The morning call., 1894-08-05
KEEP REDS OUT.
Congress to Act on the
Anarchy Bill.
CHANDLER IN A HURRY.
Offers a Substitute for Mr.. Hills
Measure.
OPPOSED BY THE PRESIDENT.
Despite That, There Is No Room in
This Country for the
TerrOrists.
OPPOSED BY THE PRESIDENT

held a short session, the conference re-
port on the river and harbor bill. Tor tue
consideration of which it met to-uay,
having been temporarily withdrawn. In
lieu of this, private pension bills were con-
sidered, and thirty seven we're passed, In
cluding one increasing to 500 month the
pension paid the widow of General Abner
Doubleday, aad another granting pen
sion to the widow of the Arctic explorer
Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka.
Several other bills were passed, the two
principal being Senate bill to amend the
quarantine regulations so far as they Apply
to vessels plying between United States
ports and foreign ports on or near the
frontier. and House bin to subject TO
taxation national bank notes and United
States treasury notes.
The bill for the exclusion and deporta-
tion of anarchists was taken up and dis
cussed, and then went over until Monday.
The conference report on the river and
harbor bill. which was presented by Dolph
Just before adjournment yesterday, was
withdrawn on Dolph's request and the bill
sent back to conference TO correct errors
in the engrossment of the bill.
The bill to subject to State taxation
national bank notes and United States
treasury notes was taken up and after
amendment was passed. AS passed the
bill provides that circulated notes of ma
tiODal banking associations and United
States legal tender notes and other notes
of the United S ates payable on demand
and circulating and intending TO circulate
as currency and gold and silver or other
coin, shall be subject to taxation as money
on hand or on deposit, under the laws Of
any State or Territory, provided that any
such taxation shall be exercised in the
same manner and at the same rate that
any such State and Territory shall tax
money or currency circulated as money
within its Jurisdiction. The provisions of
this act are not to be deemed or held to ex-
change existing laws in report of the tax
alton of national banking associations.
An amicable arrangement was then en-
tered into by which one hour was 20 be
given to consideration of pensions. after
which the bill of Hill to prevent the ad-
mittance of anarchists should be con-
sidered, but Allen threw temporary wet
blanket on the arrangement by insisting
on the regular order. The Senate finally
proceeded to consider the pension cases.
Among the private bills passed was a Sem
ate bill granting a pension of S100 a month
to the widow of General Abner Double
day. House bills were passed making the
city of Oakland, Cal, a SUPPORT of entry,
for the relief of George II. Plant, House
bill for the relief of Benjamin Alvord and
a resolution for the relief of w. d. Mack.
In accordance with the agreement
reached, the bill reported yesterday by
Hill providing for the inspection of immi-
grants by United States C0nsuls and for
the exclusion of anarchists was taken up.
PETER, while unwilling to raise the point
of no quorum against the bill, thought
such an important measure should have
full Senate, and he therefore suggested 1t
to go over until Monday.
Hill asked that it be considered to-day,
though a vote need not be taken ON it, and
this was agreed to.
Chandler favored the House bill rather
than the Senate substitute because it was
simpler and milder, and yet made the ex-
hibition of a certificate from a United
States Consul by every immigrant obliga-
tory. If he had his way he would pass
the House bill day and send it to the
President for his signature. although ii
had arrayed against it all the steamship
companies carrying immigrants and the
Secretaries of State and OF the Treasury, as
we'll as the Commissioner of Immigration.
The House plan, he thought, which pro-
vided for consular certificates, was much
to be preferred to the Senate plan for
placing treasury inspectors on the Euro
pean docks to inspect intending immi-
grants. Moreover, he was convinced that
such treasury agents would have no status
on European docks except on the invita-
ton of the European Governments.
though this difficulty might be obviated by
making them officials Of the State Depart
ment. He thought the four other sections
of the bill against anarchy could be passed
without objection, and he suggested that
the four sections providing for exclusion of
anarchists, but emitting the section rela-
tive to the appointment of immigrant in
spectors, if drafted into bill, would pass
both houses this session. He accordingly
offered such bill as substitute and had
it go over until Monday.
Hill, who had charge of the bill, did not
wish to reply to-day, but reserved his
speech until Monday.
at 2:15 o'clock the Senate went into ex-
eeutive session and five minutes later ad-
journed.
ONLY NINE, BUT A TERROR.