National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-15
SENATE.

The Vice President laid before the Senate the
credentials of Hon. Benjamin f. Jones, elected
United States Senator from the State of Louisiana
for six years from March T. 1870.
Also the credentials of Hon. James b. Groome,
elected United States Senator from the State Of
Maryland for six years from March T. 1879. Read
and placed on file.
lie also laid before tho SENATE communications
from the Secretary of War. incosing letters of the
chief clerk of the War Department and the Quar-.
termasterGcneral, demonstrating against the pro-
posed changes In the clerical force of those Offices
Also communication from the Secretary of the
Interior inclosing letter from the Commissioner
of the General Land Office calling attention to the
deficiency OF $4,000 IN the appropriation for sup
pressing timber depredations upon the public lands
ior ne present fiscal year and of s25S56Sfor the
Mr. WiTHERs presented report and resolutions
adopted by special committee of the Virginia
senate ana House OF Delegates in regard to certain
alleged u;!lrpaiion of power by United States
courts in Nirginn. Referred.
Mr., TnuRMAN called up the House bill relating
to the Cumberland road In the State of Ohio, and
Passed.
Mr.. ANTHONY, from the Committee on Printing.
reported layoraey on the resolution to print copies
Survey for the year 1873 Agreed to;
NJ. RANSOM presented the credentials Of Hon. 2.
D. Vance, elected United States Senator from North
carolina for six years from March A, 1879. Read
and placed on file
Mr.. DAVIS dll), from the Judiciary Committee
reported with amendments, the House bill to give
to Circuit Courts supervisory Jurisdiction in GER
tam criminal cases. Placed on the calendar
Mr.. MoIHsIIt, from the Committee on Finance,
submitted motion to request the House of Rep.
resentaives to return to the Senate the bill passed
iew Guys ago 70 authorize the issue OF certhcates
OF deposit in aid of the reiunding Of the public
debt In explanation Of the motion he said the
OBJECT IN having the bill was to amend It so that
The proceeds might be applied to something be-
sides 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
Representatives
amended so as to apply to other bonds but the
House could not amend 1t, the bill having already
passed that body. The motion was agreed to.
Mr. ROLLINS moved to take up Senate bill to ALL
thorize the Commissioners of the District of Co
said District not to exceed 80 per cent; but objec
toe was made by Mr.. Allison to Its present consid-
orntion, and the bill went over.
The Nice-President was authorized to I'LL vacan-
cles on the Committee oh Pensions, Revision of the
Laws, and Private Land Claims caused by the resig-
nation OF Mr.. Christiancy,
Mr. MCDONALD moved to postpone the pending
and oil prior orders and take up the bill to extend
the Birdsall cover-huller patent. Rejected-yeas,
Mr.. CAMERON (His.) submitted resolution au
thorlzng the Select Committee on Transportation
Routes to the Seaboard to employ senographei
to take testimony relating to the bill for the relic
ofCaptain James b. Eads Agreed to.
Mr.. PATTERSON gave notice thaton Tuesday next
after the morning hour he would move to take vi
the bill recently reported from the Committee oil
Territories to establish United states Court in the
Mr.. HoAR, from the Committee on Patents re
ported favoraby the bill to allow E. N Horsford t.
make application for an extension of his patent fol
Improvement in baking powder. Placed on the
calendar.
Mr., BoorH member of the committee, gave no
above case.
The Senate then resumed consideration of the un
finished business, being the bill to restrict the i'm
migration OF Chinese into the United States
MIR. BLAINE said In the remarks of the honorabl,
Senator from Ohio (NIr Matthew'S yesterday h,
United States solicited the last and existing treat,
with China. He (Nr: Blaine) thought that was jus
the reverse Of the historic fact What was know
as the Reed treaty had given trade facilities viii
China. The Burlngame treaty was certainly asked
In the most impressive manner from the United
said he had been ten years in his grave. He was
man Of good address and great ability. China IL
selecting him to make this treaty selected mar
who was able to do, perhaps, what no other mai
could have done for them.
