The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-19
WASHINGTON NEWS
Debate on the Chinese Pro-
hibitiOn Bill.
THE MEASURE NOT PASSED.

No Sentiment Against the Leeisis-
tion, the Question Being On Party
Constituency In Anti Chinese work
Effect OF Heavy Appropristions
Carlisle willing to Meet Blaine.
wAsHISGroS. Aug ls.-In the house
Tsaibee Of Kentucky presented q confer
ence report upon the bill for the relief Of
the First National bank OF Portland. Or.
Agreed 10.
Mccreary OF Kentucky, from the COM
miffee on foreign Affairs, reported for Ina
mediate consideration the senate bill to
/ prevent the coming OF Chinese laborers
into the United States, with an amend
rnent repealing the acts Of May 6, lss2, and
July 5, 1854. the repeal TO take effect on the
ratification OF the pending treaty.
acCxary stated tha; owing 10 the fact
that the senate had amended the treaty II
had been sent 10 China for the ratification
of that government, and that II would
probably be the first of next year before
the treaty could be agreed upon. The OBJ
icef of the Dill was 70 carry out the pro
visions OF the treaty as soon as ratified
by both countries He briefly reviewed
the provisions Of the previous treaty be
tween ike United States and China, and of
the laws founded thereon. in order 10 en-
phasiEe the neet ssity for the adoption of
the treaty and The Passage of the pending
measure.
The subject OF Chinese immigration was
important and deserved the most careful
consideration. The pending treaty was
liberal and the president and his able see
rotary Of state we're entitled 10 great credit
for having at last negotiated a treaty
which WAS 10 prevent hofies OF chinese
from coming 10 this country. The demand
for ratification of the treaty and passing OF
the bill came from the Pacific coast in
manner which must be needed, and be
only regretted thai action had been
taken which would delay giving effect to
the treaty The bill was prepared I'm ae-
cordanee with the treaty. and was a long
step towards meeting the evils which besct
the people of California.
He was In favor Of opening the ports of
the United States 10 worthy people from
every country. bus he did not believe the
Chinese, with their habits. customs and
religion. were worthy OF coming into this
country They came without wives or
children, ana were enabled therefore, 10
the question was not the survival of the
tttest. but the survival of the best. He
hoped the house would pass the bill with
out objection or division.
Morrow OF California declared the pas
sage OF the bill necessary in order to pro-
tect the people Of this country from the
evils of Chinese immigration He dis
cussed the provisions of previous acts upon
the subject and pointed out wherein they
proves defective In prohibiting the immt-
grafton of Chinese. From 1852 to 1876. be-
fore there bad been any attempt at re-
siriction, the number Of Chinese entering
annually at san Francisco was but little
over s0o0 During 1871, after several at.
iempts at restriction, the immigration at
san Francisco amounted to over ll.00o
Therefore IL WAS necessary for the govern
ment to devise some treaty 10 carry out It's
policy. lthad declared and placed on the
statute books the principle that would ex
clude Csineze, and yet the laws were rio-
lated ard these people came in. The ques-
fian confronting congress was whether IL
had the ability to frame a law which would
carry out the principle.
lie couteHded that the senate amend
ments to the treaty were very important.
and served 10 close door which the oIigi-
nal treaty left open 10 the incoming OF
Chinese iaborers. While the pending bill
was favored By the people of the Pacific
coast because they believed l. step in ac-
vance of the previous statutory law, neith-
er the trt atty nor the bill met with entire
approval, because they believed the gov
trameHi should II store 70 itselfthe right TO
leglslate, whenever occasion required,
agsiust any foreign immigration which
might be iuiUical, aud not be obliged to 90
to Chiua for treaty whenever II wished TO
prohibit immigration Of ChineSe, but should
BE- able 10 prohibit By statutory enactmenis.
lie hoped the hill would pass in time 10 go
up0n the statute books before the fatiticn-
Of NrHfr TINT there
should be no hiatus between the treaty and
the law.
o'Neli of Missouri said every two years
congress passed Chinese bill rs an incl
dent of The political campaign. Passing
laws would not remedy evils unless public
opinion tas.kcd them. tn California. in
stead OF ueng an element which the peO-
pie desired 10 have removed, from the mo
meut man rvarhed the hotel until be
lcfa the state be found Chinese employed.
