Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-15
THE EVENING STAR
SAGGEs DAY.
February ID, 1879.
CONVERSATIONAL.


| !toiflCl tie immigration OF Chinese into the
| MAGISTRATES being under consideration
Mr. Blaine spoke in favor Of the bll lie
! argue ID that the clause II The BurlinEamI rraty
! IN which Tie two governments agree 10 pass
| laws making II penal otfenSe to take citizens
ni China 10 Tie United States. or citizens OF the
nlted states to CHINA, had been violated from
TIE beglnnlng 10y China. He argued that II
rs his (Mr BlaiHes) vote was concerned. he
would not admit a. an emIgrant 10 this country
enc that he was not willing to make a citizen
ard it was on record that the United States
Senate, when thTee-f0urthS republican. bT a
vote of 81 10 9. V0led down an amendment 20
naturalZe persons born in the Chinese en-
pire. lie said race trouble was tie one
one could say we had solved the negro
question satisfactorily, or that we were pre-
pared TO invite or PERMIT another race trouble,
MI Thurman said be had very few words II
say on this bill, aud nothing 10 say on the gen
eTal question involved. lie would assume tnat
arguments already made had convinced the
Sthate that limit should be put upon Chinese
Immigration What he would SAY would be- As
tie mode OF limiting that Immigration. II
baG ueen arEued thai a new treaty should be
made with China. TO him IL seemed rerfPrtiv
clear that IT would be rutnOus To this or aay
other country 10 say that treaty cC;Ild only BE-
enc ca oy lhe Negotiation OF AeH treaty. II
That doctrine vas tue the Emperor or C!fua
| oy refusing 10 negotiate a new treaty. could
| hold the United States 10 this. no matter HON
| tlElclOuS 1t might be 10 us. lie .rrlCi mar
| The power OF abrogating treaties vested IN con
srtoe. ana quoted from aut aOrIL.eo IL Sp,lri n;
| MS position. The immigration OF Chinese 10
| the hl1ed states always mad been n more suit
able subject Tor legislation than for rreety lie
| argued That there had been ample time fnr The
Executive 70 move Tor q mUiicar ion al the
treaty; nothing had hoen ACCOMPLISHED am
| now twas time for Congress 10 take tn, bIci
eSs In hand. Ne lad three races on TIN, con-
| illeht noW-the white man. back man and rnI
| mainland we Wanted 40 more mixtures ~
was III ldnoi 81 me migration OF White people
10 inns country, because every one OF them attd-
| cd strength and wealth 10 the nation but that
was hot Tie case with the Monaghan
| MI. SarEeht submitted several Ht,orI.yaa+.
TO the bill OF verbal character and tbr,- y-..aS
| agreed 70 lie also submitted m amendment
| a. an addltloIai section. providing that the Ne.
| shall hot apply u persons Officially cg,Ir.fnI
Win the thilese government or any Cmbissv
thereof. or 10 persons rescued from shipWTeal
during the voyage OF and 10y the vessel bring
lng the same within the Jurisdiction nf m,
nled States agreed to. Also. an amer. ae-f-
directing Tie President CT the United states.
Immediately upon the anDr0yai of the act -
give notice 10 the government Of China Of the
ap.ogatlon OF articles i've ana six OF the a.di-
l1onal articles OF the treaty OF jane 5, ISIS, be
tween the United States and China, proclaimed
FEBRUARY ., 1870, commonly called the Bur
Iii game treaty; agreed to.
Mr.. Jones (NeV) then took the floor and Al .de
lengthy argument III favor Of restricting I IL
neSe emigration.
Mr.. Conkling submitted the following as >
substitute for the Amendments of Mr.. Matthews.
