The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-11
Debate ON tho Chinese Bill.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WAsH1NoToN, March 8.-He said th
senator from Fississippi iGeorgc) wa
carrying the principle Of the bill not on
Wnlt teyond where just rcs,sOnin.
would carry it. He had declared thi
70 oe white mans government aut
one tof the posterity OF the white MAI
ana that II the question was Used 40 t,
the African race, he would expect tn,
some deferenCe tO be paid to the Wishe
OF the white people Of Mississippi tl,a
ne would now pay to the wishes Of til,
Wnate people Of California. He (HOar
regurded this statement coming as it dil
from . Senator whose constituents wer,
~ ge!y OF the African race ~ q signiti
cant intimation that the African citi
'sens Of this country arc not unlikely
ton.
In reply to Edmund's point that no
mogene1ty Of people was essential tn tht
welfare Of our Republic, Hoar argued
t!'at the great Republics Of ancient
times did not have ! homogeneous pop
u'ati0n and that in our own day tina:
was true Of the Swiss Republic in
whose Governmental Assembly speec i
II French would he replied to by one in
German.
Ednunds-My friend gets Up and
makes u speech iE fine English and
Eet up and make one in the common
dialect Of the people and yet We are ITO,
homogeneous; lMughter.)
HOar replied that he thought there
was considerable amount Of hOMogen.
aty between the Senator and himself and
argued that under the bill Chimes.
youths now being educated here would
better thetr'cs'ntlitiOn by becoming H.
borers or they would h We to leave the
country. He thought it is unworthy oi
the Senate tn class those who ask for
this legislation with freelOvers and l,<s,-
pie not subject tn moral restraints. Ell
mUnds in reply to H0;ar's closing stat"-
lne mt ssid that the right to divide
what constitutes the moral law was one
Inherent in the Government and by
aaolugy the right tn rcgul:te the char
.cter 0f the people vino shall come into
It belonged to u government.
This depended upon national pOlity
and the fact that the most ancient Re.
publies did not pt,ssess hOnlo4cneity
Was the cause Of their TALL. As by the
Swiss republics it was not homogeneous.
The difference there. was not one Of the
rlce but Of different varieties of the
same race all of which are analogous
and consistent with eacl, other. Ii
would not l,c co,ltcn,le<l that it is al adj
vantage to y Republic that its citizt rs
should he made up OF diverse races with
different views and diverse obligations.
therefore, there was no foundation for
the charge Of u violation of n,Orxl and
public law in our making distinction
rs to foreigners. lie challenged Hm.r to
produce authority III intcrastiDn&i law,
which demands the right Of one nation
to declare what people 0f other nations
sh9uld come among them.
John Hancock, Samuel Adams, note
worthy citizens OF MAs3;.ch usetts. iOined
In q declaration at independence, the
right of the colonies to establish for
themselves, nut iOr ether peoples, gov
eTrment Of their own; not the govern
meat of s0aalel,o<ly else. The declars.-
tien associated the family or consolida-
ted the right Of . people within any ter
rjtery to determine the cOsditi0ns upon
which they w0uld 80 on, and this in
clAsdetl the matter Of receiving pe0ple
fr0Rl other shores into their family.
This idea w. followed in the car1stitu-
ti0a by requiring the naturalization of
Chiaanlen Wase may a'e with Us, but lIe
b not Of IL. Ooe Of the conditions of
'lie naturalization 10 that he must be
to oar institutions and policy of
)aar government. The theory Of the
Massachusetts, senators is that there Is
! universal 00enexs Of,sne human being
with every other human being on the
yl0be. This traditional and flnd.Anen-
'al principle WAS entirely ignored. Such
! theory ~ applied to gOvers mlent was
to I'll human experience; to
I'll discussion and to every step Of the
Of our government.
After HO~r had argued in reply, In
salls moved IN amendment pt,stpOni M
he tilie ut which the act shall take ef-
ext CD days.
After much discussion the amend
lays after its ps,ss.sge," was a'i"Hel.
Adjourned.
The biz appropriating $3.50, 600 to pur-
hase the Freetiulan'< = hank PASSED; also
bill dire@:ting the Secretary OF war to
NY s., ,:AHltO the Army O: the Cumber-
aud to aid in the erection Oi 4 statute to
ZEN. Garfield. The next bill was the
bill Int before its consitl-
ration the House adjourned.
WAsIIING1ON, March 3.--House bills
eierr.sl tO the committee of the whole:
or the admission of the State nf Wash !
aytcn, and deciding that all public !
uiI.iiE::, to be i.uilt Of material found !;
u the State wllere the buildings shall br (;
ree.ed. !.
WAs1llEGTox, *!ar'.l. ?.-Hawlcy /
ni-hed speaking Il! l:l5. He was fol-
,wed Nv Jones Of Nevada. who, speak
~ extenol.aTnron>ly. prO;eecdc,i tore
ew anil criticize the arguments AL
;,nccd bv the opponents Of the bill. es-
'N.ialIy the two Senators from N:ass;,-
.usetts.
WASHINGTON, Mar-!, 9.-Thc Senate
1::O resumed con>id ration Of the Chi
Use hi!l and lIaw!ry tso> the floor in
pw'>i.ion. |
\ resolution was passed. instructing
,e Secretary Of State to ascertain the