The people seemed TO want them. 1hey
were servile aud docilc. VII. reveT you
tarned son found Chinese al work. The
iaboring people did not want them, but
tEe tetQrr class of people in California dld.
II a question Of cheapness.
FELTON, interrupted 70 say that Califor-
uiAns we've uutiEud 20 employ Chinese la
Dor because they had no other
U'Ntu replicd lhat they should adVer-
tise ia New York, hers and every where IN
the East where there were great number
Of unemployed labofers The hoase had
not answered the tieun auds Of labor. Thou
sands OF persons had pctitiuned againkt
convict labor und X would not be suflicient
for members 10 say that they PASSED this
Chinese b{ll aud other bills already passed.
Byaum Of Iuuiana attacked the kcpub
j au party Tor failure IN ycars last 70 stop
the importation vf contract labor II Ia
Yogcsi zee opening of the doors 10 cheap
iahor, but wanted them closed on cheap
goods He also attacked the record of the
Republican parry in regard 10 legislation
en he questlHp Of Chinese immigration
aud declared that the kepubllean causil-
cate for the presidency, Hntle IN Tue sen
ale, had not uuly voted against bills 10 re-
strict OF suspend Chinese immiEraisou,
but voted In iavos Of every amendment
which conferred greater freedom aad
riguts upon Chinese. IL was true 1eu
, harrison declared be opposed the biis pc
cause he cons dsrcd them Ia violation OF
tTysty siiPuiations. but with due regard for
Gen Harrison he would say such cE posi-
Ggrfo statements. made when there were
visions of tie White house, however diin
aud remote, tl0auas around, must oe taAth
on t1e ,,t.,s hand Mr. Thurman bad de
rlsre.i himself ia the sensse III favor 81 r.
stFic1iam ol Chinese immigration. or ctS'i
I its absolute pr5EiMuoA- 1he stcftt CT tte
rupo>lt!on Vi Gen. Harrison and his parry
Z as.f,af srfs 10 the chinese hlil WhitsA had
/ b.sn srtoea fsy FFt ts.dent Arthur was that
Chinese labor 8as cheap ana rrGai aeie-
aRd the contractors, maGaIAftaErfs ~.
niruc-owners. - 10 had always c1utfoiicu
/ tias, Htstuhliesn PARTY, anicN II. II was
al tacA,4~a tieR HaTTison aod his asser
crates believed the htii tteiai40n 0i tnc
| ex lsiirg Ircaty that they opposed u, eal ot-
rgu.e tucF believed I1iEese labor sHcGiG
/ have The rirht 10 come 10 this country, ia5'
.lIis 50 iaQ-sr. bat 10 vote. 10 h0id ohlts'
aa.i 70 govern a. weil as DC governed
gen. Harrisaa now said. a, 4 Further eN-
s,,S... 9tat a.. ull ssut understand the qEts
/ tg.sfl ~ tar isiae, hut had sincc learned al
about II aud was All right uO%. Nt All
xu{IcrfuSes this was the sHai41 fest
.saFsns iar caSak,zign Gen- HARRISON might
I aeclarr from The stump thAt the standard
/ az labor must b. maintained, but no one
canld nnd thai dRriuE tns Chinese aerAie
/ IN the senate he had ever spoken w1fd
- ~ upaIsy fgg tac wAse woiSef "i
Ameriea.
.a * town to consideration Of the
peu5iug bill. be advocated It's passage,
( rtft. i-s.d Gat. ssuaIo Tor having slas lisiso
the treaty. ansi dee NrSd that II tue hoase
( as1 pa<-s-a tac esil a. = came trofn tlN
sc arc the coantEy would have ccS1 seas
WStaoai aay i4R ou the sutlcct
pinelcs ~ Maine iaqUlrss8 h2w u vas
+ taat The pcsalerztic ;asi9 lad rot acted
J ea the question % Caiuese lEamisfatsoa
I Whea il had eoniroi of both houses OF
4 rs,,,rr,ss during tie Forty ska congness
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