The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-04-13

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Of the regular business bills on the private cal.
ender, and after two or three supposed states.
men had spoken, the thoroughly tired repre-.
sentatives adjourned to have dinner and go tc
the circus.
THE CHINESE QUESTION.
An Interesting Statement OF tho Situation from
the Man Who Made the Treaty.
DETROIT, April 6.-The Post and Tribune
will contain to- morrow all interview with Pres
ident Angel Of the university, who was the
United States minister who negotiated the re-
cent treaties with China. In regard to the bill
just vetoed by the president, Mr.. Angel said:
see that Commissioner Swift says there was an
understanding that even as much as thirty years
/ have no recollection OF auy limit of time being
agreed to. When we first confersed with the Chi
they spoke of Limitations, of time and number,
but afterwards said they only intended to use that
expression by way of illustration. as. for instance,
asking what would be tho result if the Chinese
were permitted to come only in alternate years,
or We're prohibited from coming from Quo. two, or
three years. They asked us, to-. what legislation
congress would enact We saw he could not tell.
but wished to make treaty which should impose
reasonable restriction. Now that is the Central
year limit in the vetoed bill was reasonable one or
not, and that is purely matter OF opinion On
which there can be no hope of unanimity. When
such question Is to be considered the only way.
After discussing, is to call the roll and who has
the most votes. Personally think a
TWENTY YEAR LIMIT TOO LONG
and should have voted against it If had an oppor-
tunity, ProbablvI should not like to favor longer
limit than five years myself, though when I say that
I do not express my fnsl judgment I have not
thought It over sufficiently to do The purposes
for which We were sent to China were in brief
these: Nearly every nation in the world has
imposed more or less stringent restrictions on the
restrictions to the greatest good. The question Of
Ceinese immigration has been growing more and
serious in the Pacific States particularly, aud
it was thought wise to frame new treaty by
which the right to limit should be regained. There
is no doubt that the general sentiment in California
is that further Chinese immigration is undesirable
Such opinions are not confined to the sand lots
The Chinese government are willing to consent to
snch treaty stipulaons as shall best eve the inter-
ests Of their citizens. whose good they seek.
They recognize the irritation in this country and
desire to alleviate it for the good of their own
people, and suspect that if people Of other parts
Of this country were situated as those who are in
San Francisco, there would be good deal the same
condition of public sentiment
NO INTEREST IN CHINA.
As to how the veto would be received in
China, President Angel said:
There will be no interest whatever among the
masses OF the people, for they know nothing about
in it. The news has probably reached Shanghai by
this time, but what the government would have
fho ean.o of tn the the Doo bin
do not, suppose. know that there is such
a country as America. The immigration all comes
from the provinces near Canton, and from strip
Of country about as large as the New England
States. These people We're a maratime race, and
became imbued with spirit OF commerce and
travel. Whether they imported by the Six
Companies. SO called, or whether they learn Of
America from their returned countrymen. I do not
know. Both theories are stouty maintained. can
hardly see how the vetong OF the bill can cause an
increase of immigration of Chinese to this country,
for, as said, the people do not know there is such
country as America. I suppose I could have
asked thousand Chinaman whom would IN ct
in tho streets of Shanghai whether any such thing
and they would not have known what was talking
about.
THE CHIEF DIFFICULTY
in the whole Chinese question is the fact that these
people do not assimiate like Europeans. nor do
they scatter over tho country, and if the $4,000
Cinnamon Of San Francisco wo" Id move to differ
there would be no agitation and no difficulty.
their own country they are the same
tween different Villages: The fifth Objection Of the
Chinese minister, that there was no provision in
the bill for the protection of the Chinese travelling
through the United States to Cuba, and elsewhere,
is a good one. There are Cinnamon in South
American countries and Cuba: The fact that prac-
ticaly prohibtory legislation has been enacted rel
alive to Australia without previous notice is not
generally known.
President Angall in conclusion, said:
The whole question turns on the construction put
upon the word reasonable" as used in the treaty,
and what is reasonable question is p fact which
men will be of different minds.
The Lato Local Elecuons,
There was an animated contest in Minneapo-
lis, Mimi, which resulted in the election for
mayor Of Dr.. A. E. Ames (dem) over Mr.. W.
LoIing (rep.) by plurality Of 1870, and over
both Loring and Satterlee (prohibition) BY
majority of $40. The aldermen elected were
NJ. ". Glenn (dem.), C. A. Coo (rep.), Edmund
Eichorn (dem.), Henry @. Morse (dem.), J. NJ.
Parker trep.), j. Holscher (dem.).
Most Of the other charter elections in Mime
sofa were on temperance and other local issues.
At Lake City, J. G. Richardson was elected
oa BY Bn Of 2 a. sc
mayor; at fa7ibault, Horace W. Pratt dem. wae
elected mayor by majority Of 331; at Hast.
ings the vote for mayor was J. G. Meloy dem,
asS I'D At fSs 3, Mayo, de% s%,s'
ty-six. majority. The republicans the
at Mankato the democrats elected George Max
field. mayor; ut Winona, b. W. Lamberton
(democral elected mayor; at Belle Plaine,
mayor-William Henry, seventy three votes;
In st. Cloud, L. w. Collins (repubican) mayor.
WISCONSIN,
At Milwaukee, the entl o republican munich
pal ticket, headed by ex Gov. Ludington, was
defeated by the democl ats, with the exception
Of Albert deilfus, the republican candidate for
ceived about z, 300 majority. Henry Smith,
democrat, for controller, and P. J. somors
(democrat}, for city attorney, received . less
maj ority. There were larger democratic gains
in the common council and board Of supervis-
ors, giving both city and county governments
~ ho 1on,norafa II oil
points in the interior of the stata show vioto-
ries for the democrats Kenosha, Madison,
Sparta, Rpon, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Prairie
du Chen and Waterloo go heavily democratic.
Portage City, Neenah, Manitowoo and other
own.
The latest reports make it certain that Al
fred W. Newman is re- elected judge Of the
Sixth circuit ann s. II. Clough, republican, in
the Eleventh circuit while the indications are
that George ClementsoD, republican, is o.. cted
over Judge Cotl'ren in the Fifth circuit and
John A: Bennett, republican, over Judge Con-
ger in the Twelfth.
At Bismarck, Oak, J. W. Raymond, who is
now in Now York, was elected mayor, together
with the entire board Of trade ticket At Far
90. for mayor, VIM. Kindred receiving the en-
tire $50 votes cast At Yankton the entire re-
publican ticket, headed by Harry B. Wyman
for mayor, was elected by msjoriies of from
fourty- -four to 1885, At Canton, O. Jifford was
elected mayor.
IN OTHER STATES.
In Keokuk, Iowa, David J. Ayers
(democrat) for mayor, and four democratic
aldermen out Of six, while the republicans
elected marshal, assessor and two alder
men.
At st. Joseph, No., the election resulted in
the election Of five Of the six republican can
dldates by msjorities ranging faom 5000 to
1000.
In Cincinnati, total vote polled, $4,000
which il about IA 900 below an ordinary full
vote; Democratic majority, $500 on board Of
public works. The Democrats elected an un-
usually large number of ward officers.
In Chicago, the elections were decidedly
favorable to the Democrats. Eighteen alder
men and town candidates were voted for: The
democrats gain five, possibly six, alderman
and will have msjo rity in the council
In Kansas, the temperance tickets were de-
feated in the large towns.
Profit, 81, 200.
ITO sum up six long years Of bedridden
sickness, costing 5000 per year, total g.