The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-09

the soundness of the principle he hat
enunciated.
Senator Hear argued in reply that tn.
| bill violated the principles of the Four
teenth and Fifteenth amendments, which
made citizenship the birth-right of every
one born on our soil and prohibited the
abrldgement of suffrage because of race
coler, ETC.
Senator Ingalls, now moved an amend
ment postponing time at which the act
shall take effect until sixty days after the
information OF its passage has been com
municated to China. Discussion on the
proposed amendment followed during
which Senator Bayard referred to the inn.
portatien of Chinese as a traffic in human
flesh, abominable as any the world had ever
seen.
Finally Senator ingalls, modified the
amendment by providing that the act shall
not go into effect until ninety days after
its passage, and the modified amendment
was adopted
melton of Senator Bayard, the amend
ments were adopted, making the second
section read as follows: That any master
of any vessel of whatever nationality, who
shall knowingly on such vessel bring with
in the jurisdiction of the United States and
permit to be landed any Chinese laborers,
etc"
Senator Hoar moved to amend the bill
by adding the following Provided that
this bill shall not apply to any skilled Ia
borer, who shall establish that he comes to
this country without any contract beyond
which his labor is the property of any per-
son besides himself"
Rejected-yeas seventeen, navs twenty
four
Senator Call moved to strike out the
section which forfeits the vessel for the of
fense of the master Lost
Senator Hoar moved to amend by in
serting providing that any laborer who
shall receive a certificate from the United
States Consul at the pert of embarkation
that he is an artizan coming to this coun-
try at his own expense, and of his own ac-
cord, shall not be effected by this bill :"
Lost-yeas seventeen, nays twenty-four.
On motion of Senator Miller California;
the provision directing the removal of any
Chinese unlawfully found in customs col
lection district by the collector, was amend
ed to direct that he shall be removed to the
place from whence he came
On motion of Senator Brown an amend
ment was adopted providing that the mark
of a Chinese immigrant, duly attested by
witness, may be taken as his signature
upon certificate upon registration issued to
him.
The question then recurred on the
amendment offered by Senator Farley, that
hereafter no State court or United States
court shall admit Chinese to citizenship
Senator Farley rose to speak but yielded
for an adjournment.
The joint resolution introduced by SEN
ator Saunders proposing an amendment to
the constitution which will enable election
to be made by the people of postmasters,
United States marshalls, district attorneys,
United States courts, collectors of internal
revenue and other officers whose duties are
to be performed within the limits of any
State or part of the State except the Judges
of Supreme and inferior Courts, and pro-
vidcs that all civil officers of the United
States, heads of departments and officers
whose duties are Of temporary character
shall hold office for the term of four years,
unless a longer term shall be fixed by law.
The amendment empowers the President
to remove any officers elected for any
cause affecting the incumbent's character,
habits or other qualifications, excepting
political or religious opinions. The officers
to be elected in a manner to be practiced
by the State Legislatures
Adjourned