, 1880-01-26

damage to property and loss of life.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The House
Committee on education and labor held
q special meeting of four hours duration
yesterday afternoon, which was wholly
devoted to the consideration of the Chi
nese question. The Committee this ses-
sion consists of Goode, of Virginia, Wall
lis, of kentucky, Tilman, of South Caro-
lima, Mcmillan, of Tennessee, Hutchinson,
of New York, Page, of California, Bal
lou. OF Rhode Island, Barlow, of Yer
mont, Osmer, of Pennsylvania, and Van
Arnim, of New York. All the members
were present except Barlow, who had
been called out of the city on private
business. Horace Davis was also present
by invitation during the greater part of
the meeting, and participated in very
thorough discussion of the subject, and
of the various remedies brought before
the committee. In course of the discuss
sion Of the general object, Tilman, of
South Carolina, who spent some time in
California last year. intimated that some
Of lis friends in that State had repeated>
ly intimated to him that In spite of the
popular clamor, they were IN favor of
Chinese immigration; and, he added, that
although he believed this ought TO be
white mans government, yet as the South
had to put up with the negro, he also
thought that California might perhaps
as we'll be left to wrestle with the Chinese
Waldo Hutchison, newly elected Demo-
crat from New York, also incidentally
remarked that he had carefully observed
the results of the last Congressional elec-
tion in California, and be noticed that,
although President Hayes vetoed the bill
passed by Democratic votes for the re-
striction of Chinese immigration, the
people of California hal not in that elec-
tion, condemned the republican Presidents
action. This called forth prompt and
pertinent inquiry from Page, whether
Hutchlngs proposed to vote against
similar bill because California had not
gone Democratic, whereupon the New
York member disclaimed the apparently
logical inference, and said nothing more
on the subject. Page and Davis were
warmly supported in their views 10y
Messrs Wallis, Goode, Ballou and Nc
MILAN, and they agreed that the sole
thing to be done was to pass the fifteen
passenger bill in the shape it passed the
House last Congress, omitting the sec
ton which required notice to be given
of the abrogation of the fifth and sixth
articles Of the Burlingame treaty-this
being the section upon which President
Hayes mainly based his veto. The other
members of the committee, except Til
man, said they were not ready to record
their votes upon the subject at this meet>
ing, as they wanted more time to examine
or discuss it in some of its details. Page
at this point called attention to the fact
that the committee may very possibly be
called upon for reports before they have
another opportunity for meeting, and he
therefore suggested that, without calling
the roll in the committee, Mr.. Wallis
should be authorized to report the meas>
ure above indicated as the action of
majority of the committee. and at the
same time ask the House to set day for
its consideration. This motion being for
mally put by Chairman Goode, was uuan-
lmously carried, and the bill will there
fore be reported whenever the committee
is reached.