The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-03-24
TELEGRAPHIC
THE CHINESE BILL.
Report ofthe final Debate In
the House.

Dill came up In the House, to-day,
Richardson, of South Carolina, expressed
his intention of voting for the bill as q
measure of protection to American
labor, though his preference would be to
reduce the term Of suspension to ten
years.
Wise, of Pennsylvania, commended
that Unrestricted Chinese immigration
would result in great injury to the
natural interests Of the country and for
that reason he would give the bill his
hearty support.
Morse, of Massachusetts, based his OBJ
ljections TO the bill on the ground that it
would destroy the commerce between
the United States and China, the mark
cts of the latter country would be for
ever closed against US By q mad policy
which had nothing to recOmmed it ex-
cept small and mean temporary ad-
vantage. He would vote against the
bill, regarding it as undemocratic, I'M
republican, and unAmerican, dangerous
to the United States as nation and ia
furious to our commerce.
Joyce, of Vermont, took the foo: 10
state the following grounds on which he
should vote against the billie First, be
cause it was in violation Of our treaty
obligations in absolutely prohibiting all
laborers from coming here for twenty
year,; second, it was hostile to the spirit
of our Institutions, as shown by our re-
cord of g century; third, it was in direct
contradiction to our policy with all the
nations of the earth for q hundred years;
fourth, it was new a1d dangerous de-
parture in our foreign policy; fifth, it was
q bold and unwarrsntable reputation of
our national declaration from the settle
ment of the colonies down to this
| time; sixth, it was q foolish and
unnecessary admission in a public
law that we have been wrong for $50
years. seventh, it was building the same
stone wall against China that she had
reared and kept up against the world for
centuries; eighth, it was 3 deadly blow
to our commerce; ninth. Z was an open
violation of the terms of the republican
platform of 1880.
Dunnell, of Minnesota, based his op-
position to the bill on the provision which
suspended immigration for twenty years.
If that period we're reduced ten years he
thought he would vote for it, out as the
bill now stood it would have national
faint which would do the country infinite
damage, not only now but throughout
years tc come.
Ortiz, of Indiana, took up and replied
in detail to the objections pressed by sd-
vocates of the bill against the unrestricted
immigration CT Chinese. and opposed the
measure because IL violated solemn
treaty OF the government. and because
it made determinations founded upon
race and color.
The debate was continued by Towns
end Of Illinois, in favor, and Robinson,
of Massachusetts,, against it. Numerous
amendments were then offered, and Psge
at O'Clock demanded the previous ques-
ton, which was seconded by q practice
ally unanimous vote.
One hodr being allowed for closing the
debate, Page yielded ten minutes to Rob-
i1son to finish his remarks. He de-
nounced the bill in itsspresent shape as q
violation of the treaty, but said he would
vote for ten years suspension.
Curtin, Of Pennsylvania, then spoke
earnestly in advocacy Of the bill, and was
much applauded.
Cannon, of Illinois. followed on the
same side.
Sherwin. OF Illinois, admitted that the
bill was departure from the traditions OF
the country, and agreed that the time for
that departure had come, and expressed
his intention Of voting for She bill SIS it
stood.
Hazeltcn, of Wisconsin, spoke in sd-
vocacy of the bill. In the exercise of the
power delegated to Congress by the
constitution one of two things must be
done, either to make provision for
the Acknowledgement OF Chinese, or to en-
force strictly the stipulations of the
treaty. There was no room under the
American hsg for vsssals of any nation.
The purpose of the bill was to limit, re-
strict, suspend and practically extinguish
the coming of Chinese coolies to the
United States, to be made part Of the
Am erican labor system. He then argued
that twenty years. suspension was reason
able under the provisions of the treaty.
He had been in California and looked
down on the segment of civilization of
which he complained here to-day, and
he had made up his mind that it should
be made no part of our grand ciyiliza-
ton. 1t was depraved in religion, de-
PRAYED in morals, depraved in the meth
DDS of life, and devoid of all the great
claims and evidences of the power Of
civilization.
Pacheco, of Cslfornis, replied to the
doubt which had been expressed as to
whether Tue D6tLeI ClAsS Oh OhillOIuld
society was in favor of the pending
measure, by sending TO the clerks desk
and having read description in San
Francisco newspaper of great anti-
Chinese meeting held in San Francisco,
IN which it is stated that the meeting was
attended by the most respectable element
of people of California. PachecU then
said that he thought that the question
had already been we'll and fully
discussed. &c felt it his duty to earnestly
advocate the passage of the bill, and
gave his resson for doing 80. The
que ton of Chinese immigration had be-
como q national one for the people and
for Congress to deal with. He proceeded
to picture the condition of the. Chinese
population of the Pacific Coast, the filth
| and immortality which characterized 1t,
and the bsneful effect of that section:
They reduced instead of increased
the resources of the country. They
destroyed industry. They absorbsd
all they could, and in return
asked the people of America to
share only in their vices. 1t was against
such a race, which was destructive to
labor, that California cried for help. 1t
was an appeal for aid which one brother
ought to make to another. In the name
of the American people, in the name OF
the Workingman of the Pacific Coast, he