The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-04-06
XVII CONGRESS.
REGULAR SESSION.
SENATE.

Clp+OcSl LrhU6 between tue u 0lteQ States
and Mexico passed.
After the morning hour, Farley moved
to take up the vetoed bill.
Hoar objected that it was out OF order,
Ingalls, being entitled TO the floor.
Bayard held that the vetoed bill WAS
first IN order. Republicans favored re-
ferring the bill to the committee on
forelgn relations. Some republicans,
who had voted for the bill, cid not SEEM
to desire to vote again either for or
against
Sherman deprecated haste and favored
q regular order. He believed the foreign
relations committee would report the bill
to meet the views Of the people and the
President.
Ingalls, regarded the consideration as q
question of privilege, and favored imme-
date action. The Senate should decide
to pass it over the veto at once. He OBJ
posed referring, and was ready to vote
on the bill.
Fsrley's motion was adopted % to %.
Cameron, of Wisconsin, Jones and Mil
Ter voted with the democrats. Sherman
moved to refer to the foreign committee
The Presidential court bill coming up
ss unfinished business, Farley moved 10
Icy it aside and proceed with the vetoed
snti-Chinese bill.
A discussion arising upon the question
whether the veto measure hsd not preces
denc6 Of unfinished business, Harris
moved to postpone unfinished business.
Bsyard said he understood there Waa
considerable excitement in California
on the subject, and asked the senators Of
that state what was thei= wish. He was
disposed to be governed somewhat by
that.
Farley replied that he had no hesita-
ton ii saying the unanimous sentiment
Of his people was in favor of action on
the veto. His information was that ex-
element in San Francisco was SO great
that violence was spprehended.
Sherman said there was no disposition
on the republican side to delay action,
but they we're not disposed to take up the
Chinese bill because violence was threat
ened somewhere. That was not the way
to secure action. That some measure on
the Chinese question ought to be passed
vas not disputed, as between the Presi-
dent and the House; but the President
thought Congress had proposed to VIC
late treaty. He thought it advisable to
allow the committee on foreign relations
to take the bill, and report 8 measure
which would meet the objections in the
veto.
Farley replied that until vote was
| taken, the Senate could, aot tell whether
| the vetoed bill would Lsss over the veto,
and therefore 1t was premature to talk Of
referring to committee. For the same
reason he regarded the bill introduced
By his colleague this morning as pre-
mature.
Ingalls, took issue with Sherman IS to
the proprietY of referring the bill 10 q
committee, contending that the Constitu-
ton required direct vote on the ques-
ton and did not recognize any attempt to
ploW around the stump, and prepare q
new proposition by way of avoiding the
| objections OF the executive. A vote being
| taken, Harris motion preVailed-yess
29, nays Is. The vote was party one,
except that Cameron, of Wisconsin,
Jones, of Nevada, and Miller, of Califor-
mia, voted aye with the democrats; and
Davis, Of Illinois, and Malone voted no
with the republicans.
The Chinese bill was then taken IN
without opposition. Sherman moved Ca
refer the bill and message to the commits
tee on foreign relations. He supported
and elaborated the objections of the
| President and particularly Of the Chinese
minister and urged as there was no occa-
sion for haste measure, they should be
carefully perfected IN the committee with
8 view to obvistiug these objections.
Garland expressed the opinion that IL
view of the protracted discussions Of the
measure IN the Senate and House,
it vas improbable that any
new light could be thrown upon Il.
That as intelligent action could be had
st this time as well as at any other. any
proposed reference was to bury the bill.
Morgan argued that the motion by In
7olving q virtual reconsideration el
measure, was sn evasion Of the Consti-
tutonal requirement of q direct vote.
Referring to the memorandum Of the five
objections 10 the bill OF the Chinese min
J ister, which accompanied the veto, hE
said he believed this to be the first In.
stance in which president Of the United
States had consulted foreign power on
q matter about which Congress was LEXIS
Isting, as to whether the proposed legis
: lstion would be agreeable to that power
: So far as concerned the President, thl
objections Of the Chinese minister hsF
been worth more than the arguments o.
which the bill passed Congress. a re
q publican administration had arraysd II
u self in hostility to any legislation on th
I question. He arraigned the republiea
e party for having assumed a like attitud
:, and said the republican leader in th
i Senate was now attempting to smotht
0 the question ard slip around it by II
= ferriUg it to committee.
e Bsyard said it was useless for Il
: friends Of the bill to expect, by reterrin
e it, TO change its features in aecOrdsnt
q with the Presidents objections, and tn
lF they were compelled to see it knocked
e. the head By the Chinese veto. He pr
az ceeded to answer some of the objectis
IS upon which the President returns
a. the bill, and showed that it had !
s. justification in !. fact, no justification
e. them, and no justification upon AZ
K pretense to the dignifed and respecti
We consideration by one branch OF COVER
ne ment for another.
go Adjourned.