up out of Its regular order.
REPEAL GOES OVER.
The Speaker: Objection is made The
bill will therefore remain on the Speak
ers desk until tomorrow.
At 2 o'clock the House went into Com
mittee Of the Whole for consideration OF
the bankruptcy bill. and so remained
until 515. when the committee rose. and
the House adjourned.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate transacted a good deal o!
business to-day. Among other things II
passed just as IL came from the Com
mittee on Commefce. without further
amendment. the New York and New
Jersey bridge bill. Discussion Of this
bill and proposed amendments occupied
the greater part of the days session
Mr.. Gray moved TO take up the House
bill to amend the Chinese act OF May
3. 1892. so as to make it the unfinished
business" The vote was announced as
"a to 6, but as thene was no quorum voting
the motion was withdrawn and the
Senate proceeded to executive business
and at 4:i5 adjourned until tomorrow.
Gold Reserxe Iucrels slnn.