Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-27
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
MITCHELL'S CHINESE BILL IN
THE SENATE.
The Pan-Electric Telephone Matter
tary Whitney's Absence.
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United States senate.

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United States senate.
WASHINGTON, February 26th.--After the
transaction of routine business. Mitchell of
Oregon obtained the floor to deliver a
speech on the bill recently introduced by
him to provide for the abrogation of all
treaties permitting the immigration of Chi
nese to the United States.
As Mitchell was about to proceed, Hale
said it was late yesterday when George
completed his speech on the education
bill, and he Hale had not thought it
worth while then to interfere with the con-
sideration of the bill named, but he now
gave notice that to-day, on the completion
of Mitchelrs remarks, he HALE would
move that the Senate proceed to the consid-
Grafton of executive business.
Mitchell then addressed the Senate. His
remarks were quite lengthy, his principal
argument being that Congress has the
power to abrogate treaties in the manner
proposed in his bill, and he cited numerous
decisions to support his proposition. In
conclusion he said: This BILL unlike our
restriction Acts and proposed Acts, is not
elastic. 1t is absolutely ironclad. 1t leaves
nothing to construction. 1t is conclusive.
1t is not open TO the objection of being lia-
Bile to having its vitality sapped, or its eff
cheney destroyed, by departmental or iu-
dicial decisions. No delicate questions as
to conflict between Act and treaty are left
open for construction or determination by
either Court or Department The conflict
that is waged on this subject of Asiatic oc-
cupation of this country is as responsible as
the conflict that resulted in the overthrow
OF human slavery. 1t is conflict for su-
Y.rn ,naxy on, A tr,>av l..
intelligent, enlightened and honest Ameri-
can iaborer, and the cheap, degraded labor
of the lowest order of Mongols; con-
flict between morality and vice, or
der and anarchy, American and
Asiatic; a conflict between civilization
and heathenism, Christianity and pagan
ism; conflict between two opposing
forces. in all essential particulars nom
assimilating and repellant, when consid-
cred in the relation of one to the other, and
one or the other of which must and viii
ultimately and necessarily be driven to the
wall Nor does it require any particular
preseience to determine the result of the
contest. The United STATES Government
either stands supinely by and does moth
ing, or what is little more effective for
good, than simply to attack the advancing
army OF invaders with wooden swords and
paper bullets, under pretense of conform
ing 10 treaty stipulations and sustaining
diplomatic relations
The education bill wss then taken up.
and Teller addressed the Senate in favor of
the bill, with certain amendments.
Miller OF New York spoke in favor of the
bill, and after an executive session the Sem
ate adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WAsHISGToN, February 26tb.-Morrison,
from the Committee on Rules. reported a
substitute Tor Hanback, and Pulitzer's resc-
luton directing an inquiry into the Pam
Electric Telephone matter. The substitute
is as follows:
Resoirfd. That select committee, consisting
of nine members of this House. be appointed
and when SO appointed the committee is hereby
directed at SIS early day as possible to make
inquiry into any expenditures relative to the
rights OF the Bell and Pan-Electric Telephone
companies 10 priority OF patents. such inquiries
tc inelude all organizations and companies that
have sprung out o. the n-Electric TIE ephone
or for any other purpose; and also to make full
inquiry INTO the Issuance of the stock known as
The Pan-Electric Telephone stock, or any stock
OF any other company or mpanics, or organ
izations springing out of the Pan-Electric Com
pii,Y. TO any person or persons connected with
either the Legislative, judicial or Executive
Departments OF the Governments of the United
sta es. and to whom, where. when and for nat
eonsideration III money or influence said stock
ions end oyiers ia1 ~ ,,., ' opiivns, uecIs
eers conueced with the Gararmnap y nd any p, p
whom, and all the circumstances connected
herewith or arising therefrom and said COM
mittee is further authorized and directed TO as
certain and report whether either of the tee
ocers. agents and EMPLOYEES have IN snv nv an r,gar
ner improperly Influenced or attempted to in.
luence officials or Official action by or through
ine PUBIC press and II SO. when, by whom and
attemn;ed to he erertaa snS hs Mas enerIea or
or newspapers were so used. or attempted to be
used by them Said committee shall have the
right to send for persons and papers, to admin
1ster Eos oaens, ~ 70 81. curing the session OF the
and ali sych ahd h incur any
as may be required for the purpose Of copduct.
ing said investigation not to exceed the sum of
n,ooo; which shall be paid out of the Contin-
unH hv q a me mGrse upon proper vouchers
Der Of the committee and NAV rsoort t' at tne eny
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