Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-22
che ANTI-CHINESE BILL.
The Measure to Carry Out the Provisions
of the Pending Treaty.

| OF Cne Fend1ng Treaty.
i WASHINGTON, August 1S.-In the Hous
McCreary OF Kentucky from the commits
on foreign affairs, reported back for til
immediate consideration of the Senate th
bill to prevent the coming of Chinese ls
borers into the United States, with a
amendment repeating the acts of May G
1882, and July 6, 1884. the repeal t,
take place on the ratification of the pend
ing treaty.
McCreary stated that, owing to the fac
that the Senate might amend the treat,
before it could be returned to China for th
ratification of that government, it woult
probably be the first of next year befor,
the treaty could be agreed upon.
THE OBJECT OF THE BILL
| was to carry out provisions OF the treat,
as soon as ratified by both countries. HI
briefly reviewed the provisions of the previ
Gus treaty between the United States and
China, and Of the laws founded thereon, in
order to emphasize the necessity for the
adoption OF the new treaty and the passage
OF the pending measure. The subject oi
Chinese immigration was important and
IL. i
pending treaty was liberal, and the Presi-
dent and his able Secretary OF State were
entitled to great credit for having at last
negotiated q measure which has prevented
hordes OF Chinese from coming to this coun-
try,
The demand for the ratification of the
treaty and the passing of the bill came from
the Pacific Coast in a manner which
MUST BE HEEDED
and he only regretted that action had been
taken which would delay giving effect to
the treaty. The bill was prepared in ae-
curdance with the treaty, and was q long
step towards meeting the evils which beset
the people OF California.
He was in favor of opening the ports of
ene ossn eognfy but he did not believe the
Chinese, With their habits, customs, tastes
and religion, were worthy of coming into
this country. They came without wives or
children. and we're enabled therefore to
work for small wages, and in California the
question was not the survival OF the fittest,
but the survival Of the cheapest.
He hoped the House would pass the bill
without objection or division.
Morrow of California declared the pass
aye of the bill necessary in order to pro-
tect the people of this country from the
evils of Chinese immigration. He discussed
the provisions of the previous acts upon
the subject, and pointed out wherein they
proved defective in prohibiting the immi-
grafton of Chinese. Before there was any
at restriction the average num-
ber OF
CHINESE ENTERING ANNUALLY
at San Francisco was but little over g.
600. During 1887, after several attempts
at restriction, the immigration at San
Francisco amounted to over IL 900. Tt
was therefore necessary for the govern
ment to devise some treaty to carry out
it's policy. 1t had declared and placed on
the statute books the principle that it
would ezclude Chinese, and yet the laws
have been violated and these people came
in.
The question confronting congress was
whether it had the ability from the law to
carry out the principle. He contended
that the Senate amendments to the treaty
were very important and served to close
the door which
THE ORIGINAL TEEATY LEFT OPEN
TO the incoming of Chinese laborers. The
bill was favored by the people of the Pacific
Coast because they believed it a step in ad
vance OF previous statutory laws. Neither
the treaty nor the bill met with their entire
approval, because they believed the Gov
srnment should reserve to itself the right to
egislate, whenever occasion required,
against any foreign immigration which
might be iniroicaI, and not be obliged to go
TO China for treaty whenever it wished to
prohibit the immigration OF Chinese.