The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-21
HOUSE.


Adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, August 20.-Mr. Ander-
son, Of Iowa, introduced bill TO de-
fine trusts and provide for the punish
naent Of persons connected with them.
Also q resolution declaring the report
of the Pacific Commission discloses
scandalous law breaking on the part OF
the management of the Union and Cen
trail Pacific Railroads, and providing
for the printing of 1000 extra copies of
that report.
By Grosvenor, of Ohio, a resolution
calling on the Postmast er-General for
information as to whether it Is true that
an enormous edition of certain publ
cation called Trade Reform AdUOcGte had
been distributed in violation OF the pos J.
tai laws, being sent out from Columbus,
Ohio. to all or nearly all post
offices of the State; whether any officer
of the Postotfie Department had been
guilty of such acts or has known Of the
same and net taken any steps to
prevent them; what legislation is
necessary to enforce the postal laws ;
what steps has been taken by the Post
office Department to punish such of
fenses and prevent their recurrence.
By Owen, Of Indiana, resolution
calling on the Secretary of State for
inform alton concerning the liquor
traffic between this country and Congo
and the South Pacific Islands.
THE CHINESE BILL
was then taken up.
Hill, of Illinois, maintained that the
Senate had acted properly in amending
the treaty as it had done, for without
the amendments the treaty could have
bsen largely eVaded. Nothing shouio
nave been neglected by the Senate N
dealing with this cunning and evasive
race o. men. The Senate I'd acted
well and promptly in dealing With the
question, ana lac only regretted that the
House had not kept abreast OF that body
in promptness. In speaking OF the bill
ne critic Zed the administration for3Goi
having entered into negotiations with
0reat Britain relative to the immi-
grafton of Chinese from Brit
ish America. Chinese laborers who
came into this country e.Tsy!
came directly from China, butembarkeC
from the English port OF Hong Kong
landed at Vancouver and came across
the northern border into the United
States. He would have been glad j.
the vigilant executive, whose attention
had hen called three years ago to the
necessity OF doing something to STOP
this exasperating and Irritating lnau1
of unwe come pagan cheap labor, haC
thought of treaty arrangement witt
the power controlling the very place
from which the Chinese embarked anC
the whole border through which they
were smuggled into the United States
He did not profess to know
what influences governed the diplo
Ii attic relations OF the government bu
e thought it was fair criticism OF thu
Executive TO say he never d: though
+. that which was so evident to tn
olainest man who walked on the Paclh
Coast. In conclusion he earnestl.
advocated the passage of the pending
measure.
M'KENNA's REPLY.
McKenna, of California. replying t.
the speech of Bynum, last Saturday
ridiculed its manner of delivery, ant
remarked upon the fact that the speecl
had been printed at the government
printing Office and copies given to thu
New York papers IN order tina
its poison might be hasteneo
into the channels of circulation. T.ai
year Indiana could DEFY its poison o.
any poison like it. The pending treaty
was the best which the Administration
could or would obtain. 1t did not NEE
the situation, but it was the best tht
PRESENT Administration could do. His
coileapue (MorroW) had asked for tht
immediate consideration of the Chi
nese bill as soon as it came from the
Senate, but objection had been made
by.a Democrat till it was Unanswered
into the committee on foreign affairs
He would not say this maneuyer was
being INDUCED in il order that tn,
Democrats Nigh have chance to attach
General Harrison. 1t was Signihcan
that no member of the committee OF
foreign affairs had made an attack
Maybe the members of that committee
had been too dignifed and fair to do so
The gentleman from Indiana haC
dashed forward TO the congenial tlsk il
the service of his party. He was fell
low-citizen of General Harrison, bu
that had not deferred him. The dis
tress of the Democratic party could no
await the amenities otlife. Things mus
be getting awfully rushed in Indiana
Haughter) 1t must have been dir
necessity which had impeIled the gen
tleman from indiana to his dis
agreeable Office. The gentleman
had been looking up the re
cords. The Democratic party wa
entitled to iondiiDg corpses. The onl,
Iifeit liked was the life that infeste
dead thing; the only light it shon
nv was tina light of decay and putre