The herald., 1893-11-02
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
fhe Bill to Amend the Geary Act Unde
COastde def alton.

rhe Bill to Amend the Geary Act Unde,
Confederation.
WASHINGTON, Nov. LIN the senate
today Hill offered resolution to amend
the rules and prevent endless flibuster-
ing. Referred to the committee on
rules.
Hill also offered a resolution to au.
thorlze the presiding officer to count q
quorum when present but not voting.
Hoar had read bill providing for sn
appropriation of $50, 1000 for the relief oi
the sufferers by the recent storms on the
sea islands on the coast of South Caro-.
lima. With 1t was memorial prepared
by Clara Barton OF the Red Cross So
ciety.
The house resolution for printing, in
stead of writing engrossed and enrolled
congressional bills, was agreed to.
The bill amending the act for the ex-
clueion of Chinese was taken up. and
Gray explained it's provisions.
Hoar offered an amendment in the
nature of a substitute, striking out all
but the enacting clause. The amend
ment suspends Chinese immigration
pending the settlement of the whole
question by treaty with the Chinese
government, and amends the provisions
of the existing law regarding the regis
tration and trial of Chinese aliens.
Davis also offered a substitute provid-
ing for the repeal OF all existing laws
excluding Chinese immigration.
Palmer took exception to the provis-
ions of the bill rejecting the evidence in
court of Chinese witnesses and the
clauee refusing bail to Chinese arrested
under the provisions of the bill before
their guilt is established.
Perkins OF California said the Califor-
MIA people were satisfied with the prss-
ent law. 1t was the administration and
the attorneys OF tine Chinese that were
making the request for change. Per-
kins said the Chinese now see their mis-
take, and if the time for registration is
extended according to the provisions OF
the bill, they might comply. The
people OF California and other Pacific
coast states have doubts, however. He
thought that the result would be that
the Chinese Six companies and their at
torneys would ask for another exten,,
sion. 4
Perkins read letter from the chief
of police of San Francisco, saying ofthe
arrests for crime, except drunkenness,
in San Francisco, about so per cent were
of Chinese Inhabitants. Not 20 per
of the Chinese in California had been
converted to Christianity. A careful
reveals the fact, Perkins
said, that since the Chineee began COM
ing to this country in numbers, they
have taken or sent back to China $780,
600, 900 American money.
Dolph spoke in defense OF the Geary
law.
At 3:55 the clerk of the house ap.
peared and presented the repeal bill,
announcing the concurrence of the house
in the senate amendments. The vice.
president announced his signature to
the bill.
Consideration of the Chinese exclusion
act was resumed and Squire offered an
amendment appropriatlng 100000 for
the enforcement during the present fiscal
year of the several acts regulating and
prohibiting Chinese immigration and
addressed the senate i'll advocacy there
of.
Frye said the Geary law was dis
honor to the country, morally crime
and commercially blunder.
Gray attempted to secure unanimous
consent to vote on the pending bill at 4
O'Clock, saying the hope was expressed
on the Democratic side that there could
be an adjournment of congress- day after
tomorrow.
Hoar objected.
After brief executive session the
senate adjourned.