The Portland daily press., 1893-10-14

States Senate to prevent Jhe fepeal OF the
silver bill by resort to continuous
sessions, says:
The determining of an economic
question by an appeal to physical en-
du1ance is little removed from the
medieval order of battle. Yet this old
world remedy is being applied in the
center of the most essentially modern
form of government
The Standard says: "The silver party S
tactics are not very democratic. They
would have had very hard names applied
to them here"
The Daily Telegraph eharacterizes the
proceedings as reducing legislation to
an absurd point.
The Daily Chronicle says: "The
spectacle is ludicrous and contemptible
1t physical edurance is to be the legisla-
tive court of appeals, communities must
hasten to get themselves representa- by
athletes"
Now Comes Compromise.
Washington. October 12.-Mr Vest
has given notice of an amendment to the
repeal bill proposing the free coinage of
silver at the rate, Of 100000 month
until the limit Of .S00,0O0.00 is used !;
the coinage of the seignorage into stand
ard silver dollars (16 to y; and authoriz-
ing the Treasury Department to refuse
gold payment on any United States obli-
cations whenever it is satisfied that it is
applied for with view to exporting the
gold.
The Chinese Bill.
Washington, October 13.-In the House
today, the bill increasing from IS to 100
the number of army officers who may be
detailed for military instruction in
educational institutions was passed in the
morning hour. A number OF reports was
made of bills of minor consequence. At
one the House resumed consideration OF
the McCreary bill to amend and modify
the Geary Chinese registration exclusion
act. The House agreed to vote on the
measure and pending amendment at three
Monday afternoons the intervening time
to be given to debate.
Mr.. Raynor of Maryland, was the first
speaker. He argued that the passage of
the bill was an act of self evident justice.
Mr.Sickles of New York also spoke in
favor of the bill. He had read proposed
amendment, provided that nothing con-
tanned in this act or any other act shall
be held or construed to be in contraven-
tlon OF any treaty now existing between
the United States and the Emperor of
China"
Mr.. Loud of California, proposed an
amendment authorizing any citizen on
information to begin proceedings for the
deportation of any Chinese resident un-
lawfully in the United States.
Mr.. Bowers Rep, ,s&of California, said
the argument in favor of the pending
bill seemed to be based upon the single
interest of protecting American mission
aries in China. Mr.. Bowers then made an
attack upon the teaching of the Christian
religion as shown by the results in the
treatment of those not affiliated with
that religion. He said better bring
home your missionaries from China and
put them at work in your own country" /"
Mr.. Bowers warned the Democrats and
Republicans that if this McCreary bill
passed there would not be enough of
either party left in California to make a
grease spot that could be seen with the
naked eye. He was asked to explain
what would become of them, and he said
the Populists would receive an astonish-
ing increase in the state.
Messrs. Draper of Massachusetts and
Morse of Massachusetts, favored the pend
ing bill.
The Pension List.
Washington, October 13.-The follow
ing Maine pensions have been granted
today:
Renewal and Reissue-Tilly Huff, Nor
ridgewock.
Increase-JohnsonS Smith, Gray; John
G. Decker, North Waterford; Joseph A.
Strout, West Windsor; Richard P. Grin
die, North Sedgwick.