The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 3, 1901, Page 2

FIGHT FO THE SAN FRANCISCO ALL, TUESDAY, CALIFORNIANS REMAIN —— ON CHIEF COMMITTEES Senators and Representatives From Golden State to Aid Needed Legislation. BY C. C..CARLTON. Special Dispatch to Tire Call. Y0455 ALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.— When Congress convened. at noon to-day both California Sena- | tors were in their seats, and 2ll of the California memibers answered | the House roll call. This, the Fifty- th Congress, enters upon an era of | action which promises to be of great im- | portance to the Pacific Coast. Besides the | | | exclusion of Chinese, which is of para- mount interest, there are the Nicaragua canal construction bill, Philippine govern- the question of irrigation, ete. gresses of recent years have ions of war and strife, ongress will deal with issues no Jess important and involving the every-day material interests of the citizens of the | United States the welfare of other peoples whose destinies war has placed in | their hands It is in part a new Congress. A goodly proportion of fresh blood was infused in the recent elections. Representatives | coming direct from the people will be present to voice the wishes of their con-' stituents. At the same time, there re- main in both Senate and House practic- ally the same number of old leaders, men of _wide experience in legislating, of thorough familiarity with the needs of the country, the policies of the dominant party and parliamentary practice. It would seem to be a commingling of con- servatism and enterprise. Clear Majority in House. The House has a membership of 357, of which 197 are Republicans and 151 are Democrats and 9 are Fuslonists, Silver- ites and Populists. With this division the Republicans would have a clear majorfty over all of thirty-seven in case the Popu- lists voted with the Democrats on party | Questions. The Senate has eighty-seven members, there bel at present three vacancies. The Republicans will have a majority in the Senate varying from twenty to twenty-four, according to the way certain | former Populists and Fusionists vote, and | taking into consideration the proba- bility of at least one Democrat voting with the administration on national poli- cles. The new members of the House number nin=ty-two, of whom fifty are Republi- cans, thirty-eight are Democrats and four | are Fusionists, but who will probably vote with the Democrats. Thus not only is there a preponderance in numbers of old members of the House in the present body. but it happens that most of the individual and experienced “men in both parties were re-elected. The part Questions of national, internal and foreign . will be policy ‘which are:to be treated and solved, or-partly settled by this® Congress have been discussed- for ‘weeks past in inter- views with incoming legislators and are well-defimed " and familiar. -Internal taxa- | tion and internal improvements in trade relations swith foreign nations and the de- pendencies; Nicaraguan canal and the up- building of rine; incregsed ‘naval strength and. coast defense; submarine telegraphic communi- cations ‘with the Pacific possessions, will be some of the principal subjects of Con+ gressional consideration. Clearly Defined Issues. The new Congress began its work with a new President in the White House—not a rew administration, however, in the fullest sense of the word, for the pledge the present executive made by the bier of his predecessor to follow in his foot- steps is still fresh in the memory of the nation. Aside from the economic phase of the prospective legislation of this Con- gress its work will be watched with in- terest from a political view point. Cam- paign material for the impending Con- gressional election is to be made. The two old parties, having shaken off popu- lism, will face each other on clearly de- fined issues. The first session promises to be a long one, probably running far into the sum- mer. Every Senator and Representative expects it to be an interesting and mo- mentous one. There are not likely to he many changea made in the committee po- sitions of California Senators and mem- bers, and this is fortunate as they all have first-class committee places with the ex- ception of Congressman Woods. He suc- ceeded Congressman De Vries when the latter resigned, but did not fall heir to De Vries' important committee assign- ments; in fact, his sole committee position is on “ventilation and acoustics.” This body is supposed to regulate and purify the atmosphere of the House wing of the Capitol, but unfortunately it never meets to