New-York tribune., 1882-03-10
YLVIITH CONGRESS-IST SESSION.
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

REGIrLAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
THE CHINESE BILL PASSES THE SENATE AFTER AN
EXTENDED pFBATE-THE HOUSE PASSES THE AG-
RIcULrURAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
SENATE WASHINGTON. Thursday. March ., 1882
In the Senate to-day the Chinese bill was
taken up and Mr. Hawley rep, Comm enumerated MS
objections to It. saying Z" We might make wealth or
educational conditions precedent TO the admission OF '
migrants bu we ought not TO base our limitations upon
the mere accidents Of humanity such as the color OF
the newcomer the place OF his birth"
Mr. JONES Rop., New said he rose to give lew
OF the considerations that had impeled the people OF
the Pacific Coast to adjure their brethren OF other
States to their assistance in resisting the tial
wave OF barbarism which suhmergng one ancr
another of their interests ard driving them from EN-
ployment lie began by replying to the arguments OF
Senators Honr and Dawes presented Gay or two ago
Without having contributed anything to building up our
industries the ChinnInan comes n ana shares WIN US
in all advantages The inevitable consequence OF
this would be the suppaniing OF American MONIES ah9
schools by Chinese hoyGs ana HQodius. Hnit M4JG
have China here in our midst Win It's degrading DaoltS
and civilization. ., =.
voring Chinese immigration were advocates OF q DiEh
tariff 10 protect Amercan labor But Judging from IN
dcatons il is not the American aborer but the l0idy
manufacturing capitalist, who is 10 be protected as
against the European capitalist
Mr. Jones expressed his belief that, II LETT alone 10
maintain q Government. the negro would gradually
rerogade and back to the methods OF his ancestors
slaves came to this county the belief had spread that
war. and the future had been ioreseen, would
they have been allowed TO landl How much
Torh had been covered by Africans Is south Carolina
to-day in view Of their non-assinuiatiye character,
ihein at the outset So we say OF the Chi
nese to-day" he exclaimed, and with far
greater reason, because their skill makes them
more formidable competitors than the negroes"
Mr.. MILLER G:ep Cal.l opposed Mr. FarIey5 amena, no.
ment c-sary and not gcrmane to The DIl. lie
esO rel lied to criticisms upon the communications ad-
dressed to the Senate in support of the bill by the people
Mr. HORRlLL Rep, VT said he appreciated the
necessity restricting Chinese immigration but desired
ments, and perfected that questions arising under IL
might enable it to pass the ordeal Of judicial scrutiny
Mr. SHERMAN (Rcp, Ohio. referring 10 tie passport
SYSTEM said the bill adopted some Of The most offensive
haste in applying policy foreign the habits Of our
people and regarded the measure as too sweeping In
many Of its provisions ana as reversing our Immigration
After further remarks the amendment of Mr.. Farley
was aiOpteG-yeaS, 20 nays, 22.
Mr. Growers amendment CONSUMING the words
"Cnine,c aborcrs" wherever usei in the act to mean
both skilled and unsldhed labOrers and Chinese en-
poyed in mining, prevailed by the same voe-Ieas, 20
5lr BROWN Dem, GaJ moved to strike out the re-
qurement for the production Of passports by the permit
Ted classes whenever demanded by the United States
authorities Carried on rira roee yote-the Chair Mr.
Davis, Of Illnos creating no little merriment by an
nonncng " The nays are load but there are not many
OF them" ,
the H SsnE EsPggHed to the S% Senate f5Sm 4S
labOrers TO ten years Mr. JONES Rep NevJ sald this
limit would hardly have the effect OF auayng ag'auoh
Oh the subject. 80
Mr. MILLER Rep., Cali also urged that the shorter
period would net mCasurdbly relieve the business inter
Csts Of the Pacific slope
The amendment was lOgt-yeas 90, nays 81.
The question required the final passage OF the bill,
and Mr.. EDMUNDS (Rep. VT closed the debate lie
WOud vote against the bill il stood. because he
believed II be infracOn OF good faith as pledged
by the last treaty because believed 1t injurious 10
the welfare Of the people OF the United states and par
ticllily the people Pacific Coast, by preventing
the development OF great trade with China
The vote then taken and the bill was passed-reas
20. nays -.
The following ia the vote in detail: Republicans in
roman. Democrats In italics. Independent III sMALL