Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-09-11
HOT WORDS.
Sena tors Morgan and Mitchell Get Down
to Strong Personalities.

IL,
speaking on the Chinese bill in the Senate
to-day, said he had reached the conclusion
that the will of the American people as to
the total exclusion Of Chinese lsborers was
an irrevocable decree, and that exclusion
must be effected through the operation of
law, and not through that of treaty.
A question that was put to Morgan by
Mitchell was treated by the former as an
attempt to draw him into q political dis
cussion, and he said he had no objection.
. believe" said he, I" that after You
nominated Harrison for the Presidency the
Chinese Government, having q knowledge
of his record, believed that by delaying the
treaty in question until after The November
election 1t might get an Administration
that wonld be favorable 10 Chinese immi-
grafton"
Il DO not believe" Mitchell replied,
. that there is single solitary mind in the
United States of America that honestly be-
lieves any such thing"
THE Senator" said Morgan, " is very
t1ippant in the use of that word honestly
| have just stated that believe it, and does
the Senator undertake to say that do not
believe it?"
s. DO not believe that the Senator does
believe it, said Mitchell.
-" will not be interrupted by a man of
your character in impeachment of my hon.
esty," Morgan Indignantly replied.
so far as my character is concerned"
was Mr.. Mitcheirs response, - am willing
to parallel it with that of the Senator from
Alabama, either here or elsewhere"
" expected some interference of this
kind when stating this question:" said
Morgan.
He then went on 10 discuss the Chinese
exclusion bill, and at the close of Morgan's
speech his BILL offered as an amendment,
was referred 20 the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
Mitchell took the floor to reply to the re.
marks of Morgan. He was surprised, he
said, in view of the Inconsistent and contra
dictory record of the Senator from Alabama
on The Chinese question, that when inter
rupted by perfectly proper question he
should lose his temper and fly off into
rage.
The presiding officer (interrupting) said
The Chair thinks the Senator from Oregon
is going too far. He must proceed in
order
MitCheil-"The Senator from Oregon will
endeavor to proceed in order. and certainly
will proceed in az much order as did the
Senator from Alabama, who was not callt d
to order when he violated the parliament
airy rules of this body in direct and ex-
plicit terms. The Senator from Alabama
the last seven days, the devoted champion
of treaty rights. He has denounced ia the
Senate and before the Committee on For
eign Relations various propositions looking
to the exclusion of the Chinese from this
country. He has insisted that this was
question to be settled by dip
lomacy. He has referred to meas1r like
the pending bill as the Colorado notion
the California idea, the Oregon idea, or
the Pacific coast idea and as being
brought forward and pressed by dema-
gogues for demagogic and party purposes.
But when the Democratic House of Rep
resentatives passes Chinese exclusion bill
even without reference to committee
| the Senator from Alabama jumps over the
| fence and declares himself il favor of that
bill, going back on his whole record On
| that question. This morning he insists
| that the bill for which be voted last Friday
should be amended. That is the record of
the Senator from Alabama. and it does not
| lie in his mouth TO be questioning the sin
| ceIity of the Senator from Oregon or the
sincerity of the Representatives and people
| OF the Pacific coast. The Senator with
| this kind Of a record has resorted to per
sonalities aud violated the rules OF this
! Senate by referring 10 my character. Mr..
| President, whatever | may have done here
| tofore, can say to the Senator from Ala
bama that | have never come into the Sen
ate chamber full of whisky, disgracing my
| self and disgracing the Senate"
I Morgan occupied his seat quietly and
| without even the slightest emotion or i'm
| patience as Mitchell applied these uncom-
| plimentary remarks to him.
| sTRICKEE FROM THE RECORD.
| WASHINGTON, September 10th.-The
heated and unparalleled personal express
| sions used in the debate by Senators Nor
gan and Mitchell to-day have, upon rehec-
| friends, been stricken from the Congress
| sional record.