Show IK THE in Es lation to the chinese question of democrats corrip udina i sabui aaton april 16 1892 the senate on foreign relations Ee lations administered a slap in the face to the house for its having passed the chinese exclusion bill as an independent measure instead of making it an amond mont to the bill which had already the senate extending for ten years the present anti chinesa law which will expire by limitation early dext month by reporting rep the house bill bacic to the senate with the original senate bill us a substitute it has been charged that certain parties in tha housa favored making the exclusion bill an independent measure in the chopo that enough would be before it was acted upon to enable cemin interested parties to land thousands of chinese in llila country between ahe time of the expiration of the laws and the enactment of a new one appearances make the charge plausible had the house exclusion bill baen passed aa an amendment to the senate bill the amendment bill could have at onca been sent to a conference committee and before naw a completed bill of coma sort could have been in the hands of the president senator pelton of california asked report of tho be not taken up for action by tha shenata until he could present the views of the people of tha pacific coast his o yn thereon the first official act of secretary elkins alter his return from a business trip to now york was to direct the de pot army quartermaster at st louia to sand SOO tents to the mayor of columbus mississippi for the use ot tha people rendered homeless by the recent floods baite a contrast with the action of representatives kilgore of texas who objected to the immediate consideration of a resolution introduced im he house appropriating for ali a sufferers way is it that arho in the ordin j ry course of bassinets basinets basi nets would scorn to i di act will schema to taka advantage of the government not to call it by a worse jamea buss tion that accuro very often to those who tee their eyes open in n for instance tha owners of the real eta south of pennsylvania avenue which haa for yeara been a drug on the maret because of its e i cation and its periodical period cal overflows from the potomac river have not to a lobby for the purpose of working bills through congram for the purchase ol 01 alia real estate which no one else will buy by the government now this is perpetrating a doublas arous on the government and hence an every citizen of the country first the price expected is extortionate next alie locality is unfit for the erection of public buildings buil dinga which is fully proven by aba experience ol 01 the engineers in finding a solid foundation for the new city iee which is to ba built on llie south side of pennsylvania avenue apon a i ite sod to the government by game lobby it waa necessary to go forty beet below the surface to find any thili solid enrigh to build upon eat this doea not deter the lobby which is BOW at work backed by the two wash hiton daily papers trying to secure iha of a bill recently introduced il congress appropriations for the erection of a new patent office on the south side of pennsylvania avenue if congress passes this bill it will certainly be open to the charge of having been improperly influenced democratic representatives who have visited their districts make no bones of saying that if the house continues tha five cent policy inaugurated bv II olman in relation to appropriations that the next house will certainly be republican as they say such pea but ai ethoda are not endorsed bp sensible people of any party thoy are trying to et holman to let up but thero are no indications that he will representative compera Co opera attempt to wriggle out of the unpleasant predicament in which he found when it was proven that bia signatures signa had been obtain pension information which was afterwards sold by abusing commissioner raum was a failure aa it to ba it called to mind tha old lawyers advice to a one when you have no CASO abuse the senator quay introduces a bill in the senate appropriating to purchase a marble bust of the late gen phil J cheridah the resolution the house committee on the eleventh Elev anth ta inquire into tha expediency of tha es of a permanent perm ament census bareau has beba favorably reported to the house chili has changed her mind about not taking any part in the worlds fair and has sent senor allta here as a commissioner to make arjang rients for the exhibit at the fair A rumor that tho president would shortly writs a letter to be come a candidate for nomination re IB exciting ex citina much interest although it cannot la confirmed at the white house |