New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-08
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fsY TELEGRAru TO TIE TEi3vNE.l
Washington, Sept. The President has wasted
the opportunity Of q lifetime lie hight have sent
TO the Senate a message rcpudiatHg Mr.. Scott and
his Chinese Exclusion bill with the same spartan
forfitude with which he mali MS a soldiers widow
az 1he same time rebul1ing Congress for its pre-
cipitancy, or be might have taken the other horn
OF tie dilemma. equally AZ his service. and have
discredt,d his Secretary Of State and the dpo gacy
Of bis whole Administration by ringing the changes
on the evils Of Chinese immigration lie was
confidently expected by his friends in the Senate
10 do the one thing o. the other to help them ont
Of the scrapc into which n, has led them. but ne
d.d neither. When brought face 10 face with The
issue he himself had raised. the President whose
pluck and backbone are 50 much Wanted by his
admirers, si,li1ed for day. and. when he could
sl,ulll no longer, boldly sent in substitute.
Tho vote in the Senate on the Chinese bill had
been fixed hy unanimous agreement for ! o'clock
today Il was felt on ell sides tlat the President
could not with credit to himself further delay
reply TO the inquiry Of tie Senate. which should
cmbody in some form his assumption Of response
hity for the bilL and justly the action OF his
friends in pressing that extraordinary piece OF
,.isiation or by an open dsavOwa and eX Xrrl sson
Of disapproval leavc the responsibility waeoe. IN
that case. it would properly lie. st half-paSt ~
Mr. piudcn. the Presidents assistant secretary,
made bis appearance at the door OF the
Senate, bearing large Official envelope addressed
TO the Senate Of the United States,
and much smaller one. which had mono Of the
characteristics OF official matter Being heral1ed
in ti,a,-honorcd form. DE delivered by instruction
OF the President message in writing and then
Withdrew end carried the small envelope over
10 the House of r pr.scntativos Within fcw
minutes Mr. Scott, the putative father Of The
Chinese bill and the Presidents nearest polti-
cal friend. came into the Senate and engaged in
consultation with Mr. German. Ten minutes
thereafter il was whispered about the corridors
that Mr. German would move the committal u
the Chinese bill 10 the Committee on Foreign
Relations. Here was a surprise indeed-so great
that il received with scouting and laughter.
Was it possible that the man who was credited
with having contributed more than any other man
20 the election of Grover Cleveland to the Pres-
dcncy would, in the heat of a contest for re-eec-
ton and in defiance cf the vehement protests
Of the entire Pacific Coast, consent to take for
his candidate and his party the responsibility
for the defeat the indefinite delay Of this vital
measure? Bat SO il was and the Senate had but
q few minutes to wait
40 SATISFACTION ~ DETBY's TELEGRAis.
NJ Vest called for the reading Of tho Presidents
n sage II proved TO b a bal. evasion I bref-
two contradictory and aim ST meaninelcs, kilograms
from Minister Dcnhy. the substance Of the whole
being that Mother Denby nor the President knew
anything about the matter in hand. The first
telegram from Minister DENLY dated Septom-
Der >. and was in these words: b alieve treaty
hes been rejected. Have demanded from Foreign
Office positive information some days since. No
information has been yet received" : and the
second dated september 6. read: Treaty post
poued for further dclibaration'
The day as whole has no parallel in tie history
cf the Senate. Such working at cross-purposes,
such leadership which didn't lead and wasn't
intended or desired to lead, such schemng and
squirming to get on the losing side and evade
the responsibility of winners. were never seen,
and then for a very surle,t of irony there was
German acan rcbuising partisanship
Bat it is necessary to 90 back % tho beginning
The bill came up about twenty minutes past
r. and ,lr Vest took the floor to make n speech
in the nature Of personal explanation lie said
that he had been taken to task some days
ago by Senator Dolph for stating in debate
that in 1876 seven Chinamen were naturalized
IN indianapolis ard voted the Republican ticket
ror General Harrison, and that General Iiarrson's
law partner was the chief instrument in securing
thc naturalization Of these men. lie had made
the statement upon the authority Of the senior
.
official records at the time he had promised himself
to secure them and MAKE good his statement He
Row produced them. together with the
aridavits and lcts rs of gentlemen for
whose veracitr he made himself responsible,
and he caused the papers to be read lie adj
uittad that he was mistaken in the year. it being
1850, instead OF 1875. lie admitted that the
papers did rot show that the Cinnamon were
ret.ul.zci luf tlst they had declared their in
..ff fn Ifl u Ia "a ff.
General iagfi>oE> ua.tn.r did not nave anything
~ $50 with toe mait ter at all lie did nor oAer
amy conclusive Evidence that they voted the Re-
publican ticket beyond the assertion that they
were chat aileu-cd by Democrats: but he insisted
win vehement redundancy t,at ln all Other re-
srtDt> lls statement was absolutely correct. Then
c.Hi" tlc Presidents me.sdge.-and then, all too
,0oH, came ociocs.
RE NEGATIVE VOTES AGAINST TIE ELL.
Tine eaNl fcil ard the cierl, about 10 call
the ro.l tho passage OF the hill. when Mr. Cor
uan rose and moved tlat the bill be referred to
the Committee on Foreign Relations. He at
tempted 10 wosi, og n little speech on the evils
ot pac,isaa.lip. but the chair decided that under
the unanimous agreement debate was not
in orior The vote was yeas, Il: nays, 49,
,. l.s,.s. Noar. li.t and sherman voted with Mr.
60 man, and liessi- Payne, Berry and Vest voted
ln tar ID, .dtlVe, Wuil" Mr Morgan confessed to a
PAIR on th' same side. J Ae vote was three less
iitn QuoIGm. though the chamber full Of
Senator's, c.U of the Senate showing tho
prcstnc. OF for.y-oight On the second vote nine
teen :. rsto .Sev0'ed ave and twenty voted no.
,Aa..ins eNac'ly q quorum, SO the Senate decided
Ny ,lr majority 10 face she music
Then the bin was passed by - yeas 10 nays
the latter being Mossrs. Brown, Hoar and Wilson,
oi Iowa.
senator Blair now moved that the vote be re-
considered IN order That b." ight oi'er an amend
mont 10 the Biz, postponing the enforcement Of
th" pew law for sixty days, unless in
tar meantime tlr treaty should be rejected
or China. aa! making the new law null and
void u Within tiat time China should rafify
tnc oonNtAtica. gon TINS motion Mr.. German
gat in hi, l.tie speech. II was lofty FLEA FOR
e.aapshp and patriotism as opposed 10 mere
par lsan,Alp. lie d-rccd with the senator from
ONO tta' the m2ttcr Pose way above mere party
considerations. and he pr dicted woe 10 the party
cr OBJ man who lCr temporary advantage IN an
election WouG v.o.ate the PRINCIPLES that ought
10 govern the action Of nations Teller moved TO
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