New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-04

after George had twice reiterated his desire that
the bill should go to committee, the Missouri
Senator suggested that he did not believe the
Senator from Mississippi had objected. The .ques,
ton being put again, MIR. George subsidized ana
permitted the bill to he taken up IL was not
long, however, before another Democratic Senator
lost his compOsure and again betrayed his party
position Senator Butler, who is never very
guarded. became som what overwrought at Senator
Sherman'S speech placing the responsibility OF the
measure on the Democratic House. and began
20 sheer at the Republican rarity for its attempt
as he said e make political capital o. b I'M qnr tbe
motive of the House he rathcr warmly answered
that perhaps there some political motive az
work there but that the Republicans were trying
TO sec the Democrats OF the House ana so them
one better
Mr.. GEORGE IN STATE OF ERUPTION
The debate continued for q couple OF hours and
the Democrats grew more and more nncomiort-
able about o'clock. and when there was pros
pcct of reaching vote this afternoon the Demo
Gratis were compelled to sound deeper depth
OF misery than they had before experienced Sen
ator George, sometimes called - the Mississippi
volcano" showed symptoms OF violent eruption
and the Republicans were glad TO
see him rise TO address the Senate He
wanted to ask who had first opened
The door for the admission OF Chinese into the
United States, and IN the same breath he an
swcred his own question by declaring that it was
the Republican party, and II was done when that
party nego'iat the Burlng,m me treaty. There
were no Chinese here when that fatal step WAS
taken by Republican Congress and a Republi-
Administration. The Senator WAS not TO he
interrupted, and SD he continued for an hour, en-
tertaininc himself and his Republican opponents,
but giving his bcttcr-informcd Democratic iilends
untold misery, Playing the variations on ms own
theme that there were no Chlnese in the country
until the Republicans opened the doors bJ the
Burlineamc treaty and let them in.
There were several Republicans ready to an
Mitchell. Of Oregon, obtained the floor and com
pleted the task neatly in about five minutes lie
produced official statistics going back to inc year
s52 and giving tho number OF Chinese aborcrs
admitted through the port Of San Francisco alone,
year by year down 10 the tine the treaty took
effect They numbered from 5000 to 10000 a
year, and their total when the treaty went into
effect was 14l 900. Something was now heard
10 collapse like exploded puff ball; it was
Mr.. George. His premises having been false
bis laborcd argument fell To the ground.
WHO FIRST INVITED THE CHINEsEa
But the responsibility for the coming Of the
Chinese was cho,ce morsel with the Pacific Coast
Republicans and Mr.. Mitchell proceeded TO dish
I'D few bits OF local history with which the
Senator from Mississippi soon had surfeit 1t
was Democratic Governor. MacDougal, of Cali
fornia, Southerner By birth, and man who rep
resented and cherished the sentiments Of his sec
ton, who invited the Chinese to come; who pre-
fcrred them before Irshmen or Germans or Eng
lishmcn; who said in public message to his
Legislature that the Chinese were the most de
sirabie class OF immigrants that California could
have; and il was "a Democratic Assembly in Call
fornia which for the encoura cement of Chinese
immigration Lad proposed, and with the full
party strength had passed, bill 10 legalize labor
contracts made abroad. which bill, but for the
anti Democratic votes in the State Senate, would
have brought in uncOuntcd thousands of Celest1alS
TO work at from So to 81 > per month in com petit
ton with American laborers whose average wages
at the time were about $40.
The bill went with Senator Teller in pos
session Of the floor for tomorrow. Senator Nor
gan is known to be preparing a speech upon il,
which may take anywhere from day TO a week
in delivery. he measure has slipped into the
vortex of the political whirlpool and may become
much OF an issue as the Fisheries treaty or the
Tariff
A few Congressman are asking themselves to-
mg9 nat II the oli De passed ano S, e re
ceived that the Chinese have ratified the treaty p