The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-21
Chinese BILL PASSES
The House of Representatives
After a Brief Debate.
GEN. HARRISON DEFENDED
BY u California Member, Who Pre-.
diets Republican Success In No
Fisheries Treaty in
the scnatc-CapItal News.

WARRINGTON, D. c., August 20.-Il
the House to-day Mr.. Breckenridge, o
Arkansas, offered various resolutions t,
correct certain abuses arising under tn
present tariff laws, in relation to bag
ging for cotton, sugar fit for consump
ton, coal oil, alcohol, and cottonseed oil
Referred.
The following bills were introduced
and referred:
By Mr.. Anderson, of Iowa, to define
trusts, and to provide for the punish
ment OF persons connected with them
also resolution declaring that the re
port OF the Pacific Railroad Commission
disclOses scandalous law.brcaking on the
part OF the management OF the Union
and Central Pacific railroad companies
and providing for the printing OF 10000
extra copies OF that report.
By Mr.. Caruth, of Kentucky, author
i2ing the Louisville Southern BailROad
10 construct bridges across the Kentucky
river.
The Chinese bill was then taken up.
Mr.. Hit, OF Illinois, said that the pro.
visions OF the bill were necessarily lin
tied by the provisions OF the treaty.
However Jealous Congress might be to
prevent the evil OF the influx OF Chinese,
1t had been compelled to consider the
question in the light OF National obtiga-
tons, for it was bound by National honor
aud National faith. That had been the
trouble in the consideration Of the ques-
ton in the past. The Government had
been bound by its treaty stlpulations,
and many good md conscientious men
had been compelled to oppose legislation
intended to prevent the coming Of Chi
nese, because they hnd believed TINT
such legislation was violation OF
National faith. But now the Chinese
Government had indicated change Of
disposition and had shown willingness
to enter into treaty, under which the
United States could pass o law which
would, at least, tend to prohibit the
immigration OF Chinese labor.
Mr.. MGHenna, OF California, replying
to thospeech OF Mr.. Bynum, OF Indiana,
last Saturday, ridiCuled its manner OF
delivery and remarked upon the fact
that the speech had been printed at the
Government printing office and copies
given to the New York papers, that its
poison might he hiIstened into
the channels OF circulation, This
year Indiana could defy its
sNirreptiOus poison or any poison
like it. The pending treaty was the best
which the present administration could
bring in. The Democratic party should
be the last to recall the records. No par
ty had claimed or received the charity
OF forgetfulness and forgiveness us had
the Democratic party. The gentleman
from Indiana need not worry about the
record OF General Harrison, and he
might be assured that the people were
{ cJhOerned not in what General Harrison
had been, butin what he was and would
be; and that they could not be juggled
from that concern by an artful policy or
artiul politicians. In conclusion he eu-
logized the protective system, declaring
that General Harrison was its chieftain,
and predicting that he would be the
next President Of the country.
MI DyHuHl1 IcpIyIuS W CIItICIsIH5i ue
clared that the Republican party had
lived upon nothing but carrion for the
last twenty-five years.
Mr.. Hopkins, OF Illinois, suggested
that it had been living Off the Demo
cratic party.
Mr.. Cannon, OF Illinois, referred to
the passage in 1864 Of the bill to encour.
age immigration and its repeal by sub.
sequent Congress when the repeal hill
passed the House unanimously and re.
ceived only nine dissenting votes Call OF
which were cast by Democrats) in the
Senate. Among those Senators voting
i'll favor OF its repeal had been General
Harrison; and yet men after stepping
their tongues in gall bad got up aud de-
nounCed General Harrison and criti-
cised his record on the subject Of immi.
grafton. They were n pretty set OF
ducks.
Mr.. McCreery, OF Kansas, closed the
debate with defense OF the Committee
on Foreign Affairs from the charge OF
diiatoriness. md the bill was then passed
without division, with the amendment
providing that the repeating clause shall
20 into effect only upon the ratification
Of the pending treaty. Adjourned,