The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-03-24
THE CHINESE BILL.
Continued

utes to Robinson, OF Massachusetts, who
concluded HE Argument: This country
should not try to overreach and get pro.
hibition. The gentleman from Mary
land (McLahe) had said that Congress
hat the right to tay what period
wss reasonable. That would be
/ true il the treaty said thai
the suspension might be for such time as
Ihe United States might deem reason.
| able. but that WAS not what was said.
The gentleman from Maryland had said
that the Chinaman gave himself aWay
knd had to give himself away. BE
| lsmented that the expression hsd been
| Used in the great hall Of the capital of the
United States. Thank God he would
repCdiste that idea wherever promul.
gated, that when any people, great or
smsl, of any color. however degraded,
came up gquarely 10 treat with the United
States government, it should be said.
"We had you in our grasp, and you
had 10 be given Rwsy." It was
not the right thing for a man unless his
name was Snylock. 1t VAS not the right
thing for free, and human, and just
and civilized government Oh! If that
was the outcome of sending the Bible to
OGibni PANy hOCP WIG OlOlO5 Ill nv uOU1cs
for we need them every one.
Curton, of Pennsylvania, said that now
the world: We shall say who shall
come and who shall net come, who shall
become citizens and who shall not. He
then proceeded, in eloquent language, to
give brief history Of the conflict Of the
European and Indian races, AID he was
frequently interrupted with applause,
He had 10 speak of another race, the
negro race, stolen from his home in
Africa. Then the people of Massachu-
sets hal forgotten the sublime Declare
tion Of Independence. People were fam.
liar with the c0lored race. They knew
it well. The negro as disturbing c.e-
ment in politics was gone. When the
gentleman from Mississippi (Hooker)
spoke the other day, beautiful, political
ard classic, IS were his remarks, there
was . mute eloquence in the wave OF his
.armless sleeve, which brought to him
(Curton) the consolation that the Ameri-
can was unit, and would remain 3 unit
now and forever. He protested sgsinst
compelling the people of Califor-
mia to undergo the evils OF
Chinese immigration. Put 100000
Chinese down in Massachusetts, to dis
place the enlightened workmen Of that
great state, and the violence of the puri-
tan accommodation would dwarf the utter
ances of the sand lots and brambles of
California. La conclusion, he stated
that he would vote for the bill as it stood,
because it was thought by the represen-
tatives Of the Pacific Coast that it would
remedy the evil Of which they we're COM
planning.
After brief speech by Cannon. of
Illinois, in support of the bill, Page, of
California, took the floor to close the de.
bate. He trusted that the bill would be
passed without an amendment The
gentleman from Iowa (Kssson) came
here, and under the cloak of al amend
ment, he (Psge) saw the dagger OF the as
sassin which would stab him to death.
He believed that there was Il persistent
determination on the psrt Of those who
opposed the bill to fosce an amendment
upon it which would destroy it. He wit
messed scene the other day, when he
saw one Of the lobbyists of corporation
walk up and congratulate member who
had denounced this bill. Six Chinese
companies brought their agents in this
city, who swarmed in every corridor of
the Capitol, and had for weeks. He
knew that two railroad COZ poratious had
United to defest this bill.
Here he was called to order by White,
of Kentucky, who said that the words of
the gentleman we're too far reaching.
The gentleman has stated, he continued,
that opposition to this measure comes
from the reason he has given, and that l
denounce as utterly false and unworthy
of any gentleman.
White was here, 10 his turn called to
order by the Speaker. and Springer, o:
Illinois, asked that the word. used be
taken down, but withdrew his request at
Pages solicitation.
Psge, continuing his speech, Sid he
could not Understand why the gentleman
from Massachusetts (Ricsl aliude1 to re-
publicans of the west as the left branch
of the republican party. In 1876 they
were the right wing. They had amounted
to something them. He made lssJ ap
peal to the republican side to grant the
Pacific Coast the relief she asked for.
He again stated, as fact, that there had
and had solicited members. Here be
was again interrupted with cries of
Name him" but be declined 10 do so,
6uO COItttu Uiukg ediO ne OlO uOt lulOuO W
intimate that any member had been i'm
properly approached or controlled. In
conclusion, he said: II turn to that grand
party which, for twenty years, has
fought the battle of the dOWntrodden and
oppressed. l turn TO that party, with It's
grand, noble record, and in the last
agony of hope, say give US this bill; re-
move this obstruction from US and let US
invite European immigration Do not
confne US to Chinese immigrsti;n.
The House then proceeded to vote on
the amendments, the first being that
offered by Kasson, of Iowa, reducing the
period Of suspension to ten years. It WAS
reiected-yess 100. nays 13I.
Butterworth's amendment, limiting
the term of suspension to fifteen years,
was lost, without call of yeas snd nays,
- large number Of amendments were
then voted upon, but were all lost with
on; d vision being called. The bill was
then passed yeas 167 nava 65