do_business. Californians on Committees. Seriator Perkins will undoubtedly re- main a member of the appropriations and naval affairs, two of the most important committees in the Senate. He is also a member of the “Pacific Islands and Porto co Committee.” Bard, will remain on lf‘m;nu(ac:]urefia puhl:lc lands, XndlA&'\ af- airs, raflroads and‘ woman’s su e. Loud will_continue at post offices and.post roads, one of the most important of committees. He is also chairman of the committee on transporta- tion of mall. Metealf. it is expected, wil be on naval affairs and District of Colum- bia. as usual, and Kahn on judiciary and immigration.” Tn this latter position he enabled to do effective Chinesé the American merchant ma- | the head of post-. ALL BUREAU, 1406 G street, N. W., WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—Cal- ifornia Congressmen agree that prompt legislation is required to shut out Chinese labor from this country. Senator Ferkins thinks there is no doubt whatever that a law similar to the Geary act will be passed early in the session. © “But it must be amended,” said he. “Something should be done to keep the coglies' from coming through the Mexican door. I hHave mno doubt that when President Roosevelt's message is heard on ihe subjgct of exclusion many members of Congress, who might otherwise falter, will be ‘brought into the fold.” “Did you discuss the matter with Pres- ident Roosevelt to-day when you called on him in company with Sermtor Bard?” “Yes,” said the Senator. “I am not at liberty to disclose the exact words of a private conversation with the President, for this would be considered a breach of propriety, but his message will, I think, satisty the California and Pacific coast people.” Senator Bard said: exclusion work should the bill be referred to that committee instead of the foreign affairs. Frank Coombs, the new member, may fall heir to Barham's place on “irrigation” and interstate and forelgn commerce. Needham will retain His commitiee on public lands. McLachlan's assignments are in doubt, but he may get Waters’ old place on the coinage committee. FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS. San Diego May Gét an Appropriation of $200,000. 4 CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Dec. 2—Estimatés of appropriations for the next fiscal year submitted to Congress to-day by the Sec- retary of the Treasury include the foliow- ing for rivers and harbors in California: Improvement San Diego harbor, $200,~ 000; San Luis Obispo, $65,000:' Napa River, $4000; Petaluma “Creek, $4000; Sacramento and Feather rivers, $18,000; San Joaquin River, $18,000. SR McKinley Memorial Resolutions. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—Resolutions re- specting the late President McKinley will be introduced in the House by Represen- |~ tative Grosvenor to-morrow, simultane- ously with the introduction by Foraker, in the Senate, of the same resolutions. The isthmian canal bill will come in later, Representative Hepburn of Iowa saying that it would not be deferred until the organization of the Committee on In- terstate and Forelgn Commerce. —————————— To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets. Al druggists refund the money it it fails to cure. . Grove's slgnature is ¢z each box, 2¢. | (_ONORE.YJMAN J.C Y A DECEMBER 3, « NEEDHAM 1901 JAMES. TTEL ACHLAN, GRESSMAY UGENE ICTOR, F. TXETCALY P A —2, CaMGRESSTMAN 3 D WooDs 3 < CALIFORNIA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE, WHO ARE UNITED ON ALL MATTERS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE GOLDEN STATE. | . BARS IMUST NOT BE LET DOWN FOR INCOMING COOLIE LABOR California Congressmen Believe a Law Similar to the Geary Act Will Soon Be E BY C. C. CARLTON. Special Dispatch to The Call. “I have talked with a good many Sena- tors, and 1 found a strong sentiment in favor of continuing the exclusion act in force. I have no doubt it will pass. Yet, it always is best not to be overconfident. The Pacific coast people and opponents of Chinese immigration everywhere should spare no effort to bring about the passage | of the act. The California delegation is | keenly alive to ths situation and will | leave nothing undone. I have had no | ocular” evidence of ‘a ‘lobby’ being herey to prevent the passage of a new exclusion act, but I have no doubt that friends of the Chinese will fight the bill stren- uously.” Representative Loud said: “I think a Chinese exclusion bill will ass, but it is too early to predict what | orm it will take, as certaln amendments | will have to be carefully considered. I have seen no ‘lobby’ prowling around the Capitol corridors, though