Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-15
Anss-Chinese Legislation.


States and the Chinese Empire, and 10
absolutely prohibit the immigration of
Chinese. Mr.. Henley's bill will be dupli-
cate of the bill Introduced in the Senate
| last week by Senator Mitchell. Mr. FeI-
ton had originally intended to introduced
4 bill for the termination of the treaty
| stipulations, and that should provide for
! the creation or certain treaty ports in
| this country, similar to the treaty ports in
China, that would allow Chinese merchants
TO come to this country, under certain con-
! ditions, to engage in commerce He has
| since, however, modified his plan. The
| following is the preamble to his bill
WHERE'S, The immigration of Chinese into
| the United States of America is great and con-
! stantly-inereasing evil endangering the good
/ order, peace and prosperity of the country and
undermining its civilization and whereas it is
against the spirit of our institutions and policy
OF the government to permit an increase of its
| Inhabitants, who, under its Constitution and
laws cannot become citizens thereof: and where
as, the history of the Chinese people for forty
centuries has demonstrated their utter inability
| 10 aSSlmllate with any other race or other peO-
| pie whatsoever : and whereas, several treaties
| between the Government Of the United States
| and the Chinese Empire are unjust to the citi-
zens OF the United States in comforting upon the
Chinese In this country certain great rights and
| privileges which are denied American citizens
| in China and whereas the laws of Congress-
| passed III accordance with the provisions of the
treaty, OF November II, 1880, have failed to ac-
| eomplish the purpose intended, and have
proven Intellectual TO prevent the immigration
OF Chinese into the United States: therefore be
| 1t enacted, etc.
! Mr.. Felton's bill simply allows admis-
! sion of diplomatic representatives of the
| Chinese Government, Consular officers
| commercial agents, with their body and
| household servants, and students desiring
| to avail themselves of educational priv
| ileges in the public colleges of the country.
| The machinery provided IN Morrow's bill
for the exclusion of the Chinese from this
! country is contained in Mr.. Felton, meas
ure.
Congress This Week.
! WASHINGTON, February 14th-The busi-
| ness of the Senate is in almost the condi-
| ton it was one week ago, the only material
difference being that the educational bill,
which was then to be taken up, is now I'M
| finished business. 1t is generally believed
| that its consideration will consume nearly
| all of the week, and that it will be sue
| ceeded either by the bankruptcy bill, or by
| the bill for the admission of Washington
| Territory as a State. There is the same
condition of expectancy with regard to the
report of the Judiciary Committee upon
| the letter of the Attorney General. in
! which he declines to furnish certain papers
in the Dustin cases; but Mr.. Edmunds has
| no contldantS who are not pledged to
| secrecy, and therefore the matter cannot be
made the subject OF prediction. The COM
| ing week in the House will, for the most
part, be devoted to a discussion of the Fitz
| John Porter bill, and a vote will be taken
on Thursday evening. AS a result of the
special order on this subject, the call of
| committees for motions to suspend the
rules that would otherwise follow the call
of States for bills and resolutions to-mor-
row, will be omitted. Some debate may
| arise tomorrow, before proceeding with the
| Fitz John Porter bill, If Mr.. Hanback, sue
ceeds in securing consideration for his reso-
| luton to broaden the scope of the investi-
CATION of the pan-electric telephone matter
In the morning hours during the week,
| Chairman Hatch, of the Agricultural Com
mittee, may call up the bill for the creation
of Department of Agriculture and Labor
Mr.. Belmont's bill, limiting the exaction of
consular fees is also in q position favorable
| to consideration during the morning hour
| The pension appropriation bill and Indian
| appropriation bill are on the House calen-
dar, in readiness for consideration. but no
| arrangement has yet been made to bring
| them up for action during this week.
The Flood Losses.
FRANKLIN (Mass.), February 14th-In
addition TO the immense losses resulting
| from the floods, the large Cumberland dam
of the Pawtucllet water works, built last
fall, was swept away yesterday, causing a
loss of 100000.
| BosToN, February 14th.-The area at
Roxbury flooded by the overflow of Stony
| brook is constantly increasing The water
has risen over foot since yesterday, and
| through some streets the current runs at
the rate of ten miles per hour. Two square
| miles of the city is now under water from
two to eight feet. Over 800 families are
more or less affected and conservative
estimate of loss to buildings and stock is
100000.
BosroN, February 14th-The hood re-
ports continue to show serious disaster 10
bridges, railroads and buildings I'M various
parts of New England, but no loss of life
is reported.
BosroN, February 14th.-The total dam
age IN Massachusetts, cannot now be esti-
mated, but will reach at least 81 100000
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
HARRISBURG, February 14th-The flood
caused by the breaking up of the ice in the
Susquehanna has almost subsided TODAY.
In consequence OF the breakup in the
west branch and small streams, it rose sew
eral feet above the figure to which it had
fallen last night before the gorges had given
way. A canvass of the lower sections of
the city shows great amount of damage,
estimated at from $25, 900 to $4,000 and
falls almost entirely upon the poor class of
people. The rise was SO sudden that they
could not remove their furniture from
the first to a higher floor. The
Pennsylvania Steel Works and that
portion of town lying along the
railroad, was in four feet of water, and the
damage there is also great. AT Middle
town, so strong was the current, after the
. yOrOpS thnt rhanr,al faa
wide was washed through one of the large
islands. The people there were in great
danger, but succeeded in removing all of
their goods. The highest figures reached
here was 214 feet-three feet lower than in
1865, when the great flood occurred. Along
the railroads west several wrecks occurred
on account of land slides, but no person, as
far as ascertained, was injured All trains
were moving regularly to-day, and no fur
| ther trouble is anticipated.
IN NEW YORK
Troy, February l4th.-Much damage is
| apparent from the flood in the Hudson at
| this point. In spite of the mild weather
and rain of the past few days, it was ex-
pected that the ice would go out with moth
| ing more than an ordinary freshet but the
water is above the high-water mark of
| 1876, and the lower part of the CITY is in
| undated Several horses have been drowned
| III their stables, and the water is four or
| five feet deep where it was not expected at
all. The food is subsiding, and it is be-
lieyed the worst is past.
New Telegraphic Enterprise.
ALBANY (N. Y.) February 14th.-Thos
A. Edison and others yesterday filed
| articles of incorporation of the Interna-
tional Railway Telegraph Company. which
is to introduce his device for telegraphing
| to and from moving trains
Fine Addition to the Parnen Fund.
New YORK, February 14th.- Patrick S.
Gilmore gave two concerts at Madison
Square Garden this afternoon and even.
| ing. for the benefit of the Parnell funa.
The net proceeds will be about $4,000.
Murderer Hanged by a Mob.
DENVER Coli. February I4th.-A Red
Cliff tCol.) special to the Republicans saws !:
On Friday two miners, named Perry and
Mike Gleason, engaged in dispute over
| the payment of s., which Terry owed
| Gleason, when the former, without lust
proyocation, shot the latter through the
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