New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-08
xIVth CONGRESS---IId SESSION.

o,Y AND CLERKsHIPs.
sENATE..... WASHINGTON March = 1875.
Tn the Senate to-day, number OF petitions
,a,. ,,c.cntod demonstrating against the passage Of
~ e,oov ni 20 transfer the control of the LteSavin2
se,v,cc from tie Treasury to Tie Navy Department.
r,ls were introduced and referred rs follows
Nv M. HOWE Rop.. Wis)-Rela'ing TO telcsraplhc
4iou between the United states and foreign
countries. Referred to lie Committee on foEGsh hei"
lions. ~,
~ NJ CO(ERTIL Dem, MOI TO provide for Tho
,,,7, o-, 81 il,e Miss ,sipp River Improvement Com
19Iss.on, and fog ne correction leihah'uI ~, +"l
r,,i,n Of that river. Referred TO int committee Oh
conn STTroNY ,vcr.R -. from tie Committee on
Panrt reported fd'manly On tcso.nius 10 ~ il ~.
extra coiies 81 tie r'lls art . t,c
Itilrrad SINKING fund BED, ana ti:t @lif'"ina ''
- ;I:t,. in T,iqtor a. patents. Agreed TO. 80,
fi T IA "a NiN 81 rt i a. c.ian 4 he
K .3sod statutes If Tie United states III rotation l"
~. PATDO ;Kcr Ncb) sent to the cle rk's desk aqa
A.d icaG telegram from d.: Iindtiman. director 81 hc
,t he nal no statistics ~ regard ~ branch mint ~
,y one Of tie larec, aud best spronied silver smc
img works in Tie United STATES ,.,,...,
Nh NANCY i)tlr., Text introduced q hll 10 provide
for code Of army regulations Referred 10 the com
mttca On Military Affairs.
1HE ELL IN REGARD TO pR. HAMMOND.
Various petitions were presented. and then Ny
SPENCER Rcp. Fa.j called up The House bin for the
relief Of Vim. a. Hammond late Surgeon General OF the
Army.
Mr. COCKREIL Dem. MOI said he hoped vote would
not he pressed upOn THIS hl to-day. There were some
constitutional questions involved nm the mat r W1ch ne
one dcpartn,cni OF his Goycrn-mnt to ride rough.
Cousrcss rsdc shod tie Executive Ii va,
case where general COuri-lnGTt.l regularly organ
lycd lsscd Judgment which had been review "a lA tc
Executive Of tAc Nation and nov II was proposed DIV
this act 10 grant ne" tal II C"nSi'sS Goul0 '' r't
aside the clu ~ the President, il could 90 INTO lc
precincts Of hc Judiciary and compel The supreme court
Mir. CONIIANG d;ep. y. " said he felt some inter
il tHs b, as i, referred 10 cuzen 81 NtW, foik.
The only reason WY he gcntleman named could not
have review Of ne proceedings II ms case Is peca4s
TIN, procC edng authorized Congress eou" author
i1e the supreme Court to grant new nearing II! 4ns
when a ease hes been finally adiadicatcd, the
there such pGoCecdiu tins several years
ago the case Of iz joan Porter discussed in the
Senate upou a motion 10 review, and in TINS Chamber
well as in tne other House Of Congress IL strongly
insisted thai the proposed review soud be acCoJtd
bu with all tie ingenuity when ne proposition ei.-
councrcd At every uin 10 one suggested ihi coqs}i-
tutioiM uhen'y MaS IN tne My, ~ ~
saIj is man dsiirGuiShcu j" ms p"l'S>io' ir Ms al"
pcation is entitled 10 Kind and rcspcctu consideration
Nv Senator NcwYoi in regSd 10 The character
II DR.. Hammond Tie only objection be had 10 tue lil
Wa on constitutional grounds.
Pending discussion, lbe morning hour expired and the
Ul was lad aside.
