The record-union., 1893-09-26

country? Did it arise from knowledge?
In what public document has the Presl-
dent ever shown any light on the great
question of finance? If we would stop
the necessity for revolution and preserve
the equilibrium of the departments of the
Government, we must protest now. The
attention of the people must be called 10
aggressions. 1t Is the only way to pre-
serve the independence of the coordinate
branches of the Government"
Mr.. Stewart had read an article from
New York paper, which said that Mr..
voorhees,, the free coinage Chairman of
the Finance Committee had received
plum from the Administration in the ap-
pointment of friend as Fourth Auditor
of the Treasury.
voorhees, stepped up to the clerks desk
as soon as his name was mentioned, but
Stewart promptly said he had not read
the article for the purpose Of rejecting on
the Senator from Indiana, and VOORHEES,
took hts seat.
1t was l O'Clock, and Stewart then
asked that his resolution go over until to-
morrow, Instead of being placed on the
calendar.
The repeal bill was taken up and Stew
art continued his remarks, addressing
himself wholly to the repeal bill, how
ever.
Stewart yielded to Cameron of Penn
sylvania, who spoke against repeal.
Bate OF Tennessee then addressed the
Senate against the repeal bill. At 4
o'clock Stewart again took the floor. In
reading letter from Cleveland he criti-
cised the use of the word intrinsic as
applied to the value of gold and silver,
and said the President did not know what
he talked about. Stewart read from news
papers various articles as to the attitude
of the President. finally coming to pub
Ished telegram from the President to
Chairman Wilson of the Ways and Means
Committee, congratulating him on the
passage through the House of the repeal
bill. In hundred odd years of Ameri-
can Independence" said Stewart, there
is no precedents for such action. 1t
seemed from that dispatch that the Presi-
dent regarded Congress as his servants,
and thanking it as good and faithful
servant for doing his bidding"
Without concluding his speech Stewart
yielded for an executive session, after
which the Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-Great interest
was centered in the session of the House
to-day, as it was known communication
would be received stating the position of
the President and the Administration on
the Chinese exclusion question.
The position occupied by the Admins
tration regarding the execution OF the
Geary exclusion law, was definitely set
tied by the communication to-day sent TO
the House. The letter contains copies of
instructions sent Collectors of Customs by
the Treasury Department under date of
May 4th. They are instructed to take no
steps looking TO the enforcement of the
Deportation Act until further notice.
Under the same date the Attorney Cen
eral instructs the attorneys and Marshals
not to proceed except on the order of the
courts.
With regard to the Chinese who OBJ
tanned admission 10 the United States
under false representation, the letter di-
rects the officers of the department to use
every effort to enforce the law by arrest
and prosecution.
Copy of telegram from Attorney
General Olney, dated September -, in
structing the District Attorney at San
Francisco: I'm view of the fact that no
moneys exist for carrying out the law TO
have such Chinese held that are liable to
deportation, they are to be discharged
from custody until such provision is
made.'
The Attorney-General says these are all
the instructions, but in reply to various
letters of inquiry from the District At
torney he construed the order of May 4th
as applicable only to Section 6 OF the
Geary Act and that the laws relating to
the arrest and prosecution of Chinese
labOrerS who are una bic to show that they
we're lawfully admitted were to be vigor-
ously prosecuted. He says only $4,000
is available to carry out the law of Sep
tember 9th. He ordered deportation to
be executed to the extent of available
funds, and on September 1lth, in answer
to an inquiry of the United States Mar
shall for Southern California, he stated
that where writs of habeas corpus had
been applied for Cinnamon could not be
deported pending the appeal. The num-
Der of Chinese arrested and ordered de-
ported, the letter says, had not been fur
nished the department by all the United
States Attorneys. He had been informed,
however, that sixty-eight Chinese were
arrested in California, and twenty-one
deported between September 9Th ana
September Goth. Attorney General Oh
ney, in his statement, does not cover all
the correspondence on file, but faithfully
represents the action taken by the de-
partment.
The House then took up the printing
bill, the pending amendment being by
Meklejohn of Nebraska, increasing the
price for composition from forty to fifty
cents per thousand ems. Lost; and
Meikleiohn offered an amendment sub
stituting the increase in the rate on
composition to forty-five cents per thou
sand. Lost.
After further discussion the House
adjourned.