Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-12
CHINESE BILL VETOED.
The PRESIDENT Returns Ii 10
The senate.

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The PRESIDENT Returns 1t to
The senate.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-fhe fresi.
dents veto of the Chinese bill was re-
ceiyed with considerable sense OF relief |
by a large number Of Senators ana
Representatives who voted for 1t un-
der the pressure of a supposed public
opinion. The prohibition OF Chinese
immigration is not denied as matter
of right within s reasonable period,
but the Limitation to twenty yeats vas
regarded by many who voted toor II as
excessive, and they simply dlq vote
for it in order to secure the principle.
Although the measure was carried by
more then two-thirds vote, there Is
40 ,,.ssont indication that it will re-
ceire such q formidable support as
aeainst the Presidents veto. II iG
now proposed to amend the measure
by substituting ten years for twenty
years, as IL is CONCEDED that the mea-
sure can be re-enacted if deemed aq'
yisable at the expiration of that time
The Presidents action, it is under
stood from official sources, vas largely
influenced by the probable position OF
,he Chinese Government, as aseertained
from its minister here, American
commercial and mercantile iaterests,
which are very extensive In that eoqn=
try, would be disastrously affected oy
retaliatory measures.
A number of Democrats at An in
formal conference decided to antago-
nize any measures that the Republl-
cans may bring forward on the Chi
nese question, in the hopes Of throw
ing the responsibility upon them, SO
that the Democratic nominees may
carry tho States of Colorado, Nevada,
California and Oregon. II . revised
measure should fail the fault will be
with the Democrats. The Republic
cans will prepare a measure in accor,
dance with the Presidents veto, and
endeavor to secure concurrent action
at once.
ADVANTAGE THEY MAY G4Is.
WASHINGTON, April 4-There Will
be no attempt to override the Presl-
dents veto of the Chinese bill, and IT
it not at all probable any modified Dill
will be passed The Democratic
members are entirely satisfied to let
the onus Of defeating the anti-Chlnese
legislation rest upon the President,
and there are not enough Republicans
favorable to the ideas of the vetoed
bill to bring a new bill to vote, Gen
eral Rosecrans claims the veto assures
the Democrats control Of the House.
The Republicans will not, he thinks,
even attempt to contest the Congress
sional elections in California, Oregon
and Nevada, while the labor interest
from one end of the country to the
other will be arrayed against the Pres
ident's party. Mr.. Page expresses
himself disappointed and disheartened
He had prepared himself for a qualified
veto. but the document is scarcely
that, it being probably impossible to
frame q bill which would be effective
to exclude the Chinese and not be open
to the objections found by the Presl-
dent to the present bill. NJ. Page
does not expect to pass the bill over
the veto. because the Democrats will
now refuse to help He means, how
ever. to put them on record, ifpossible.
He is sure all the Republicans in the
House who voted for it originally will
vote to pass it over the veto if they
have chance. Senator Miller, of
California, thinks the President made
grave political mistake, which would
weaken the administration all over
the country, by arraying the labor in
terest against the Republican party.
The Newark Methodist Episcopal
Conference sdopted Q resolution ap-
proving President Arthur's veto of the
anti-Cbinese bill.
CALIFORNIA PRESS ON THE VETO.
San FRANCISCO, Apri 4.-The
Bulletin says regarding the veto of the
Chinese bill "The President has not
done a good days work for himself,
the Republican party, or the country.
Garfield with his knowledge on the
subject would have signed the bill.
The people Of the Pacific do not intend
to give up the fight. The thing to
be done is either to pass the bill over
the veto or pass it over again. The
people here fully understand them
selves, and will not be betrayed into
action that might tell against them"
The Post, in the light of subsequent
events regrets the ten-year compromise
was not accepted by the gentleman in
charge of the bill, and recognizes that
the wishes of other parts of the Union
demand equal consideration at the
hands of the Executive, and Is not
disposed to Judge the Presidents action
hurridly or severely. 1T COUNCILS
patience until constitutional redress
can be obtained.
Both the above articles were written
before the reasons for the veto were
received.
The Aito tomorrow will comment
bitterly on the action of the President
in vetoing the Chinese bill. "The
veto appals every Republican in the
State, and proves the President is the
slave and not the master Of the eastern
bgots and sacred New Y York merchants.
lie reminds us Of our insigniilcance ut
the east, that the wants of California
are nothing to Massachusetts and New