Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-13
THE CAPITAL.
SENATOR MITCHELL on CHINESE
IMMIGRATION.
Arguments in the Tax Cases-The
Negro in the Senate-Sparks
Touched Up.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES To THE EEcoKD.uN1oN.l
MITCHELL,S CRnsanE
oregon's Senator Makes Strong Appea
for Chinese Restriction.

Oregon's Senator Makes Strong Appeal
for Chinese Restriction.
lCopyTght. 1888, by the California Associdtet Press
WASHINGTON, January 18th. .-S Senator
Mitchell delivered long speech in the Sem
ate this afternoon on the bill to prohibit
chinese Immigration. He recited the his
tory OF the Chinese legislation, and said
mat absolute restriction was defeated in the
last Congress by the report that the State
department would negotiate treaty With
China that would prohibit all Chinese i'm
migration. Not only was no treaty nego-
tlated, but no steps were taken to make
such treaty. The Eastern idea triumphed
ana the administration showed that it was
not ahve to the importance of the question.
THE YELLOW HORDE
He described the gradual invasion of the
United States during the past fifteen years
by the Chinese, and said there was to-day
hardly town in the United States that did
not count Chinese among its population.
There were over 1000 Chinese laundries
alone in New York and nearly as MANY in
Brooklyn, and in these two cities they take
IN nearly 100000 per month. He said
there were between 250,000 and 100000
Chinese in the United States TO day; in
California about 100000 Oregon $4,000.
cillbOly IO,OOO, MODtdIld duu
Idaho 5000. The Chinese enter the British
provinces by simply paying head tax of
500, and the proposition is pending in the
DOMINION Parliament to repeal the tax.
Should that be done all the Restriction Acts
could not prevent an invasion of the Chi
nese across the northern borders of the
United States.
CHINA's INVASION SCHEMES.
He spoke of the scheme of Chinese in
vaslon as recited in the history of the past,
and China's attempt to control Corea.
Mitchell said Oregon could not escape its
share OF responsibility for failure to act on
the immigration question. The voice of
the people OF the Pacific coast, irrespective
OF party, had been stifled and suppressed
in both houses of Congress and treated
with but little less than private scorn. AS
long as there was any probability of a
modification Of the treaty it was not wise
that an Act of Congress should strike down
treaty stipulations, but when it was found
that the Administration was doing moth
ing. Congress should have moved IN the
matter. 1t did not, however, and the bills
introduced in the last Congress were smoth-
cred in committee. He recited the history
of the conflict between customs officials
and the United States Courts in San Fran
cisco.
APfEALS IGNORED.
He criticised the Foreign Affairs Com
mlttee tor its failure to report faYorably his
resolution of last session for the abrogation
of the treaty. Over 100000 men from the
Pacific coast had petitioned for legislation
on the subject, and no heed was paid by
the Foreign Relations Committee to their
respectful demand. He hoped the Foreign
Affairs Committee this session would give
the subject the attention its importance
demanded. All the reports about pending
negotiations in the last Congress for new
treaty with China was simply
A DIPLOMATIC RUsE
Intended to defeat anti Chinese legislation
and to pass the Chinese indemnity bill
He explained to the Senate the provisions
of his exclusion bill and discussed its va
rious sections. He contended that Con-
gress had the power to abrogate the pro-
visions of the treaty, and cited various
opinions to Justify his position.