The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-05
The Chinese Indemnity Bill
in the Senate. ~
CLEVELAND AT DEER PARK.
Capitalize Diamond Field
-GeIerai News.
SENATE.


Beck. went oyernntl tomorrow, calling
OH the Secretary of the Interior TO in
form the Senate whether certain cir
cular had been issued by the Commits
sionsr of the General Land Offise with
the approval OF the Secretary of the In
terror. The resolution recites in full the
recent circular to registers and receivers
/ o. lard offices. stating that no new ap-
p.ications for entry under presumption,
| timber culture, or the desert land act,
will be received, pepding the legislation
| by Congress 10 repeal those acts.
/ The resolution then proceeds TO
direct the secretary of the In
terror to inform the Senate by what
act il was cisimed-that Congress had
| delegated to he commissioner CT the
! general OF the land Office or to be Secre-
tary of the Interior. or to those officers
! jointly. power TO suspend by an execu-
tive erder. the operation throughout
the United States of pre-emption, TIM
Der culture. and desert land acts. and TO
deny to the citizens OF the United States
their rights under said act.
On nIotiOn of Edmunds, the Chinese
indemnity bill was taken up, but inior-
mally laid aside 81 the request OF ALI
son to permit the consideration OF the
consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill. a-IErra
There was full attendance at the
meeting this morning OF the Democfatic
Congressional committee. Senator
Kenna expressed TO his colleagues
reluctance TO serve permanently as
chairman, unless it should transpire
that no one else could be found who
would not be compelled TO make an
equal or greater personal sacrifice. He
finally asked 70 be relieved OF the duties
of the position. bat the action upon the
point was postponed to another meet
ing. The subject of the preliminary
organization was discussed. but with
out reaching any definite conclusion
except TO authorize the chairman 70 ap-
point an assistant secretary. Senator
Kenna expressed q preference for ex-
Congressman Phil. Thompson, of Ken
lucky, for this position, and viii prob
ably appoint him under the authority
conferred BY the committee
In the course of the debate, Mr.. Al
lison attributed much OF the difficulty
arising in the matter of underyaluation
to a scramble between consuls whose
compensation is received through fees.
Foreign merchants shipping goods TO
the United States were importuned by
their certi6cations from those consuls
instead of from regular saiaried consuls
in the near neighborhood. This mat
ter, he thought, deserved the attention
Of the State Department. At 2o'clock
the matter went over, the Chinese in
demnity bill was placed before the SEN
ate. and Mr.. Cockrell took the floor.
He argued strongly against the bill. He
read at some length from the official
correspondence on the subject to show
that all the persons engaged in the VI
olence complained OF were foreigners.
This correspondence went also to show
that these foreigners as well as the
Chinese persons complaining had been
brought there under the system OF con-
tracts for the supply ct cheap labor 70
suppiant American laoorers. me
Chinese had been brought there as
serfs. with the knowledge Of the Chinese
government. The Chinese had been
brought there TO supplant white labor.
because the Chinese were more Ike
slaves. The distinguished representa-
tiye~of the Chinese government, MI
Cockrill, said he had undertaken 10
suppress apparently, or TO ignore the !
actual origin of the dis turbance, and so |
had the Senators from New York, |
Ohio and Vermont. He read from cor
respondence TO show this and also TO
show that none OF the parties went TO
live or. work where violence occurred
under any protection OF the united
States. They went there relying LOT
protection on their masters. the
company that hired them botn- de
denied that we are required 10 extend
the Chinese or any other foreigners any
oreater right to redress for wrongs than
Is given to the citizens OF the United
States.
Mr.. Cockre animadverted with Sc
verify on the position taken by Sner- |
man. he contrasted the freedom en-
loved by the Chinese in the United |
States even 70 occupying their Joss |
House with limitations attending the
movements of citizens OF the United !
states IN China. The basis on which |
the Secretary of the State and the Presi- l
dent have recommended the claims
covered BY sthis bill vas solely that OF
pitv for the Chinaman and not because
there was the slightest legal or other
obligation existing IN the premises. Al
the Conclusion of Mr.. Cockrell's speech |
the bill was brought 70 q vote and
passed-yeas 80, nays TO-
The Senators voting IN the negative 4
were Nessrs. Beck, Berry, Cockrel.
coke. Eustis, George. Ha IRIS. Asxey |
Mitchell. Of Oregon, and Vest
The bill authorizes the President
10 ascertain the actual losses s1s-
tSined by the Cinnamon by the
rot at Rock Springs, Wyoming.
in September, 1855. and 70 pay such
losses. The amount appropriated by /
the bin for the purpose IS sl50Ooo.
The Senate then resumed considera-
ton Of the consular and diplomatic ap-
pronriafion bill. On reaching the sp-
prooriat.on Of 81 30 as the American |
contribution TO the maintenance Of the
international bureau OF weights and |
measures. Mr.. CoRger attacked the item. |
He -idiculed the idea Of change in !
our last-estabIished system Of weights |
and measures and saw no use in con
tributing 70 the international bureau.
After an explanation of the item BY
Morris. EvArts and Allison, Mr.. Con-
ger moved TO strike It out