The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-10-17
SATISFACTORY To GEARY
The IcCrsary Bill as Amended Will
Suit the Pacific Coast.
EXTENDED SIX MONTHS
The Time Clause 10 Granted But at
the Expiration OF That Time
the United States Marshais
Must Enforce the Law.

Must Enforce the Law.
WASHINGTON. Oct. l6.-The house this
afternoon passed the McCreary bill with
amendments offered by Geary aud Cami-
netti. The bill as passed extends the pro-
visions OF the Geary law six months. IL
defines Chinese laborers and Chinese
merchants. makes mandatory photo
graphic Identification. requires marshais
TO carry out the orders for deportation,
failing Cinnamon without hail pending the
execution OF the deportation writ. and ex-
cludes Cinnamon convicted OF felony from
permission to register. Geary declares
the bill as passed perfectly satisfactory to
the coast, and II enforced at the expira-
ton Of the time limit. will settle the
Chinese problem. Those who depart will
not be able TO transfer their registration
certificates, and in course Of time all will
disappear from these shores. The ad-
ministration Is also satisfied with the bill,
SO Chairman McCreary OF the foreign az
fairs committee AYERS.
The debate on the McCreary bill. to cx-
tend the provisions OF the Geary Chinese
exclusion act six months. was resumed in
the house this morning. Blair OF New
Hampshire. who was nominated to the
Chinese mission by Harrison, but whose
reception was not greeted by the Chinese
government on account of his hostile ex-
pressions towards the Chinese when tho
exclusion act was passed IN 1889, spoke In
favor Of the bill. While ho did
not think the McCreary bill was
all embracing ia substance, IL COW
cred tho policy upon which the govern
mcnt had entered with reference to tho
| Chinese. II tho policy We have under
| taken respecting Chinese immigrants Is
| now tn be mu,ilated or modified, said he,
We might rs well assume that the tide OF
| immigration from all other directions 10
to fiow on unimpeded. He strongly IA
vored the photographing Identification
clause on the ground that no hon.
est Chnaman could object TO the
provision. Il might furnish q now
rogue's gallery, but what OF II? He On.
dorsed the Ceary law unless, he said, NO
are merely tamperinR with tho policy Of
| Chinese exclusion. Al tho conclusion OF
Blair's address the senate amendments TO
the bill providing qualifications for voters
in the Cherokee strip were concurred in.
Tho debate on the McCrenry bill was re-
sumed. Wilson Of Washington charac.
terised the bill As one Of the most remark
able ever presented to consrsss. For
thirty years, said he, tho democratic party
had howied about usurpation and CEN
tralisation Of political power. There had
been more Capitalization OF political
power, more usurpation OF legislative
functions by tho executive department
since March than since the foundation
OF the republic TO tho present time. IRE
publican Applause).
Dinsmore, Of Arkansas, favored the bill
| Il -. "a Anfareosnnnt ~
the exclusion act. Caminetti, OF Califor
mia, opposed tho bill. He proposed nu
amendment providing that no Chiness
convicted OF felony shall BE- entitled "a
register under the act, but shall bs sub
ject to deportation.
Chairman McCrsary, closing the debate
declared that he favored protecting Aineri
can labor against the millions. But while
he favored exclusion. he did not think 4
lust or honorable 10 deport 5000 mer
without giving them opport unity TO reg
ister when they were led to refuse q
register on the advice OF their attorneys
and employers. Honor and conscienc,
demanded so much. II At tho expiration
of six months Chinese are not registered
he would unite with the Pacific coas
members in favoring any measure to de
port them.
, At3 o'clock, by the terms OF tho agree
ment, the previous question was consid
. cred as ordered on the bill and the pend
! ing amendments. Geary's three amend
ments were consolidated into one, defin
!; ing tho term Chinese merchant, providing
for photographing registered Chinese IN
} requiring United States marshals TO ex
ecute the deportation clause with dispatch
, and prov iding that pending its execution
. Cinnamon shall be confined and not ad
, mitted to bail. This was agreed TO, l2D I
10. A vote was then taken on tho Nc
Creary bill as amended. A rising vote RI
suited l67 ayes aud nays. Loud mad
tho point of no quorum. Tellers were oI
dered and q quorum developed. Loud
. request was withdrawn and tho bill wa
: declared passed.
Cox then called up the bill to afford nd
/. di,ional safs guards for national bank
/, Cannon Of Illinois said the present law
are sufficient. Depositors and stockholc
: cry are amply protected II the law is cou
piled with. His objection to the prcser
bill was that il would embarrass hone,
men In the transactions Of business. tt
hill would only annoy and harass borrow
ers. AT G o'clock Cannon yielded for ad
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