Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-09
POLITICAL NEWS.
Cleveland's Message About
the Chinese Treaty.
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS-.
The Dependent Pension Bill
Passes the Senate-Plumb's
Amendment Rejected.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

Amendment Rejected.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, March S.-The Presi-
dent to-day sent to the Senate the fol-
lowing message
To the Senate:
A copy of the following resolution by
the Senate on the first day OF the
present month, was delivered to me
on the Sd inst.
''Resolred, That in view OF the diff
culties and embarrassment that have
attended the regulations governing
the immigration of Chinese laborers
into the United States, under the
limitations of our treaties with China,
the President OF the United States be
requested to negotiate treaty with
the Emperor OF China containing a
provision that no Chinese labor shall
enter the United States"
The importance of the subject re-
ferred to in this restriction has been
by no means overlooked by the Exec
utive branch of the government,
charged under the Constitution with
the formulation OF treaties with
foreign countries. Negotiations with
the Emperor of China for treaty,
such as is mentioned in said resolu-
ton, was commenced many months
ago and has been since continued.
The progress OF the negotiations thus
inaugurated has heretofore been freely
communicated to such members OF
the Senate and its Committee on
Foreign relations as sought informa-
ton concerning the same. 1t is how
ever with much qualification that l
deem myself justified in expressing to
the Senate in response to its reso,u-
tions the hope and expectation that a
treaty will soon be concluded concern
ing the immigration of Chinese
laborers which will meet with the
wants of our people and the approba-
ton Of the body to which this will be
submitted for confirmation.
GROVER CLEVELAND,
Executive Mansion, March 8, 1888.
LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS.
Among the petitions and memori
ais presented and referred in the Sen
ate to-day, was one said to have over
1O2 900 signatures from 33 States and
Territories against the admission of
Utah, as long as it's people are under
.tae control of the Mormon priest
mood.
Among the bills reported and placed
OH the calendar were the following:
To provide for joint celebration at
the National Capital by the 16 Ameri-
can republics in honor Of the centen-
nial Of the Parent Republic, the I'm
tied States.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
The President sent to the Senate to-
day the following nominations: John
G.. Vance, to be surveyor of customs
for the port of New Orleans and
Julian +. Pardee, of Colorado, to be
register OF the land office at Susanville,
Col.
Stewart rose and replied to
the remarks of Sherman two
days ago, on the silver demonetization
question. 1t would be we'll he thought,
if every member of Congress could
plead entire ignorance OF that ques-
ton. It was not to the credit of any
body to have knowingly done What
was done then. He read from the
re cord the report of the discussion
in the Senate, and said that accord
ing to the statements OF Sherman the
Senate was justified in believing that
under the proposed legislation the
silver dollar would have been full
legal tender to-day, and the country
would not have the depressing times
it now had. He did not believe that
the Senator from Ohio knew then
what was to be the effect of that legis-
lation.
THE DEPENDENT PENSION BILL
Was then taken up again. Mander-
son replied to some of the remarks
made by Senator Vest last week,
particularly as to their being no
Federal ex-soldiers or Confederates
either, in Alms-houses in Missouri.
He quoted from the report of the
Commissioner of pensions showing
that on October 15. 1887, there were
in the Missouri Alms-houses 1873 ex-
Union soldiers and 62 dependent
relatives, and in the whole United
Safes, 1886 ex-soldiers and 4,945
dependant relatives, in .all,
22,OO1. In addition there were
in National Soldiers homes,
1852 inmates, making total OF 81
1853 ex-soldiers and their dependents,
who were dependent on charitable in
stitutions. In contra fiction of Vests
statement that so per cent of those
enrolled during the war were either
pensioners or applicants for pension,
he showed that there were 367 ,424 in
valid pensions granted, and 240, ,662
for widows, children or dependent rel
atives. In other words, there were of
pensions and claimants not over 26
per cent. OF the whole number en-
listed.
Hawley believed the bill to be prac-
tical. sensible and patriotic. He quot
ed General Grant as saying the very
last time that he was at the Capital
eff were to be President again, I
would sign reasonable bill to pre-
vent the sufferings of soldiers, or their
families, no matter what they arise
from and l would not sign bill to
give a dollar to any able-bodied man."
He (Hawley) stood upon that. He
would vote against any and every
amendment to the bill, believing that
as it came from the committee it was
a simple, straightforward measure of
immediate relief to real sufferers.
Wilson, of Iowa, said that so firmly
was he convinced that the class which
would be included within the benefits
of the bill by his amendment would
be excluded without it, that he would
vote for it even if he voted alone.
The question was taken and Will
sons amendment was rejected, yeas,
13; nays, 43.
The bill was then reported back