The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-08
THE CHINESE BILL.
1t Passes the Senate With a
Rush.
ONLY THREE NEGATIVE VOTES.
A Motion To Reconsider Peading-
China Has Not Rejected. hut Is
Considering the Treaty-Eepresen-
tatise Cameron Sends n Few Well
Directed shots into Cleyeiand's
Messages.

Directed shots into CleveIand's
Messages
WssHTSGreS. Sept. la the senate
the resolution heretofore offered BIZ
Vest, for inquiry into the case of the
senate official, Mr.. Mckee. publishing
: campaign book, was taken up. and
at the suggestion OF Mitchell was in
formally laid aside.
Mr.. Hoar's re olRtsou, offered yes
teraay. calling the attention OF the
president To the previous request OF the
senate TO he furnished with copies OF
communication 70 the British govern
Iaent in regard % the fisheries, was
taken up, and al the suggestion Of
Vest was laid aside informally. Mr.
Vest stating that i, was his under
standing that o message would be re-
ceiyed in about half an hour on this
subject.
The Chinese exclusion bill was taken
up. and Vest, referring 10 Dolph's de-
uial Of his statement that seven China
men had been nataraiized in Indian
apoIis in 1876 under the supervision OF
Mr.. Miller. the Law partner OF Hsrri-
son, and had voted the Republican
ticket. read letter showing that the
only mistake was in giving the date az
1916 instead OF lssl He also sent 20
the clerks desk and had read a cor
rected affidavit. He added that in
stead of ii beng fact that no China
men had been natau zed IN the United
States, twenty or~them had been
naturalizesl in the state courts in Con-
necticut. Massachusetts, and Indiana,
and had been allowed to vote.
Dolph made the point that the
records and documents were not evil
denee of the naturalizing OF China
men. but only of declaration of in
tention. The act Oi naturalization was
one To be performed by a court, while
a declaration OF intention might be
made before the clerk or notary.
Vest admitted, as lawyer, that the
acts referred TO did not constitute
naturalization in a legal sense, but he
said in Indiana a declaration of in
tention conferred the right OF suffrage.
Dolph asked Vest whether there was
ANYTHING in fhe a.ldaVits TO sustain
the statement that Harrison's law
partner had anything 10 90 with the
naturalization OF Cinnamon in Indian
apolis.
Vest admitted that there was not.
on the contrary, he learned taat
neither OF the law partners OF Harrl-
son had anything to do with H.
At this points message was received
= l.. 81 t.s.1 fn.f. fa..
senate. enclosing, as the only Official
information at hand in regard TO the
Chinese treaty. copies OF two teie-
grams, the FIRST dated september ,, IN
these words: "It is believed the
treaty has been rejected. | have de-
manded from the foreign office posi-
tive information some days since. No
Information has been vet received -
and the second, dated September 6, in
these words: "fhe treaty has been
postponed for further determination
hereafter.
tYoruian moved that the Chinese bill
be referred To the committee on
foreign relations. The motion WAS
lozt-veas II. nays i0-no quorum.
The bill was then passed-yeas b,
navs 5 Brown, Hoar and Wilson oi
Iowa.
Blair moved to reconsider. so rs to
have the biil amended, suspending
oaeration OF the bill for GO days.
German referred 10 the motion 10
commit the bin, and said he had-made
that motion in consideration Of the
fact that the bin had come before the
senate under a misapprehension
While this measure was under consid-
Grafton here and elsewhere, there was
belief that the treaty recently nego-
tiated had been rejected by China.
Nov The senate Is informed officially
that that belief has no foundation,
Sueh action as we have Just taken
ought not 20 haye been taken, ana II
Ii wa rrop8 ed II take sach action IN
regard TO q great nation ihe i.iii ''o.i.l
not have received hall q doZen yot We
all understand the pressure ou toth
side, ia tie face Of great contest pe-
tween two political parties. concur
with the senator from Ohio,
Gfr. Sheruan1 the leader on
his side. that the matter
i above politics; that il is above the
present elections, and that II ought
NOS to he passcd in this indecent haste.
| am delighted that the senator from
1
recon si,ier ANA has given notice OF an
amendment which he proposes To- pre-
sent I hone the motion VIII prevail
qive notice that il the motion to re-
consider lie carried, | shall again move
10 commit the bill to the committee on
foreign relations, with the message
from tie president. that the commit
tee can come here next week and pre-
sent q measure that wi not put gs in
that po.ftion ia which the Chinese
government will have "a moral right
20 exclude ali our people from that
ernpire DO not believe either party
can gain nny advantage hy tilis nn-
saeuily hazty action oa great measure
which Is above ALI politics. We are all
united in restricting Chinese immigrl-
ton, and 30 not believe that IN this
contest there j. any advantage OF
either side ii We 60 on, IN
the face II the Information
which we have received to-day,
we viii destroy our 0sn trade
with China and make il impossible Tor
this great nation Of 60.ts1 S9) people 10
have an outlet IN China for its pro
duets and close the door. which dur
ing vcars mast we have tired hy iircts
and peeiai ministers T. keep opened.
stewart opposed the motion % Fc-
consider. and said the IHore he read
the Denhy dispatche. the nloTe he felt
that the bi.l was proper.
Blair advocated ihi- motion. He ar
eled that the tSeaty Wouid, b ratified
hv China. afford ali the remedy which
the ban wls designed 10 eiFe. nless
the real purpose u the biH vas 70 de
,troy the treaty delay OF - day
ought Ia BE- satisfactory 20 eyerF btsly-
lie was opposed TO f5oFmap : Tref0-I-
ton 10 commit the biil, and would re-
gard il ~ juggling with the matter.
Dolph took mp the question q the
naturalization of Cinnamon in iudisfl-
apali. and showed tina, naturalization
hs! gore 40 farther tbaa mere acc3ara-
tion ID intention - lssrome citizens,
which was sufficient ntder the iu1Iana
Iaw 70 vote lie declared that ihe
p-rf.acrati- senators hal termed fr0n;
and votesi u last soiidly FOR the Nd-
The situ4tiJu w2s precisely a. = &as
last Mandav 81 Ben the hia g5s in TIE
hnase The ai8 was wrougii any part
81 Il aas e treaty vioiE7ien. Il i was
immature ta4e resVeal-ii -iisi.sty Na> VIII
49, 80 rF..s .s.rf Z Is lie house alst he