I suppose, of course, “the Chinese Six Companies will oppose the bill.” There Must Be No Lapse. Representative Kahn sald: “We intend to leave no stone unturned to accomplish Chinese exclusion, and we | must have it In force in plenty of time to B e e 2t S Y ) OPENING SCERES N THE HOLSE —_— Continued From Page One. to that taken in the last Congress. He ointed out that the rules were practical. identical with those ‘of the Fifty-first ifty-fourth and succeeding Congresses, and practically identical with those of the intervening - Demiocratic Congresses. He then yielded five minutes to Richard- =n, who denounced the rules. . Hepburn Raises a Laugh. Hepburn in a five-minute speech said that his views on the subject of rules had been entertained by him for many years. He had even attempted to secure thelr modification in the Fifty-third Con- gress, which was Democratic, and upon that occasion Richardson himself had bitterly opposed the change. This sally raised a shout of laughter on the Repub- lican side. toTlhé previous question was ordered, 176 ... Richardson moved to commiit the reso- lution to the Committee on Rules, which was lost, 142 to 185. The resolutions were then adopted. Twelve o'clock noon was fixed as ths daily hour of meeting. ‘Then the seat drawing took place. Robb and Champ Clark, both of Missouri, and both Democrats, were the first names called. Gibson of Tennessee and Over- street of Indiana were the first names called on the Republican side. Unanimous - consent was given that Grow of Pennsylvania, an ex-Speaker of the House, and Bingham of Pennsylvania, the “father of the House,” be allowed to select thelr.seats without drawing. Simi- | lar consent was given on behalf of Rich- | of the ‘poor heathen,’ but those who are nacted. become operative before the present law expires. A lapse or gap of thirty days would bring a perfect flood of cheap labor, not only through the Golden Gate, but through all the Pacific coast and over the Canadian and Mexican borders. I intend also to urge a bill to shut out the anarch- ist types from Europe.. Such a bill is sure to pass this Congress, along with, the ex- clusion act.” Representative Metcalf is hopeful, too. “I do not see any reason for apprehen- slon,” said he. *“It is true there are a good many sentimentalists in Congress, whe have persidtently opposed persecution on the outside outnumber them by a large majority. “‘A: great many Congressmen who were formerly friends of John are now hostile to him ‘on account of the Peking atroci- ties. On the whole, I consider the pros- pects for the passage of an exclusion act much -better than they were ten years ago, when Geary's act passed.” This s also the opinion of Representa- tives Coombs, McLachlan and Needham, and they have taken pains to ascertain the sentirhent of individual members of the House. Representative Woods could not be found to-night. ardson and Creamer of New York, who was a member of the Fifty-third Con- gress. The name of Watchler, Republican, of Maryland, was the last name drawn. The seat drawing concluded the Speaker as- signed the contested cases to committee. A committee on mileage, headed by Reeder, Republican, of Kansas, was ap- pointed. A resolution was adopted to aliow the importation free of payment of duty of all articles from forelgn countries and the transfer of forelgn ex- hibits from the Pan-American Exposi- tion at Buffalo for the purpose of exhibi- tion at the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian Bxposition at Charleston, 5. Then at 4:30 the House adjourned. —_— Call for Anti-Anarchist Conferencs. BERLIN, Dec. 2.—According to a spe- cial dispatch from St. Petersburg, Ger- many and Russia have now reached an entire agreement concerning the advan- tage of calling an international anti-an- | archist conference. These two powers have sent identical notes to the other powers of the world, and presumably to the United States, inviting them all o participate in this conference. Prince of Wales Compliments Actor. LONDON, Dec. 2—The Prince and Princess of Wales attended the Lyceum ‘Theater to-night. At the end of the first act Willlam Gillette was summoned to the royval box and complimdnted upon his artistic realization of Conan Dolye's fa- mous character of Sherlock Holmes. —_— 3 WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—The Secretary of the Interior to-day sent to the House of Rep- Tesentatives a copy of a resolution of the Leg- islature of Hawali asking a duty on coffee, In order o protect the coffee industry of Hawail, | ftavor of rigld exclusion and six wai te, EASTERN CONGRESSIEN WILL AID Poll on Train Shows PACIFIC COAST Pennsylvanians Are Ready to Resist thie Asiatic Hordes. BY C. C. CARLTON Special Dispatch to The Call. ALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 2.