Mr.. sARGENT on THE CHINESE
Tie Senate then resumed consideration OF the uDhn-
ished business. being The JOINT resolution relative 10
Chinese Immigration, which requests the President OF
the United to open cOrTosI 0ndcncc immediately
with tie Governments Of China ana Great Britain, with
aucw 10 change or atrosgt' N al siipua-
tiuns in existing treaties WhMh permit tit uhLod h-
msrauon oi Chinese to the United St'tes
senator ARGENT lKep, Ca) said !hai Chinese imai-
grafton presented in California al cy a. great as s0Uth-
en slavery, and that 40 problem III 'hc hs'olN Oh ue
country Lad confront tud people which was more dlf
feplt handle ana more dangerous, unless adequately
lie then discussed Al consdeIall. length the question
y,Ifer or not an act Of Congress could superscde the
treaty now N force with Cmno, which comics 20
BE- o its provisions Inconsistent win the pro
posed legislation After quoting numerous auho mes
and deci~i rs aud lc'ciuS TO NE "cloh ~ Lu-uu IN
OF au act Of Parliament. subsequent 10 her
treay @iih Tie United States, senator S5IScht
s2d: These decisions settle the Interpretation clearly
taat Congress nay hy law alter or apF"eaie any io.W
whatever aul that y Il prior treaty IS ~ cCuiict with
subsequent acton Of congress mus sNt "!S tl4 no
sus on % dishonor attaches 20 5uch aClon, the Nation
course known 10 International law. A nation thus
abros3tiu- treaty ul-ht tLeIohy re involved III var
nndcr tie circumstances o. cacn case 70 10 p[eiered
IL tie present ease 1t seemed to he conceded that TIE
Chinese Government not in favor o! The elSiaCn
Tic vane o. American trade with China, the Senator
said was areaty exaggerated. The Cnnese themselves
were absorbing and more OF The trade me u"f-
thcre greater falacy than that this country should al
here 10 the treaty for the SAKE Of It's commercial adyan
iages 10 people" But there wee cohsdC f'lOhs
above those connected WITH trade. " 1t is for the sen,
the massage OF bills restricting Chinese muSI-
hon j. so grave that Of the heaihenizng OF tie west
ern coast the United States. the substitution for the
Ar-losaxou civilization which would otherwise grow up
thereof pagan civilization Of China THIS annc patton
jopt special committee Of the two Houses, WHO took eI
Iensve testimony npon ne snsT dd N o NAM f c
most intelligent people Of The Pacific state ana icrl-
trics T lowest statement o. the number Of Chinese
at present California cannot be less than 100000,
almost without exception adul., ana ID hu4o'I az
ton of the state" Under the stimulus Of famine
deOlailng whole provinces, containing nearly 100000
600 persons who could predict the effects upon sincia
senator SARGENT went on TO show the character
Of Chinese immigration that it fulfilled none Of
the requirements OF the law OF ms cOGHtty
community" The Chinese occupy their own quarter
OF the city: ti their dress and language; w0r-
shpIn their own Jossh0uSesi govern 'heh 81,
thor own laws. even to tAe e&ecuuon 81 ,n. uCs
wees and live with entire selfish 'Xclusiseness Ihey
% not America home. OF to become Guzcns or
II Of such portion Of its wealth as ihcy can
fi sins to iea1e this ineniicn in living secure
the shipment of their bones 70 CDha au t
country came under with the six companies, and
were consigned to them upon their atilVa iihe 20 many
hogs II shown by evidence thai II was Diida-e
labor leading 10 much mortality dissipation at misery
The women who came over were DolGht u, 'hina gen
elally from bTOthels 10 be sCd htIe OF leu ~
IN lsoticls this country. The Chinese easily acquired
bers. They rapidly extending their domain III 71n
Francisco, and encIOaclIuS upon Lc Dest bHsln' s al
Gh. they indifferent to the suiierngso OF pliers ana
eIGc 10 the sick There was great LACK oi NetcIl!,
among then' and they lad little regard TO the sanc o.
oath. ,, .,, 800.
Tho American aborer bis children wages hat
will not enable furnish Drc~d fer their mouths
and clothes 20 cover Their nakedncssl The Chinese
work for wages low that siHgle American cannot
1--we them, much less one Who has a family. lhc
great fact IT, thai the presence the Chuese III America
Is Tic beginning Of radical changes in the labor system
Of the country Chimes labor u Lot merely q cheap
Labor buf its Introduction here introduces clements mo
he labor problem the history Of tbs country,
and aign ith moueHOus COnsequ nces 10 the utuic
social conditions OF the labOrHg classes. heretofore,
two systems OF labor have existed, 10 vii FREE hbDr,
seen in the North aud slave labor a. formerly exist
ing al the south" IL.
sensor Sargent then considered ne nature ara feSIs
he and sIyc abOr and declared that Chinese labor