Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-01-21
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SA. FRAsoIsco, Jan. 20.-Telegraphlc
communication with Portland is reopened
after a weeks interruption by storm.
Heavy rains have prevailed, and the Villa
mette River overfowed its banks, flooding
a large section Of country. In Portland
the lower part of the town was Hooded and
the damage is estimated at from S40,00O
TO $50, 900. The railroad suffered from
washouts, and some bridges have been car
ried away. The total damage in the valley
ia estimated at over $500, 600.
Sidney Debney, an English longshore-
| man, living on Pacific street, near Battery,
| committed suicide early this morning by
| cutting his throat.
Joseph Einseldt committed suicide at
| GIT Davis street shis morning by taking
strychnine.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 20.-In the Senate,
Baker, from the Committee or Federal
| relations, reported back the Chinese treaty
| resolutions recently introduced by Davis
| and Glasscock. After discussion, the Sen
| ate, by a vnte, ayes 81, noes II, decided to
| consider the resolutions. Dickinson moved
| that the question be made the special order
| for tomorrow morning. The motion was
made to give Senators an opportunity for
consideration. The motion to defer action
was lost. A discussion followed on the
main subject. Davis offered an amend
ment, striking out the clause relating to
naturalization, SO that the adoption of the
| resolution could not be regarded as a rec
| ognition of California that it conferred on
| the Chinese the right OF naturalization.
Wendell offered a substitute for both
resolutions, which asks Congress to ratify
| A., +paatu ua pnala q lnOiao1 ornt1p,anf
| contending that it was better to accept
what the treaty offered than reject it. The
following is Wendells substitute
WHEREAS, The treaty recently concluded
between the United States Government and
China is now before the United States
Senate for ratification or rejection, and,
WHEREAS, Said treaty removes the most
obnoxious and odious provisions Of the
Burlingame treaty. and expressly anthor-
lies the Congress of the United States to
regulate, limit and suspend the emigra-
| ton of Chinese laborers to our shores,
thereby enabling Congress, by appropriate
legislation, to relieve our people from that
blighting cnrse, and,
WHEREAS, The rejection of said treaty
would leave the B~urlingame treaty in full
force and effect, and compel our citizens
to continue to suffer for an indefinite period
from the evils it entails, although we
might desire that the language of said
treaty had been made more definite and
stringent, yet, regarding the substance of
more Importance than mere matters of ver-
bal criticism. and believing it of supreme
importance that our people should not only
obtain relief from the evil of Asiatic
immigration. but should obtain it
speedily, and believing hat under the pro-
posed treaty such relief may be had, and
that by its rejection it will be indefinitely
postponed. now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Senate Of California,
the Assembly concurring, that our Sem
ators in Congress are hereby instructed to
support the confirmation of said treaty by
the Senate of the United States.
After a discussion relating to rules, the
question came on a motion to recommit
the resolutions to the Committee on Fed
eral Relations with instructions to report
in favor of Wendell's substitute. This was
lost, ayes, IS; noes, 10. The Democrats
voted against reference, thereby voting
against the treaty.
Pardee moved that the whole matter be
laid on the table. The motion prevailed,
Those voting were: A~yes-Baker, Burt,
Brown, Bvrnes, Csrlock, Chase. Cheney,
Conger, Dickinson, George, Hill, Hittell,
Newman. Nye, Pardee, Sears, Traylor,
Watson, Wendell, Znck, 90.
Noes-Anderson, Davis. Enos, Glascock,
German, Harlan. VIM. Johnston, Kane,
Kelly, Langfer, Moreland. Nelson, Pool,
Ryan, Suffer, White, West, Grove John
stone. II.
The motion to adjourn was lost; ayes,
20; noes, 16. Glascock's resolution against
the treaty was also laid on the table; ayes,
~; noes, II.