Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1866-12-22

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to the jurisdiction thereof" II is useless
10 discuss the question as TO whether the
Chinaman is citizen or not. He took il
for granted they were not. lie consid-
cred the proposition to repeal this bill an
attempt to e9ualize the races. People
appeared to be legisating for to-day.
They do not look twenty years hence.
Here the situation is different than in the
Atlantic States. There they have but
few Chinese. There labor is in demand.
The principle involved is vital to our pros
perity. lie hoped to see the day when
fifty thousand enterprising miners would
find lucrative employment in our mountain
rnges. He did not wish to see them
filed with Cinnamon, who had no fixed
habitation, whose only object was 10 make
money and leave.
Mr.. Knapp said tina. Oregon at an ear
II day prohibited the settlement of the
country by barbarous races, which provis-
ion was engrafted into the State Cons,itu-
tion. Acting upon the same principle. tho
Assembly of the last session had passed
the cooiie law. Even if it may conflict
with the Organic Act-as he maintained
it did not-Congress had by silence sane
toned the act. Cinnamon are not citi-
zens, nor are they Untitled to the rights of
citizens. There has not been an argu-
ment here advanced, but what is based
upon Il dollars and cents view Of the ques-
ton. The same question was involved
South of Mason and Dixon's line.
Shall we iuauguratc the same cause of
discord :
Mr.. McGilvra didn't wish to attach an
undue Importance to the act. He pro-
posed to say nothing more upon the ques-
tion of expcdiency. The law not only
conflicted with the Organic Act, but
Territory could net establish rule of nat
uralization. The Constitution thus pro-
vides. We have an existing treaty with
China. What its provisions are is imma.
terial. l call attention to the fact that
there is treaty with nation with whom
it is desired to establish commercial reg
ulations. Could not Chinaman become
a citizen of the United States, by rcnounc-
ing his allegiance to the Emperor. If this
be true, can Territory pass law exclud-
ing him from its bounds He held that it
could not be done. The Organic Act is
our Constitution. We can't repeal it.
The gen leman labors under a misappre-
hension in supposing that all acts are val
id until dsapproved by Congress. If a
law is passed in all respects legal. Con-
gress could still disap2rove. But this
was illegal and fell of its own weight.
Mr.. Miles gave rraso n which deter
mined his vote. The gentleman from
kirg took two positions against the law.
lst, That it is a dead letter. He says that
taxes had not been collected under its
provisions. These taxes have been col,
lec,ed in Lewis county, aud am informed.
in others 81. The gentleman says the
law is unconstitutional. Now il this is
80. TAX i, to the proper tribunal and have
lis legality d-eid Il. IL did not think the
tax ail=drd u by the org snic Ar; Was the
p,l tax. H-ld that eoo.ie i4bor eoasic:es
.ih xhiie labor II !; ID no. ~hy
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