Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 4.-The Atlantic
Pacific Railroad bill was briefly considered
and amended, SO as to make the action
conditional upon the completion of the
road in 1873.
The amendment to prevent encroach
ments upon the Indian reservations by
any land grants to company, was discussed
without action.
NaturaIizatiOn-Th Chinese.
The naturalization bill was taken up.
Mr.. Summers amendment striking out the
word white from the naturalization laws
having been adopted, the question was
upon Williams amendment, excluding
Chinese from its benefit.
Mr.. Stewart continued his remarks
against placing the Chinese upon an equal
, footing with other foreigners. While he
would protect Chinese in tksir rights, he
would never sanction the Introduction of @
system of slave labor in competition with
white labor, Ee would not interfere with
voluntary Chinese immigration, but would
never agree to invest with political power
imported Coolie slaves brought here
under contract.
Mr.. Conklin appealed to Sumner to
withdraw the amendment which would
jeopardize the whole bill.
Mr.. Trumbull said the policy of the Re
pGblican party having been to make free
men, he could not understand how that
party could refuse to admit Chinese to
citizenship. s-. --~ l.-.5
Denying His Master. .s.
Mr.. Sumner said he would withdraw the
amendment. He read from the New Tes-
lament relative to Peter denying his Mas.
tor, and remarked that upon the Senator
(meaning Stewart) having twice denied the
principles Of the Declaration Of Indepen-
dence, and like Peter, might weep bitterly.
Mr.. Stewart replied that the charge of
apostasy applied with much greater force
to the Senator from Massac husetts. He
had read from the Christian Bible in sup
port of his proposition to commit our in
stitutions to the control OF psgars-the
enemies of Christianity, who could not be
bound by Christian obligation or oath
The Rights of Neathen md CannI-
balls.
Mr.. Williams contended that the Decla-
ration Of independence did not mean that
heather or cannibals were to be allowed
equal political rights under our laws Such
Interpretation of that instrument was fool
ish and absurd. It's authors had declared
all men equal, but they also declared it
was the right and duty of the nation so to
organize the powers of the Government as
seemed most likely 70 effect its safety and
happiness.
MIR. Williams then made lengthy argu-
ment against giving Chinese the benefit
of naturalization.
Mr.. Schenck thought the excitement
/ about Chinese immigration needless. He
feared no deluge of Chinese, and cited
| figures to show that it would take 70 years
to import million. He favored Stewart s
bill to prohibit labor contracts, because
they inaugurated species of slavery, but
denied an immoderate and unnatural flow
learned the wants, he would require the
wages of civilization.
Is the Chinaman Good as the Ne-
gTOl
MIR. Carpenter argued that all bound
by the law are entitled to voice in making
the law. The same principle that gave the
right to the negro must be applied to
Cinnamon.
Mr.. Wilson opposed all amendments to
the bill which proposed to right q specific
Chinese importation as wicked as the
African slave trade.
After further discussion the Senate took
q recess.
Asiatics Retected-4fricansI Invited.
At the evening session the vote by which
Summers amendment had been adopted
was reconsidered, and it was rejected by a
vote of II against 80. Mr.. Warner moved
an amendment to extend the naturalization
law to aliens of African nativity and per
SONS of African descent. Adopted; 81
against 20.
The bin was reported to the Senate as
amended and passed.
Yesterdays Proceedings. -
WASHINGTON, July 5.-Mr. Sherman,
from the Finance Committee, reported
back the funding bill and moved that the
Senate disagree to House amendments,
and appoint committee of conference.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Sherman also reported without
amendment House bill to declare contrac-
ton of 55T?l of national currency act,
approved June Is, 1864, the object of the
bill being TO clear up the ambiguity of the
law.
Mr. Fenton introduced bill to incorpo-
rate the Tehuantepec Railroad and Ship
Canal Company, with the capital of $35,-
! 900, 900, and the power to acquire from
| the Mexican Government all franchises
and privileges it may grant; referred.
The Tax Bill x
4 The tax bill was proceeded with, the
question being upon Mr.. Trumbulls s.
J a
of goods in bond from the port of entry
to the port of delivery, in city not less
than 80, COO inhabitants. By general con-
sent, Messrs. Chandler and Morrill,, of
Vermont, who are specially hostile to the
bill, were given half an hour each to
address the Senate.
Mr.. Bayard spoke against TrumbulI:
amendment, and Mr.. Scott in favor of it.
The amendment by Mr. Chandler wa
adopted, to allow transportation to any
city of a hundred thousand inhabitant'
which is port of entry.
MIR. Sherman stated this would include
the cities of Portland, Me-, Detroit, Mil.
waukee, Louisville and Charleston.
MIR. Trumbulls amendment as amend
ed was rejected-25 to 27. t..
The Coming Crisis-EaSt VS.. West
Mr.. Edmunds replying to the remarks
by Mr.. Trumbull, said that the amend
ment had been defeated through Easter
selfshness and denying to the merchant
of the interior equal advantages with thos'
of New York. Said he had voted agains
it as premium on dishonesty.
Mr. Trumbull denied that the measur,
was liable to any such objections, AM
argued that its only object was to plac'
merchants of the country on an equal foo;
ing-so those of the West might no longe
be tributary to New York.
Mr.. Sherman proposed to give the Sens
tors who had manifested so much concerl
in regard to frauds on revenue an oppol
tunity to show their sincerity. He, there
, fore offered new section repeating al law
i allowing merchandise to be transporte
through the United States without pa,
a ment of duty.
After discussion, it was withdrawn.
Mr.. Schurz moved as an amendment th
House bill to regulate the appraisemen
and inspection of imports in certain case
Messrs. Bayard, Conklin, and Edmund
maintained the sections confnihg the priv
leges of the bill to certain ports to the e
clusion of others, was obnoxious to Il
constitutional provision, that no prefe
ence be given by any regulation of con
merce or of revenue TO the ports of th
State over those of another.
HOUSE.