That the President ct The United state, is
hereby requested Immediately 10 give norice 10
lStHg treaty between the United states and
China as permits the migration OF subjects OF
the hlnese empire and d0m.ce IN tins conn
Try Is unsatisfactory 10 the government OF the
nlted states, and in its Jud rment nerNici0uS
and TO propose such modiIiclJiOns OF said treaty
as wilt correct the evils complained o. .aiji
modifcatiOnS to be made IN a new and Sup9:e-
mental treaty, 10 be submitted to the Senate OF
the hited States On or before the LIST DAY Of
January. 1850. Should The g0yefnmentof China
refuse or omit to agree by cnange OF The. exist
ing treaty TO such mOdtcati0ls. ~ aforesaid
then the President OF the / nitrd states is FUR
tLer requested and he is authorized TO inform
the Emperor OF China THAT tlc United States
VIII proceed 10y laws OF lis own. 10 regulate or
prevent tie migration or importation 10 lis
shores OF subjects OF China. aud after the lst OF
January. 1880, TO teat the obnoxious SUipula-
lions as at an end"
Mr.. Beck said 10 greater calamity could be
fall a Iation than 10 have this horde q CHINA
men coming here and degrading cur pe1aic
Mr.. Bruce said, representing as he lid = PEG
pie who but few years ago were disqualified
Ior citizenship and Who were now struggling to
advance themselves, he would vote against the
pending bill.
Pending discussion, at $40 the Senate. on mo-
tion OF MIR. COnkling, adjourned
MESsRs. BUTLER AND BLACKBURN on WARE CLANS.
HoUSE.-After our report closed
Then came up one OF the war claim DiiiS-a
bill 10 pay John +. Armstrong OF Virginia
$50 for Felt OF wharf at Alexandria dIrins
lie war.
Nj. Conger opposed the biz. Contendinr that
i the Principle OF the oil! WaS II correct one ne
troops that marched across the Long bri1ee
1ugbt to have been preceded b. army wa, r0.,s
oaded with specie to meet the enemy and paw
ihe oWners OF property which Was 70 be used
ior war purposes what they demanded Tor their
Mr. Shelley said that he had no sympathy
generally with these war Claims There were
80 cohtederateS presenting such claims.
MI. Butler expressed his view on war claims
80 long as such claims were presented for dam
ages done during the war. or for property occu-
ined during The war. 50 long would there be
misunderstanding between the sections of the
| mon Both sides desired that bygoles should
| De hyg0neS. and that al about the war should
be forgotten. There was one thing. however
| which could not be forgotten and that was the
| valor ana patriotism OF those who fought for The
| Union In the hour OF lis direSt peril nor would
| the bravery: earnestnesS. and, he might say.
| loyalty TO the cause which they espoused OF
| those on the other side be forgotten. Loyal men
| had been injured in the south, so had they been
| In the north. Loyal men had met losses in the
SCUM, SO they mad in the north TO the amount
| OF untold millions. Loyal men and women had
| suffered hardshipS In the south 50 they had
! IN the north: they had both mourned their tlrSt-
| porn dead 1t had been grievouS for bOtn Sec
| t1onS and they both ought To be contenUal now
| that they had come together as one country
| and one government He was Willing that the
| states should be put upon the same ground that
! the fathers OF the republic had put them upon
| IN the war OF the revolution, by assuming all
| their debts for raising and recruiting troops
| ara after That let no claim arise out OF the war
| except the claim OF manned and disabled SOL
! dlerS and with that determination on the part
OF the people OF the country. both north and
! south, the time would not be far distant when
| the feeling O. brotherhood would take into the
! charge OF the government the MANNED and dis
! abled soldiers OF the southern army, remem-
Oer1ng their courage, their steadfaStneSS and
| their gallantry. and forgetting the mistaken
| Judgment which made them fight upon the side
they did. They would be remembered as
American soldiers who had given great honor
and praise to American bravery, and it would
be forgotten that they had fou 5ht in 4 mistaken
cause.
Mr. Keifer criticised Mr. Buffers speech. ana
citing part OF 1t in regard TO pensiontng con-
1ederate soldiers, asked whether ne understood
him correctly.
Mi. Butlef-I repeat, that whenever the ques-
t1on OF the depletion OF the Treasury by these
war claims Is over | think that the pity. the
humanity OF the north VIII take care OF the
| manned men OF the war, and, IL YOU wish To
| know 1t, see no more reason why a c0nfede-
| rate soldier, MANNED and crippled in the honest
| discharge OF what he believed TO be his duty,
| should not be penSioned than why cOnfede-
| rate general, who honestly believed he WAS
| doing his duty, should be put into d republican
| cabinet. General applause b. ciapping OF
| hands on the democratic side
Mr. Keller remarked that the fair inference
| from what Mr.. Butler had said Vas Jnat h.
| was In favor OF putting confederates into tne
cabinet.
Mr. Butler-I have not said was in favor Of
1t, nor do think that the country has vet cine
hnn haH-n