Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-10

the calendar was taken up, and the SEN
ate bill for commission on the subject of
the alcoholic liquor traffic was further de-
bsted. The pending amendment, directing
that no more than three of the five members
OF the commission shall be of the same po-
litical party, was agreed to.
Mr.. Bayard moved to require that not
more than three of them should be Prohibit
tionists. Agreed to-yess 80. nays 16.
A discussion followed upon amendments
offered and advocated by Messrs. Blair,
Morgan and Ingersoll. Pending action the
morning hour expired.
The Chinese bill was taken up, and Mr..
Hawlev enunciated his objections to It.
Mr.. Hswley spoke briefly, but after him
came Mr.. Jones, OF Nevada, who delivered
a long. aud carefully prepared speech in
favor Of the bill.
sERvILE RACES AND NATIONAL PROGRESS.
In the course of his speech Mr..
Jones, enlsrging upon the considera-
tion that the intelligence or creative
genius Of the country in overcoming obsta-
cles, and not its material resources, consti-
tutes its wealth, said that the low wages
of the Chinese, while benefiting individual
employers, would ultimately impoyerish the
country by removing the stimulant to create
labor saving machinery and like in
Ventions. Mr.. Jones spoke of what he
called the dearth of intellectual activity in
the South in every department but one, that
of politics. This was because of the presence
OF a servile race there. The absence of the
Southern names in the Patent Office is
an illustration. We would not welcome
Africans here. Their presence was not
blessing to US, but an impediment in our
way. The relations of the white and col
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adjustment than they were 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 a dismal failure, and failure not
because we have not tried to make 1t sue
ceed, but because laws away above human
laws have placed one race superior to and
far above the other.
"The votes of the ignorant class might
preponderste, but intellect, not numbers, is
the superior force in this world. We cloth
ed the African and the union blue and the
belief that he was one day to be free WAS
candle light in his soul. But it is one thing
to aspire TO be free, and another thing to
have intelligence and sterling qualities of
character than can maintain free govern
ment." Mr.. Jones here expressed his be-
lief, that II left alone to maintain gov
eminent, the negro would gradually retro
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OF his ancestors. "This," he added,
''may be heiesy, but believe it to be the
truth. Ii, when the first ship load of Afri-
can slaves came to this country, the belief
had spread that they would be the cause OF
political agitation and civil war, and the
future had been foreseen, would they have
been allowed to land? How much Of this
country would now be worth preserving II
the North had been covered by Africans as
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nOn-assimilative characteristics, the wisest
policy would have been to have eX-
cluded them at the outset. So we
say OF the Chinese to-day" he ex-
claimed, "and for a greater reason,
because their skill makes them more formi
dable competitors than negroes. Subtle and
adept in manipulation, the Chinaman can
be put into almost any kind of factory. His
race is as obnoxious to us, and as impossible
for US to assimilate, as the negro race. His
race has outlived every other because
it is homogeneous, and for that reason
alone. 1t has imposed its religion
and peculiarities upon its conquorers and
still lived. IL immigration is not
checked now, when 1t is within manageable
limits, it will be too late to check it. What
do we find in the condition of the Indians
or Africans to induce us to admit another
race in our midst? l. is because the Pacific
coast fsvors our civilization and not that of
another race that they discourage the
coming of these people. They believe in the
homOgenitY of our race, and that upon this
depends the progress of our institutions,
and everything on which we build our
hopes"
Upon the conclusion of his remarks,
which were extemporaneous and heard with
unusual interest on both sides of the
chamber, Mr.. Jones was warmly congratu-
lated by the Senators upon his effective pre-
sentation of the question. The amendment
If Mr.. Farley was adopted-yeas 25; nays
2 1t prohibits the naturalization of
Chinese.
Mr.. Growers amendment, constituting the
word "Chinese laborers," wherever used in
the act, 10 mean both skilled and unskilled
laoorers aAd Chinese employed in mining,
prevailed By the same Vote-yeas 25;
nays %.
Mr.. Brown moved to strike out the re-
quirement for the production of passports
by the permitted classes whenever dem anded
by the United States authorities. Carried
on a viva voce vote.
Upon the bill being reported to the SEN
ate from the committee of the whole, Mr..
Ingalls, again moved to limit the suspension
OF the coming of Chinese laborers to ten
years. Lost-yeas 20 nays 81.
Mr.. Edmunds closed the debate. The
vote was then taken and the bill passed
yeas 30, nays l5
The title of the bill was amended so as TO
read: "An act to execute certain treaty
stipulatiOns relating to the Chinese"
Mr.. Hosr suggested that the word "exe-
cute" should read "violate." Adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, Chairman of
the Committee of Ways and Means, asked
leave to report for present consideration a
70 Aha 0f
snuff and cigars free Of tax, to adjacent
foreign countries.
Mr.. hatch, of Missouri, objected, and in
reply to a statement by Mr.. Kelley, that the
bill was to enable the export of tobacco by
rail, as it now went by ship, said that until
the Committee of Ways and Means heed
the wishes of the House, as recently ex-
pressed in the vote on the leaf tobacco Dill,
he did not propose that any bill relating to
tobacco should be considered.
Mr.. Kelley-''Let the tobacco growers
know that it is this gentleman that inficts
this hardship upon them"
MIR. Hatch-"I am glad that the people
should know all about it."
The bill was referred to the House calen-
dar, and then, at l O'Clock, the House went
into committee of the whole (Mr, Upde-
graft, of Iowa, in the chair) on the agricul-
tural appropriation bill, and speeches upon
the tariff question again began.
Mr.. HOrr, of Michigan, created some
amusement in q reply to free trade speech
by Mr.. Turner, OF Kentucky, yesterday.
Finally the agricultural bill was read by
sections. Amendments providing Cor the
procuring of statistics relative to the manu-
facture and expectation of oleomargarine,
and providing that the agricultural reports
shall give full statement, showing freight
charges for the chief agricultural products
on the principal lines of railroad and river
routes to the principal markets Of the
United States, were adopted.
Mr.. Money, of Mississippi, offered an
amentment, leaving the distribution Of
seeds, plants, etc, to the discretion of the
Commissioner of Agriculture.
This gave rise to long and uninteresting
discussion, nearly all the speakers favoring
the amendment, though Messrs. Speer, of
Georgia, Muldrow, of Mississippi, and Tai
bott, of Maryland. opposed 1t on the ground
that member Of Congress could better
thsn the Commissioner OF Agriculture know
to whom seeds should be distributed. The
amendment was finally rejected, and the
quota of seeds to be supplied to members
was increased from one half to two-thirds.
Amendments were adopted approprist-
ing S25 600 for experiments In the manu-
facture Of sugar from sorghum and SIC, 900
for experiments in the manufacture Of
sugar from beets, and increasing the ap-
preparation for the purpose of enabling the
Commissioner of Agriculture to investigate
the subject Of forestry from $1,000 to
At 4:sO the committee rose and reported
the bill to the House, when it was passed,
Adjourned.
The Commons and The Land Act.
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