Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-11
ACRAMENTo, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY H. $780,


OF years ago, when similar law existed and woul'
expose the Chinese here TO every species Of Outrage
from the hoodlums and the criminal classes
Mr. CHASE SAID that though he would go as fa
as any man to discourage the immigration o
Chinese he could not support measure that woulC
deny them the right to protection under the laws
While they were here the Courts ought to be oper
TO them rs to all for the protection OF their lives anC
property. There were other modes of reaching
them besides this, and he hoped the bill would bt
Indefinitely postponed.
| Mr.. KANE called on all to remember that they
were elected and sent there on pledges to use every
legitimate means to expel the Chinese and that the
| people would never send back again the men who
violated that pledge He reprobated the idea of the
leprous heather Chinese giving testimony that con-
signed white men to the Jail or gallows, of the
| testimony OF one who it was well known acknowl
edged no God, no allegiance to this government or
to our method of criminal proceedings, to be taken
| in preference to that of a white man.
| Mr.. NEuMANN said that gentlemen spoke of con-
stuents not reelectng those who voted against this
| BILL He wanted them to understand that he never
asked himself a question about reelection The
| question he asked himself was, :" Is this thing
| right Y and he always voted according to the
swer. He surrendered his conscience in such a
matter to no man or set OF men, and he thought the
man who voted in any matter merely to secure his
reelection had no business en- that floor. He es-
teemed the Senator who had just spoken as too hon.
| est a man to vote with such motives
Mr. HiTrELL said that the hope of being returned
to his seat had no weight with him. He was willing
to go on record before the people in this matter
and II his vote on it influenced them not to elect
him he did not wish for reelection at their hands,
He wished to know if Mr.. Kane stood pledged to
use illegitimate means well those that were
legitimate.
Mr. WENDELL also had no fear Of going on record
in this, and would not be influenced by any such
motives: He believed the bill would be barbarous
one, and open the doors to all sorts of abuses The
present law had i'll great measure reformed old
abuses. He hoped the bill would be indefinitely
postponed.
Nv
would be indefinitely postponed. He thought it
would be great step backward in civilized juris-
prudence, and disgrace lis in the eyes of the
try if such law took its place in our statutes.
MIR. CoSGER said be wished to lake any means to
drive out the Chinese A gentleman had referred
to throat-cutting ii that necessary he was an
| advocate OF it He had been in Kansas when the
policy Of the party opposing this bill had been that
it was better to cut throats than to allow slavery
| spread into that State. That was no more an ex-
treme case than this He was in favor of proceed
ing to any extremity necessary to get rio of the
| totally and finally He owed an allegiance to the
laws OF his State and its Constitution, and to the
Constitution of the United States, but he owed a
higher allegiance to his family, and if there
other means to relieve them from the servile horde
who were taking the bread from their mouths and
reducing them to starvation he would willingly
sign his office and cheerfully ride forth again. even
| to certain death, in their defense He thought
that what was justfable in Kansas in John Browns
time was Justlfable here now, and to prevent race
of slaves from crowdng his children to starvation,
| it was his duty to use anv means whatever.
Mr.. SEARS thought that this bill would open the
door to evils the members could not foresee and did
not dream Of 1t would reverse all the rules of evil
| dence. At present even inanmate things were
| competent evidence. He instanced case where
| some might come to commit robbery, with
| only little girl and Chinaman in the house. and
IN order to save himself from detection he might
feel obliged to plunge knife into the breast of the
| child. The Chinaman may see the murder, but he
is not competent to testify the knife isan evidence,
but this bill would say the Chinaman is not compe-
tent club has been used and is covered with the
blood and hair adherng to il proves from its color
and length that it the child's. The club, the
stone the dog and other silent witnesses all adj
missble now as evidence, and everything should be
| that can throw light on q case. He hoped the bill
/ would be indefinitely postponed.
| Mr.. SATTERwHITE said that he differed from the
other Senator'S He always wanted to be rejected,
and was willing to own it. He always wanted to
vote his constituents wished him to. He had his
own opinion and judgment all matters, but he
| wished to know what his constituents judgment
was, and compare it with his, ami shape his action
in accordance with the wishes Of the people II the
people wished the Chinese, let them have them; il
they did not, abide by their wishes. The Demo.
Gratis position as regards the Chinese did not need
| any elucidation, nor did that Of the Republican
party. He cited the Willis bill in Congress, the ac.
ton of Democrats on it, and the Presidents veto,
and thought that the Republican party showed
more affection for the Chnaman than for the VIII te
man. He remembered the time when the law was
| changed. 1t was about 1865, when the Republican
party had freed the slaves and were overiowing
with sympathy for every race except the Caucasian
SO they went in for giving the Chinese more privi-
| leges than before. He thought they thought more
of elevating any other than the Caucasian and
as party thought more of 4 Chinaman than an
| Irishman. He favored the bill.