—There appears to be no doubt whatever in the minds of California’s Senators and Repre- sentatives fn Congress that the Geary Chinese exclusion act will be cuntinued in force and strengtbened. No sooner bad Congress assembled than the Cali- fornia and the entire Pacific Coast dele- gations set diligently to work in advoca- cy of more rigid exclusion. It is, of course, the subject of legislation of par- amount interest to the Pacific Coast re- glon. But they were surprised to find such lively interest exhibited by Senators and members from all sections of the country. The Boxer uprising and atroci- ties committed during the siege of Pe- king have greatly intensified the feeling against the Celestials, and the sentiment against undesirable immigrants of all classes, especially the anarchists, fanned into a flame by the assassination of Pres- ident McKinley, has not been allowed to | dle cut. Every other member has ‘ bill” to put into the legislative hopper calculated to protect America from th dangerous element. Nor is the Boxer uprising forgotten The anarchists and Chinese are included in one sweeping anathema, hey must go.” The labor organizations throughout the country are up in arms, too. and should there be any sentimentalist in this Congress who religiously protest against wkat they are pleased to call “race pre- judice and persecution of the poor heath- en,” that sentiment will be quickly dis- peiled when they are brought face to face with the thousands of petitions and me- morials that are now pouring in from labor organizations all over the country. The petitions are being piled up in the Capitol like cord wood. The labor organ- izations and the votes of individual work- ingmen are greatly feared by the averagc member of Conzress. Combating Chinese Contributions. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation-of Labor, propos to solicit dollar subscriptions from me! bers of the organization with which to combat the fund to be raised by the Chi- nese Six Companies, who have assessed each Chinaman in this country §l. Gom- pers has powerful allies in the heads of other labor associations. Eugene V. Debs of Indiana_ introduced a resolution in the Central Labor Union which de- clares that capltalists would ‘‘use the poorest paid tollers of the earth to ‘cheap- en production and force workingmen to the degradation of being leveled to the plane of these imported Chinese. Con- gressmen and all thinking men should use their influence to cause the re-enact- ment of the Chinese exclusion laws.” Congressman Holliday of Debs’ district says: “I belleve thal the law excluding Chi- nese should be re-enacted. The country's prosperity depends largely on the abi:ity of the workingman to obtain good wages. To permit an alien people who are willing to work for starvation wages to come into this country and compete with our own laborers would lower the general average of wages and diminish by_so much the ability of the American laborer to sup port his family and educate his childre John T. Morgan of Portland, Ore., wio came East to attend the convention of the American Federation of Labor. will speak at a mass-meeting in Philadelphia Saturday night and will then come to ‘Washington. Morgan and other delegates from the West will deliver addresses, | urging exclusion. The Central Labot Union adopted resolutions calling upon Congressmen to exert every effort in the extension of the Chinese exclusion law In Favor of Exclusion. The effect of labor unioh petitions upon Congressmen is shown by a straw vote of the Pennsylvania delegation taken on | a train between Philadelvhia and W ington by The Call correspondent yest.r. day. Of twenty-five Congressmen ~ intes- viewed nineteen expressed - themseives 1 “time to think." usual. Representative Mondell of Wyoming is | one of the most energetic Western mem- bers in behalf of exclusion. He has al- ready introduced a bill on the lines of the Se5Re peopte of Stat “The people of my State a; the whole Pacific Goast are verr s, of in earnest on this question,” said Mon. dell to-day. “And they will be comtent with nothing less stringent than the Geary act. 1 shall give eurcm attention to !thce‘ s;y!'es‘:engghgr the Yy now In ex- n ua is not adopted it will nnhbe oy fanle 3 am personally very much interested, be- cause I feel that if by any siip Congross Quay was silent, as should adjourn without taking adequ. action it would be a national calam There is no_doubt