Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-01
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Some Amendments to the Rules Proposed
by Mr.. Hill
The Chinese ExclusiOn Bill Is Taken
Up and Discussed by Messrs.
Gray, Palmer and Others.

After the reading and approval Of yester
days journal in the Senate several bill.
were favorably reported from committee.
and placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Carey reported a bill from the com
mittee on public lands donating to tn,
county of Laramie, Wyo., certain bridge.
on the abandoned Fort Laramie militar,
reservation, and in committee of the Who'll,
the bill was agreed to and passed by tn,
Senate.
joint resolution was reported by Mr.
Gray Del), from the committee on for
eign relations. to provide for printing tn,
history and digests of international arbi
trations to which the United States was {
party. Mr.. Gray said it would be a valu
able history, and asked that it be passed
The bill was passed.
Amendments to the Rules.
Mr.. Hill N.Y) offered two amendments
to the rules and asked their reference to
the committee on rules. The first was: RE
solved, That subdivision 2 of rule of the
standing rules Of the Senate be, and the
same is, hereby amended SO as to read as
follows:
IF at any time during the daily sessions
OF the Senate question shall be raised by
any Senator as to the presence Of a quorum
the presiding officer shall forthwith direc,
the secretary to call the roll and shall an
nounce the result, and these proceedings
shall be without debate; but no Senator
while speaking, shall be interrupted by any
otner Senator raising the question Of the
lack OF quorum. and the question as to the
presence of a quorum shall not be raised
oItener than once In every hour; but this
provision shall not apply where the absence
OF quorum Is disclosed upon any roll call
OF the yeas and nays"
The second amendment was as follows
RESOLVED, that rule five Of the standine
rules OF the Senate be. and the same is
hereby amended by adding at the end there
or the following: Whenever upon any roll
call any Senator who is present within the
senate chamber refuses to make response
when his name shall be called, 1t shall be
the duty of the presiding officer, either on
mis- own motion or upon the suggestion OF
any Senator, to request the Senator so re-
naming silent to respond to his name, and
II such Senator fails to do so. the fact OF
such request and refusal shall be entered in
the Journal and such Senator shall be count
ed as present for the purpose Of making a
quorum"
The Chinese Bill.
Mr.. Hoar gave notice that he would call
1t up tomorrow. and at 100 o'clock the real
business of the day began, when Mr. Gray
brought up the Chinese bill and spoke in
favor Of the extension of the time in which
its provisions should go into effect. He
said there were many Chinese in the prisons
of California who were held there because
there was not money enough available to
deport them and because the provisions of
the act did not allow OF their liberation on
bail.
The bill was temporarily laid aside while
the Senate passed the joint resolution
changing the method (from writing to
printing! Of engrossing and enrolling bills
and resolutions.
Mr.. Gray Del) then proceeded to speak
upon the Chinese bill Mr.. Gray spoke In
support Of the bill, pointing out the pitiable
condition of the Chinese in California jails
Mr.. Hawley Comm spoke in the same line,
and Mr.. Palmer Qll) opposed the bill be-
cause 1t denied the Chinese the right of
bail.
A National Conservatory of Music.
A resolution Of interest to the District
was introduced by Mr.. Hunton Va) to
authorize the formation of a national con-
servatory of music at Washington. The
resolution was ordered to the committee
on the District Of Columbia
Mr.. Hoar (Mass.) presented a memorial
from Miss Clara Barton, president of the
American Red Cross asking the assist
ance Of Congress for the relief Of the suf-
ferers Of the cyclone at the Sea Islands
and on the coasts Of South Carolina and
Georgia
Mr.. Turpie Qnd.) created somewhat of a
stir by Directing, but he afterward with
drew his objection.