Mr.. DAVIS said he had before had occasion to com.
mend Mr.. Satterwhite for his honesty and ankness
in his avowals. OF course, being Democrat, he
wished reelection. He never knew Democrat
that didn't wish to be elected and from the lowest
thn f.1+
were fit for any Office in the gift of the people
| Thought if the Chinese had a vote, like the Irish
| that the Democrats would be among the first tC
| court them He defended the Republican party anC
opposed the passage Of the bill on the ground thai
| 1t was barbarous. He held it test as to
mans desire to get rid Of the Chinese. He haG
voted for the bill to prohibit corporations from
ploying them, and would do everything else thai
was right to get rid of them.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate reassemblei at I:3O p NJ, President
| Mansfield in the chair.
| Roll called and quorum present.
Senate resumed consideration of Senate Bill No
| 46.
| Mr.. JOHNSON spoke in favor Of the indefinite
postponement of the bill, believing it to be most
| wicked, balbarous and uncalled-for measure. lie
replied to each of the Senators the other side
! He said that it was Democratic Legislature that
repealed the law that Chinese should not testify in
the Courts Of the State. The Senator from San
Bernardino seemed to desire to this bill a ce
| ment 10 tOgetner tine democratic and W Ork
ingmen's parties. He would go far as any gentle
man on the floor in any legitimate direction to rid
this State OF the Chinese, but he would not vote fol
bill that overturned all ideas of right and justice
He believed, with the Senator from San Bernardino
in carrying out the wishes of the people, and had
troduced some measures against the Chinese in ac
cordance with the Constitution. He there to
protect the rights OF all-iich, poor. Cinnamon,
| white rlen, black men, or whoever they may be-
| When the time came in the history of the American
people that theg bow down beneath the cry of igno
rance and prejudice, when they surrender American
| ideas and American civilization on the shrek oi
demagogues, the end of the Government is al
hand The Republican party needed no eulogum
at his hands. Its record was written In the history
| of the country.
Mr. CHENEY made very forcible speech against
the bill. He had not intended to enter the discus
sion, but when gentlemen threw down the gauntlet
and demanded that the Republican party go upon
the record this case, he was ready to pick
it up aud place himself squarey the record. He
was thorough Republican, and he defended that
party warmly. This bill would not only rejec5 the
| evidence of the Chinaman, but the Indians in this
State. AS Judge, he had had before him Cinnamon
as witnesses, who entitled to more credenct
than many white men that had been before him as
| witnesses.
Mr. Eyos desired to speak again, and the Presi
dent ruled that having spoken twice before, and OBJ
lection being made, under Rule %, he was lot en-
| titled 10 speak again.
The Chair was sustained by vote OF II ayes to
16 noes.
The motion 10 lnuennltely postpone tnen pre-
vailed, by the following vote:
Ayes-Burt, Brown, Carlock, Chase, Cheney,
Davis Dickinson, George, Glascock, Hittell, John
son, Johnston, Lampson, Neumann, Nye, Pardee
Pool, Rowell, Sears, Traylor, Watson, Wendell aaG
| West-23.
Noes-Anderson, Conger, Enos, German, Kane
Mngford, Moreland Nelson, Ryan and Satterwhitt
10.
Senate Bill No. I22-An Act appropriating money
for the relief of Louisa Kohler (by Mr. Trayor)-
was read second time.
Mr. HITTELL moved to indefinitely postpone tn,
| bill.
| The motion prevailed.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No 14-Relatve Il
railroad companies and land patents (by Mr.. Enos)-
| was read a second time and ordered engrossed.
Senate Bill No. 277-An Act to amend Section
| OF an Act entitled an Act to authorize the BoaIC
| of Trustees Of the town OF Colusa to issue bond
for road purposes approved March 20, 1878 (by Mr.
Glascock)-wa read second time.
Mr.. Nyg asked if the bill had been to com
mittee
Mr.. GLAsoocK-0n the introduction of this bill
at my request, it was referred to the Committee 0
the Whole. During the session Of the Legislature
of 1s77-S it was found necessary for the town
Cousa to issue bonds for road purposes. An Ac
was passed authorizing that town to issue bond
not to exceed S20,0e0. The Act was passed and IL
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date Of their issuance, and the said coupons shal
be for the interest from such date up to tn
first day OF January, 1879" The words SAT-
coupons" should be first coupons" so that
would read: Said bonds shall bear the date f thei