The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-06
wAsaINGTON.
The Chinese Treaties Ratified
on Thursday.

Washington, 5.-The treasury de-
partment purchased $4,000 ounces
fine silver to-day, for delivery at San
Francisco, Philadelphia and New
orleans minis.
Received at the treasury depart
ment, to closing hours, to-day, S.
ST, 500 per cent. bonds for cOntinu-
ance at 81 per cent. Total amount
received to date, $74,352,1O0.
The long-hoped for and long-de-
ferred ratification of the Chinese
treaties was finally accomplished to-
day, after shorter debate and with
a much greater approach TO unanim-
ity than had been expected. The
discussion of the immigration treaty
his afternoon did not differ in its
salient arguments and features from
that of yesterday, but was more
| colloqulal, and in its points, more
directed to the purpose OF determin-
ng the meaning and effect of the
POPULATIONS, than to a controversy on
the rights of man" and the neces-
sity of taking action on the Chinese
question as whole. In fact Sena-
lor Miller, who opened the debate
to-day did not think it worth while
10 make answer to Hoar's speech OF
Yesterday, but confined his addi-
Lional remarks mainly to an eluci-
datiOn of the meaning of the term
''labOrers," as used in the treaty, and
o q demonstration that the treaty
does not confer upon Cinnamon any
gifts of naturalization. Senator
Farley also made a brief but
Orclble speech in which he like
wise showed that there is nothing
in the naturalization" objection TO
this treaty. and then, by a well
framed sketch of the evils of Chinese
immigration, proceeded to justify
he apprehenSlOnS of the people OF
the Pacific Coast and their demand
.Or early and practical action on the
part of federal government TO affOI d
them relief. No amendments were
,ffered, and when finally, the vote
Was taken on the question of rati
flying the treaty there were only
Two senators recorded in the mega
i've. One of them was Hoar of
Massachusetts. The other is said to
lave been his colleague, Dawes, or
oy another report HaWley, of Con-
uecticut. The Chinese commercial
treaty, which was next taken up,
met with some little opposition from
HUar, on the ground that its provi-
sions about trials in mixed courts
n China are not as favorable for our
citizens, as those of the exist ing
treaty, but under pressure of a
Grief explanation of the subject by
Miller, and some cogent questions
is to whether he desired to maintain
the opium traffic, he abandoned his
opposition and the treaty was there
upon speadily ratified.
General Miller received many
congratulations from his brother
senators upon the effective and al
together admirable manner in which
he has conducted his efforts to OBJ
Tain favorable action of these i'm
pOrtant matters to triumphant
issues. To him, more than any
other man, is due the breaking of
the senatorial deadlock which
threatened to defeat the treaties by
nOn-actlOn, and 10 MIN also, unqueS-
tionably belongs the honor of hay
ing borne the laboring oar through
out the whole progress of the trea-
ties through the Senate. 1t is due
10 SenOtor Farley TO note likewise,
that by retaining from any attempt
to amend the treaties, and by act
lively discouraging all symptoms of
opposition among his democratic
colleagues yesterday and to-day, he
greatly facilitated their final action.
The combinations of MeSSrS.
Spaulding, Wilson and HatsOn as
assistant treasurer, naval officer and
internal revenue collector at San
Francisco, were all effected this
afternoon by unanimous consent,
and their commissions will be pre-
pared for them.