Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-14
Chinese Immigration.

Inc Dlll was TclcfItu'
Chinese Immigration.
House bill to restrict the immigration
OF Chinese was taken up, and Mr.. Sar-
cent advocated the measure.
stit1niiiiSGTnail@ iSTil@jl jlid&et &TeslSReimtbe.fae,
vcntions oi treaty. This power hal
been sustained by the courts and eXccu-
tive departments. The principle was
laid down by Hamilton that the
power of sell defense resides in the
nation and the nation must exercise 1t,
even though it act scliishly. China Was
not i'm favor Of emigration Of their peo-
pie, therefore the passage OF this bill lac
did not believe would make any change
i'm the commercial relations with China.
At the proper time he Sargent would
propose amendments 10 the bill provld-
ing that it should not effect embassies
nor shipwreCked persons. There we're
now i'm California more Cinnamon than
there were natives, and they were in
crcasiny enormously. There was in san
Francisco a city within city, city cut
out of Pekin. lie Sargent long years
ago, in 1862. made in the House the
same speech he was now making.
Mr.. Grover advocated the passage OF
the bill, saving that while IT was not all
il should be, it was step IN the right
direction.
Mr.. Morgan said hc would have pre-
ferrcl 10 have the whole subject pre-
scnted 10 the Chinese government by
the Department of state, and regretted
that il had drifted away from diplomatic
control. However, hr would vote for
the bill a. it camc from the House, be-
cause we wanted no more inferior races
in this country.
MIR. Matthews opposed the bill and
was not willing 10 let the occasion pass
without putting on record some oi his
reasons for opposing IL. II he believed
that the representations which had been
made in respect Ia the evils Ia be rem
edied bv this legislation were a. true
and a. faithful 10 fact as the Senator'S
were who made them he would still
vote against the bill Even though We
had constitutional power and moral
right 10 keep cut the Chinese, his
respect for the sanctity Of the
plghtel faith Of the nation in a sol
rmn treaty with the sovereign powers
would compel him 20 sex 10 accomplish
a remedy by some other means than
bv an arbitrary act sf Congress. lie
read from the Burllngamc treaty AMI
said. We solicited from China the cove
nants We are now about "a break and
We arr about tod itby putting on them
the stamp OF hypncTisy on our own part.
Let III 90 - the Emperor OF China and
saw, Experience has convinced rs Oi
our error, and We desire to make cor
rectiOn.n suppose it was treaty with
Great Britain, France, Germany or any
other fighting power; suppose II were q
treaty with a Christian nation and
not with pagans, would u III
consistent with international law, OF
own self-respcct, to approach them ~
any other way than by peaneiul way
Of amiCable negotiation At the las'
session Of Congress a TesOlut,0n ws'
adopted requesting the President q
| open negotiations for the mobilization
al the treaty with China, 81 remedy th,
| evils which had sprung up under IL
| For aught the Senator knew those ne
! g0,iati0ns might now he In progress.
Il
Mr.. Morgan asked il the Senator haf
any information that they were in pro
gress1
Mr.. Matthews said he had not, and d
he hal. be would not be- a, liberty (,
state il here.
Mr.. Hamlin, chairman 81 the COtn
mittee ON Foreign RELATIONS, said b'
Was authorized 20 say that there ha'
been a conference between our govern
ment and the Chine-e embassy lOT th'
purpose oi carrying out the obiect Of The
resolution reieTel to by the senAtoI
from Ohio.
Mr.. SArgeant-ARi docs the Senaiol
| not know that the embassy TejeCtes
every PROPOSITION - review that treaty
Mr.. Matthews then concluded HE AT
gument, and Mr.. Blaine then took th'
iOOr, but yiellei 10 Mr.. H4nilin, wh'
said he khew there wAs majority q
pas the bill, but he asked that the mi
! nority b treated decentiy. IL shoul'