The herald., 1893-10-17
MORE TIME TO REGISTER
The Celestials Will Be Given
Another Chance.
Provisions of the Geary Law
Extended.
Six Months More Time in Which to
Obtain Certificates.
Tho McCrsary Bill Passes the House
After Being Amended So as to BE
Satisfactory to All
Concerned.
By the Associated Press.

0y tile AbSOClhbCu IItes
WAsHINGToN, Oct. 16.-The house this
afternoon passed the McCreary bill,
with amendments offered by Geary and
Caminetti. The bill as passed extends
the provisions of the Geary law six
months; defines Chinese laborers and
Chinese merchants; makes mandatory
Photographic Identification requires
msrshals to carry out orders for de-
portation; jailing Cinnamon without
bail pending the execution Of the de-
portation writ, and excludes Cinnamon
convicted of felony from permission to
register.
Geary delares that the bill as passed
is perfectly satisfactory to the coast
and if enforced at the expiration of the
time limit will settle the Chinese prob
lem. Those who depart will not be
able to transfer their registration certi-
fcates, and in the course of time all
will disappear from these shores.
The administration is also satisfied
with the bill, so Chairman McCreary of
the foreign affairs committee AYERS.
Blair of New Hampshire, who was
nominated to the Chinese mission by
Harrison, but whose exequatur was not
granted by the Chinese government on
account OF his hostile expressions to-
ward the Chinese when the exclusion
act was passed in 1889, spoke in favor
of the bill. While he did not think
the McCreary bill all-embracing, in SUBJ
stance it covered the policy upon which
the government had entered with refer
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have. undertaken respecting Chinese
inqdifed," said he, I'VE might as we'll
from all other directions is to flow in
uninpeded."
He strongly favored the Photograph
ing identification clause on the ground
that no honest Ghinaman could ohiect
to the provision. It might furnish a
new rogues' gallery, but what of it. He
endorsed the Geary law, UNLESS" he
said, "we are merely tampering with
the policy of Chinese exclusion
Wilson of Washington characterized
the bill ae one OF the most remarkable
ever presented to congress. The Geary
law had passed by 1856 to 81. He re-
viewed the alleged course OF the admin
istration in debating to congress in
nullifying the Chinese and pension
laws For two years, he said. the
Democratic party had howled about the
usurpation and Capitalization of politi-
eel power. There had been more CEN
tralization of political power, more
usurpation OF the legislative functions
by the executive department since
March 4th than since the foundation of
the republic to the present time. Re-
publican applause.]
Dinsmore of Arkansas favored the
bill, and also advocated the enforcement
OF the exclusion act.
Caminetti OF California opposed the
bill. He proposed an amendment pro-
viding that no Chinese convicted of
felony shall be entitled to register under
the act, but shall be subject to deporta-
tion. u
Chairman McCreary, in closing the de-
bate, declared he favored the protection
of American labor against a million
Chinese laborers, but while he favored
exclusion he did not think it iust or
honorable to deport $1,000 men without
giving them an opportunity to register.
when they had refused to register on
the advice of their attorneys and en-
ployers. Honor and conscience de-
manded 80 much. If at the expiration
of six months the Chinese had not
registered, he would unite with the
Pacific coast members in favoring any
measure TO deport them.
AT O'Clock, by the terms OF the
agreement, the previous question was
considered as ordered on the bill and the
pending amendments.
Geary's three amendments were con-
solidated into one defining the term
Chinese merchant, providing for photo
graphing registered Chinese, and requir-
ing United States marshals to execute
the deportation clause with dispatch,
and providing, pending it's execution.
that Cinnamon shall be confined and
not admitted to bail Agreed to, 120
to 10.
A vote was then taken on the Nc
Creary bill ae amended. A rising vote
retulted. 167 ayes and 8 nays.
Loud made the point of no quorum.
Tellers were ordered and a quorum de-
veloped. Loud's request was Withdrawn
and the bill declared passed.
Cox then called up the bill to afford
additional safeguafdsfor national banks.
Its cole object 10 to prevent the officers
OF national banke, directors or attorneys,
by cOHDiuhbiOus, lIOln auoUIUluK tu6
funds of the bank.
Cannon of Illinois eaid the present
banking laws were sufficient. Deposit
ors and stockholders were amply pro-
tected If the law was complied with.
His objection to the bill was that it
would embarraHs honest men in the
transactions OF business. The bill
would only annoy and harrass bor-
rowers.
Ats O'Clock Cannon yielded the floor
for adjournment.