The Portland daily press., 1882-03-04
XLVIIth Congress LIST Session
SENATE.

Mr. Butler presented and explained me-
mortal from the bench and bar, executive
officers, commercial boards. professors OF COL
leges, journalists and sothers, numbering IN all
1900 citizens, of South Carolina, for national
aid for the education of the youth of that State
and in support of hislbill on the subject.
Mr. Platt presented resolutions of the COM
mittee of the Connecticut legislature urging the
New London navy yard site be utilized and an
appropriation be made to that END. ordered
printed in the Record.
Mr. Anthony reported back adversely the
joint resolution for printing 10000 copies OF the
medical and surgical history OF the rebellion.
Indefinitely postponed upon the statement by
Mr.. Anthony that the cost would Dc $l2o,ooo.
Mr.. Hoar, from the Committee on Library,
reported adversely upon the petitions OF the
Wisconsin Geographically and Chicago Hlstori-
cal Societies for Congressiona al committee TO
attend the celebration at New Orleans April
9th of the discovery of the mouth of the Mis-
their report that the event is entirely worthy,
but think Congressman ought not to be required
to absent themselves from the sessions alta time
when public business needs their presence. 1t
is recommended that the prayer OF the petit
TONERS be not granted. CoDcurred In.
The resolution to print 5000 copies OF the
Garfield memorial card was adopted.
An order for adjournment from to-day until
Monday was adopted
Bills for the relief of Marcos Radlch, Ellen
moore ana AlODZO SeSlbf anu tO dubuOIlLO tu0
compilation and printing of naval documen-
tarY history of the war of the rebellion came
up in order and passed.
The Senate bill to amend section 445S of the
Revised Statutes, relating to license fees of
officials of steam vessels, also passed. 1t re-
duces the charge for certificates of license of
masters, engineers, pilots and mates OF steam
vessels to fifty cents each instead OF 80.
The bill creating joint committee to pro-
vide for the erection of statue to Chief Jns-
tice Marshall in Washington was passed
The House bill, making Denver, COL, port
of delivery was also passed.
After several bills were introduced, discus
sion of the Chinese bill was resumed at 415,
and Mr.. Farley continued and concluded his
remarks. He then read extracts from the tes-
timony taken before the Congressional commits
sion, showing similarity between Chinese
pauper labor and Southern slave labor,
and contended that the Chiness had never
shown any aptness in the arts or sciences and
that while they were cunning and shreHd imi-
tators they had never been inventors.
Mr.. Hoar asked whether they had not in
vented the printing press, maritime compass
| and gunpowder.
MI. Farley replied that his criticisms were
confined to the class that immigrated to this
country.
Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, said the best authori-
ties denied to the Chinese the honor of those
| inventions.
Mr.. Farley contended that the introdu cton
of the Chinese into the South would bri ne
| about a war of races between Mongolans and
| Africans. He added that the disastrous com.
| petition to which white labor was subjected by
| Chinese immigration in California would not
| be tolerated in any other State, and that as tc
| a certain extent that State had been peopled
| by men from Massachusetts, and other New
| England States, the Senators from that section
| should be willing to aid in ameliorating that
| condition of affairs He believed it to be bet
| ter to have a wall of fire between the United
| States and China than to permit immigration
| to continue.
| Mr.. Maxcy followed in advocacy of the bill
| Mr.. ingalls, said the Pacific coast had right
| to judge for themselves as to the propriety oil
| this legislation, and as they had spoken here
| through their representatives he was content
| He would, however, amend the period of pre-
| hibition by making it ten years.
Mr.. Bayard opposed the amendment. He
| thought full significance had not been given
| to the almost unanimous California vote
| against this immigration. Those who were
confronted by the danger were the ones he
| thought to instruct the Senate as to the relie
| They were threatened with Mongolian over
throw of everything recognized as Christian
| civilization. The brotherhood of humanity
was good idea but the instinct of national
| self-preservation was stronger than that.
| During Mr.. Rayard' s remarks controversy
| arose as to whether the statement on the Chi
| nese question attributed to Senator Morton by
! trades assembly of California and quoted BY
| them III an address to the American people
| was in fact made by its reputed author.
| The statement as read by Mr. Bayard wa;
| taken from an address in the San francisco
| Call and was that Senator Morton had joined
with the Congressional committee in declaring
| that the Pacific coast must in time become
| either American or Mongolian; that the Chi
nese have an advantage which puts them fal
| in advance of the American: that they can sub
| sist where the American would! starve and car
| xuo~l opc which U0uld p0t, furnish fhk
| barest necessaries of life to the American
| The authenticity of the question was disputed
| by Messrs. Hoar and Mcmillan, but Mr.. Bay
| ard observed that it was immaterial whether
| had adopted it as his own. He then asserted
that but one alternative would remain unless
| immigration was checked. "Sooner or later
Senators, " he exclaimed with great emphasis
"you are to choose and better. soor
\ than late between the civilization
| of our country, an that of China. At thi
| point (4.15) motion for executive session pre-
vailed. The bill accordingly went over til
| Monday. After a short executive session ad
| journed till Monday.
| Mr.. Gibson of Louisiana introduced q bill
making an appropriation for the construction
| repair, completion and preservation of certain
works on the Mississippi river. 1t makes al
appropriation of So, 1884, 900 for initial work fo
contracting the channel and protecting thu
| caving of banks in six reaches of the river
constituting length Of 181 miles. 1t also ap
propriates 81, &c., 900 for building and repairing
levees and closing gaps in levees and $500,0O
for the Erectification sof the SAtchifolaga and
| mouth of the Red river.
On motion of Mr.. Richardson of New York
| the bill was passed reducing license fees 0
| masters, chief engineers and first class pilot
of steam vessels from $40 to $3.50, and tof chic
mates. engineers and pilots of inferior grades
| from SIS to 70 cents.
At the conclusion Of the morning honr th'
| House at 1245 went into committee of thu
| whole, Belford Of Colorado, in the chair OF
| private calendar.
| AT 3.45 the committee rose and several pri
vate bills were passed by the House.
| Committee on foreign affairs was accorded
| leave to sit during the session of the house il
order to carry on its investigation on the sub
| ject of the Chili-Peru correspondence,
The speaker announced the appointment o.
| Mr.. Van Aernam of New York, and Mr. Ladt
of Maine as directors of the Columbian Hos
| pital.
The House then at 4.30 adjourned until to
| m0rrOw