The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-08
VITO o. TIN oG1gD NIL

VITO o. TIN 0ua1gD 1uL
A the 6an Frane1sco Bsl1etis says,
President Arthur did . vssy poor day'a
work foe himself, aud ~ his party and
for his country when he vetoed the
measure generally known - the Chi.
nese bin. The reason assigned BY hi
Excellency for his refusal to aPPIove Il
b not given in our dispatches, but 4
NAV b fairly presumed that he holds
the belief that the twenty yeaD re-
stTictive clause h . violation Of the
treaty now existing between China and
this government. Thisis simply mat
ter Of opinion - to whether . twenty
years suspension Of Chinese immlgTa-
ton IL . reasonable suspension. Very
able men differ in this matter, and It b
quite likely their differences Of opinion
have their rise in the intensity with
which they love or hate the heather.
There are those in the West who would
exclude forever the Chinese race from
our shores and there are those in the
East who stand ready to endorse each
Celestial who makes his appearance on
this side Of the Pacific. Al = compro-
mise, or = happy medium, ~ it were,
between these conflicting opinions, it
was thought twenty years suspension
Of their immigration to our country
would be about the right thing. Both
houses Of Congress seemed to agree upon
this point and 20 passed the bill. But
President Arthur, 1t appears, thinks
and it requires . two-thirds
vote of each house to enact the bill into
q law. So far ~ the House Of Repre-
sentatives It concerned it would un-
pass the bill over his veto by
the requisite vote. The Senate is not 50
sure. On it's passage In that body the
vote stood ayes, -; nays, Is; not voting,
-. Many Of those not voting were ab-
vent or paired with absent members.
It will be seen that - the vote IL re-
coraed 1t requires one more vote in the
Affirmative to make the necessary ma
|ority. How the thirty-two who did
not vote on the passage Of the bill will
now vote Is . matter Of conjecture;
hence the passage Of the bill In the SEN
tie over the Presidents veto is not by
my means assured.
1t las been intimated the President
would sign bill with . ten years' linn
taticn clause and that he would return
he bill to the Senate with the request
that it L. 70 modified. This may be %,
but we are inclined to the opinion that
he white-cravatted, sentimental gen.
tlemen Of the East have convinced Mr..
Arthur that IL he desires . nomination
o the Presidency in 1884 It would b
'etter for him II he refuse to sign it al
ogether, and that his objection to the
o years clause IL simply > pretext
Or his concession to p0liti-
'ians Of the Edmunds and
10ar school. These latter gentlemen
contend the bill violates our treaty with
lie Chinese Government and gives the
ie to our declaration That ''all men are
'orn free and equal' and to our asse, ton
hat our country is always open for the
own-tro'l'teD and oppressed Of I'll ma
ions. Whether the treaty referred to is
iolatcd in the Till may be determined
Etna
Fading the following clause Of that
grt.c,llent:
''WhtDcver, in the opinion Of the Gov |
rnnIent of the United states, the COM |
ny Of Chinese lubOrers to the United |
tate1, or their residence therein, affects |
r threatens to affect the interests of that |
Ountry. or to endangcr the gOsAl order !
the said country or Of any locality
'ithin tile territory thereof, the Gov
rllnieilt Of China agrees that the Gov
rnment Of the United States may reg
late, limit, Or suspend such coming Or
t~idelIce but may not absolutely pro-
hit it. The limitation or suspension
hall l,e reasonable"
II thus appears that the whole matter
( the umrcs.<onahlcnc>s Of the twenty
ears clause hinges upon what may b.
,rn,cd ''rtssOmable" suspen-
on. Whether Congress will
lolify the hill 20 a. to con-
,rm to President Arthur's defini-
IN If \ reasonable suspension" Is
rob ally determined at this writing.
Mr.. Charles Francis Aaa ms Jr. puts q
eat deal of truth in few words rs may
seen in the following passage from /.