that thousands ps hundreds of thousands of M S are NOW waiting to emigrate he in_expectation that the Ge: law or som similar bill will not be enacted. For my part I can see no argument that will ¢3 cuse a Congressman voting against e clusion.” Representative Lacey “Chinese exclusion was jects which I made much of in my in the last campaign in my Stat labor organizations of Iowa were agitat ing the ques , and I thoug that they should be given an answer. told them I for Chinese exclusio with an exception. The exception consti- tuted the fifty Chinamen who were on board - the American warships when Ad- miral Dewey licked the Spaniards at M nila. T men should be admitted to the United States, but no others. The ix terests of the laboring people of the cow try demand that the bars be kept up, ar I think there is no doubt that Congress will heed this demand.” x Representative Frank Newlands of N vada is another ally of the Californians, and is doing effective missionary work. President on the Right Side. President Roosevelt will, in his message to Congress to-morrow, take a deter- mined stand in favor of continuing Ch nese exclusion, and may, it is understood, suggest some strong amendments. Congressman Hitt, chairman of the For- eign Affairs Committee of the House, is also favorable to a continuance of tl Geary act, and, as he Is one of the able: talkers on the floor of the House, and one of the most influential. he will prove a powerful ally of the Pacific Coast Con- gressmen. In the Senate, although matters will be favorable, there are some old-school snators like Hoar, for instance, who may protest against the ‘“‘unchristian- like” treatment of the “poor heathen,” just as they have often for purely sen- timental reasons lifted their _eloquent voices for ‘Lo, the poor Indian.” The chairmanship of the Foreign Re- lations Committee will also be a factor in determining the bill's fate in the Sen- ate. If Frye were to be chosen to suc- ceed Senator Cushman K. Davis of Min- nesota, deceased, he might make trou- ble, for, as is well known, Frye has long been a warm friend and persistent cham- fon of the Pacific railroads. He was untington’s best friend in the en- tire Congress, just as Morgan of Alabama, also a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, was his worst en- emy. Frye has never been an éarmest advocate of the Nicaragua canal, but Morgan has been its champlon always. Lodge a Friend of Coast. Should Senator Lodge be made chair- man, the Pacific Coast will have a good friend at the head of that committee. Lodge is an intimate friend of President Roosevelt. He will be the President's mouthpiece in the Senate and will strive to make the administration’s policies ef- fective in that body. The chances are, however, that Cullom of Ilinois will head the Foreign Relations Committee. His attitude concerning exclusion iz in some doubt, though Californians say he will not ignore the expressions of the Chicago labor unions: In conciusicn there appears to be no doubt whatever in the minds of Califor- nia’s Semators and Representatives that Chinese exclusion will be contigued. Their only hope is to get in some strong amendments to make it more effective, and seek some means to prevent Chinese entry into this country via Mexico. While declaring their entire faith in the passage of an exclusion act at this session of Congress, each and every one of them when seen to-night by The Call representative said that the Pacific Coast people should not relax their vigilance or their energy merely because the prospects seem bright, for there are powerful in- terests at work in favor of the Chinese, and chief among them is the gigantic comb.nation of Pacific railroads, with Morgan, Hill and Harriman at their head. prlii—— golia of as g Piles Cured Without the Knife. tching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. No Cure. No Pay. All druggists are author- ized by the manufacturers of Pazo Ointment to refund money where it fails to cure any case of piles, no matter of how long standing. Clires ordinary cases in six days: the worst cases In fourteen days. One application gives ease and rest. Relleves ifthing instantly. This is a new discovery, and is the only pile rem- edy sold on a positive guarantee, o cure no pay. A free sample will be sent by mail tc any one sending their name and address, Price, f0c. If your druggist don't keep it in stock send S0c in stamps and we will forwar & full size box by mail. ufactured b, PARIS MEDICINE CO., St. Louis, Mo.. whe also manufacture the celebrated cold Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets Y CLUSION OF CHINESE: ’