New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-26
THE CHINESE BILL IN TIE SENATE.
iBY TgLRGRAPH TO THE TRIBUEEI


WASHINGTON April 25.-The Senate devoted con-
aderabIc part of this afternoon TO the consideration
Of the Ant-Chinese Immigration bill. The many MI
nor amendments, proposed by the Senate Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs, were concurred in without
division The amendment striking out the four
teenth section of the BILL which prohibits any
State Court or tribunal from confeTing citizenship
upon Cinnamon was rejected by the Senate iniCOm-
mittee Of the Whole by a vote of 26 TO 81. Every
Democratic Senator, together with Miller. of Cali
fornia Hill and Chilcott, of Colorado, Jones, of
Nevada. and Cameron, Of Wisconsin. Republicans,
voted in the negative. The amendment striking
out the fifteenth section, which excludes skilled
artisans was sustained IN Committee of the Whole
by a vote of 90 to %, the two Senators
from Colorado voting in the affirmative with
their fellow Republicans, while two Democrats
Groom. of Maryland, and Jones, Of Florida-dil not
vote Senator Farley gave notice that he should
ask fer another vote upon this amendment in the
senate.
The debate was not exciting. When the bill was
being read, Senator Call of Florida, took exception
to the expression aiding and abctting." which oc
ours in the section making it penal offence on the
part of ship owners masters to bring Chinese TO
the United States. He said the term applied
to misprsion of treason, and was inapplicable and
unjust when used in connection with people who
had committed 10 offence ana Win whom we
were at peace and on friendly relations
Senator Hawey, in all impatient tone, said: That
is what's the matter with the whole bill Ii reads
as if it came from the dark ages" lie compared it
with the Fugitive Slave law. and said in effect that
if an cx-President travelling round the world
brought with him a Chinaman as body servant
he must turn his back upon the "poOr devil - as
soon as he reached thes" lnhOspitablc shores
" Why" he continued, " that IS the character of
your whole bill. We have made up minds TO
pat this in the middle of the nineteenth century
upon the statute book. Let do it III silence and
III mourning"
None of the champions of the measure saw fit to
reply to this assault. Senator lloar. in formal
way, gave voice TO the sentimental opposition
to the measure lie said he wished before the bill
passed TO put record his certain conviction that
the opinions which had come from a large
body Of tho most intelligent people of the
country, from the organizations of great religious
vcrsIug the policy upon which the Senate was now
about enter 1t impossible it was incredible,
that bill attacking the dignity of human nature,
"a bill attacking the dignity of labor bill attack
ties or character but because of their
color should not fail to be subject of deep
regret and repentance to the American
people in the nineteenth century. lie read from the
Republican platform adopted at Chicago and from
General Gariields letter Of acceptance, IN Tciuta-
standard-bearer had appealed to the country for
support upon the principles embodied in the bill.
Senator Morgan, a man of excellent ideas and with
remarkable facility of expression, bat whose
speeches are apt to be tiresOme from their great
length spoke for two hours III reply to Senator
Hcar and upon the general principles involved.
His speech will doubtless be circulated Demo
era iC campaign document.