The Portland daily press., 1893-11-03
IN THE SENATE.
Cyclone Sufferers Made to wait--Chinese
Bill Passed.

| Washington, November 2.-The House
joint resolution allowing the Columbian
Museum of Chicago, to accept or pur
chase articles for their use exclusively
free from customs duties was passed, all
other portions of the resolution being
struck out, conference being asked for
on disagreeing votes.
Mr.. Stewart introduced bill to pro-
vide for the free and unlimited coinage
of silver. 1t was referred to the commit
tee on finance.
Mr.. Gray Of Delaware, moved to pro-
coed to the consideration of the Chinese
exclusion bill, and was appealed to by
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts, to withhold
his motion to let the Senate act on bill
for the relief of sufferers from the recent
cyclone on islands on the coast of
South Carolina and Virginia. Mr.. Butler
of South Carolina, joined in the appeal
and Mr.. Gray yielded, but Mr.. Cockrell
objected.
the rules the bill could not be read the
third time today.
Mr.. German of Maryland, moved that
the bill should go to the committee on
appropriations.
Mr.. Hoar argued against the motion
for reference, and said that delay to
another session of Congress and another
meeting of the committee on approprl-
ations would involve starvation on a
huge scale, and he could not understand
why such measure of relief should
encounter all the ingenuities of parlia-
mentary obstruction.
Mr.. German said it was customary for
bills of this character to be referred to
the standing committees. He was IN
full sympathy with the Senator from
Massachusetts, but insisted on his
motion.
The discussion continued until 2 p. m. /,
when the bill went over without action,
the pending motion being Mr.. Germans,
to refer the bill to the committee on APP
preparations.
The House bill to increase by IS the
number of officers that may be assigned
to service at colleges, was re-
ported back from the committee on
military affairs, with the amendment
providing that no officer shall be SO
detailed who has not had five years SER
vice in the army Such detail shall not
extend for more than four years. Officers
on the retired list of the army may,
upon their own application be detailed
for such duty and shall receive full pay
of their rank The amendment was
agreed to, and the bill as amended passed
the House.
The concurrent resolution for final adj
journment tomorrow at p m. was laid
before the Senate and was, on motion of
Mr.. German, referred to the committee on
appropriations.
AT 2 p. m. the House bill to extend
the time for execution of the Chinese ex-
pulsion act was taken up, and Mr.. Davis
of Minnesota, addressed the Senate. He
offered an amendment re-enacting the act
of July 5, 1884, to execute certain stipu-
lations of the treaty of May 6, 1882, con-
tinuing such act in force ten years longer.
The discussion on the bill was inter
rupted while the presiding officer laid
before the Senate the House bill in aid of
the Worlds Fair Prize Winners Expo
sition, to be held in New York city, it
being referred to the committee on
finance When the discussion on the
Chinese bill closed the question was on
Mr.. Squirrels amendment appropriating
500, 900 for the enforcement OF the law.
Mr.. Squire withdrew it so as not to en-
danger the passage of the bill. All other
amendments offered yesterday and today
were rejected, and the House bill passed
without amendment.
The Senate then proceeded to executive
business and at 5. 40 adjourned.