The herald., 1893-10-13
HOUSE PRooEEDINGs.
Discussion of the foCreary Chinese
Bill Continued.

Discussion of the NcCreary Chinese
Bill Continued.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-In the house
today Meikleiohn of Nebraska called up
and had passed bill applying the land
laws of March 8, 1891, to that section OF
the Sioux reservation extending into
Nebraska.
The house passed a concurrent resolu-
ton authorizing 1000 copies of the hear
ings before the ways and means COM
mittee for the use OF the house. after q
vigorous fight by the Republicans for
more.
"A joint resolution for elections in the
Cherokee strip passed.
When the house went into committee
Of the whole to protect forest reserva-
tions the bill was rather viciously at
tackled. Pickler of South Dakota said
he favored protecting timber but this
bill meant stripping timber off reserva-
tione. He Objected to the section pro-
viding for the sale of timber on public
lands.
Hermann OF Oregon, Simpson OF Kan
sas, Doolittle of Washington, Hartman
of Montana, Rawlins of Utah and others
spoke against the bill, and Chairman
McRae, of the public lands committee,
replied to the criticisms. Coffeen
wanted to amend go as to declare that
all reservations heretofore made should
be restored to the public domain except
in California, Oregon aud Washington.
Before vote was reached the morn
ing hour expired and the bill went over.
The McCreary bill was taken up and
an attempt made to reach an agreement
as to when a vote should be taken,
which failing, McCreary said he had an
understanding with Cox OF Tennessee
that the bank bill, set for consideration
tomorrow, be postponed, and that to-
morrow at O'Clock he would call for
the previous question. Hit of Illinois
spoke in favor of the bill. He denoun-
ced the Geary law. 1t was q violation
of public faith, but it was q law, and it
was the duty of congress now to makeit
ss light upon the victims as possibl
If carried out it would be strange if it
did not cause rupture with China.
Hit Admitted that Chinese coolie la
Dor was a great evil, but the way to
stop it was by an international sgree-
ment.
johnson of Indiana read a petition
which he tried to have printed, from
the society of friends. asking the repeal
OF the Geary law. He criticised Rich
ardson of Tennessee and Outhwaite Of
Ohio for objecting to his petition.
Grosvenor of Ohio followed in the
same direction. He claimed that
churches had the same right of petition
as persons.
Loud of California took the floor. but
before he began, Gesry offered his
amendments, which are that certificates
must be accompanied with photographs
and duplicates fled in the Office OF the
collector OF internal revenue; that the
order of deportation must be enforced
by the United States marshal, and Chi
nese must remain in custody until de-
portation, without bail; also defining
the term merchant" to mean any per-
son engaged in buying and selling at q
fixed place of business in his name. A
Chinese merchant seeking entrance into
this country on the ground that he was
former merchant, must prove by two
witnesses, other than Chinese, that he
was such.
Loud then continued. He criticised
the argument made McOreary in eup-
port of the bill; described the evils of
Chinese invasion of the Pacific coaet; ;
criticised the administrations for not
enforcing the law, and claimed that the
executive power was trying to overawe
the legislative power.
Hooker of Mississippi spoke in favor
OF the bill.
Bartlett of New York opposed it. The
underlying object, he said, was to allow
the Six companies chance to try thar
case again and have the majority of the
supreme court turn into minority. He
closed with a criticism OF the Six COM
panies for the prevention Of the Chinese
from registering.
Adjourned.