The National tribune., 1888-01-19


in Boston, unanimously praying for the pas
sage of the Blair Educational Bill.
Senator Berry presented a petition from the
citizens Of the Sixth Congressional District of
Arkansas, praying for the passage of bill to
prohibit the manufacture and sale of liquor in
the District of Columbia.
Senator Hampton presented petition from
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of
South Carolina for an amendment TO the Con-
stitution of the United States prohibiting the
liquor traffic.
Senator Vest, from the Committee on Com
merce reported favorably on the bill to con-
struct bridge across the Missouri River at
some point near the City of ST. Charles; which,
with amendment, was passed.
Senator Chandler offered resolution for the
appointment of a committee to investigate the
troubles in Jackson, Miss, and the disfran-
chisement of the coored vote in that city. In
support of this he made a speech denouncing
the suppression of the colored vote in Missis-
sippi.
Senator Walthall replied that he did not
offer any objection to the proposed investiga-
ton, but on the contrary he was anxious that
1t should take place. He did not believe, how
ever, that the Senate had any constitutional
right to make the investigation.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, denounced the
information as unworthy of serious considera-
ton. as much of it was made up of anonymous
communications
The resolution was agreed to.
Senator Mitchell called up the bill to abro-
gate the treaties between the United States
Government and the Chinese Empire in so far
as any of them permit the coming of the
Chinese to this country, and the Senate pro-
ceeded to consider the same in Committee of
the Whole.
Senator Mitchell made aspeech in support of
the bill, denOuncing the importation ofCoolies
TO this country as a worse curse than African
slavery. 1t were better that every line of the
treaty stipulation with the Chinese Empire
should be swept from the statute-book rather
than permit this Oriental octopus to fasten its
disgusting and poisonous tentacles more firm
ly around us than they already are. He ar
raigned the Administration for not taking steps
to carry out the laws already passed to prevent
it. He says that to-day there is scarcely city,
town or hamlet, large or small, in the country,
in which there is not q number of Chinese, who
are carrying on laundries, opiun-joints, gam
bling-dens, brothels, and other sinks of vice and
iniquity. There are more than 1000 Chinese
laUndries in the City Of New York alone, and
these people take out CT thatcity and Brooklyn
more than $l000,000a year in money. There
are, according to the best estimates, more than
100000 Chinese in the country, of which 49,,
600 are in California, 10000 in Oregon, 10000
in Washington Territory and 5000 in Montana
and Idaho. This great number is but drop
in the bucket to what will come to US by the
British lines of steamers and other means of
reaching this country. He proceeded TO an ex-
tended inquiry as to the power OF
Congress TO abrogate the provisions of the
existing treaty with foreign Government,
and cited copiously from the authorities. He
denied that the United States could be charged
with bad faith if these treaties were abrogated,
and gave quantity of evidence to show the
/ infamous character of the traffic in Chinese
women. He thought that the influence of un-
restricted Chinese immigration would be most
disastrous to the laborer Of the country, and he
believed that unless something was done to
speedily arrest this influx of Asatic principles,
Aslatic examples, Asiatic wages, that the Ameri-
can Republic was doomed
Senator Stewart followed with some remarks
in support of the BILL in which he called at
4 tention to the curious fact that the races OF
/ Western Europe have never been able to wrest
one acre of ground from the Asiatics while the
Asiaties have always been advancing upon the
Europeans. Great Britain has overrun 250,-
100000 Asiatics, but she has yet TO acquire the
| first farm in Asia. There are less than 250,000
Englishmen in all Asia. After more than a
century of conquest and domination England
has been unable TO colonize single village in
India. France has tried the same experiment
in Cochin China with like result. He did
not want to place his race not only in COMPETE
ton with the seryile labor Of the Coolie, but
with the oyerreaehing avariee and patient cum
ming Of the willy Chinese. The Mongoljans
] already occupied two-thrds OF the globe and
numbered two-thiTds Of the people. Where
ever they come into peaceful competition with
! the white race they prevail. The only way
! that the people Of Western Europe can main.
| tain themselves against Asia is by superior
| physical power and the use Of arms. Selfd
Tense is among the first laws of nature, and il
the Anglo-SaXOn race does not protect Itself
from the Chinese by force, it viii perish by
starvation and become extinct.
The bill was referred to the Committee on
! Foreign Relations.
In the House Mr. Rogers, Of Arkansas, called
! up the bill 10 punish robbery, burglary anC
larceny in the Indian Territory; which wa
considered. amended and passed.
Dir. wilkins. Of Ohio, from the Committee or
Banking and Currency, reported the bill K
provide for the issue of additional circulating
notes Of National banks
Mr.. Weaver, Of Iowa, opposed the hasty pas
sage Of the bill because of its far-reaching eff
| fects. IL proposed to give the banks the RICH
to increase their circulation to a maximum cor
responding with the amount of their capita
stock paid IN. This might lead to their ex
tending their circulation more than $500, 900,
600.
Mr. wilkins said that there are deposited il
the National Treasury today $IS9,000,000 o
government bonds 10 secure the circulation o
$I67,000,000. II the bill become law the cir
culation of the banks viii be increased to tn
extent Of the difference between these sum
and no more. During the discussion the morn
ing hour expired.
Mr. Townshend, Of Illinois, from the Com
mittee on Military affairs, reported back wit
amendments the resolution of Mr.. Boutelle, o
Maine, referred to that committee in regard t
the compilation, etc, of the war records.
After some discussion the resolution was lai
on the table.
Mr.. Townshend, from the same committee
reported the resolution calling upon the Score
tary Of War for information relating to tn
flags, standards and trophies under his charg,
Mr. Boutelle opposed the changes which th
z committee bad made in the wording Of tn
resolution. He objected to having included i
this classification the coors of regiments whic
had gone out as State militia, carrying thei
! own banners which banners had been returne
T to them as State troops by the United State
Government.
Mr.. Townshend replied that the commtte
had by unanimous vote, without one single dis
! cordant voice, either Democratic or Republican
: deemed it proper and right that the inquir
should be broadened SO as to ascertain whethe
persons or officials IN any State, North or SOutl
: had asked for or obtained the custody Of any
the captured flags, standards or colors which
I under the laws, are required to be preserved j
I the War Department at Washington.
a The amendments were agreed to and the res