The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-12


Back on Its Platform.
WAsnlNGroY, Oct. 1.-THE house to-
day began the consideration OF the Nc
Croary bill to extend the provisions OF
the Geary act for six months under a
special order, providing that it shall be
considered until disposed Of. Only two
speeches were made, by McCreary,
chairman OF the foreign affairs commit;
tee, and by Geary, the author OF the OLD
law, in antagonism.
Mr.. Geary said: "While / DO not be-
lieve the Chinese arc entitled to any
new rights, ii l believed this bill would
give US settlement OF this question,
give us the opportunity to regulate
their stay here and prevent more IRON
coming, would vote for it.
lie went on to speak Of the adverse
criticism of the bill which bore his
name. He spoke OF the resolutions
adopted by different religious bodies,
all, strange to say, in the same phrase,
ology, demanding the immediate repeal
OF the Geary law. What right, he
asked, had any church to ask Congress
to do anything? lie had supposed that
the line between church and state was
sharply drawn in the country. He did
not deny the sacred right of petition,
but churchmen must petition as indi.
viduals and not invoke the influence OF
the church. [Applause.l ;,
Ever since 1852 when the United
States declared its hostility to the
Chinese there never was an hour when
by fraud and duplicity the Chinese We're
not trying at all the borders OF the
United States to break into this coun-
try. China knowing this could have
stopped the violation OF law, but China
remained silent. THERE'S no room for
sympathy for China. She has never
neglected an opportunity to defraud US.
The surplus earnings of the Chinese
which they had carried back to China
amounted to the enormous sum OF Eve
hundred million dollars.
coLLoQuY.
"Do you wonder why we don't like
Chinese in California" he asked. "If
in any one of your eastern states 1oO,-
900 laborers were sapping from your
wealth $4,000 day in surplus of earn.
ings, would you not want to get rid OF
them? They are an army OF leeches,
not an army of laborers.
Haven't they given value received q
asked Mr.. Baker OF New Hampshire.
He believed now in protecting the
American laborer against the pauper
laborer, as we'll as the product Of pauper
labor. Appiause.
Mr.. Henderson, OF Iowa, interrupting:
That's pretty good Republican doc
trine."
"If my party did not believe in that
doctrine" replied Mr.. Geary, "then |
will quit it, but l think it does"
"Why don't you extend the limit"
asked Mr.. Baker, $50 as to include other
foreigners besides the Chinese"
~ have bill in this house now, re.
piled Mr.. Geary, "to prevent immigra:
tion. Will you vote for it as l will%
[Applause.]
THE TREATY IN THE WAY.
Mr.. Baker-"I believe IN revising our
treaties first"
Mr.. Geary (contemptuously)-"some
people seem to believe We haven't got
our growth yet; that before legislating
we must consult the foreign countries"
[Applausel.
Mr.. Baker-"We are not too old to be
honest"
Proceeding, Mr.. Geary insisted that
photographs afforded the only sure
means Of identification. Mr.. Geary
denied that it would require 100000
to enforce the Geary law. II the off,
GERS OF the administration had done
their duty on May 5, the present condi-
tion would not have been presented and
there would have been no occasion for
the extension. In reply to a question
by Mr.. McCreary, as to whether the
$4,000 appropriated would have been
sufficient, Mr.. Geary declared that the
Chinese would take no risk OF being
sent back to China. Rather than to do
that they would voluntarily have left
our borders. The $4,000 by demon
stating our intent to enforce the law
would have been as effective as 5,000,-
600. [Applause].
DENOUNCED THE ADMIN STRATIoN.
lie denounced the administration for
violation OF his party faith and party
platform, and although he loved his
party it was his duty to condemn the
Democratic officers who had betrayed
their trust. Ii they had violated the
law they must go down. BE had no
fault to find with the treasury depart
ment, but the action Of the attorney
general in deiying the law could Not be
defended.
Mr.. Geary then proposed the amend
ments which he said would perfect the
bill, namely the photographing clause,
and the definition Of the term Chinese
laborer.
Mr.. Geary closed with an eloquent
plea to the Democrats to do the Pacific
coast Justice. Give US local self.govern-
ment. When you from the south came
to us battling for white supremacy We
Joined with you. Do not let it be said
now that Democratic Congress has
stricken us down when we, who recog-
nized the justice of your contention,
asked you to free us from the accursed
bane OF the yellow slave" Tremendous
applause.
The house then at O'Clock adjourned,
How Humorous We Are ~
WAsuryGroS, D. c., Oct. ll.-Mr,
Anderson, OF West Virginia, has intro.