Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-11

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES 10 fHg RRcoRD-UNIoN
WASHINGTON, March 10th.-The Chinese
immigration bill, as passed, provides that
from and after the expiration of 80 days after
the passage of the Act, and until the expira-
ton of twenty years after its passage. the
coming OF Chinese laborers to the United
States shall be suspended, and prescribes the
penalty as imprisonment for not exceeding
one year, and fine Of not more than $500.
against the master Of any vessel who brings
any Chinese lasorer to this country during
that period. IL further provides that the
classes of Chinese excepted by TIE treaty from
such prohibition, such as merchants, teachers,
students, travellers and diplomatic agents, and
Chinese laborers where in use on the l7th
of November. 1880. shall be required,
as condition for their admission, to produce
passport from the Government of China,
personally identifying them. and showing
that they individually belong tn one of the
permitted classes, which passports must have
been indorsed by the diplomatic representa-
tive of the United States in China, or by the
United States Consul at the port Of depart
ure. Il also provides elaborate machinery
for carrying out the purposes Of the Act, and
additional sections prohibit the admission of
Chinese to citizenship by United States and
State Court, and cDnstrues the words
"Chinese lsborers" to mean both skilled and
unskilled laborers and Chinese employed in
mining.
The Chinese Bill Sent to the Mouse OF
Representatives.
WASHINGTON, March 10th.-The Chinese
bill passed by tie Senate yesterday was sent
o. - Il nE ,kat, Tnt, ~
noon, and given It's proper place on the
Speakers table. There are 33 bills ahead Of
it, the first being the anti-polygany BILL and
the fifth the Grant retirement measure. Be-
sides these there are tftesn private and pub
lie bills, and six public measures of small
Importance. Ali of these bills. except the
nti.polygamy and two or three unimportant
measures, will, when reached, be referred to
the Committee of the Whole under the rule
applicable to all bills which involve an sp-
preparation of money or other public prop
perty, and motion to proceed to business on
the Speakers table is in order, and may be
carried by ma ajority vote on any day except
Monday and Friday, Immediately after the
the morning hour. It will thus he seen that
in case the consideration of the House Com
mittee's Chinese bill is delayed much beyond
rext Tuesday, for which date and from
day to day thereafter it has been as
signed, subject to the regular appropriation
bills, there will possibly be az opportunity
to pass the Senate bill directly from
the Speakers table at about as early period
as could then be found available for basing
parliamentary action upon the House bill.
The Senate bill cannot be substituted for the
House bill when the latter comes before the
House for action, except by unanimous con-
sent, which there is no prospect Of obtaining.
Il Is true that q literal copy Of the Senate
bill may be offered as a substitute for the
House bill, but if adopted this substitute
would have to be sent to the Senate for &C.
ton on it by that body as House bill, pre-
cisely as if the measure had originated in the
House. The question as to what course
is most advisable is now under examination
by the Californian members, and will be de-
| termined before next Tuesday, after careful
investigation, and with aid and advice from
the best parlismentsrians In regard to all the
features Of the problem. There is practically
no doubt, however, that the earliest oppor-
| tunity under the existing special order will be
promptly utilized to bring the subject before
the House for discussion.
The Roseerans.Garfeld gTatter.
CHICAGO, March 10th.-The Times WASH
ington special says: Some time during the
last political campaign paragraph was pub
Eshed, in which ie was said that General Gar
tield had during the war preferred charges OF
serious character against his old com
mander, General Rosecrans Charles A.
Dana made the original charge. This brought
out a note from General Garfield to Rose
| Grams, in which he distinctly said he had
! never been untrue to his commander in word
| Or thought, Dana or any other liar to
! The contrary. Mr.. Dana, to sustain his
original statement, has printed confidential
| letter from General Garfield, addressed to
! Salmon 2. Chase during the war. This
letter, il genuine, gives the direct lie to Car
| field, ard for that reason has attracted much
attention here, as it shows him in the light of
| double-dealer and false friend. 1t is said
| that Fitz-John Porter is partially responsible
for the publication of this letter. It
has irritated General Rosecrans, who is
member of this Congress. He says that
if he had known of the letter at the time,
he would have had General Garfield Court
martaled He calls the letter compound
of exaggerations and untruths, in direct con-
! f1et with everything ever said to him when
General Garfield was a member of his staff.
In this connection the Evening Critic prints
the following: A well-founded story has
| been current for some days that in 1865
shortly after General Rosecrans had been
removed, the late Francis z. Blair, Sr. 2
gave dinner in Washington to his. son,
Frank 2. Blair. Jr, then just from the vic
torious field of Vicksburg, at which were
present, among others. Hon. Montgomery
| Blair aud General Garfield, then just elected
to Congress. At this dinner tho subject of
General Rosecrans' removal was freely dis
cussed, and there was general expression Of
opinion that his removal was q grave mis-
| take. By no one wss this expression more
! forcibly stated than by General Garfield,
who was loud in his praises of him
| as military genius and able General.
Montgomery Blair was so uluch impressed by
General Garfeld's statement that he went to
| President Lincoln and used about the follow
| ing words: g Mr. President, | 60 not want
! to seem offieious, bat / was SO forcibly i'm
pressed by Il conversation had last evening
with a Young member of Cosgress from Ohio,
who previous to his election was General
Rosecrans' Chief of staff, that have come
10 you as q matter of duty to say that
| [ think General Rosecrsns' removal was
a grave mistake. The gentleman referred
to impressed me so favorably as to
his own military ability and the positiveaess
of his declarations that am fully convinced
of his knowledge and Judgment in the mat
ter" "Who is this gentleman 2" the Presi-
dent is reported to have inquired. " General
GarGeld." "Gensral Garfield? Why, it was
UPON his statement of facts and representa-
l1Du5 mOt6 tuhh tuiuS Cio0 Bills tS-
rnoval was based" said Mr.. Lincoln. with an
expression of surprise.
Rleod Reports.
NEW ORLEANS, March 10th.-A special
from Bayou Sara says that the Pointe Coupee
levee, three miles above here on the west
bank of the river, gave way last night. This
is new levee, and was not yet finished. Yes
terday the citizens cut the old levee in front
of the new work for the purpose of letting
water against the new levee. The cut be-
came some 200 feet wide, and the water
rushed with such force against the new levee
that about so feet of it was swept away. The
break in the new lsvee to-day is 300 feet
wide, and is increasing. This will flood q
portion of the Fourche river country, in
crease the volume of water from Narganzia,
| and affect the best lands west of Baton Rogue.
! The only spot in the levees in front of New
Orleans about which any anxiety is felt is just
above the railroad dept at Carrolton. A
guard is maintained here constantly. At
the head of Canal street the gauge shows
the river to be still between seven and eight
inches below the high.water mark of 1874.