Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-11-09
IN THE SENATE.


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Discussed Chinese Bill Passed.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 2.-The House Joint
resolution allowing the Columbian museum
ut Chicagoto accept or purchase articles for
its own exclusive use, free from customs du-
ties was passed by the Senate, all other por-
tons of the resolution being struck out 4
conference has been asked on the disagree
ing votes.
Mr.. Stewart. introduced bill to provide
for the free unlimited coinage of silver and
it was referred to the committee ON finance
Mr.. Gray, dem. moved to proceed to the
consideration of the Chinese exclusion bill
but was appealed to by Mr. Hoar rep,
Massachusetts,. to withhold that motion in
order to LET the Senate act on the bill for
the relief Of the sufferers from the recent
cyclone ON the Sea islands, and on the coast
of South Carolina and Georgia.
Mr.. Butler dem. South Carolina. joined
in the appeal and Mr., Gray yielded.
Mr.. Hoar expressed his regret tiat palla-
mentary ingenuity should he rcsorted to to
prevent the granting of relief to- these suffer
ing people
MIR. Cocl,rel. however. objected, and the
vice president ruled that under the rule the
bill could not be read third time to-day.
Mr. German. dem. Maryland, thought
lllt bli Nnbulil 20 ~ inc committee on u
preparations, and he made that motion.
Mr.. Hoar argued against the motion of
reference and spokc.of the efforts of the Red
Cross Association and its president, Miss
Clara Barton. to give relief to the cyclone
sufferers. The report of that association.
however, appealed to the nation because the
| calamity was on such a large scale that it
was impossible for private bencvolence to
relieve it. \ pound of bacon was the only
| ration on which families of five or six per
SONS were supporting life for seven days.
| That statement came from a source
Which no senator Could Question.
The delay to another session of Congress
and to another meeting of the committee ON
appropriation would involve starvation on
huge scale. He could not understand why
such a measure of relief should encounter all
the ingenutics of parliamentary obstruction.
The lady who had done so much to mitigate
the horrors of war in the civilized world
Miss Clara Barton happened to near
neghbor of his. There was nothing local
about her sympathy, her field of work or her
reputation.
Mr. German said it was customary for
| bills of this character to be referred to
standing committee He was in full SYM
patty with the senator from Massachusetts,
but he insisted on his motion.
The discussion was continued until , y.
m. when the bill went over without action
the pending motion being Mr. Germans.
to refer the bill to the committee on appru-
pliations.
House bill to increase by % the number
of officers that may be assigned to colleges
was reported back from the committee on
military affairs with an amendment provid
! ing that no officers shall he SO detailed who
| has not had five years service in the army ::
also providing that such detail should not
extend for more than four years, and that
officers on the retired list of the army may
on their own application, be detailed for
such duty and shall, when so detailed re
| CeiVe
The Full Pay of Their Rank.
The amendment was agreed to, and the
| bill us so amended was PASSED. The House
concurrent resolution for final adjournment
| tomorrow at 3 p. III. was laid before the
| Senate, and was on motion of Mr.. German
referred to the committee on appropriations.
At p. IN. the House bill to extend the
| time for execution of the Chinese expulsion
act was taken up and Mr. Davis. rep. Min
nesota, addressed the Senate He offered an
amendment re-enacting the act of July ),
1854 ito execute certain stipulations of the
treaty of MAY Il. 1892 and continuing such
act III force for 10 Years longer. He eX-
| pressed the hope that the Senate would not
act precipitatvely or inconsiderately but
would commit the bin to the committee on
foreign relations SO that some just and ade-
quate legislation might be formulated
The discussion was interrupted while the
presiding officer laid before the Senate
la in, Of f,,,.