The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-09
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Senate to-day the bill for commission or
alcoholic liquor traffic came up, and Mr.
Bayard's motion to commit it to the Fl
nance Committee was reiected-yeas 10
nays26. The vote was party one except
that Of Mr.. Cameron, of Wisconsin, who
voted ayewith the Democrats, and Messrs
George and Davis, Of Illinois, voted nc
with the Republicans. The bill was then
read and pending the motion by Mr.
Davis, Of West Virginia, to amend 50 as to
prevent the commission from being exeIu.
sively partisan, the morning hour bay.
ing expired, the bill was laid aside.
The Chinese bill was then proceed.
ed with. Mr.. Plat spoke in 0ppoSitiop
The measure was Objectionable 10 him
as race legislation, and as striking Al IN
natural right Of men to labor. Hs did moi
claim that the Mongolian is the social OF
political equal Of the Anglo-Saxon, but be
did contend that, other conditions beine
equal, he had the same right to come b
this country and labor as any other for.
eigner had.
Avote was then ordered upon INGALLS,
amendment, limiting the superyision N
coming OF Chinese laborers 10 tan years
and the amendment defeated on a tie yoti
--yeas 2, nays o. Pairs were announced
between Davis Nv. VAL SALISBURY. But.
Ter, johnson, Kellogg, Jones Fla. and
Grover against the amendment and Win.
uom, Ferry, Hawley, Plat, Pugh, Rollins
and IanWyck in the affirmative. Camden
was also paired.
Sir. Hoar then resumed the discussion
be said the vote Just taken showed that 4
was the purpose Of those having charge oi
the bill 70 force it through without reyari
to its effect upon the public faith of the
Government. pledged BY an act in which
the Senate took its share to the Emperoro d
China The Senator from Mississippi
(George(, carrying the principle of the btll
not one whit beyond where 4 inst reason.
ing would carry it, had declared this 10 be
a Whlte mans Government, and one fol
the posterity OF the white man, and that &
the question was raised as TO the African
race, he would expect some Difference 10 be
paid TO the wishes Of the white people oI
Mississippi that he would now paw TO the
wishes OF the Write people OF California
de (Hoarl regarded this statement com.
ing as it did from q Senator whose constitu.
entJ were largely Of African blood, as 4
significant intimation that the African citi.
zfns oil this country are not unlikely here.
after to be subject TO consideration. In
reply to Edmunds' point that the homo.
geniety Of the people was essential 10 the
welfare OF the republic, Mr. Hoar argued
that the great republics Of ancient times
dld not have homogeneous population,
and that In our own day that was true Of
the Swiss republic, in whose governmental
assembly speech in French would be ne.
piled TO by one in German.
Mr. Edmunds-My friend gets up and
makes speech in fine English and I cet
up and make speech in the common dfa.
lect OF the people, and yet are we MOI
homogeneous. Laughter.
Mr.. Hoar replied that he thought tberf
was considerable want Of homoSeneity be.
tween the Senator And himself, and armed
that under the bill il the Chinese youths
now being educated here should ennoble
their condition by becoming citizens they
would have TO leave the country. He
thought it unworthy Of the Senator to class
those who opposed this legislation upon the
principle OF treeloyers and people not sub
iect to moral restraint.
Mr.. Edmunds, in answer to 3lr. Hoar's
closing statement, replied that the right 20
decide what eonstituesa moral law was one
inherent in the Government, and by ana,
logy the right TO regulate the character Of
the people who should come into il be.
longed 10 the Government This depend.
ed upon the national policy, and the fact
as TO most oi the ancient Republics, that
they did not possess homosenity, was be-
cause OF their fall. As to the Swiss Re.
public, it was untrue. It was not homo
geneous because, the difference there
was there was not one Of race, but Of
different varieties OF some race, all Of which
are analogous and consistent with each
other. 1t would not be coutended that h
is an advantage TO Republic that its citi.
zens should be made Of diverse races, with
diverse views and diverse obligations rs to
what common prosperity required. There.
fore there was no foundation forthe charge
Of 4 violation Of moral and public lag
in our making 4 distinction AZ Ia
foreigners we admit He challenged
Mr.. Hoar to produce authority on the IA.
tional law which denied the right OF one
nation to declare what people Of other na,
tons should come among them. John
Hancock and Samuel Adams, noteworthy
citizens Of Massachusetts,, Joined in assert,
ing in the Declaration OF Independence
the right OF colonies TO establish for them.
selves, not for other peoples government
or not the government oil somebody else,
the Declaration asserted that family OF
consolidated right Of people within any
territory to determine the condition upon
which they would goon, and this included
the matter Of receiving people from Other
shores into their family. This idea was
followed in the Constitution by requiring
naturalization. The Chinaman may bs
with US, but he is not Of us One Of he
conditions OF his naturalization Is that be
must be friendly to the institutions and
the intrinsic policy Of our government
upon the theory Of the Massachusetts Sen,
ators that there is universal oneness o
one human being with every other human
being on the globe. This traditional and
fundamental principle was entirely iguor
ed. Such theory, as applied 70 the gov
eTnment was contrary TO all human eSpe
rienee, to all discussion and to every SteT
OF the founders Of our Government. III
said that Mr. Sumner, predecessor Of Mr.
Hoar, was the author dfthe law on Cooli,
traffic, which imposes zines aud penalties
more severe than those in this bill upor
any master Of an American vessel carry
ing the Chin1man who Is q servant
The present bin followed that legislation
Mr. Edmunds added that be would yotl
against the bill Il the twenty year claus
was retained, but would maintain III
soundness Of the principle he had enunei
ated.
Mr.. Hoar drgned in reply that the righ
Of expatIiation carried with it the right b
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