The herald., 1893-10-12


day in surplus earnings, would yot
not want to get rid OF them? These arr
an army of leeches not OF laborers."
Haven't they given value received p
asked Baker of New Hampshire.
Geary said he believed now in protect
ing the American laborer against the
pauper laborer, ss well as the product o.
the pauper laborer. Applause.
Henderson OF Iowa. interrupting
That's pretty good Republican doc
III my party does not believe in that
doctrine" replied Geary. then | will
quit it; but think it does"
why don't you extend the limit"
asked Baker, $50 as to include other for
eigners beside Chinese?"
Il have bill in this house now, " re-
piled Heary. "to prevent immigration.
VIII you vote for it as | will?" Jap
plsuse.l
Baker--I believe in revising our treat
ies first.
Geary, contemptuously--So people
seem to believe we haven't got our
growth yet; that before legislating we
must consult the wishes OF foreign
countries. lApplause.l
Baker-We are not too old to be
honest.
Proceeding. Geary insisted that pho
tographs afforded the only sure means
OF Identification. He denied that it
would require 81 100000 to enforce the
Geary law. If the officers OF the admin
lstration had done their duty on May
9th. the present condition would not
have been presented and there would
have been no occasion for extension.
COST OF DEPORTATION.
In reply to question by McCreary as
to whether the $250,O00 appropriated
would have been sufficient. Geary de-
clared the Chinese would take no risk of
being sent back to China. Rather than
do that they would voluntarily have left
our borders. The $780, 900, by demon
strating our intent to enforce the law,
would have been as effective as S25,
600, 600. Applause
He denounced the administration for
its violation of the party faith and the
party platform, and, although he loved
his party, it was his duty to condemn
the Democratic officers who betrayed
their trust. If they violated the law
they must go down. He mad no fault to
find with the treasury department, but
the action of the attorney general in
defying the law, could not be defended.
1t had made it the duty of Democrats to
dencunce and condemn him.
He called attention to statement in
the morning papers to the effect that
the Chinese minister had accepted the
McOreary bill as satisfactory.
What spectacle we present." said
he. Can we net modify any laws
bearing on foreign people, tariffs for
instance, without securing the consent
of foreign ministers?"
He intimated that the Chinese minis
ter had had hand in the preparation
of the Everett bill, of which the Nc
Creary bill was modification.
GEARY's AMENDMENTS.
Geary then proposed amendments
which he said would perfect the bill,
namely photographing clause and the
definition of the term "Chinese labor
er."
Geery closed with an eloquent plea to
the Democratic party to do the Pacific
coast justice. Over 95 per cent. OF the
Chinese" said he. 'live west of the
Rockies. Not Democrat at either end
Of the capitol is unpledged to the doct-
rine OF local government. Give US local
self-governmens. When you from the
south came to US battling for white
supremacy, we joined with you. Do not
let 1t be said now that Democratic
congress has stricken us down, when we,
who recognized the justice Of your con-
tention, asked you to free us from the
accursed bane of the yellow slave"
Tremendous applause.
The house then, at 5 O'Clock, ad-
Ourned