The Southern herald., 1888-09-15
Our IYashlngtOn Letter.

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in Louisiana. Mr.. Pasco said that
the miscellaneous undigested mat
ter collected by Mr.. Chandler and
laid before the Senate did more
credit to that Senator's industry
than his intellect. While the senior
Senator from New Hampshire was
anxious to provide education for
the South, the junior Senator strove
to revive bitterness and ill-will,
and to create fresh antagonism be-
tween the two races in the South
who were, for the most part, living
together in peaceful relations.
Representative Belmont, of New
York, who, as chairman of the
House committee on foreign affairs,
has charge of the Canadian Retalia-
tion bill, made speech on that
measure, which has been highly
commended by members of both
parties. He said: Ordinarily 1
should consider it a most serious
and difficult undertaking to reply
to the arguments Of my colleagues
upon the committee on foreign
affairs, the gentleman from Illinois
(Mr. Hill), and the gentleman from
New Jersey (Mr. Phelps), for |
have had long experience of the
skill and ingenuity Of both Of these
gentlemen upon such questions,
and greatly respect their opinions;
but in this instance, after hearing
their arguments and remembering
that in not one single sentence has
either of them declared his inten-
tiop to vote against the bill, and
after hearing such remarks as they
have made upon it, my only diff
Guilty is to believe that even those
who may be politically opposed to
the President of the United States,
shouldin such grave crisis as this,
charge upon him motions incon-
sistent with his duty-so bravely
and well performed-to guard and
protect the rights of American citi-
zens and to maintain the dignity
and honor of the nation. We are
not democrats and we are not re-
publicans when confronted with
the unfriendly acts Of foreign
power"
The House Committee on appro-
priations has passed a resolution
expressing regret at the enforced
absence of Mr.. Randall, and hoping
for his speedy return.
The republicans of the Senate
say that their tariff bill will be re-
ported next week.
Senator Teller, in speaking on
the Chinese restriction bill, made
several personal allusions to Repre-
sentative Scott, whose haste in
pushing the bill through the House
he criticized. Mr.. ingalls,, the pre-
siding officer, called him to order
for his personal language, but all
the effect it had was to cause him
to refer to Mr.. Scott as a member
of the democratic national commit
tee, instead Of member of Con-
gress.
The democrats in Congress are
still hammering away at trusts, and
they propose to keep it up until
something is done to break up such
monopolies.
The State Department has receiv-
ed a telegram from the United
States Minister to China, stating
that he has no positive knowledge
of the rejection of the treaty.
Representative Oates introduced
a resolution in the House Wednes-
day which was vigorously applaud
ed by both sides. 1t fixed the Goth
instant as the date for adjournment.
The members of the House are all
anxious to get away, but they can
do nothing without the Senate, and
if the republicans Of that body are
in earnest in saying that they intend
to pass their tariff bill before ad-
journing, it is more than likely
that there will be no adjournment
this year.
AS soon as the news, unofficial
though ii was, of the rejection of
the Chinese treaty by that govern
ment was received here, Represen-
tativc Scott prepared bill restrict
ing Chinese immigration very short
and very stringent, and on We'd
nesday it was promptly passed by
the House without a division. 1t
has been hung up in the Senate to
hear from China.