The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-14
ADDITIONAL TELEGRAPH.
CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, FehruaryS.
SENATE.
llE .ANTI.cMINEsE nlLI..

1hE .NNTl'CHlNksE BILL.
The House bill to restrict immigration
oil Chinese was taken up and Sargent nd
vocated the measure. He argued that II
was within the Constitutional power Of
Congress to legislaie in contrayen.
ton Of the treaty. This power had been
sustained by the courts and executive de,
partments. The principle WIS laid down
by Hamilton that tho power OF seii.dc.
tense resides In the nation and the nation
must exercise It even though it act selfish.
ly. China was not in favor OF emigration
therefore, the passage OF this bill
he did not believe, would make
any changes in the commercial relations
with China. Attic proper time he tSar.
asnkl would propose amendments to tho
bill, providing II should not affect en-.
bassies nor shipwrecked persons. There
were now in California more ChInamen
than there were voters, and they were In.
creasing enormously. There was in San
FrandisOo city within city, CITY chi
out OF Pekin. He Sargent long years ago,
in 1862, made in tho House tho same
speech he was now making,
Mr., Grover advocated the massage ofthc
bill, gaylna that while It was not ali Il
shoultl be, 1t was step In tho right dircc.
ton.
Mr.. Morgan said he would have prefer.
red TO have the whole subject presented
to the Government by the Department Of
State, aud regretted that It had drifted
away from Diplomatic control. However,
he would vote iorthe bill rs 1t came from
the House, because we wanted no more in.
terlor races In this country.
Mr. Matthews opposed The bill and said
he was not willing 10 lot tho occasion pass
without putting on tho record somo OF Ills
relsong for opposing Il. II he believed
the representations which had been made
In respect to the evils to be remedicI bv
this legislation, were as true aud as faith.
ful TO the fact as the Senators did who
made them, he would still vote against thS
bill. Even though We had the oonstitu.
tiona power and moral right TO keep out
the Chinese, his respect for the sanctity
Of the plighted faith OF the nation IN
solemn treaty with sovereign power
would compel him 10 seek 10 accom-
,pEsh a remedy by some other means
than by All arbitrary net OF Congress
He read from tho Burllngama treaty. and
said We solicited from China The COVENANTS
NO were now about TO break, and we were
about 70 do It by putting on them The
stamp OF hypocrIcy on our own part, La
US so to the Emperor OF China and saw
Experience has convinced US OF orr err9r
and We desire to make q correction" SIM.
pose 1t was a treaty with Great Britain
France, Germany or any iightiug mower!
suppose 1t were a trsSty with 4 Christian
nlNti9n Rnd not with pagans, would Il be
consistent with the international law or
own respect to approach them i'm any
other way than by the peaceful way ~
apiealle negotiation? Htthe last session
OF Congress 0 resolution was a(lonte,l "a.
questing tho President 10 open ileso,is.
tons for the modification of tlIe treaty
with China and TO remedy the which
sprung up from 1t. For ought the Senator
knew these negotiations might now lie IN
progress. - w ~ ="
Mr.. Morgan asked Il the Senator bol
s srS., Information that they Werd il p sas
= :. ri: Matthew's said thathe had moi. and
Y he hgdhe would notbe at ii6erty" to
state Il here, " "
Hi HaMliR, chairman oflho Committee
on Foreign Relations, saii he WINS an.
thorlzed 10 say that there hatl been a con- ON