Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-05-13

The messages from The Presidsat yes
teFday presented 70 tbs S1nats we're ~
day submitted 70 the HOUSE and appro-
priaAely referred.
10 the morning Belmont called up ths
ioint resolution providing for an indem
nifty 10 certain Chinese subjects koF
losses sustained Withia the Jurisdiction
Of the Unitsd States. The resolution
vas considered In COMMITTEES Of the
whole.
Belmont gave Q history Of the Chi
nese massacre at Rock springs. Wyo.
Meme OF the persons engaged in the cut
rage appeared 20 be American citizens.
Rock Springs consisted Of two settle.
ments, oue inhabited b white men and
the other by Chinese. all Fecetving the
same rate Of pay. For eight years the
white and Chinese miners had lived
peacefully, and last eummer q strike
vas attempted 10 be ofganixed By the
white miners IN which The Chinese
refused 30 taxa part The evidences vas
clear and satisfactory that no other
oause OF oaenne was given. Oa Sept
ID The white Miners TO the Rumber Of
$50 armed themselves with rides and
maids an attask on che defenssleas Ohi-
namen, killing twenty-eight, Wounding
many others and barnsuR and plundsF-
inc thsiF quarters. By the passage Of
this Restitution The Unitsd States would
express lee sympathy with the victims
Of 3 ufonH that ihe gnited States couid
not prevent az foFeaeo. Itmusi BE- clear
lhat the rsault of TIE mob Violenos had
only ta be made known 90 the House 20
meet with the condemnation which Il
meritsd. All considerations as 70 tie
responsibility Of the Federal 9oveFn-
nent In Its relation to State and Terri
aoriai Oonssitutiona should Be uaivod 10
the performances of q plain duty.
FELTON,. Of California, thought. that II
the Committas On Foreign Affairs had
expended ita sime 10 examining the
causes under which sheae onfFaQes arise.
II Il had looked iuk0 she history Of the
pasi, il would Be found that these tro1-
blas wara the natural result Of Chinese
immiqration. The oommSttss shouid
have ADDRESSED is attention - q settle
mens of this evil rather than to palliatino
and paying fer scenes like thia.
Morrow, Of California, said thai
sanding aioaa, the measure wag ol
daabtful propgiety, bat. considering the
relattons between the Chinese and the
United States. and for The aaks Of far
thaf legislation, and of the treaty stip1-
Iatian absolutely pFohibitin9 the immi-
grafton Of Chinaae snhieots, be Was dis
poaed 10 think that the benssulenoe Of
Congress might Be an act ef wisdom.
Tha whois a8air ut Rock SpginEs bad
heen diagraesful IL the extremz, and
asuid not b excused nor ignored. Tue
mosa that eoaid b said Vas THAI 10 eit.
izon q the Unissd States ead been En-
gagged % tie massacre. but thia dsd n8t
Fieht fhs wrunR whish had been c0m-
mittsd on AmeriuAn aofl. Oar uatigDal
fame was involved. IL 9 qaestion arosa
a. % uhy did the Federal GoveraHent
sesame shs ohligAtzans o. locai aa1
Territorial, The answer waa that nat 10
cal obltQatione wers assumed. bns BE-
eMuse the locsl authorities bad fAisod %
enforos ths lzs. TIE Cnited States woald,
nndaf The paon1iAF circumstances of the
easas and - "a ast Of hsnsVoisnee, sal
fefy tha c1aimants. fbs peoD1s of the
ueiled 1lnhss. and eapaaiaiiy he psople
q he PAsihe Coast, pere desply con-
oeRned In the rela1ions between tee
Cuited States and Ckinn, aud he Pa
etils Coasa demAaded thAt The tumigra-
iioa af Chinaaa iabossTs ahoald ahso-
lutely esasa He Was in fAvcr u he
rnasinsian bseausa 4 Woaid atrangthen
fha Rxanulise IN attsmpts b secure the
eunaana of CAina 80 pas sep - iEnmi
gfa1tu1
Nsgsnns, of oAnfornia, sxpsssssa
his hoErog q tAa susraes psFpstEatsd 81
Raek epEin1x Ths Holss. b ils sym-
pathy. w2s Ap3 % ean1ider ea mean =
Fsfasal % indemnify Ne gisiina, eas is
uas nes clsMr % him that an o1threAk
of aulipathy Ia whieh 20 Amsrt1a1
paEticinated, nsluiihsla1ding 3 Wa1
mnda hsrrieae bF eFaon sn4 mnrdEEs had
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