The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-27
cAo Chinese immigration Bill
~ in the Senate.
M nKBArE ON BULL SUFFER-.
,-bts' COnvsntIon-The Home
koi Other Notes.


~, business. the Senate proceeded
No. ~ Consideration Of private pension
= On the calendar
..oo'elock the bankruptcy bill was
,aosi bafore the Senate.
me- bankruptcy bill having been read
-,b Mr.. Van Wyck asked that it
-. tomporarily laid aside in order to
,.nn She bill providing for the taxa
- abroad grant lands. This hav-
been agreed to, the latter bill was
sken up
" hair offered an amendment, to
-t.,b Van Wyck had no objection,
= rb;ch was agreed to- providing
- IN any sale OF land under the bill,
- limited States might become the
..s.ss-rsd purchaser, and that in such
- The lands might be restored to the
116lic domain. rl.
n.y. ~ Blair offered another amend
INT providing that the valuation of
- s1hiected to taxation shall. in the
'r-----it0-ies. De subject 10 4 revision by
-, Secretary of the Interior.
&C. sherman asked for n suspension
- tbe taxation bill, in order 10 take up
y. IN heretofore reported by him
I'm, The committee or, foreign relations.
---1rlsmentary to and amendatory of
.5s Chinese immigration bill OF 1884.
unanimous consent being given, the
chinese bill was taken up.
M Sherman explained that the bill
Fas Simply intended to explain the
meaning OF the existing law relative to
he Chinese immigration. Several legal
lueslio,s had arisen under the existing
avs, as to which there had been some
ioubt or difference of opinions. For
example, one meaning had been at
ached to the words Chinese
.sborer' by Judge Field and another
BY z Massachusetts, judge. Mr.. Plumb
asked which of those meanings
had been adopted by the committee.
Sherman replied that the Interpretation
q Judge Field had been adopted with
out objection in the committee.
Hoar expressed what ne termed his
old protest" against the bill. Like the
Nct which It would amend, this bill, be
sid. would hereafter be regarded as a
5lotch on our legislation. 1t was legis-
.aii0n aimed at men because they were
iab0reTs AID because they belonged to 3
certain race. which was against the
fundamental principles of this republic.
namely that the labOreT was honorable
and that no discrimination should be
made against men on account of race.
sherman thought Hoar had enough
N his hands without calling up the
questions that had been debated four
7esrs ago. The matter was settled. II
NJ. Hoar wanted to play knight er-
ant" Mr.. Shearman could not object,
J1t would not follow him. One who
lad watched the course of affairs OF
TIE Pacific Coast. Sherman said. must
come TO the conclusion that II was the
BEST and wIsest for us not to open our
doors for race wholly different from
ourselves IN every characteristic of civ
iliZatiOn- He did not think IL was ex-
sCtiY a question OF reversing our O. d
and time-honored policy regarding i'm
migration. though some Immigrants
who wonld not be covered Oy TINS bill
we're bad enough, and sherman was
not sure but some exclusion must event
laily be adopted for the sake OF the
American nation. Ingalls, opposed the
bill he criticized the manner in which 1t
lsd been taken up, slipped in through
the creVice of time. and attempted 10
De railroaded through this body. The
senator from Ohio. he said. had ac-
sused the gentleman from Massachu-
sets. of knight erranty, intimatiEg
hat he was Don Quixote'' proposing
% fight the wind sniil Perhaps the
senator from Ohio would have charac-
gerIzed him Mr.. Ingalls) as ''Sancho
Panza." (Laughter.) He. maintained
nat the bill was a disgrace on American
civilization. Teller. in some comments
N Mr.. ingalls, remarks, having by lap
li5 hngua alluded 10 that senator as
the senator from Nebraska Mr.. !
INGALLS, protested. Il represent the state /
D! Kansas" he said (which lies south 1
u Nebraska (iaughter) and protest |
ASAlnst being Oslo ,ated IN this way"
renewed laughterl Ar. Teller said he
. rOala endeayor TO locate the Senator
directly hereafter. THAT Senator
1oSeysr." added Mr.. Teller, "has, asis
way in the west che meth 4
ou OF slashing about so that
sometimes it vas difficult to locate
7 tl. lLaughter.) Continuing, Mr..
Ter Ter SAID If the senator from Kansas
opposed thst the advocates of this bill
ttele afraid TO discuss il he did not I'M
=. stand their temper. The bill was no
u 1-ssraee TO American civilization "
very nation on earth recognized its
'li-itip PIE, which was to exclude such
lssSonH As the people believed injurious
2 me welfare of the nation. The ques-
-oa vas whether American labor was
2 De compelled to compete with
100, 900 OF Asistics, who could be
aaaed on our shores at $40 head. We
| -fe told that the cause of humanity de- Il
-S-anded the adnlis ion here of Chinese;
il-4t the cause of humanity required
=. our own labOreTs should starTe Ia (;
-ler 10 make room for men who, when
cong rs. would have neither homes. /
~. % wives nor children. The glory and |
!: of our Republic were the men
no labored. Mr. Teller denied that he
"a. az les .oysi to the great principles OF /:
Is "tan than the Senator from Massa-
I-setis or the Senator from Kansas. Z
n eiTi man explained that he called up The
= % causs 1t wEs des .rabIe 10 have il $
- --'7, as soon as possible. He believed
- Iid get the support of nine-tenths c
ne Senator's. n
n, - ~ .as postponed 10 future dsy snd
's Senase adjourned c
d 49,