The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-02
CONGRESSIONAL CHAT.
Sherman'S Chinese Resolution
is Adopted.
THE PENSION BILL DEBATED.
House Proceedings-ResO to
Investigate Strike on the AT
lantic & Pacific-Etc.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The resolu-
ton reported yesterday by Sherman
from the committee on foreign relations,
requesting the President to negotiate a
treaty with the Emperor of China, con-
taining q provision that no Chinese
laborer shall enter the United States,
was taken up for consideration.
Morgan favored the resolution.
Sherman SAID that whatever differ
ences Of opinion there had been in the
Senate or in 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 subject should be
fairly enforced, and that Chinese
laborers should be excluded from this
country, because he would not adapt
himself to it's civiliza ton. That feeling
had bean most strongly expressed be
fore the committee on foreign affairs by
Senators and Representatives from the
Pacific Coast, ana 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 admin
istration in its effort to obtain the dt-
sired treaty.
Stewart expressed his qualification at
hearing from the Senator from Alabama
(Morgan) that the State Department
was already engaged in negotiating a
treaty with China. He had no doubt
that the expression of the opinion of the
Senate in the adoption of a resolution
would give the Chinese government to
understand the determination of this
country to exclude Chinese laborers al
together. He was exceedingly gratiied
to find that the country now understood
the Chinese question, and that the OPP
position to Cnlnese was not matter of
passion or prejudice on the part Of the
people OF the Pacific Coast.
Mitchell regarded the resolution as
step in the right direction, bur as very
feeble step. He said 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
pending question beng on the amend
ment offered Yesterday by Wilson, of
Iowa, to add the words from intirm-
tiles of age
Beck said that s5OO,O0O,0OO would not
half cover the amount of expenditure
if the amendment was adopted. The
bill would settle the surplus for all
time to come.
The debate then drifted into discus
sion of the tariff, during which Beck
referred to the demonstration OF silver,
AID attacked Sherman for it. He sug-
gested .(referring to the pension ques-
ton, that as the wealth of the country
was projected BY the exertion of
soldiers, Senators on the other side,
many of whom we're millioniares,
should meet the expenditure for pen
sions by an income tax. Plumb
said the Senator from Kentucky
was not free-trader, except
for revenue. Neither was ary
other Senator on the Democratic side
who had anything to make by being
protectionist. Senators on the other
side, he said, i'll concealed their feelings
of regret that it was not soldiers of the
confederate army that were to be pen
stoned under the pending measure.
Without a vote on the amendment
the Senate adjourned till Monday.