Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-15
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Congregational Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, February IA.
In the Senate, to-day, the immigration
bill came up again as unfinished business,
and Mr.. Blaine proceeded to advocate its
passage. He insisted that the question is
whether the Pacific Coast shall be given
up to Asiatic occupation, or kept for Amer.
lean citizens, and closed with an eloquent
peroration, which was applauded by the
gallaries. His remarks were from time to
time interrupted by questions and COM
ments by Hamlin, Matthews and others,
all Of which were successfully answered in
his usual happy style. He was followed
by Mr.. Mitchell, who, at 2:45, is delivering
q brief speech from manuscript. Mr..
Mitchell's speech continued forty minutes.
1t traversed the same ground as his former
speeches on the subject, and also briefly
reviewed some of the more recent phases
of the question. At the conclusion of Mr..
Mitcheil's speech. Mr.. Matthews submitted
a substitute for the pending bill, a propo-
sition requesting the President to give no
tice to the Emperor of China that the ex-
listing treaty stipulations, and practice OF
immigration which has resulted therefrom,
are not satisfactory to this Government,
and providing that unless China shall con-
sent to satisfactory notifications, by the
negotiation Of q new treaty, to be sub
mitted to the Senate on or before the first
day of next January; the President shall
then be authorized and requested to give
notice that this Government ~abrogates the
existing treaty from and after the first day
Of July. This amendment was laid on the
table for the present.
Mr.. Thurman was the next speaker. He
cited as o precedent to this bill the abro-
cation, by act of Congress, of the French
treaty in 1898. He criticised Mr.. Mat
thews' proposition as involving useless and
dangerous delay, and also pointed out that
if all existing treaties were abrogated, the
Chinese could, and no doubt would, still
come to this country as securely as now,
until Congress legislates on the subject.
He further urged that the House of Rep
resentatives should participate in the SEN
timent of this question, and that it ought
not to be dealt with solely by the treaty
making power.
Senator Sargent then offered several
amendment of a verbal nature, and also a
provision that it shall not apply to Chinese
Embassies, nor to shipwrecked Mongolians;
that formal notice shall be given to the
Emperor of China, and that the bill shall
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these amendments were adopted.
Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, then took the
floor, and ten minutes to 4 o'clock COM
menced the delivery of a speech, which
will probably occupy two hours.
Among the prominent auditors to the
debate, to-day, are Secretary Evarts, JUS
tice Field, and J.. P. G. Kennedy, Agent Of
the Chinese Six Companies.
Test Of lthe. Chinese Vote.
New YORK, February IA.
Washington specials agree that the vote
adjournmene in the Senate, yesterday,
partook of the nature OF a test on the Chi
nese bill, and its passage is extremely
doubtful.
The Herald's Washington correspondent
says: 1t has TRANSFERRED that the Chinese
Minister has no authority to promise any
of the ~Burlingame treaty, so
that, whatever may be done, it will go
through the hands of the Chinese Imperial
Government. This would require many
months of delay in the ordinary course of
correspondence, and it is this knowledge
insist upon legislation, as the only speedy
way of meeting the question in time for
the fall election in California.
Too Many Presidential candidates
In Congress.
New YORK, February ii.
The Republican journals for several days
past, have had details OF Democratic dis
cord in Washington. The "Sun this
morning, confirms the reports and says
fatty, there are too many Presidential can
didates in Congress for the good Of the
Democratic party. After reciting the diff
ferences which have heretofore existed, the
Sun says The Presidential rivalries
have freer scope in the Senate than in the
House, and because Mr.. Thurman is
strongly for the Chinese bill, Mr.. Bayard
is doing all he can to defeat it. He does
not oppose it upon broad and liberal
grounds. as Mr.. Matthews did in his speech
to-day, but picks flaws in it.
Mr.. Chandler Will Again Represent
Michigan.
New YORK, February IA.
Specials from Lansing, Michigan, show
that Mr.. Chandler received SO votes in the
Republican caucus On the first ballot for
United States Senator, and when the mo-
ton was made to make it unanimous, he
received 20 more. 1t will be seen that no
possible amount Of boiling by disappointed
can defeat him, as 81 votes only will
elect.
A severe Shock Of Earthquake.
New YORK, February IA.
Advices from South America say that
Arequipa was visited on January 9th, at
midnight, with the severest earthquake
since that which destroyed the city. The
inhabitants ran frantically through the
No lives were lost. Other shocks
are feared. At last accounts an earthquake
was severely felt on the 18th ult. at Igni-
que.
John Chinnman.
NEW YORK, February IA.
The "Times'' says there was not much
craftsmanship exhibited in the debate on
John Chinaman. On the whole, he came
out rather the worse for the cutting he re-
ceived. The merits of the bill do not seem
to have received much consideration.
The "World' says, rather obscurely, that
the main fanlt to be found with the other
wise no doubt admirable Chinese speeches
of Grover and Sagent on the Chinese ques-
ton is, that they were not delivered in the
Chinese language.
Director of the Mint.
WASHINGTON, February IA.
The President to-day nominated Horatio
G. Burchard, Of Illinois, Director of the
Mint, vice Linderman, deceased.
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