Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-16
Senators Talk Politics.
Gen. Harrison's Position on the
Chinese Question Discussed.
ARGUING OVER THE TREATY.
Session or Not 20 he Decided To-day.
The Fortincatioas Bm In the House.
The Proposed Gun Factory.

The Proposed Gun Factory.
WASHINGTON, Aug. ia discussion on /
Mr. Harrison's position ON the Chinese ques-
tion incidental 70 the debate on the fishery
treaty was the event in the senate yesterday.
To-day at noon was set for the vote on Mr..
Morgans resolution postponing action on the |
treaty until December
Mr.. Morgan resumed his argument IN
favor Of his resolution TO postpone the fishery
treaty until December He sail the antago-
nism 10 the treaty meant an attack on hui
man food The senator from Maine (Nr.
Frye) had admitted that if tho duty ON salt
fish was removed all talk about the fisheries
wosld disappear. In the course Of colo
guy, in which alluslon to Yankees and slave
holders was made, Mr. Morgan said
You have not hesitated to say that we
are rebels that wa all deserved to be hanged,
and that we are living now by your mercy
and grace. You had jefferson Davis under
arrest and the United States government did
not care TO bring him to trial, because II
would have turned out that he had not COM
mitted treason
! Mr.. Frye-When the senator was making
those charges he was looking at me. am a
full blooded Yankee, but l do not know
man on that side Of the senate for whom l
have a more profound admiration than /
have for him
Mr.. Morgan-My eyes wandered to the
face OF the senator because / knew that they
rested ON an honest and benevolent face, and
IL wns some relief TO have that opportunity
when looking on that side of the chamber
uaughterl
Concluding, Mr. Morgan said that an
honest adjustment of the trouble could not
be expected in the midst Of the heated pas
. ! a. ,fa
a matter that ought TO be postponed for the
credit of the senate. But he knew the doom
Of the treaty, and the result weighed upon
his mind. He thought that Republican SEN
ators were in great haste 10 get rid OF the
protocol, for fear that in December next its
value would be 50 apparent that they could
not resist ratification Of the treaty
Mr.. Teller, having replied TO some Of Mr..
Morgan's fishery statements, Slid that the
jefferson Davis statement was "bosh.n II
rebels had been brought up for trial they
would not have been before a civil court, but
before "a drumhead court martial.
After remarks by Senators Platt, George
and Chandler, Mr. Vest said that no treaty
could be ratified by the senate which had
been negotiated by Mr. Clevelands admins
tration: by the man who was a living bar
rier to the Republican party gaining power
Party warfare demanded that the tail of
the British lion should be twisted until that
royal animal howled again, and so the loyal
, song about John Browns body bad given
place TO the dulcet tones Of ERIN Go
Bragh.n Mr.. Vest then referred to Mr..
Stewards recent speech on the Chinese ques-
: tion, and said that opposition to the anti
, Chinese legislation IN the senate in 1881 and
) 1882 had not come from Democratic, but
> from Republican senators, particularly from
Mr.. Harrison, the Republican nominee. He
declared that in 1876 seven Cinnamon were
t admitted to naturalization in indianapolis
and Immediately voted the Republican
3 ticket when Mr. Harrison was defeated for
Q the governorship by "Blue Jeans Williams
r Having stated the votes of the senate
{ on the Chinese bills, he said that this
proved that the presiding officer Of the sem
ate was right in saying the records Of Sher-
man. Harrison and other presidential candi-
. dates were awkward on the tariff, the
Q currency and the Chinese question. Mr..
o Vest also quoted from the letter Of Mr..
Harrison 10 the Rev. j. S. Brant, Of ST.
+ Louis in February last, in which he snid in
5 connection with his action the bill re-
a stricting Chinese immigration:
n "It was little hard on me TO let go Of the
+ old idea that this was the tree home Of all
2 comers s-SH4
n MI Neat AehltN LuEL hue +Alhtllcln people
n had ever relinquished their right 10 control
immigration.
Mr.. Stewart said that the Chinese issue
was as dead as that OF secession, and that
Il there was as much propriety in reviewing
Q one as The other. Mr. Harrison, he said
o had not uttered a word during the discussion
q on the anti-Chineso bills in favor Of Chinese
l. immigration. His votes had simply been
: conformable TO the treaty. But afterward
r when the treaty was being evaded, Mr.. Har-
t rson favored bill which was acceptable q
!, the Pacific coast. His record was as salts
3 factory to the people of the coastas il he had
abused the Chinese for forty years.
Mr.. Beck said that in Mr. Voorhees, recent
speech at Terre Haute he had said that Mr.
IS Harrison had voted fifteen times against the
: bill 60 restrict Chinese immigration, and that
3 the statement had not been contradicted.
y Mr. Dolph denied that Mr. Harrisons re
o cord in congress would show that he haG
' ever been in favor Of the admission 81
L Chinese labor into the United States H,
. referred to the fact that Senator Harrison
o had written 10 Senator Maxey in 1882 tha
he was in favor of reducing the period o
Chinese restriction in the bill of that veal
. from twenty to ten years and was opposed
: 20 the bill if that reduction was not made
v He said that it was a necessary, fair ane
Z logical inference that If the amendment hac
a been adopted Senator Harrison would hayl
' favored the bill, and that he was therefon
: in favor Of Chinese restriction. If thu
! senate had adopted the views advocated by
e Gen. Harrison it would have been far better
and would have saved the necessity Of pass
ing another bill.
Mr.. Mitchell defended the record Of Mr.
n Harrison ON the Chinese question, and saiC
n that the only restrictive legislation on tina
4 subject had come from the Republican party
4 Mr.. Allison said he desired to put in hi
4 most emphatic protest against the attemp
"A made by Mr.. Vest to draw a distinction be
. tween the two great political parties on thl
Il subject of Chinese immigration. He woulC
say for himself that after the debate in tn
senate in 1879, his mind was clear that i
was the duty Of the government to exercis
"A its undoubted power in the most appropri
q ate way to secure the prohibition Of Chimes
n immigration. He did not believe that Mr.
"a Harrison entertained any different senti
"a ment. He did not, however speak for Mr.
y Harrison, who was no Lilliputian in any de
M bate or any contest, but was the peer Of hi
" aecusers, from wherever they might come
The senator from Missouri (Mr. Vest ough
TO know, and did know, that the Republican
e. party was as vigorous and strong ON tn
ic Chinese question as the Democratic party.
el Discussion on the fertilization appropria
n tion hill was fha faatura Of tha hoYYca prC