Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-08
The Senate

Bill f60B0O IN 6OIn HOUSES AutnOrlZlnk
the Issue Of Tents to Food Sufferers.
The Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 7.-Senator Sherman
reported from the finance committee the fol-
lowing original bill:
That all certificates of deposit issued under
the provisions of the act of Feb. &c. 1879, en-
titled an act to authorize the issue of certifi-
Gates of deposit in aid of refunding the public
debt. not presented for conversion, into per
cent bonds, under the acts of July IA, 1874 land
Jan. 90, 1881, on or before the LIST of July next
shall be convertible only into registered bonds
of said loan. Provided, however, that the
treasurer of the United States may redeem, at
any time under such regulations
NAV prescribe, any such outstanding refund
ing certificates with accrued interest to date
of presentation, the amount of such redemp-
tions to be credited to the sinking fund calen-
dar.
Senator McDill presented the memorials of
the Iowa legislature for an appropriation of
not less than seven million dollars for the i'm
proyement of the Missouri river between
Sioux City. Ia, and st. Charles, Mo.
Senator Beck from the finance committee
reported favorably with amendment the bill to
punish unlawful certifcation of checks by
officers of national banks.
The finance committee was discharged from
consideration of the bill to chearen transpor-
taton on the railroads.
Senator Dawes reported favOraby the bill to
ratify the agreement with the Crow Indians
for the sale of the portion of their reservation
required for the use of the Northern Pacific
railroad.
Senator George introduced joint resolution
authorizing the secretary Of war to use hos
pltal tents to furnish temporary shelter to the
sufferers by the Mississippi overflow. Passed
Senator Call introduced a resolution calling
on the president for information whether any
representation has been made by the diplo
matte representative of the United States at
Chill that the United States would regard
with Indifference or consent to the dismember-
ment of Peru by the cession of any part OF her
territory to Chill under the existing circum.
stances, and whether such statement was
made with authority. Ordered printed.
The Chinese bill was again taken up and Sena-
tor Miller, California, called attention to the
recent popular demonstrations in California
and Nevada in behalf of the bill. He had
read dispatches from the mass meetings, the
largest he said ever held in California, at San
francisco, Stockton, Los Angeles. Santa
Cruz, Nevada City, Sonora, and various other
points, reciting their proceedings aud the
resolutions they adopted, in advocating the
bill.
Senator Farley said he had also received a
number of dispatches of Similar import from
the meetings at Sacramento City, Oakland and
elsewhere.
Senator Fair had read dispatch from the
governor of Nevada, dated March 4th, stating
mass meetings for restriction were then in
progress in all prominent towns of the state,
and they were unanimous in favor OF the bill.
Senator Dawes being entitled to the floor,
said the dispatches just read furnished ample
proof of the blind, furious and darkening
passion which threatened to swallow up every
sentiment of justice to what might be called
'the sentimental" objections to the bill. He
deprecated the impolicy OF moulding legisla-
tion for the whole country upon the dictates
of localities, and contended restrictions upon
permitted classes, as well as the practical
prohibition against Chinese laborers tor
twenty years, contravened not only the late
but former treaty. The bill was drawn in a
spirit of hate and supported by the same SEN
timent which actuated the sand lotters of San
Francisco. The bill made distinction in ia
vor of the Chinese already here as against the
poor laborer, and in favor of aristocrats. He
charged the measure was based upon this
discrimination, while it assumed not to pro-
hibit laborers, it threatened with the penitenti-
airy those of them who might be found with
out the passport which it required. He be-
lieved this country had gone too far to admit
of the retrograde step which it would take in
declaration as to certain immigrants that
they shall remain, and as Others that they
shall be banished or go to the penitentiary.
Senator Edmunds defended the principle
upon which the bill was based. He said the
fundamental prosperity of the republic con-
sists of the homogenity of its people, that
Cinnamon here did not assimilate socially or
politically, and were not homogeneous with
our population, and it did not now appear they
could assimilate. He favored the limitation
of the period of suspension to ten years as con-
forming the bill more directly to the spirit of
the treaty. AS thus modified this legislation
would be equivalent to saying mot that we
deny the assimilation Of Chiuaman if he is
capable of that, but only that we shall sus-
pend the immigration Of hundreds of thou
sands of his countrymen, and the experiment
as to compatibility with the Chinese already
here" Abiding to the HUMANITARIAN senti.
ment expressed by the senator from
Massachusetts, Senator Edmunds expressed
doubt whether 1.-THE people of Massachusetts,
would desire, for instance, to encourage the
immigration of Africans. In his opinion they
would not hunger for the Eruption of MIL
lions of inhabitants of Africa, not because
they had any hostility to the African, or did
nOG UeSlTe HIS cuuCdGlOus grow Ill VI uCtOioP-
ment, bnt because they did not believe it was
good for the races to be brought together in
discriminatory in the same place, unless their
race tendencies we're such that being together
they assimilate and becom- homogeneous.
Senator Platt then obtained the floor. The
California senators urged the bill be disposed
of to-day, and after a statement of Platt that,
owing to the condition of his health he pre-
ferred to proceed tomorrow, endeavOred to
secure specific limitation of the debate, but
unanimous consent was not obtained.
Senator FRYE introduced bill for the relief
of American shipping After an executive
session the senate adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, March Ton motion of Mr..
Neal the bill passed creating local board of
inspectors of hulls and boiler at Galiopls, O.
The senate bill appropriating $4,000 for the
erection of statue of Chief Justice Jno. Mar