The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-12
EXCLUSION OF CHINESE.
The House Begins Consideration Of
the MCCTeaTy Bill.

try $500, ,ooO,o 900 in Cash-A Bill TO
Regulate All Immigration.
Washington, Oct 1.-THE House to-
day began the consideration of the Nc
Creary bill to extend the provisions of
the Geary act for six months, under a
special provision that the bill shall be
considered until disposed Of Only two
speeches were made-by Mr.. McCrearY,
chairman of the foreign affairs committee,
in support, and Mr.. Geary, the author of
the old law, in antagonism. Both speak
ers were accorded marked attention.
The speech of Mr.. Geary was really a
brilliant effort, ,eliciting frequent applause.
His violent attack on the officers of the
administration, especially Attorney
General Olney, for failure to enforce
the Geary law, and his charge that the
original Everett bill contained the un-
mistakable marks of Mongolian diplo-
macy, created something of a sensation.
Mr.. Cummings, from the committee on
naval affairs, presented and had passed
resolution calling on the Secretary of the
Navy for information as TO the amount of
premiums paid to contractors for the con
struction of war ships developing speed
in excess of the requirements, with all
other facts relating thereto.
THE USELESS vEsUYIUs.
The bill to remit penalty on the dyna-
mite cruiser Nesuvius then came up, MIR.
Sayers of Texas taking the floor in op-
position to the bill He read a letter
from the chief of the bureau of ordinance
under date of Sept. 90 1893, which, he
said, showed that the Vesuvius was alb
solutely worthless for the purpose for
which she was built
Mr.. Talbot of Maryland, in support,
read letter from Secretary Herbert, in
which the secretary declared that this
was an equitable claim on the part of the
contractors. He said the Vesuvius was
staunch and feet, and if her dynamite
guns did not show Improvement she
would be fitted with other armament and
would become an efficient cruiser. The
amount involved is 5000 After further
debate the morning hour expired and the
bill went over without action.
GEARY BEGINS HIS SPEECH
At the afternoon session, Mr.. Geary
was granted leave to address the House
without limit. He began with an indig-
nant denial of the reflection made upon
Pacific coast people in their war on the
Chinese The Moors were not expelled,
| the Jews were not driven out, the Hugue-
nots were not forced from their homes
because they had refused to obey the laws
of the country in which they resided.
The chairman of the foreign affairs COM
mittee was no moreuhumane than he, no
more Christian than he, While | do not
believe the Chinese are en-
said he, "if believed this
bill would give us settlement of this
question, give US the opportunity to regu-
late their stay here and prevent more
from coming, | would vote for it. / am
against it because believe it only tenn
porizes with the situation" He went on
to speak Of the adverse criticism of the
bill that bore his name. He spoke of the
resolutions adopted by different religious
bodies, all, strange to say, in the same
phraseology, demanding the immediate
repeal of the Geary law. What right, ne
asked had any church to ask congress to
do anything?"
MAKING THE COUNTRY POOR.
The surplus earnings of the Chinese,
which they had carried back to China,
amounted to the enormous sum of $500,
900, 600.
"Do you wonder why we don't like the
Chinese in California;" he asked. "lf, in
any one of your eastern states, 100, 900 la
borers were sapping from your wealth
you not want to get rid of theme They
are an army of leeches, not an army of la
borers"
Have not they given value received2'
asked Mr.. Baker of New Hampshire.
Mr.. Geary believed now in protecting
the American laborer against the pauper
laborer, as well as the product of the
pauper laborer. Applause.
Mr.. Henderson of Iowa, interrupted
yHrifb hi ffsaV
doctrine"
If my party did not believe in that
doctrine" replied Mr.. Geary, "then l
would quit it, but think it does"
BILL TO PREVENT IMMIGRATION.
''Why don't you extend the limit"
asked Mr.. Baker, $50 as TO include other
foreigners besides the Chinese ~
Il have bill in this House now," re-
piled Mr. Geary, ito prevent immiera-
ton. VIII you vote for it as / will2"
Applause.
MIR Baker-I believe in revising our
treaties firstl
Mr.. Geary (contemptuously) )-some
people seem to believe we have not got
our growth yet, that before legislating
we must consult the wishes of foreign
countries. Appause!
Mr. Baker-We are not too old to be
honest.
Proceeding, Mr.. Geary insisted that
photograph afforded the only means of
Identification. Mr.. Geary denied that it
would require S7000,O0O to enforce the
Geary law. If the officers of the admin
istration had done their duty on May 3,
the present condition would not have been
presented, and there would have been no
occasion for the extension
THE APPROPRIATION SUFFICIENT.
In reply to a question by Mr.. McCreary
as TO whether the $3.50 appropriated
would have been sufficient, Mr. Geary de-
clared that the Chinese would take no
RISK of being sens back 10 China. Rather
than do that they would voluntarily have
left our borders. The $50 900, by demon
strating our intent 10 enforce the law,
would have been as effective as SIS ,000,-
900. Applause. He denounced the ad-
ministration for violation Of the party
faith and party platform, and although
he loved his party, il was his duty 70
condemn the democratic officers who had
betrayed their trust. II they had viola
ted the law they must go down.
THE ATToRsEY GENERAL cENsuRGD.
II chad no fault 10 find with the treasury
department, but the ctaiOn Attorney Cen
eral IN defying the law could not be- defend
cd. IL had made 10 the duty Of democrats
ID deu0uuce and condemn him. He called