The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-09

represent his position on the bill, and q
hold him up TO public reprobatiOn and de
nunctation Tor sentiments he did not enter.
tain and for expressions he did not utter.
Mr.. Hoar inquired to whom reference
was made.
Mr. Ingalls-T refer to the successor oi
Daniel Webster tlanghteEl not to the sue.
eessor Of Charles Sumner. He explained
that the misrepresentation consisted In
attributing 10 him the statement that in
some respect1 his instincts reyolted At the
bill, but that he would vote for It II his
amendment reducing the suspension %
ten years prevailed. He would yield 70 no
Senator In devotion TO the axioms Of the
Declaration Of Independence. His polit.
ical creed was simple one. He believed
In the diffusion Of civil and political rights
everywhere, among all men, in the right
of Tree immigration, and in fair wages Tor
voluntary labor. He also believed that
education and opportunities for happiness
should be co-extensive with the capacity
Tor their enjoyment He believed further
that for nations, as for individuals, there
was nothing 50 improbable as injustice,
and accordingly he had endeAyored to
make the bill correspond 10 what he re-
garded as treaty requirements.
MI Dawes began his reply in . tone
partly inaudible on the Democratic side,
when Mr.. Cockrell provoked the galleries
into laughter by remarking "We can not
hear single word from the successor OF
Daniel Webster"
Mr.. Dawes said that being temporarily
absent he bad not heard Mr.. InsalfS state
ment, and he was therefore unable 10 point
out any difference between that Senator
take.
Mr: Ingalls, have set the matter right
Mr. Teller referred to the anti Chinese
plank IN the platform adopted by the last
Republican National Convention, presided
over by the Senator from Massachusetts
(Mr: Hnr,) and inquired why that Sena-
tor had not then stood up and declared
that that was contrary TO the fundamental
principle OF the Declaration OF Indepen-
dence, and contrary to the rights OF human
lty. 1t did not come with good grace that
the two Senators from Massachusetts should
assume all the virtue Of the Republican
party, and aseert that anybody who diff.
tered from them was moved by hate. He
Gteiler) would rather be charged with the
absence OF some Of the sentiment possessed
BY the Senator from Massachusetts, than
have the people say that he was forgstful
OK the interests Of the great mass OF men
who were the strength, spirit, glory and
hope OF the American Republic.
A deSolutory discussion arose rs to the
necessity OF amending the bill as proposed
by Mr.. ingalls,,
In his brief speech advocating the
amendment, Mr.. Bayard referred to the
importation Of Chinese as traffic in hu-
man flesh; abominal as any the world had
ever seen.
Finally, Mr. ingalls, modified his amend
ment by providing that the act shall not
go into effect until ninety da7s after its
passage, and the amendment was adopted.
On motion OF Mr. Bayard the amend
ments were adopted making the second
section read as follows:
That any master Of any vessel OF what
ever nationality, who shall knowingly on
such vessel bring within the Jurisdiction
OF the United States and pemit to be
loaded any Chinese laborers, &c."
MI Hoar moved to amend the bill by
adding the following:
ProrIded, That this bill shall not apply
70 any skilled laborer who shall establish
that he comes 70 this country without auy
contract beyond which his labor is proper
ty and person besides himself Rejected
yeas Ia, nays q.
MI. Call moved to strike out the section
which torteits the vessel for the offence Of
the master. Lost.
Mr.. Hoar moved to amend by inserting
PROVIDED, That any laborer who shall
receive certificate from the United States
consul At the port where he shall embark,
that he IS an artisan coming TO this country
at his own expense and Of his own will.
shall not be effected by this bill Lost
yeas l9, nays "a.
On motion Of Mr.. Miller, of California,
the provision directing the removal of any
Chinese unlaWfully lound In n customs
collection district by the collector, was
amended to direct that he shall be removed
to the place from whence he came.
On motion Of Mr.. Brown, an amendment
was adopted providing that the mark Of 4
Chinese immigrant, duly attested by wit
ness, may be taken as his signature upon
the certificate OF registration issued him.
The question then recurring on the
amendment offered by Mr. Farley, that
hereafter NO State Court or U. S. Court
shall admit Chinese to citizenship.
Mr. Farley rose to soeak upon what he
termed this bill Of .iniquities, but yielded
for adjournment.
In the House, Mr.. Reed from the Com
mittee on Rules, reported an amendment
the rues presented by him some days ago
and printed in the record. There has been
some slight notifications made, the most
important Of which is an additional clause
providing that it shall be in order for the
House, on motion, to 60 into committee to
designate bill, which shallibe first consid-
cred and laid over under the rules.
Mr.. Harris reported n bill authorizing
the construction Of vessels OF war for the
navy Of the United States. Referred to the
Committee Of the Whole.
Mr.. Haskell moved that the House pro.
ceed with the consideration OF the business
on the Speakers table, stating that his OBJ
iect was TO take up the Senate anti.po-
lygamy bill. Agreed to-yeas II, nays SO.
The bill authorizing the purchase OF the
Freedman's Bank Of Washington and ap-
propriating $780, 900 therefor was passed.
The Senate bill was passed directing the
Secretary Of War to pay to the Secretary Of
the Army Of the Cumberland s. 800 to aid
in the erection Of a statue or monument to
Gen. James A. Garfield.
The next bill on thetable was the Senate
anti-polygamy bill, and Mr.. Converse, Of
Ohio, raised the point Of order that the
bill must 90 to Committee Of the Whole.
Pending the discussion the House nd.
iourned.
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