Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-02
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate.

WASHINGTON, March 1st.-In the Senate
to-day the resolution reported yesterday by
Sherman, from the Committee on Foreign
Relations, requesting the President to ne.
gotiate treaty with the Emperor of China
containing the provision that no Chinese
laborer shall enter the United States. was
taken up for consideration.
Morgan favored the resolution.
Sherman said that, whatever differences
of opinion there had been in the Senate or
the country in regard to the restriction of
Chinese immigration, the time had come
when, he believed, the general sentiment
of the people was that the law on the sub
ject should be fairly enforced. and that
Chinese laborers should be excluded from
this country, because they would not adapt
themselves to its civilization. That feeling
had been most strongly expressed before
the committee by Senators and Represent
atives from the Pacific coast and every
member OF the committee was of the
opinion that the exclusion of Chinese
laborers should be effectually carried out.
The resolution was calculated to fortify the
Administration in its efforts to obtain the
desired treaty.
Stewart expressed his qualification at
hearing from the Senator from Alabama
(Morgan) that the State Department was
already engaged in negotiating treaty
with China. He had no doubt that the
expression of opinion by the Senate, in the
adoption of the resolution, would give the
Chinese Government to understand the
determination of this country to exclude
Chinese laborers altogether. He was also
exceedingly gratified to find that the
country now understood the Chinese
question. and that opposition to Chinese
was not a matter of passion or prejudice on
hon N rr of ho of hal Dao
Mitchell regarded the resolution as a
step in the right direction, but as very
feeble step. He esaid that in addition TO the
treaty with China there should be treaties
to the same effect with Great Britain,
France and Mexico.
The resolution was adopted.
The pension bill was taken up, the pend
ing question being on the amendment
offered yesterday by Wilson of Iowa, to add
the words from infrmities of age"
Beck said that $500, ,000, 900 would not
half cover the amount of the expenditure
if the amendment were adopted. That bill
would settle the surplus for all time to
come.
The debate then irifted into discussion
of the tariff, during which Beck referred to
the characterization of silver, and attacked
Sherman for it. He suggested, reverting to
the pension question, that as the wealth
of the country was protected by the exer-
ton of the soldiers, the Senators on the
other side, many of whom were million
aires, should meet the expenditure for pen
sioDs by an income tax.
Plumb said the Senator from Kentucky
was not free-trader, except for revenue,
neither was any other Senator on the
Democratic SIDE when he had anything to
make by being protectionist Senators
on the other side, he said, ill-concealed
their feelings of regret that it was not the
soldiers of the Confederate army that were
to be pensioned under the pending measure
Without a vote on the amendment the
Senate adjourned till Monday.
The House.
WAsHISGToE, March 1st-Morrow of
California, from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, reported a resolution calling on the
President for information as to what steps
have been taken in the direction of treaty
supulations, or otherwise, TO prevent the
| continued immigration of Chinese laborers
into the United States, notwithstanding the
provisions OF the treaty of November II,
| 1880, between the United States and China
and the laws passed in pursuance thereof
Belmont of New York called up the Joint
| resolution authorizing the President TO ar
range conference TO be held in Washing
| ton in 1883, tor the purpose of promoting
arbitration, and encouraging reciprocal
| commercial relations between the United
States and the Republics of Central and
| South America and the Empire of Brazil
An amendment was adopted making one