The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21
Plumb favored the bill and thought
1t might be amended In its details.
DAwessp0ke earnestly and strongly

Plumb favored the bill and though
1t might be amended In its details.
Dawessp0ke earnestly and strongly
In its favor.
Sherman, entering the chamber
said he understood that during hi
mOmentary absence the senator IRON
Missouri (Vestl had alluded TO hin
Ia connection with the act to enoour
age immigration, passed In July
1854. That act, Sherman said, was
u temporary measure. The senator
from Missouri (Vest) ought to have
remembered that At the date of its
passage, this country was engaged in
most memorable struggle. Oul
labor had been taken from our homes
to put in the rebellion. The gentle
man from Missouri was not at that
time aware of the motives that in
fluenoed congress in the passage OF
that act. He West was engaged In
an attempt to break up the govern
ment. The act referred to was one
of the means designed by congress to
meet that emergency. 1t passed both
houses of congress unanimously, re-
csiving the vote OF every Republican
and every Democrat in both
houses. e0on after the war the
sct was repealed, 1t having been
only temporary measure, al
lowing passage money of an
emigrant to be returned out of his
earnings within twelve months,
Sherman thought 1t would be well
for Vest, before he arraigned for in
consistency, either Sherman or the
Republican party, to recall the cir
cumstances in which the country was
situated at the time the bill passed
All measures that nave been passed
for the protection of our laboripg
men, Sherman said, bad emanated
from the Republican party. It was
tho policy of the Republican party to
elevate and build up the laborine
men of this country, and build the
industries of the country, SO we may
be Independent of foreign. nations.
Sherman strongly supported the bill
under consideration.
Vest replied that so far as the re-
marks of the senator from Ohio
(Sherman) bore a personal allusion
10 him (Vest) and his status during
the war, he (Vest) would only say
that whatever may be the opinion of |
others In that regard he had no sort
Of an apology to make to that senator
1t had nothing legitimate to do with !
this discussion. He (Vest) had only !
stated what he had because he had |
heard the senator from Ohio (Sher-
man condemn in toto the principle
OF contract labor" That senator
was now compelled to admit that the
principle itself was applied by the re-
publican party to meet the coll
lingencies of war. In ,ther words he
adopted the principle when he
thought the emergency justified 1t.
That legislation had been engrafted
In the legislation cf this country hy
the republican party. It had never
been expressly repealed ther Vest
said. but was merely omitted from
the revised statutes and that not until
1874. If it we're temporary measure
and meant only for the exigencies of
war, how did il happen it was on the
statute books as late as 1874.
A vote was then taken on the mo-
tl0n OF Bayard to strike out section
three, which prescribes q penalty of
81 600 for q violation of the act, and
the motion was not agreed to, yeas
IL. nays 40.
Coke thought the bill would pre-
vent farmers and stock raisers of
Texas from securing sufficient labor.
He moved to amend by excluding
from the operation Of the bill agricu-
Iul8l labOrers and lab0rers EMPLOYED
n stock raising.
Gaxey supported Coke's amend
Aent.
Miller, Of New York. said the
enormous farms west and southwest
'ould only be perpetuated by cheap :
aoor. The longer we leave o. en- the /
'e s,ibility Of the importation of
heap labor, the longer these enor-
nous farms would continue more :
ecureIy guarded against that c'ass of /
abor. the sooner We would see these
livided into homesteads. COke's .
mendment Was rejected. yea, IA '
lays 81. y
Morgan moved an amendment to
be effect that the bill should not ap-
'ly to any agent of the state acting
IoNSA oueAOAASy VI law WIN SuOulu
induce immigration. nor to any per- q
on who, In good faith, should assist :
antilles to come to the United
states.
Morgan and George took diamet- 4
ically opposite view as to the ne .
essity for this amendment. Morgan n
insisted 1t was necessary, while r
leorge contended that the bill al q
eady permitted things that Morgan n
esired to provide for. a
Morgan said the bill was 80 imper- i
sct that the bar of the United States
'ould laugh if it should become a t,
w in its present form. y
Williams opposed the bill and q
'lair defended it. Several motions y
D adjourn were made without sue 4
ess. The vote being taken on Nor ii
ans amendment it was defeated. s
On suggestion of Butler, Blair con- n
ented not to oppose the adjournment <
vote could De unanimously agreed q
n for 2 o'clock session tc-m 0rrow.
onsent was given and the Senate