The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-17
LIVELY TALK IN CONGRESS.
A COLLISION BETWEEN SENATORS
EDMUNDS AND CONKLING.

A COLLIsION BETWEEN SENATORS
EDMUNDs AND CONkLING.
Defendius the Public Printer In the House-A
Point Of Order that Resulted in Disorder
speaker Cos's Bnersetic Use Of the GsvcI.
WARRINGTON. May 1e.-In the Senate to-
day Mr.. Sherman Q'ep., Ohio) from the Finance
Committee. reported adversely on the Senate
bill to reduce the interest upon the public debt,
provide for q safe and elastic currency, for the
speedy appreciation Of the value OF tire sury
notes and national bank notes to That OF coin.
and to guard seainst panics and imitation Of
b INK credits. and the committee was discharged
from its further consideration.
Mr.. Edmunos Rep., VII, from the Committee
on the judiciary. reported, with amendments,
the Senate bill TO amend the second, fourth, and
FIFTH sections Of the act to enforce the right Of
citizens Of the United States to vote in the sew
eral States Of the Union. Placed on the calen-
dar.
In making the report, Mr.. Edmunds said II was
the bin recently introduced by the Senator from
Indiana CNr. Morton) TO further protect all per-
sons In their civil rights. and make the law con-
form to the Constitution Of the United States
The Committee on the Judiciary had examined
u carefully and made several amendments. He
gave notice that at the earliest opportunity he
pose OF II.
MIR. Sargent 0ep, CALI presented the petition
Of A, W. Van schmitt. a civil engineer Of San
Francisco. Cali claiming that he Is the author Of
an invention for removing distractions TO navi-
cation, ana that his patent u being iniringed by
provement at Hell Gate. New YORK harbor, and
other places, and askiOg that he NAV be allowed
to bring SUIT In the Court Of Claims Tor cOmpen-
satlon Tor the use Of bis patent. Referred to the
Committee on Patents.
THE CHINESE QUESTION.
Mr.. Mitchell QR,p., Oreeon) called up the bin
introduced nv r. Sargeut to 2 strict tho emil
grafton OF Chinese TO the Uni ed states, and
also the resolution recently submitted by that
Senator In favor ~ certain modl1cations OF tho
of this question ana the magnitude OF the evil
sought O. be rene tied had induced him to vary
from his usual course Of keeping silent In the
Senate. The alarm ing influx OF the Monaghan
race to our shores to-day menaces the stability,
purity, and integiity Of our NOR | structure.
The people OF the Pacific coast were being in
juted 10y this species OF immigration, and was IL
strange III tthey appouled to Congress Tor some
relief? The question now was whether our
civilization, strong and pure as II Is, can anofd
to stand the de. dly wees which necessarily re-
Mr.. MetnmOn Dem, N. C) inquired II any
portion Of the Chinese on our western coast
were natural zed, Snd n so, did they belong to
the voting population.
Mr.. Mitch. II replied they were not natural
lied, and they did not desire TO be; therefore,
the doctrine Of repatriation should never apply
to them.
MIR. Sargent said the people OF the Pacific coast
did not want to have them natur tlzed. IL they
should be, forty or Of y thousand of them would
be t,ken to the polls ~ their masters dhe six
cont. MES owning them) and the people OF
that section would soon have no voice IN their
MIR Mitchell, resuming, argued that negotIa-
tions SHOULD be begun by the Secretary Of state
with the Chinese Government 20 have some
modification Of the Burlingaine treaty.
On motion OF MIR. Sargent, the hill TO restrict
the tn mieration OF G. inese TO the United States
was referred TO the Committee on Commerce.
EDMUSDs AND CoSKIING AGAIN.
Subsequently Mr.. Conkling. with the consent
of hr. Sargent, moved that II be referred TO the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mr. Edmunds objected, and said the Commit
tee on Commerce was the proper committee 10
consider the subject.
moving its reference TO the Committee on
Foreign Relations without consulting the
senator tor from Vermont Ont. Edm1nds,: he
to the Committee on Foreign Relations to avoid
any responsibility. as he happened to be mem.
the Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Edmuods said he apoloeized to the
| hereafter conduct himself as not to make
any motion IN the Senate without consulting
th.t senator. This BIZ certainly appked to the
regulations OF commerce. and should no to the
Committee on Commerce.
MIR. Conkling said the senator h ad en- ployed
| the term regulation. II seemed TO Do the mis-
sion OF the Senator from Vermont TO regulate,
low Senators. IL was not part OF the obligation
which rested upon that Senator to be so alert as
the suggestion Of mis- that the bill go TO the Com
mittee on Commerce would indicate. He (Mr.
Conkling) would not have interposed objsc-
ton had the senator from Vermont made any
motion to refer with the consent OF the Senator
introducing bil. Among his (Mr. ConkInR's)
many faults, chronic habit OF objecting was
not one.
Mr.. Edmunds said his honorable friend from
| New rk had entirely vanquished him by what
he had Just said lie has stated that the ground
| OF my suggestion must have been, as l under
stood, that am chronic Director. and that
| have interfered with what | ought not to have
| interfered with. MY good friend has said tn at
| he does not consider himself to be a chronic
| objector agree to that. believe all the peo-
| ple OF tue United States know that Barkis Is
| wIllin'." There is no objection. Had he (Mr.
| EImunds) known that the senator from New
| York nad private consultation with the Sena-
ator from California. VINO introduced the bill,
and That that Senator did not object TO II going
to the Committee on Foreign Relations, he
| would have said nothing. IN his (Mr. Edmunds's 81
| opinion, ii he was allowed to have one-and he
believed he had by the Constitution, notwiih-
Standing the Senator from New York the bill
should go to the Committee on Commerce. II
! the senator from New York and his Committee
were shy OF this Chinese question, he (Mr Ed
| mundsl had no objection to u going TO the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations As the Senator
! from New York vas member OF both commits
tees, both committees might report good bill,
and as he (Mr. Edmunds) was not member Of
either, the oil couldn't he bad one. Laughter ]
| The DILL was then referred to the Committee
| on Foreign Relations.
| At La p. NJ Rislative business was suspend
ed anu tho consid ration of the articles Of I'm
peacHment against v. W. Beikndp, late secre-
tary Of VAR, was resumed. On motion OF Mr..
doors closed. Before a decision reached
the doors were reopened and the Sen lte ad-
Journed until Tomorrow.