Show i4 r 3 i The Chinese Bill i Washington 17 The vote on x Pages motion this afternoon to set aside the private calendar which is the standing regular order for Fri i day and to take up the Chinese bill ain t a-in preference was 93 ayes against i 70 noes but as a twothirds major ity was necessary the motion a r failed The vote was not a test of ti the strength of the Chinese bill but rather of the disposition or anti f t A disposition of the members to make k tt use of the weekly private bill day lor other purposes Page subsequently endeavored to obtain unanimous consent for ran ° r-an arrangement setting aside tomorrow to-morrow for debate on the Chinese r bill coupled with an agreement t that the previous question in nt be called before adjournment but I1 r Rice of Massachusetts ant others jt l objected to the latter part of his proposition The discussion will 7 therefore run throughout tomorrow and the bill will then go over until r oJ Tuesday as nothing can be done next Monday except to introduce a bills and to pass upon measures offered for adoption by a twothirds majority under a suspension of the rules FIt F-It is learned today that nearly thirty members have informed Speaker Keifer that they will ask for recognition to speak on the bill Among them in addition to the I members mentioned yesterday as t intending to make speeches are f r Representatives Kasson Orth Williams Wil-liams Wise Carpenter and Robinson l r Robin-son of Massachusetts all of them L 4 it is understood against the bill in T r its present form There are indications indica-tions that the proposition which was defeated in the Senate for a re duction of the term of suspension to teat years will command great strength in the House and although r it will probably again fail ot adop i tion the vote is likely to be uncom foitably close 6 ri |