The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-04-13
THE VETO AND IT'S EFFECTS.
a Serious Blow for the Pacific states Re
publicnns.
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WAsHISGTON, April i.
The PRESIDENT sent 10 the Senate 20 duy
his message yetoing the anti Chinese bill,
and Immediately after it had been read
intcrrogatcd number Of representative
DemOcfatic Senators rs to its political
effect and the prospect of passing an anti.
Chinese bill this session. Their replies
cover the whole ground so satisfactorily
that no comment or further prediction
on my part is required to make the Dem
ocratic position clear.
SENATOR JONAS,
of Louisiana, said: "a most excellent
thing for the Democracy, this veto 1t
viii moi oniy disgust ihc Pacific States
but will antagonze Il large number of
workingmcn ut the North. The bill can
not be passed over the veto. AS far as /
am concerned will vote for no other bill
than this. Ii this cannot pass will not
support n halfway measure. | am op.
posed to leaving legislation to the Elrc.
utive, and think that the President has
been presumptuous in his action. My
people are very much opposed to Chinese
immigration. a number of our planters
have employed Chinese with very unsat-
isfactory results. We don't want to be
mongrelzed in the South any further
than we are al,eady."
SENATOR FARLEY,
of California. said: "The veto will kill
thc Republican party on the Pacific coast
and injure it seriously in the North
among tho working people and will ope-
rate throughout tie country to the ad-
vantage of the Democracy. l think we
will pass some sort of bill but without
reducing the time from twenty years
My people don't want brief suspension
of Chinese immigration"
SENATOR FAIR,
Of Nevada, said "The veto will do the
Republicans much injury in our Western
States. 1t is hard fate fer us nfter suf.
tering from this evil for twenty years to
be denied relief now. The Pacific coast
will, | suppose, have to take a bill sus-
pending the immigration ten years, but
will accept nothing less" The Senator
showed me n tract being circulated ex-
tensively on the Pacific Slope containing
picture of Chinese leper labelled,
One o. Senator Hoars friends. Fifteen
hundred more in China Town
SENATOR MORGAN,
Of Alabama, said: "The veto will bring
every Pacific State into the Democratic
fold. Could not be better thing for us.
The President presents objections seriatim
TO every provision Of the bill. He looks
at it from the standpoint of capital.
This will have its effect on the working
men everywhere. From his message /
judge we cannot pass any bill OH the
subject that will please him, but of course
we can command enough votes for ten
year bill to pass it over his veto. The
Democratic prospects are in every way
bright for the mex. Congress-"
SENATOR VEST,
of Missouri, said "The Pacific slope is
Democratic already, but this action of
the Executive will strengthen us there.
1t will destroy the effect of the few Re-
publican votes cast for the bill in Con-
gress. The laboring class are all opposed
to Chinese immigration, hence the veto
will aatagonize them. 4 tcn-year bill
would command sufficient votes to pass
over veto with the other conditions un-
changed, but the opponents Of this legis-
!a,;on are so encouraged by the veto that
they will now fight any bill that may be
presented"
SENATOR HAMPTON
said: "Undoub:edly good thing for us
in party sense. 1t places the Republi-
can party and its President s9uarely in
favor OF cool;e immigration. The bill
will pass in some modified form, but that
will not alter the political effect Of the
Veto"
SENATOR BECK
said: "The veto kills the bill. There is
no chance TO pass it over the Presidents
opposition. All the Democrats will vote
TO pass it over the veto except Senator
Brown. The Republicans will sustain
the President. don't know { any other
bill will pass. /, is uncertain. AN to
the effect of the veto in the Pacific States
you can judge as we'll as can"
SENATOR BAYARD
said: The President was between the
devil and q deep sea. His party would
lose if he did veto the bill. and would
suffer if he did not. The effect OH the
Democratic party prospects, judge from
Western reports, will be good. A bill
will be passed, l think, with n reduction
Of the time"
SENATOR MILLER,
Of California, who is Republir ]. said:
Il think the President entirely wrong in
his action and his reasons for the veto
utterly insufficient. The bill did not
violate the treaty. The veto will ua-
ioubtedly help the Democrats on the
Pacific coast great deal, if it buries the
bill. But If we can pass ten-year bill
with the other provisions modified, they
will not receive so much advantage Tlom
il. think such bill can be passed.
The President has abandoned the Pacific
coast Republicans altogether. The New
England Senators will now vote against
any bill, think, and perhaps tho Dem
ocrats will do so also. The President
opposes the bill in every detail and OBJ
iec.s 10 its whole spirit. If we were to
modify it to suit his views there would
be nothing left of it. We can pass ten
year bill over his Veto"
Senator Miller looked very gloomy,
had the vetoed bill in his hand, and was
apparently trying TO find way out of
the difficulty.
Senator Jones is absent, but is expect
ed to return tomorrow to help vote the
bill over his friend Arthur's veto. Mr..
Page, of California, isl sick. Senator
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