Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-03-10
FORTY-SEvEyTH CONGRESS-.

WASHINGTON, March 9.

| SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 3.
| The chair submitted message from the
President transmitting from the secretary OF
the interior the draft of bill to remedy the
trading and sale of annuity goods TO whites
by the Brule Indians of Dakota, also from
the navy department the draft of bill for
an increase of 500 enlisted men for the L. 3
navy.
Mr. Farley esented and had read me-
mortal from the citizens of California, re-
citing the arrest and Imprisonment by the
British government. without just cause, OF
| Daniel McSweeney, a citizen of the L nlted
| States and a late resident of California. while
he was peaceably sojourning in England. HE
also submitted resolution narrating the al
legged facts, and instructing the secretary OF
state to ascertain the cause for the
imprisonment. and to report at as early
a day as possible. Adopted without obIec-
| ton.
Mr. Sawyer offered resolution instructing
the secretary of war TO ascertain and report
| to Congress at its next session, the COST OF
constructing Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michi-
gan ship canal in Wisconsin, by whom con-
structed amount of money realized from the
| sale of the lands granted TO Wisconsin to aid
| in its construction, said information being
required for considering the question OF max
ing the canal free to the commerce of the
lakes. Adopted.
The calendar was taken up and the Senate
| bill for commission on the subject of the
alcoholic liquor traffic was further debated.
| The pending amendment. directing that no
more than three of the five members of the
| commission shall be of the same political
party. was agreed to.
Mr.. Bayard moved TO require that not more
than three of them shall be Isohibtionists.
The amendment was agreed to.
Discussion then folio upon the amend
ments offered and advocated by Messrs. Blair.
Morgan and ingalls,. Pending action the
morning hour expired.
Mr. Dawes offered resolution directing
the postmaster general to communicate at
what places, if any, of less than 10000 in
habitants by the last census. free delivery
of mail matter has been established and
when and under what law.
| The Chinese bill was then taken up and
Mr. Hawley enumerated his objections to
it.
| Mr.. Hawley said we might make wealth
and education conditions precedent to the adj
mission of immigrants. but ought not to base
our limitations upon the mere accidents of
humanity, such as the color of the new conner
or place of his birth.
Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, supported the bill.
Hesargued that as the diminuton of the pop
ulation at home. cansed by the coming of
large numbers to this country has an effect
to increase the wages in Europe, and equalize
the rate there as compared with that of this
country, our workmen were correspOndingly
relieved from the competition of cheaper
workmen, while the new Corners were largely
descendants of those who had struggled for
liberty and sympat!iized with our own efforts
in that direction. On the other hand the
Chinese would over run us by reason of their
| ineXhaustible numbers, and aside from the
| fact that those " 10 came were of the lowest
| classes, their natures have been moulded bv
| the despotism under which they had lived
uncomplainiuglv. We would not welcome
the Africans here. The presence was not
a blessing to us, but an impeachment in our
way. The relations Of the white and colored
races of the South were now no nearer an
adjustment than many years ago. He would
prophesy that the African race would never
| be permitted to dominate any state of the
South.
The experiment to that end had been dis
NAL failure. and failure not because we
have not tried to make it succeed but be-
cause laws away above human laws have
placed the one race superior to and far above
the other. The voters of the ignorant class
might preponderate, but intellect, not num-
bers. is the superior force in this world.
| Mr.. Jones expressed belief that if left
alone to maintain the government, the ne
gro would retrograde and 90 back to the
methods of his ancestors.
| This, he added, may be heresy, but be-
lieve it to be the truth. How much of this
country would now be worth preserving if
the North had been covered by Africans as
South Carolina is today. In view of their
REPRESENTATIVE characteristics, the wisest
policy would have oeen to exclude them at
the outset. SO we say of the Chinese today
and for a greater reason because their skill
make them more formidable competitors than
the negroes. The Chinese race is as obnox-
ious to us, and as impossible for us to assim-
llate with. as was the negro.
| Upon the conclusion of his remarks which
were extemporaneous, and heard with I'M
usual interest on both sides of the Chamber
Mr. Jones was warmly congratulated by the
Senators on his effective presentation of the
question.
MIR. Miller briefly opposed Mr.. Farley's
amendment forbidding the naturalization of
| Cinnamon as unnecessary and not germane to
the bill
Mr.. Morrill, said he appreciated the neces-
sity of restricting Chinese immigration but
desired that the bill should strictly conform
to the treaty requirements.
After remarks by Messrs. Sherman, In
gals, Farley, Maxey, Brown and Teller the
amendment of Mr.. Farley was adopted. Yeas
%. nays 30.
Mr.. Growers amendment, constituting the
words Chinese laborers. whenever used in
the act to mean both skilled and unskilled
laborers and Chinese employed in mining
prevailed by the same vote.
| Mr.. Brown moved to strike out the re-
quirement for the production of passports by
permitted classes whenever demanded by the
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