Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-14
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Scene I'm the senate ON the Chinese
Bill.

Bt1l.
NEW York, February IS.
The 'Times" Washington correspond
| ent. on the scene in the Senate yesterday,
concerning the Chinese bill, says: Mr..
| Bayard tried to sntagonize it with the In
ternal Revenue bill, but Mr.. Thurman,
who never forgets that he is q candidate for
the Presidency, made a bid for the Califor-
MIA vote by opposing Mr.. Bayard and
bringing his friends to the support OF the
bill. Tho vote would seem to indicate that
the final vote will be close. although the
friends of the measure claim that ii will
have at least IL majority.
Mr.. Jones, Of Nevada, will deliver o
carefully prepared speech upon the
general subject Of Chinese immigration,
and the Pacific Coast Senators will also
speak in favor Of The bill. From present
indications it seems likely that there will
be q very long debate.
The Tribune's Washington correspondent
says : Hopes are entertained that the
merits of the question may have some
weight in influencing the votes OF Sena-
tors, yet the overshadowing political ext
gencies of the times are OminOus OF a re-
suit more in accord with the %prejudices of
the Pacific coasters than with the boosted
genius Of our institutions. All Sin has not
vet mastered the mysteries Of the lobby
system.
At half past / o'clock, to-day, the Vice
President laid before the Senate, as unfin-
ished business, the House bill to restrict
Chinese immigration.
Mr.. Bayard remarked that he would not
antagonize by renewing his motion 10 take
up the Tobacco Tax bill, but save notice
that he would ask for action upon it as
soon ~ the bill is disposed Of.
Mr.. Sargent then took the floor, and re-
piled to the various objections which had
been heretofore urged against legislation,
such as is proposed by the pending bill.
Senator Morgan spoke for half an hour,
his main point being that our difficult and
unfortunate experience with the negro and
Indian should warn us against encourage
ing or permitting the presence OF any other
inferior race among US.
He was followed, at Ais o'clock, by
Stanley Matthews, who earnestly opposed
the bill, as being q proposition to break the
solemn pledge Of o treaty without any sui
ficient justification for such q violation OF
the national faith. He admitted that Con-
| gress has the constitutional power to repeal
a treaty by q law, but he claimed that the
only method under international usages
and prophecies to modify or repeal a treaty,
is through diplomatic negotiations.
Mr.. Matthews intimated that negotia-
tons were in progress with the Chinese
Embassy to obtain, by mutual consent, the
objects Of the bill. 4
Mr.. Hamlin said this was true.
A Conference Between She Green
back Members.
WASHINGTON, February IS.
Hu.. n~nonHocE vnorn1,orc oIootoA 70 %ho
Forty-sixth Congress nave been for some
time endeavoring to arrange for a confer
ence between themselves. Mr.. Devices,
Acting Chairman Of the Greenback Ma
tional Committee, has been here for sew
eral days arranging the preliminaries, and
the 22d has been selected as the time for
holding . meeting. Mr.. Devices says that
seventeen members, elected as %Independ-
ents and Nationals, have signified their in
tention to be present, and have also put in
writing their determination to join in
forming q new party organization. Not q
single member, says Mr.. Devices, who was
elected as . National, has failed TO put him
self upon record as against utilization with
either OF the old parties. Mr.. Ladd, Of
Maine, il the only one about which there IL
any doubt, and he has written that We can
rely on him. We also expect to get the
support Of three or four members who were
not elected on our ticket, but who we're
| with us in sentiment. Our strength in
caucus will be from IS to %. This gives
us the balance of power, and W. propose
to get recognition in the organization Of
the House.
About the Publication Of the Chi.
cngO Times im San Francisco.
CHICAGO. February 10.
The "Times" says the New York Times
| does not think well Of the proposition, for
mulated by some irresponsible paragraph
ers, to publish the Chicago Times" sim
| ultaneously in this city and San Francisco.
| The s.Times" thinks San Francisco is al
ready too full of newspapers. adding that
| the Chicago journalist has probably been
encouraged in his new enterprise by the
California demand for his print. and by
| the belief that it is far better and more
readable than any of the dailies in San
Francisco, which II might very readily be.
But the experiment is, we repeat, very de-
| bious, though entitled TO respect as the frs
venture Of the kind yet made in this West
ern World. The suggestion must be taker
into serious consideration. In h meaii-
| time the gratuitous advertising Of the
project may 60 forward.
A b.Comnittee OF the Teller Com.
mittee.
WASHINGTON, February IS.
The Chairman Of the Teller Committee
| to-day appointed as q subcommittee
| Messrs. Hoar, Mcmillan, Kirkwood, Gar
land and Wallace, to inquire into the fol.
lowing branch Of the resolution Of the
Senate, namely whether in the year 1875
money was raised by assessment. or other
wise, upon Federal ofice-holders or en-
ployes for election purposes, and under
what circumstances and what means /; and
II SO, what amount was 40 raised, apd how
the same was expended and, further,
whether such assessments were or were moi
in violation Of law. Thu Committee then
adjourned to the next meeting, subject to
the call Of the Chairman.