This Chinese subject divided itself into two part
one OF substance and one of form. The first wa
whether we might adopt this mode of Terminating
the treaty and the second was whether 1t was de
srable to exclude Chinese immigration from thi
country.
Mr.. BLAINE here read from the Buringame treat,
to the effect that the two governments agreed L
pass laws making II q penal ofense to take citizen
Of China to the United States or citizens of tin
United States to China without their free consent
that immigration should be entirely voluntary, an,
argued that that clause of the treaty had been vic
lated from the beginning by China.
He took the ground that the United States ha,
ample ground for terminating the treaty in tn
constant violation of II from the beginning by tn
Chinese government He maintained that If I'm
checked Chinese immigration would oyerrun In
Pacific slope. In reply to suggestion that the
should be ehristlanized, he said the result hal
been the reverse, and the Americans had been cor
rupted more than the Chinese had been christian
lied He was emphatically in favor of the bill.
Mr. MITCHELL said he did not now propose +
as he had previously given his views at length. Ii
gave ms hearty and unqualified support to tn
penllng pm. lie then referred to The importanc
of the subject, and said it concerned the perpeuit
ofour republican institutions.
:, Mr.. MATTHEW'S submitted q substitute for tn
Mr.. SARGENT submitted several amendments B
hebill verbal characteran they were agreed tc
=, ne also submitted an amendment, as an add
tonal Section providing that the act shall not ap
ply to persons officially connected with the Chimes
government or any Embassy thereof, or to person
rescued nom shipwrcck during the voyage Of an'
by the vessel bringing the same within the juris
dction of the United States. Agreed to.
Also an amendment directing the President o
the United States, Immediately upon the approya
Of the act to give notice to the government O
China of the obrogatlon of articles 5 and of tn
additional articles of the treaty of June IS, 1856
between the United States and China proclaimed
February ., 1870 commonly called the Burlingam
Mr. JONES New then took the floor and made
lengthy argument in favor OF restricting Chimes
immigration.
Mr. HoAR, at six o'clock p. m, moved to adjourn
Mr.. SARGENT hoped not, and urged the Senate Il
remain in session and dispose of this matter.
Mr.. WINDOW gave notice that he would nsis
upon the appropriation bills tomorrow.
The Senate, by rising vote OF yeas, ii nays
OIL refused 10 ADJOURN,
Mr.. CoNKLING submitted the following, as a sub
stitule for the amendment of Mr. Matthew's
THAT the President of the United States is hercb
requested Immediately to give notice to the I'm
peror of China that so much of tho existing treat
between the United States and China as permit
the migration of subjects of the Chinese Empir
and their domcile In this country is unsatislac
tory TO the Government of the United States, and
in its Judgment, perncious, and TO propose sue
notifications of said treaty as Will correct tn
evils complained OF, said notifications 10 b.
made In new and supplemental treaty
10 be submitted 10 the Senate Of the Unite
states on or before the LIST day of January
1850 Should the government of China refuse o
omit to agree, by change of the existing treaty /
such modification as aforesaid, then the Preslden
tthe United States Is further requested, and he
authorized, TO inform the Emperor Of China tina
the United States will proceed BY laws of It's own /
regulate or prevent the migration or importation
It's shores OF the subjects of China and after the
OF january 1850, TO treat the obnoxious stipulation
us at an end"
Mr.. MATTHEWS withdrew his amendment, an
that OF Mr. Conkllng was In order.
Conking.
Mr., EATON also opposed the amendment of Nj
Conking.
After further debate, Mr.. HOWE thought II
needless discOurtesy to drive this question 10
final vote without giving the Senator from NAH,
time to express his opinion in this matter as Ii
was chairman Of the Committee on Foreign Rel
tions. lie (Alr Howe) suggested that by unan
nous consent II be understood that the debate o
this question be adjourned over until tomorrow