Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-03-21
EASTERN DISPATCHES,
The chinese Bill In the House.

d Cnincso Dill In d
WASHINGTON, March 20.-0rdinarily
q session OF the House for debate brings
to the capitol the members who intend
to speak and hardly any others. bat con-.
sidsrably more than q hundred Repre-.
sentatives manifested their interest In
the subject OF Chinese immigration by
occupying their seats on Saturday
throughout q spsech.making period Of
nearly Ave hours devoted exclusively to
the Chinese bill. spoer (Dsm.) Of
Georgia, one Of the youngest members
Of the HOUSES man Of decided ability
opened the ball today. and In the
course OF his speech very neatly con.
trasted the opinions expressed by Tay-
lor OF Ohio with the observations Of
Bayard Taylor in regard to the manner
and character OF the Chinese people.
Flower Dem Of New York read Q tsrss
little speech addressed to the practical
question whether Congress should afford
protection to the laborers OF this country
or whether II would DO content to pro.
tsct capital only. Dsuster (Dem.) and
Guenther (Rep.), both Germans OF Wis
consin, continued the advocacy Of the
bill, and clearly brought into view the
vital differences between Chinese immi.
grafton and immigration from Europe.
Moore (Rsp.) OF Tennessee opposed the
bill because he feared Il might pave the
way for Q future attack on African eid-
zsnship.
Berry (Dem.) Of California made .
strong point OF the essentially slave-like
and chattel character Of Chinese labor in
California, and, while earnestly de-
nouncing the treaty as insufficient to
meet the just demands OF the Pacific
coast, urged the passage OF the pending
bill as the best relief now attainable.
The speech OF Williams (Rep.) Of
Wisconsin was quite o strong pre-.
sentation OF the arguments against the
bill. but its effect was very materially
neutralized by Psgs sending up to the
Clerks desk and having read to the
House Immediately aitsrward tho fol.
lowing passage. with which Williams
closed his speech. q few days ago. on the
Anti. Polygamy bill: ~ repeat that,
while I would prosecute no individual.
and would allow the widest liberty OF
conscience and would protect every son
OF Adam in the free enjoyment OF his
religious belief, and while. by any
method known to the law. I would shield
and foster the products OF honest toll
and relieve against anomalies and en-
barassments Of an abnormal condition
OF society. at this bold p~retsnss OF re-
ligion I would walk to the utmost verge
Of the Constitution to smite 1t down.
And / would say to tho Oriental pagan
ism upholdiug these customs and dc.
mands: Thus far. and no farther.
Where the clear waters OF the Pacific
kiss the pure sands OF u Western
shore. there thou shalt pause In the
presence Of the nations power and be-
fore the Christian civilization Of this
monday Of the world"
Williams intimation that he hopes
President Arthur will veto the Anti-Chi-
nese bill excited much attention, and TO.
night is q subject OF no little comment.
There seems to be good reason to be-
lieve that the President is inclined to
think that twenty years. suspension OF
Chinese immigration 10 too long to come
within the spirit Of treaty stipulations
against absolute prohibition and OF the
requirement that the suspension shall
be reasonable" There Is, as yet. how.
ever. no ground for fearing that he would
deny to Congress the right to determine
what suspension is reasonable.
Referring to the Chinese plank In the
Republican platform. Williams Of Wis.
consin inquired how'll. as the gentle.
man from California (Page) stated, the
people of California had taken that as q
pledge that the Republicans would sup.
port this measure-ths Golden State had
carried out her part OF the agreement?
Page replied that she would have done
so had 1t not been that q few people (but
enough to urn the s%cales) had believed
the authenticity Of the Morey letter.
Williams said he would leave Ii to the
country to Judge whether California was
justified in her blind, bigoted prejudice
in striking down the best defender OF
labor and freedom In this country on the
mere impulse Of an hour.
Page-Just prior to the election OF
1880 the President OF the United States
had vetoed q bill intended for the relief
Of the people Of the Pacific coast, and
they were smarting under what they
believed to be the infliction Of q wrong.
Flower (Dem.) Of New York, prsmis.
ing his speech with the declaration that
tho passage OF the bill was o foregone
conclusion. said that the whole question
presented was whether Congress should
afford protection TO labor or whether IL
would be content to protect capital only. |
After Flowers speech the House I'D.
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