Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-29
EASTERN DISPATCHES.
r.r.elAI TO tn. sOlp ALL pAnr ..'
CHINESE EMIGRATION.
The Bill Restricting II Carried In
the Iouse-An Important Meas.
ure for the Pacific Coast.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 29.-The bill re.
stricting Chinese immigration passed the
House yesterday by a vote Of It's to 72.
The Pacific Coast delegation are jubi.
LIANT over its passage. but Republican
members express great indignation con.
corning what they term unfairness and
sharp practice in its management by the
Democrats. They say in the first place
that there was no necessity whatever for
the action Of the Democrats in limiting
the total time for debate to Que hour.
but even IL this were justifable there
was no fairness in the Democratic allot.
ment Of one entire half Of the time to
Townsend Of New York. who was
known to be bitterly opposed to the bill.
and probably the only Republican men,
Der DESTROYS Of making . set speech
against II. They do not complain that
oue-half the time was given for oppo.
sition to the bill. because this is ths
usual custom. but they do complain,
and apparently with good reason. that
no Republican was afforded any possible
opportunity to speak in favor OF the
bill. except by the permission OF Town
send for tho other half was wholly ro-
served for and occupied by Democratic
speeches in its advocacy. and Townsend.
by insisting that the ten minutes con.
sumsd by the reading OF the Committees
report should be counted as part OF the
hour, had already shown that he was by
no means likely to yield the door to any
Republican who differed from his views.
The Democratic policy to stir up as
much Republican opposition to the bill
a. p~ossible-its passage by their votes
being already assured by caucus action
was further evinced and adroitly put
in practice by their refusal to allow any
amendments, even OF the most harmless
character. to DO offered by various Re.
publicans. who. II allowed this opportu'
nifty for amendment and debate. were
ready to vote for the bill. In view Of
such ~retusals aud all attendant circum-
stance many Republicans became in.
csnsed against tho whole measure and
we're not shrewd enough to perceive that
by yielding to their indignation they
were furnishing political capital to their
opponents. The foregoing recital OF
facts will explain not only how II
happened that men like General
Garfield, Horace Davis. Representative
Haskell, and others who had prepared
speeches. calculated to powerfully intiu-
snce the Republican vote, had NO oppor.
tunity to deliver them. but also why q
considerable number Of the members OF
the minority. who are really in favor OF
restricting Chinese immigration, voted
against the bill, or reirained from voting
altogether. General Garfield Is q con-
s~picuous instance Of the truth OF these
remarks. The amendment proposed by
him was only to embody in the bill that
formal notice should be given to the
Chinese Government that ii would 20
into effect on the first day Of next July,
and that our Government intended there
by to ~abroga,e a portion Of the Burlin-
game treaty. Being refused m oppor'
tunity to offer this manifestly harmless
amendment, he remarked e1citedly that
the motive OF the Democrats in sup
porting the bill was simply to make
party capital. and refused TO vote
upon IL. An analysis OF the vote
shows that a. Republicans and IL
Democrats were recorded in favor Of
its passage. and 10 Democrats and 90
Al