The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-29
JOHN CHINAMAN RULED OUT.
THE HOUSE TOTTNG 10 SHUT THE
DOOR TO IMMIGRATION.


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In the House was the bill providing thnt the
master OF n vessel owned by any citizen OF tho
Irni,od scot. .hou 80, ,,i., 80 I'll n, o,,,.
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foreign port any number Of Chinese exceeding
ton with intent 10 brinp tbatn 70 the limited
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"'"''7' ""ucr poh"i'F VI Sl'V lol Wy 'u'"
passenger In excess o. ten, such penalty to be-
come n lien on tho vessel
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mr. CVnEor u.op'' ml'h'I hsNou Who'uer on
pOrtunity would be given 10 OfTrr amendments
and he was answered hv Mr. Willis DEM XVI
thptthe Committee on F,lucn,ion md Labor Ind
instructed that it should he passed as it WIS
Mr. Iuttrni fDc,n tnl Tina nponla Of Cali
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The previous question was seconded and the
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NJ" A.. I 1,r,snh ipa,, v, $1,000, ,Ao ,,n,
UT io"iiSonu '"op" ~ ~ opposeu ."' u''
because II was q virtual breaking of of social
and politicnl relatinna with ono.half the human
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race. ii" had nothing TO charge against the
Democratic party for entering into n treaty
with China. He credited the Democratic party
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prosperity to the Pacific coas, by It's adoption
because today California oyycd bor nos,,inn 70
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IL limit WIS Delore hchfheN hhu come anu
before kenrncy was represented In tho national
halls. lIaughter.l But It was said TINT Com
gress must take unusual grounds for the bene-
NJ Of lnborng men. He did not wish to dis
parnge or to undcrrnte tho sufTrringa of tho la
boring clHsscs. II was n very hard struggle and
had always been 80 10 keep the wolf from the
door. The prosperity 81 1878 land II had been
the most prosperous ycur since the dawn OF cree
ationl had been TO great degree duo to tho
overthrow OF the funnticisms of often times.
But to-day II Was the " henth"n Chiuee.' lie re-
minded his friend from Kentucky tMr. Willis.
who represented the Louisville district, * the
dAy when the crv WINS against IN" Catholic
lriAh ana against tho condemned German, and
when tho streets Of Louisville and st. Louis
howrd with blood because those mon were 'um-
inL I'm to take AWAY tho labor from tho American
citizen. Many NJ the grrnt men OF the Demo
cratic party had been opposed to tho Irish and
trrhans,
About the wckedness OF tho Chinese IL WIS
sud thut they could not b. brought over to the
Christian religion. He coudtell Of Il way 10 Got
them over. 4 lady who mud n Chinese hpv
servant said TO him: John. be- n good boy and
learn to love Jesus" Yes replied he. " give
me dolInr more week and Will love Jesus.
LOUD lnughterl That Nas the way to bring
the Chinamnn over to tho Christian religion.
Dir. Page Wep.. CHI was in favor Of restrict
INK Chinese Immigration. There were un the
Pacific coust $50 900 Chinese who were unit hy
education. by habits. and by mode of life 10
become citlzens and the G1yrrutunnt shouid
not allow the Pacific cUnst TO be Oyerrun by a
people who were considered unit Tor citizen
ship.
Of the popular sentiment on the subject Of tn,
Chinese bring fairly represented by the Hrpub-
lirnn party, and urged thar II wis only the
Democratic party which represented that senti-
ment
MIR. Willis Dem. Kv.l closed the discussion In
spcech IN advocacy Of II. he said that under
the Constitution a treaty was not more binding
or sacred thnn law. AMI that II was the last
expression oi the leg ,slntIve mind tWhethnr IN
the form ot treaty OF OF mwl TINT controlled. H.
therefore. this hlll became "a law. On" Bur
lngAme treaty t-p Tar as ~ coulictrd with the
provisions oi tho biln brrauia null and void H..
then proceo,lcd To nrxu- that IA "A practical
question ths bill should be- passed. aud ne dwrt
upon tho fact that wherever u innfuen had zone
IN large numbers las 10 siam. Java. Singapore.
and the Australian conuiesl the popular iudg-
nlent mad been Utmost ntn1ous nratnef tneuI
and rrpr"ssiva legislntion had to b. rrsortnd 10
ia order To cheek the evils Of their presence
In conclusion he said: " Our Government lie
but tho reflex OF the character uf our people
II they are corrupt ignorant, selfish the Gov
eminent will reflect these traits IN ia own ma