The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-06
THECHINESEB BILL VETO
rRYlNo TO RAISE BLAsrED HOPE.
Copha'ratlOn Of The President, Veto Of the
Chlssss BIil-Attsapt to Refer III. Matter to
Connlttss-Bayard Makes Lively
AG.auis 0a th. Presidents Position.

Special Dispatch to tho lutellIgeuces,
WARRINGTON, April 6.-The nights sleeI
has by no means improved the temper o
the Pacific slope delegation in Congress
with regard to the Presidential veto. There
was considerable discussion in the senatt
as to the best course to pursue, and there
was By no means unRniinity Of sentiment
among the Senator's. In the morning hour
Senator Miller introduced bill embody-
ing the same principles as the vetoed meas,
ule, with the exception that the restrictive
period was fixed ut ten years instead Of
twenty.
Later in the day Mr.. Farley wanted to
make an attempt to pass the bill over the
veto, although well knowing that such an at.
tempt would prove futile. He then pitched
into Mr.. Miller for offering his bill, and
denounced his action as premature. He
then himself offered bill fixing the re-
strictive period at sixteen years. An at
tempt to pass the old bill over the veto re-
suited in vote Of 95 ayes to q nays, thus
failing for want Of the necessary two-thirds.
The former vote on the bill was 20 to Is.
Aas0eiatca' Pres DiSpatch; In the Senate
to-day, the Presidential count bill coming
up as unfinished business, Mr.. Farley
moved to lay it aside and proceed with the
consideration Of the vetoed anti.C Chinese
bill. Discussion arising upon the question
whether the veto message bad not prece-
denCe OF unfinished business, Mr.. Harris
moved to postpone the unfinished bUsi-
ness.
Mr Bayard said that he understood there
was considerable excitement in California
on the subject, and asked the Senators Of
that State what was their wish. He was
disposed TO be governed somewhat by
that.
| MIR. Farley replied he had no hesitation
in saying that the unanimous sentiment
Of his people was in favor OF immediate
action on the veto His information was,
that the excitement in San Francisco was
so gteat, that violence was appreheuded.
Mr.. Sherman said there was no disposi.
ton on the Republican side to delay ac.
tion, but they were not disposed to take
up the Chinese bill because violence was
threatened somewhere. That was not the
way to secure action. That some measure
on the ChinesequeStion ought to be adopted
was not disputed, as between the Presi-
dent, Senate and House. But as the Pres.
ldent thought that Congress had proposed
to violate the treaty, he thought it adyis.
able to allow tue Committee on Foreign
Relations TO take the bill and report n
measure which would meet the object ions
in the veto
j Mr.. Farley replied, that until vote
was taken the Senate could not tell whether
the vetoed bill would pass over the veto, and
therefore it was premature to talk Of ref
erence 10 the committee. For the same
reason he regarded the bill introduced by
his colleague this morning as premature.
Mir. Ingalls, took issue with Mr.. Sherman
rs to the propriety Of referring the bill to
the committee, contending that the Consti.
tuition required direct vote on the ques.
ton, and did not recognize any attempt 10
plow around the stump and prepare Il new
proposition by way Of avoiding the objeC.
tions Of the Executive.
The vote being taken Harris's motion
prevailed, yeas 20, nays %. The vote was
u party one, except Cameron, OF Wiscon-
sin, Jones, OF Nevada, and Miller, Of Cati.
f0rnia, who voted aye with the Democrats
Davis, Of Illinois, and Malone voted no
with the Republicans
The Chinese bill was then tQkan up
without opposition.
Mr.. Sherman moved to refer the bill and
message TO the Committee on Foreign Re.
lations. He supported and elaborated on
the objections Of the President, and par.
tlcularly the Chinese Minister, and urged
that, rs there was no occasion for haste
the measure should be carefully perfected
IN the committee with view OF obviatinv
these objections
Mr.. Garland expressed the opinion that
in view OF the protracted discussion on the
measure in the Senate and House it was
improbable any new light could be thrown
upon it; that rs intelligent action could be
had on it this time as well MS at anv other,
and the only purpose OF the proposed ref.
erencetwas TO bury the bill.
Mr. Morgan argued that The motion. by
involving virtual reconsideration OF the
measure, was an evasion OF the consti.u.
tional requirement OF direct vote. Refer
ring to the memorandum Of five objections
to the bill by the Chinese Minister which
accompanied the veto, he said he believed
this 10 be the first instance in American
history in which the President OF the
United States had consulted foreign
power, about which Congress was legislat-
ing, us to whether the proposed leeis.
lation would be agreeable to that
power. 20 tar as concerned the
President, the objections Of the Chinese
Minister have been worth more than the
arguments on which the bill passed Con.
gress, charging that the Republican ad-
ministration had arrayed itself in hos.
] tltity to any legislation on the question, he
araigued the Republican party Tor having
assumed like attitude, and said the Re-
publican leader in the Senate was now
attempting to smother the question and
slip around it by refusing It 10 the Commit.
tee.
Mr.. Bayard said it was useless for tae
friends OF the bill to expect, by referring
the bill, to change its features in accord.
anCe with the Presidents objections, and
they were compelled to see it knocked in
the head by what he called Chinese veto,
He proceeded to answer: "The sole oh.
ljection," he said, upon which the Presi.
dent had seen fit to return the bill, and
show that it had no justification, in TACT no
justification in comfy, and no justification
upon any pretense to the dignilied aud re.
specttul consideration OF one branch Of the
Government ioy another. As TO the Presi.
dents announcement that "a nation is ius.
titled IN rep 1diating its treaty obligations
only when they are in conflict
with great paramount interest, Mr.,
Bayard said he had always under
stood Reputation 10 be disclaimer Of Oh.
legation, and therefore he regarded it as
unsound in equity to announce there
could be any repudiating in treaty oblicn.
tons Furthermore, nothing could be found
in the action Of Congress to justify this
further objection upon which the veto was
based, ChaEacteriSipg the statements
Of the veto, on the points hay.
| ing been given, in very strong,
and what seemed to some .persons. and