Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-05
FORTYSEvBNTH CONGRESS.
President Arthar's Veto Of the Chinese
Bill Read in the Senate.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April 4.
Messrs. FRYE, Conger and Mcpherson were
constituted conferees on the life saving SER
vice bill.
Mr.. Sherman, from the joint committee on
library, reported proposed amendment to
the appropriation bill, appropriating $50, 1000
for the purchase of a set of records and
proofs.
Mr.. Anthony, from the committee on print
ing, reported a substitute for the bill to pub
lish the official report eff the Guiteau trial.
1t provides that manuscript of the report
shall be furnished without cost to the gov
eminent. Calendar.
Mr.. Miller, of California, from the COM
mittee on foreign relations, reported favor
ably with amendment the Senate bill to in
corporate the maritime canal company of
Nicaragua.
At the request of Mr.. Window, permission
was given by the Senate to all and any men,
bers of the foreign relations committee to
present at any time the views of the minori-
ty of that committee on that subject.
Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, from the
committee on public buildings, reported fav
orably the bill for public buildings at Pough-
keepsie, n. Y.
Immediately after the acceptance of the
Presidents message vetoing the anti-Chinese
Dill. al l. ID, lut IEcStucut pro- suSpcuu"
ed the operation of business to lay the COM
munication before the Senate and directed it
to be read. The reading of the message by
the secretary was listened to with marked
interest and attention..
The vital objection of the President is to the
twenty years suspension of immigration which
he construes as virtually prohibitory, and
therefore violative of the spirit. if not of the
letter. of the negotiations upon which the
treaty was based, and is breach of national
facts. The message calls attention to the
propositions made by the United States COM
mission on the point, and the counter prop
Ositions on the part of China to show that
the understanding of the latter Country in the
agreement which was ultimately made was
that the treaty would be limited to reason
able period.
The President then points out other fea-
lures of the act which in his opinion can be
modified to the advantage of the system Of
personal registering, and passports specifi-
cally mentioned as undemocratic and hostile
to our Institutions and he alludes to the omis-
sion of the act to make a provision for the
transit to China, of Chinese subjects now
residing in foreign countries, to which SUBJ
jects, the President adds, his atten ton has
been called by the Chinese minister.
The message refers to alleged benefits to
its industries derived by the Pacific slope
from the presence Of the Chinese, heretofore
expressed, the apprehens ions of an injurious
effect upon American commerce with China,
of the legislation of the character of that pro-
posed, unless carefully guarded without
naming any specific period of suspension sug-
gested that the length Of the term should be
an experiment"
The message and bill on motion of Farley
were temporarily laid upon the table and
ordered printed.
Mr.. Teller asked the present considera-
ton of the House bill admitting free of duty
articles for the exhibition at the coming Col
OradO exposition.
Mr.. Anthony hoped the request found
would be granted in view of Mr.. Teller's
probable immediate retirement frem the Sem
ate.
Mr.. Ingalls, (sotto voce) Though lost to
sight, to memory dear
The bill indicated was considered and
passed.
Adjourned