New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-09

amendment was also lost, the vote standing 10 to
"a The apparent object of these amendments was
tc test the honesty of the supporters of the bill in
asserting that the present movement was rather
against the "servile labor" OF "Coolien system
than against Cinnamon who come here to enter into
honest competition with skilled labor.
The most remarkable event of the day was the
introduction of an amendment by Senator Farley,
of California, providing that hereafter no State
Court shall admit Chinese to State citizenship"
Upon this amendment Senator Hawley secured the
floor for speech when the Senate adjourned,
leaving 1t the pending question In view of the
fact that the support TO this bill by Senators other
than those from the Pacific States is based upon a
willingness to concede to those States a right to
regulate their affairs, this attempt to deny to
other States the right TO make citizens of the Chi
namen who may now be within their borders seems
to be gratutOus thrust inspired by unreasoning
personal hostility to the Chinese.
Senator Platt, of Connecticut, made an excellent
speech early in the afternoon. taking the ground
that the bill was in to be interpreted as
suspension" of Chinese Immigration, but was an
absolute prohibition and was thus not consistent
with the terms of the treaty. He avowed his will
ingness to limit regulate the incoming of the
Chinese, but said he would never lend his vote to
the support of measure which cou Id not be made
to appear other than direct breach of
a solemn treaty with q friendly Power
However much Senators might juggle
with the words limit. regulate or reasonably
suspend" this means entire prohibition. To pass
this bill would be an act of overreaching the part
of the United States in matters where China had
felt trustful confidence in sense of justice.
The Senator read portions of the treaty and the ac
cOmpanying correspondence, to show the spirit III
which the negotiations were conducted and the in-
depreciation which was put the treaty by the ne
gotIators on both Sides
Senator Hoar supplemented his speech of last
week in spirited speech on the enonnity of the
legislation which is proposed, ending with an in
teresting colloquy with Senator Edmunds
regarding the right of nation to deny
an asylum to people of other lands.
Senator ingalls, made an assault on Senator Dawes,
declaring that the latter had with characteristic
courage taken advantage OF his absence to nlsln-
teruret his remarks of the day before. Senator
Dawes bapoened 70 be absent at the moment, and
this fact gave him an opportunity to retort III KIND
| when he returned
Senator Edmunds and Senator ingalls, have both
declared that they shall not support the Dll unless
the ingalls, amendment is carried, believing that
suspension of more than ten years IS unrCa-
sonable," and therefore not consistent with the
treaty
The vote upon this amendment which, though
not a test of the strength of the bill, is
the most significant yet taken as showing the
inclination of the different parties in regard to the
questions involved, was as follows: Yeas-Aldrich.
Allison Blair, Brown Cockrell, Conger, Davis, of
Illinois, Dawes Edmunds, Frye, Harris, Hoar. In
CALLS jackson, Lapham, McDill, Mcmillan, Mitch
ell, Morrill,, Saunders, sewell Sherman Teller; TO-
tai %. Nays-Bayard, Beck, Call, Cameron of Wis
consin Coke, Fair, Farley, Garland, George, Hale,
Hampton, ill, Colorado, Jqnas, Jones OF Ne
Miller of New York, Morgan, Ransom, Slater, Vest,
Walker; total, %.