Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-03-31

TACT tnaI his physician forbade 1t
He came to the capitol in carriage
however, aud entered the hall O.
crutches in time to vote. Page sur
passed the expectations of his warm
est friends by the admirable and
even eloquent character of the shor
extemporaneous speech with which
he closed the debate, and SO earn
estly appealed to his Republican as
sociates for assistance to pass the
bill without amendment. The cor
porations to which he referred a.
having united to defeat the bill are
the Central Pacific and the Northern
Pacific Railroad companies and the
Chinese Six companies. He also
referred to j. p. G.. Kennedy Of
Washington. Immediately upor
Speaker Keifer's announcement o
final passage Of the bill, all PAcili,
coast members received gener.,
congratulations upon their victory
and Page especially, 10y reason Of
his having borne the laboring oar az
the member i'll charge of the meas
ures, and was the recipient of nu
merous congratulations for his excel
lent management of the bill through
out the whole period of it's consider
alton. He was also informed, anc
doubtless truthfully, by at least 6
dozen of his Republican colleagues
that they had at last voted for the
bill in Difference solely to his earn
est personal representation, although
they had intended to vote against i,
unless it ware materially amended
1t need hardly be added that all the
other Pacific coast members have
labored with zeal and effectiveness
and that all are entitled to high
credit for their combined efforts, by
which, through weeks and months
eff untiring and harmonious activity
the great triumph of the day was
achieved finally.
The Chinese Bill.
New YORK, March 2S.-The Mail
and Express Washington correspon-
dent says: Ex-senator Eaton, who
was chairman of the Committee OF
Foreign Relations of the Senate
whom the American Chinese treaty
was framed, said to-day that he does
not regard the text of the bill which
has just passed both Houses as anita
gonlstic to the spirit or letter of the
treaty, except in the particular that
twenty year suspension of the i'm
migration clause is an excessive per-
iod and not consistent with what the
treaty designs as reasonable time.
The ex-senator il also authority for
the statement that President Arthur
entertains similar views on this point,
and may possibly veto it on that
ground. Should he not do 80, Eaton
thinks Congress will promptly amend
the period o limitation to ten years,
at which it will pass the House under
a suspension of rules
A special says that members Of the
New Jersey delegations say that Sec
rotary Frelinghuysen is opposed to
the approval of the Chinese bill, and
that he will advise the President to
veto it. The Chinese Minister and
Secretary Frelinghuysen have talked
over the provisions of the bill, and
it is understood that the former
takes the ground that some of its
provisions are in direct violation OF
treaty stipulations. He main tains
there may DO a suspension of immi-
grafton of Chinese 10 tho United
States for a reasonable time, but
tina: cannot he construed as covering
a period of 20 years. While the
Minister has been and is very eau.
tious in what he says. and in allow
ing his views to become public, the
opinion exists anon. the diplomatic
corps, based on satisfactory informa-
ton, that the signing of the bill be-
fore the President will be followed
by prompt action on the part OF
China, looking to the abrogation OF
the entire treaty. No doub. is enter.
tanned as to the position Of China on
this question. The knowledge OF
this fact is believed to have consider.
able influence with the President in
settling the question whether the bill
shall be signed or vetoed.
The Steamship Columbia.
SAN Francisco. March 25.-Ths
steamship Columbia, having compile
ted discharging cargo, will be placed
on the drydock at Hunters Point to-
day, for necessary repairs. The
hull shows ragged hole Is inches
long and five inches wide, just under
the engine room.
The cargo consisted of hides, furs
-four, canned goods and potatoes
and it was found that small portion
of the cargo was seriously damaged
Damage to her hull is estimated a,
about fifteen hundred dollars. The
tugs. that went to the assistance o.
the Columbia in her peril belonged te
the Pacific Towing Company, OF
Goodall, Perkins & Co., who are
agents for the steamer, which be-
longs to tho Oregon Railway & Navi
cation Company. This fact vii
complicate the question of salvage
which will, if claimed, amount t.
considerable. The cargo will also
be liable for salvage. The matter
however, is one about which Good
all, Perkins & Co. say they have no
yet given attention, as their efforts
are, for the present, directed TOWARD
getting the vessel in repair and il
service again. The steam collier
Willamette is now on the berth load
ing for Portland, and will sail mex
Monday with freight and all passen
gers for which there are accommoda
tions. If needed repairs to tho Co
lumbia can be completed in time
she will sail hence on the 31st, tax
ing tho place of the Oregon, thu
allowed the latter an opportunity t,
be overhauled.
Democrats Organizing.