The herald., 1893-09-17
WHITE AND GEARY CUT LOOSE,
They Score Cleveland's Chinese
Act Policy.
California Representatives Create q
Washington Sensation.
The President Said to be Trying to Kill
the Gsary Act-The Californians
Expect and win Ask No
More Favors.

The following special dispatch was
published in Fridays San Francisco Ex-
aminer:
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-Repreeenta-
tive Geary, Senator White and other
Pacific coast congressman have decided
to fight the present Democratic admin
iBtration in congress tooth and nail from
this time forward. Geary declared to-
night that he would fight every admin
istration measure that came up in con-
gress hereafter. White made the came
declaration.
Geary and White assert that Presi-
dent Cleveland and his cabinet and
their followers in congress have deter
mined to practically kill the present
Chinese exclusion law, and that their
purpose was made plain at the meeting
of the subcommittee of the house COM
mittee on foreign affairs held tonight to
consider the bill to amend the present
law. This meeting lasted more than
two hours, and was lively from start to
finish.
Geary was the only member of the
subcommittee that did not come pre-
pared to swallow every provision in the
bill favored by the administration.
Geary fought manfully to get what he
considered fair, but failed. Then he at
tackled the administration fercely for
the course it has pursued ever since the
Gesry act became law.
The subcommittee agreed upon bill
in which the only thing favorable to the
advocates of Chinese exclusion was a
complete definition of Chinese lab0rer.
This definition describes laborere as
either skilled or unskilled Rrtisans,
hucksters and peddlers--those engaged
in fishing or in curing or preparing tsh
to export, also those engaged In mining.
Elk MONTHS MORE.
Section six OF the present Geary law
was agreed upon, the only change being
to extend the time for registration for
six month";. Then the provision re-
qIiring white witnesses was changed go
that any but Chinese shall he accepted
as proper witnesses for Identification.
This was the only change agreed upon
by majority OF the committee.
Geary, of course, wanted a Chinese
merchant strictly defined, and also that
q Photographic section ehould he incor-
porated in the bill for the purpose OF
rigid Identification.
The majority, headed by Chairman
McCreary, would not agree to either of
these propositions. They declared the
Photographic clause would be unjust
because it would be degrading. Their
objections TO definition of ''Chinese
merchant" were many.
Before the meeting closed McCreary
announced that The provisions agreed TO
by the majority would be satisfactory to
tho president, Secretary Gresham, Sec
retary Carlisle and Attorney-denera
Olney.
1t was then that Geary proceeded to
rake these officials over the GOALS. Ile
declared that he now believed il TO Do
fact that none of these officials were
ever sincere in their endeavor to enforce
the exclusion act.
In fact, he asserted that they had not
only not been sincere in trying to put
the law into operation, but had gone
even further and ordered officials, espe-
cial!y in California, not to enforce it.
All that had been done in California in
the direction of enforcing the law, Geary
declared, had been done in defiance of
the members of the cabinet. He was
particularly severe in dealing with
/ Olney.
Chairman McCreary was anxious to
smooth things over, go he gracionsiy as
sured Geary that he would not repeat
his charges to the high officials Geary
had been go disrespectiuIly belaboring.
"You won't?" broke in Geary. why
not, pray?"
because l don't think it would be
policy" answered McCreary.
"You might just as we'll do co." Geary
continued, ''for fully intend to repeat
them on the floor of the house, and even
more strongly than have given them
here"
DON'T NEED ANY PIE.
II shall go farther and substantiate
the charges l make to the full satisfac.
tion of the house. have nothing that
care to cover up to remain on good
terms with this administration. The
only thing l will lose will be my show to
get up to the federal pie counter here
after, and shall be able to get along
without this"
Geary served notice upon those prea-
ent that he would use every means in
his power to prevent the passage of the
bill. When the committee adjourned
Geary's threat was still ringing in the
ears Of the administration followers on
the subcommittee.
Geary said to the Examiner cores
pondent after adjournment that there
was still some hope of recovering what
was satisfactory when the next meeting
OF the general committee is held TO hear