Daily globe., 1879-02-15
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Senate.
CREDENTIALS.

| CREDENTIALS.
| WASHINGTON. Feb. 14.-The Vice President
laid before the Senate the credentials of Hon.
| Benz jamin F. Jones, elected United States Sen
| ator from Louisiana for six years from March
| 4. Also the credentials of Hon. James B,
Groome, elected United States Senator from
| Maryland for six years from March 4, 1879,
Read and placed on file
RECALLED.
Senator Morrill, from the committee on
| finance, submitted motion that the House of
| Representatives be requested to return the bill
to authorize the issue of certificates Of deposit
IN AID OF the refunding of the public debt pass
| ed few days ago. In explanation of the mo-
tlon he said the object in having the bill return
| ed was to amend it so that the proceeds may be
applied to something besides the $50 bonds.
These bonds were SO rapidly being refunded
that soon there would be none of them. 1t was
| thought by the committee of the House of
Representatives it would be best to amend the
bill So as to have it apply to other bonds and
the House could not amend it, the bill having
passed that body. The motion was agreed to-.
FREE ROAD.
Senator Thurman called up the House bill
relating to the Cumberland road, Ohio, and to
| authorize the to become free road
Passed.
CHICAGO DIsTMIERs.
Senator Davis presented petition of the
Chicago distlllers demonstrating against the
proposed clause in the bill to amend the inter-
nal revenue laws allowing manufacturers of
vinegars the privilege of condensing alcohol
Laid on the table, the bill now being before
the Senate.
The credentials of z. B. Vance, Senator from
North Carolina were placed on file
PENSIONS.
Senator Voorhees, introduced bill to amend
the pension laws and punish claim agents for
violation thereof. Referred.
CAPT. EADs.
Senator Cameron submitted resolution au-
thorizing the select committee on transporta-
tion routes to the seaboard to take testimony
relating to the bill for the relief of Capt. James
B. Eads. Agreed to.
CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
After considering bills on the calendar, con-
s1deration was resumed of the bill to restrict
Chinese immigration and Senator Blaine advo-
Gated it.
Senator Sargent submitted several amend
ments to the bill of a verbal character and they
were agreed to. He also submitted an amend
ment additional section, providing that
the act shall not apply to persons officially con-
nected with the Chinese government or any en-
bassy thereof, or to persons rescued from ship
wreck during voyage and being Brought within
the Jurisdiction Of the United States. Agreed
to. Also an amendment directing the Presi-
dent to Immediately upon approval OF the act
to glvo notice to the government Of China of
the abrogation of articles and of the addi-
tional articles of the treaty of June 18, 1858,
commonly called the Burlingame treaty.
Agreed to.
mcntin favor of restricting Chinese immigra-
ton.
Senator Hoar moved to adjourn.
Senator Sargent urged the Senate to remain
i'll session and dispose of the matter.
Senator Window said he would insist on the
by rising vote, yeas II, nays 81, refused to
adjourn.
Senator Conkling submitted the following as
substitute for the amendment of Senator
Matthews: That the President of the United
States is hereby requested Immediately to give
notice to the Emperor of China that 80 much
OF the existing treaty between the United
States and China as permits the migration of
subjects of the Chinese empire and their domi-
cile in this country, is unsatisfactory to the
government of the United States, and in it's
Judgment pernicious, and propose such modi-
noat.0n' forraot OF II. SAID id. treaty as will
such notifications to be made in new and
supplemental treaty to be submitted to the
Senate of the United States on or before Jan.
lst, 1880. Should the government of China
refuse or omit to agree, by change of the ex-
isting treaty, to such modification as aforesaid,
the President of the United States is further
requested, and he is authorized to inform the
emperor of China that the United States will
proceed by laws of its own to regulate or pre-
vent the immigration importation to its
shores of subjects of China, and after the LIST
OF January, 1880, to treat the obnoxious stipu-
latious as at an end.
Senator Matthews withdrew his amendment
and that of Conkling was in order
Senator Thurman opposed the amendment of
Conkling, and said it was far more offensive to
the Chinese government than the pending bill
Senator Beck said no greater calamity could
befall a nation than to have this horde Of
Cinnamon coming here and degrading our
people.
Without disposing of the bill the Senate ad-
journed.