Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-14

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imperio. With them perjury was crown
ing virtue, while hypocrisy. deception ano
fraud were instruments OF constant EN-
ployment, and yet the people were tolc
rs from year to year in Congress and else
where they were powerless to put an end to
that prodigious evil, because it would be
necessary to modify treaty stipulations
with the Chinese. Rather than submit to
y such an oriental pestilence, it would be bet.
ter than every line of treaty stipulation
with the Chinese Empire which obstructed
it's prevention should be swept away. In
" the City Of New York there were 2,175
Chinese laundries, to say nothing of in
Vulnerable opium joints. gambling
bells and other sinks OF vice and iniquity.
There were nearly as many in the city Of
Brooklyn and the Chinese took from the
two cities at least $1,OOO,OOO annually.
There were between $50 900 and 900
Chinese in the United States. probably
I 100000 being in the State OF California
and hundreds OF thousands more would
come by way of Canada on the Canadian
Pacific line of steamers and railroad. They
would flow in like water into a sieve.
!, Against such an invasion what would re.
striction OF existing acts of Congress as
l
to? The voice of the people OF the Pacific
Coast irrespective OF party, creed or sex,
was unanimously in favor Of the exclusion
OF Chinese immig igration, but that voice has
been N a great measure stided and repressed
in Congress. There was butone opifi, o. on
the Pacific coast i'll relation to this mat
ter, and that opinion was the real remedy
for the evil was the one proposed in the
bill which he had introduced. It was the
| IahSnlnfo q Hnfv nf tho T1pifoS Stafoo fn
strike down at once and forever every
barrier in existing treaties which interfered
in the slightest degree with the absolute
exclusion OF the Chinese in the future.
Mr.. Stewart spoke on the same side of
the subject. Wherever the Chinese went on
the Pacific coast American civilization
stopped, because there could be no such
thing with them as schools and churches. |
Ii the doors were opened to Chinese i1nmi- |
grafton, Chinese would supplany the people |
| of this country. He had asked General
| Grant, On his return from his tour around |
the world, what was the most !
remarkable thing he had seen |
in his travels. and Gen
eral Grants answer had been |
that the most remarkable thing he had |
seen was that wherever China men had come |
in contest with a Jew in trading the China
man drove out the Jew. He did not quote
this in disparagement OF the Jew. whose
superiority he admired, but as an illustra-
tion OF the absorbing powers OF the Chi
nese. He had offered resolution request
ing the President to negotiate treaty
with the Chinese Empire, excluding China
men altogether, except diplomatic agents
and those engaged in foreign trade, but it
would be necessary also to have treaties
with Great Britain and Mexico to prevent
those powers from opening their doors and
allowing Chinese to come into tie United
States. If such treaties could not be ne
gotiated he would be in favor of Mr..
Mitchell's bill. He moved the reference of
the bill and of his resolution to the Com.
mittee on Foreign Relations. They were SO
referred.
The message of the President regarding {
the invitation of the French Government :
to participate in the International Exposi- :
tion at Paris in 1889, was presented and
referred to the Committee on Foreign Re- |
lations.
After executive session the Senate ad- I
journed.
The House.
On motion of Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas, 1
bill was passed to punish robbery, burglary
and larceny in the Indian Territory. Ut
fixes the maximum punishment at $1,000
fine and fifteen years. imprisonment.)
Mr.. Wilkens, OF Ohio, under instructions q
from the Committee on Banking and Cur S
rency, called up for present consideration d t
bill providing for the issue OF circulating 4
notes to National Banking associations. "
Mr.. Wilkens stated tina under this mea sure e
national banks, if they saw fit, might in t
crease their circulation to the extent OF 10 t
per cent. There was Il Treasury security /! ft
for circulation OF Sl67 900 900 % United! %
States ,nds to the amount OF $3.50, ,OOO.- t
600. If this bill should become law, the
circulation Of national banks would be in
creased in round numbers to S2lO, ,OOO, 900.
The House then went into committee OF O
the whole for the consideration OF the Sen o.
ate bill fixing the salary of the commits
sioner OF fish and fisheries at $4,000 per o.
annum. After brief remarks the committee q
rose and the bill was passed.
The Speaker laid before the house mes u
sage from the President transmitting an in
vitation OF the French Government to the
Government OF the United States to par
ticipate in the exposition to be held in tt
Of the Basti!e. The House then adjourned. B
FRENCH INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION.
Secretary Bayard, in communication
to the President, which was transmitted O
to Congress to-day in relation to the Inter- n
Exhibition which is to be hell in h
Paris in 1889, recommends that Congress y,
be asked to enact q law authorizing the | ~
President to appoint Commissioner Gen.
eral to represent toe United States in the
proposed exhibition, and make all needful
rules and regulations in referenre to con-
tributions from this country, ard to con- d
troll expenditures incident to the proper p
installation and exhibition thereof, aud to +
the preparation Of reports on the situa- u
ton. He furthermore recommends that
the sum OF 5000, 600 be appropriated, or
20 much thereof as may be necessary in
the necessary expenses.
REMoDELLING UTAH.
Senator Cullom to-day introduced bill
TO provide that the legislative power OF the
Territory OF Utah shall be vested in a Gov h
ernor and legislative assembly, the latter is
10 consist Of thirteen citizens of the United h
States, residents of the Territory to be ap- =,
pointed by the President and confirmed by =, -
The Senate.
ARMY CHANGES. -
rom the Committee on Military Aff..i y:
Senator Manderson to-day reported favor g
ably bill introduced by him to increase
the efficiency Of the infantry branch OF the :,
army. The number of companies in each
regiment is increased from ten to twelve,
and there are to be three ma jors in each ]e
regiment instead OF one, as at present. All o
created by the act above the b
,rade of Second Lieutenant are to be filled V
by seniority in the bra, III OF the service, and b
one half OF the vacarcies remaining in the $,
,rade OF Second Lieutenant after military r
academy graduates are provided for are to
be filed by promotion from the ranks.
The number OF enlisted men in the army is
increased by 25O.
FIRE IN VIRGINIA CITY.