, 1879-01-14

ture Of California appointed special commit
tee, 1hoAa report, bnscd upon the testimony Of
witnesses familiar with the subject, eb'v ,s and
graphically set forth the objections to tho Chi
nesc. subsequent 10 this Joint committee,
appointed BY tho Fortv.fourth Congrcts, col
lecscd vo1utninons testimony upon tilc aar1ie
subject, and By majority report urged upon
the Executive Department tho neccatity Tor an
immaculate change Of tho DurlimRaHe Treaty, to
the end that such In,mtqratton might be re-
strtctcd or prevented. These reports, tonethcr
With other Official tocnmcnts upon tile subject,
were laid before tho present Congress.
ACTION or r1tE CoMMIrTER.
Your Committee, in view Of tile importance
and urgency Of Tho question. after 1 patient
hearing OF the evidence aud argument oil both
sides, at an early datc after It's ORGANIZATION
presented a resolution which, With a slight
modification, passed both Houses nf Congress.
This resolution again called attention 10 the OBJ
noxious features In tho Burln4amu treaty, ansP
Fe1ucstcd PROMPT action OF tho part Of the
Abrogatlon. III view OF the Utmost unanimous
sentlment Of the people Of tho Pacific Slope as
10 the necessity OF such action, 1t was hupel
that thesc successive resolutions Of Congress,
together with the various petitions, memorials,
anu UlllcIa' data In the poescsston OF llc Gov.
eminent, would catise negotiations 10 bc opened
Tor ttai pufpose. Such asttoo wonll have bcen
:. t Mad bsss ny bsen se
from al doubt A. to lis legality,
and would nut have jeoparlixcd tic
friendly feelings aud commercial Intercourse
between the Two countries, Moreover. when
Congress, and, indeed, up to vesr recent date.
would have made no serious objection, ~ It's
R1y Vas GppSsSd TO- tns emigration Of s
l'avc been, y l,as thus far not been accom-.
pltshed. Tho petitions 10 secure local remedial
legislation were presented within Ycar attcr
tho rcetfaca:!ou ot tl1c BurtIngane treaty.
ri tfu rAt
qpcnt session, until fnally IN tho Forty-fourth
Congress- tho resolution already referred to
was passed, calling the attention ot tho
F. Executive Department , e tho necessity Of =
presented to and passed In the second sczsion
of The present Congress, btl. has not, Is far
a. your Committee 10 informed, called fortl.
any practical e1IOrt at action. 10 long period
Of n0n-actton proves either the unwliltn0less Or
tho inability Of the treaty-maklng Power to eopc
With tho qucatton. In either event your Com
nfttce consider that further delay would work
grcat injustice to the people Of large portion
CO COMPLAIN orc Vii founded. ' ""''e'i S'''
REsrHlcrlyk LEGISLATION NECESSARY.
That thcse complaints ara not without Cause
cannot, upon tlia evidence, bs doubted. Your
sssoasiee H. l. No. 2S'' It e .seona :easoa asa
Of this ConRrcss, ondcavorel to present what
secmed to them sumo ins,lperabls objections TO
Chinese Immigration. Further examination OF
stated. This whole question, Is not onc Of right,
but OF policy. There Ii no principle on
which wo are compelled to receive into
ctr midst tue natives OF Asta, Africa, ur auy
other part Of tlls world. The character, sourcc,
and extent OF immigration should be regulated
and controlled with reference to our wants aud
welfare: Tho different problems, economic aud
political resulting from the presence Of tho rcd
and black races would bo removed Ia moro
aggravated aud dangerous form by tho yellow
race. The MnnRottan, unlike the Inlun, IA
brought In datty contact with our social mud
political life, and. unlfkp the Atricuu, does not
sarscudcr any Of Ills marked pecul.arltics By
rcasoll Of that contact. II Is neither possible
nor desirat1e for TWO races as dst'nct "a tho
Caucasian aud MonRoltau to llya under the same
government without assimilation. The degrA-
uattOn or slRFefy OF tho one or the other would
I've tho Inevitable result. IIomogencity Of ideas
and Of physlcal aud social 1labite are s:4cutial
to national harmony aud progress.
THE INDUSTRIAL QUESTION.
Equally grave objections may he urged
against tho Chinese from an Industrial point.
Our taborlnR people cannot sud ought not to be
subjected to competition which Involves the
surrender Of the sacred and ctovattne influences
Of hone aud tho sacrlflce Of tic ordinary ak,-
pliances Of persQnal civilization. Tho qucstlon
Is therefore not% %na OF conpctttfon but Of sub-
sltution Of one kind OF labor for Another.
No solf-governtng country can afford 10 diGnin-
tsh OF destroy tho liEiIty, THO welfare, and In
pic uf tue Pacific Blone, the d.ctates Of COM
mon humanity Aud bonsvOlonre, as well ar the
plnIncst suggestions OF practical ktatcsa1ausllfp,
~! deiqand that tho problo!n OF Chinese eu.iRfa-
Legislative control.
Governed by these views, your Committee
prcscnt and recommend tho passage Of tho bill
accompanying this report.