The morning call., 1893-10-17
Congress Extends the Time for
Registration of Chinese.
COMPELLED TO AMEND THE BILL.
The California Democrats Force Mr.
McCreary to Make Concessions
to Pacific Coast Sentiment.

compromise should be proposed. The Re-
publicans of the delegation seemed 10 be
uDalterably opposed to McCreary's bill,
while the Democrats. believing that it
would pass sooner or later notwithstand-
ing any flibusteIing tactics, were in favor
Of making some overiures TO McCreary,
representing a majority of the House. 1t
was finally decided by the Democrats that
the McCreary bill should be allowed to
pass without opposition, provided the
three amendments proposed by Geary and
that suggested by Caminetti. all of which
were pending, should be adopted. The
Republican members Of the coast delega-
ton would not listen to any compromise
Of this nature. Loud and Bowers declined
to enter into any agreement and neither
would the other Republican members, Mr..
Hilborn excepted.
McCreary, who was not quite sure that
he could muster quorum, agreed to the
proposition made by the coast Democrats.
so at O'clock his bill with the four
amendments proposed by the California
Democratic Iepresen tatives, was put upon
its passage. The rising vote showed that
100 mem bers had vote for the bill and nine
against it. Loud made the point of no
quorum, whereupon Loud aud McCreary
were appointed tellers. and the second
vote stood 17S votes for McCreary'S bill
and one against it. This barely made
quorum, but the bill had passed. The Re-
puolicans, according TO their plan, had
withheld their votes.
Mr. Hilborn voted for the bill, believing
that it would pass sooner or later anyhow
aud that it was best to accept it with the
amendments.
The full text of the new measure is as
follows:
SECTION /. That section 6 OF the act enti-
tied ''An act 10 prohibit the coming of Chinese
pei sons into the United States" approved May
5, 1892, is hereby amended so as to read as
follows: Section 6. And it shall be the duly
of all Chinese laborers within the limits OF the
United States entitled to remain in the United
States before the passage OF the act 10 which
this act Is an amendment to apply TO the Col
lector of Internal Revenue OF their respective
districts within six months after The passage of
this act for certificate of residence. and any
Chinese laborer within the limits Of the United
States who shall fail, neglect or refuse TO CON-
ply with the provisions OF this act and the act
To which this Is an amendment, or who after
the expiration of six months shall be found
within the Jurisdiction OF the United States
without such certificate of residence, shall be
deemed and adjudged to be uulaWfuly within
the United states and may be arrested by any
United States customs official. collector OF iu-
ternal revenue or his deputies, United States
Marshal or his deputies, and taken before a
United States Judge. whose duty 1t shall be to
order that he be depOrted from the United
States, as provided by this act and lhe act TO
which this is an amendment unless lie shall
show clearly to the satisfaction of said Judge
that by reason OF accident, sickness or other
unavoidable cause he has been unable to pro-
cure certificate, and shall show to the salts
faction of the United States Judge by at least
one credible witness other than Chinese that
he was a resident OF the United States on May
5, 1892, aud if upon hearing it shall appear that
he is entitled to certificate 1t shall be grated
upon his paying the costs. Should it ap-
pear that said Cninaman had procured
certificate which had been lost
or destroyed, he shall be detained and
judgment suspended a reasonable time TO en-
able him to procure a duplicate from the officer
granting IT, and in such case the cost OF arrest
and trial shall be in the discretion of the Judge.
Any Chinese person other than a Chinese la
bOrer having the right to be and remain in The
United States and desiring such certificate as
evidence Of such right may apply for and re-
ceeding for violations OF the provisions OF said
section OF said act as originally enacted shall
hereafter be instituted, and all proceedings
for said violation now pending are hereby
discontinued.
Section 2. The words "Iaborer" or "laborers"
wherever used in this act, or In the act to which
this is an amendment, shall be construed TO
mean both skilled and unskilled manual labor
ers, including Chinese employed In mining, In
fishing. hucKstering, peddlng laundrymen, or
those engaged IN taking ana drying or other
wise preserving she'll or other fish for home
consumption or expectation.
Following is the text Of the amendments
to the bill:
No. 1.-The term Chinese merchant as en-
ployed herein and 10 the act OF which this is
amendatory shall have the following meaning
and none other: A merchant is a person en-
gagged in buying and selling merchandise at
fixed place OF business, Which business is con-
Quoted IN his name. anu who during the time
he claims 10 have been engaged as merchant.
does not engage in the performance OF any
manual labor. except such as is necessary in
the conduct of his business as such merchant
Where an application is made by Chinaman
for entrance into the United States on the
ground that he was formerly engaged in this
country as a merchant, he shall establish by
the testimony Oh TWO CTeulDle Witnesses, other
than Chinese, the fact that he conducted such
business, as hereinbefore Defined for at least
one year before his departure from the United
States, and that during such year he has not en-
gagged In the performance of any manual labor,
except such as was necessary In the conduct of
his business as such merchant, and in default
OF such proof he shall be refused a landing.
No. 2-Such order OF deportation shall be ex.
eeuted by the United States Marshal of the dis.
trIct within which such order Is made, and he
shall execute the same with all convenient dis
patch, and pending the execution OF such order
such Chinese person shall remain IN the custody
of the United States Marshal and shall not be
admitted TO bail.
No. 3-The certificate herein provided for
STALL contain the photograph of the applicant
together with his name, local residence and oc.
cupation, and a copy of such certificate with
duplicate OF such photograph attached shall be
filed IN the Office OF the United States Collector
Of Internal Revenue OF the district In which
such Chinaman makes application. Such photo.