Telegram-herald., 1888-09-08
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ssss as ~st a.
WAssfxs1, > So. T-TAe rec alioz
osersa ~ ~. Veal Tor a. isquiry into tie
esss u q senate onhcisl (kE. kekss sGs-
hshiax . e.mpsign sosk -ss usksK sp. and
al the sokssstien Of Ar. Nitckssi Vas In
formally AID aside Ar. Hosrs rss0la-
tisn. stersd yssssrssy, osilns tks sttsation
Of The Presiasst - The prs,isas fsqssss Of
tie sssats 10 ~ fsrnisssa viss copies "
esn q aaissIisas ~ the British 0ovsrn-
ment in regard ~ The nsAsflss. VA tskss
Up, AID, at tas suggestion " hr. VssL. 80
laid ssias infsTnslIy. Mr.. Nssi sistiSs his
embarrassing tsst . message would De re-
eeivss in about half a. hour. ana" he
ad5sd significantly. ca this saslscl
The Cainsss Exelassa slll vss tksn
taken up. ssd Mr.. Vsb rsfsrrisg 10 kr.
Doaphs denial Of kis s.atssest thst seven
Cninamsn has bean natussli1ss Ia lndian
/ apslis IN 1870 lasasf we supsrinsss &c nee
OF Mr. Miller, the law psrtasr Of Mr.. HsT-
risoa. and had voted the Rsp0bliesa tiefet)
/ read q letter which he had received giving
/ the particulars OF sueA aa;uraiizati tor and
| showing that the osiy mlsiass he lhr.
Vest had MADE vas II Eivias the date
1875 instead Of 1880. He also cent to TIE
| clerks desk and had read eorroborstive
/ sftidavits.
/ He added that, instead of il being . fact
that no Cninansa had been nstur Allied IN
the United States. some twenty 0f them
had been naturaliEed IN the State courts ia
Massachusetts and Indiana. and had been
allowed ~ veis-
Mr.. Doiph made the psint that the
records and docu nents we're not evidence
Of h. m. Af
| only of q declaration OF intention. Tss act
| of naturalization was one 10 pc perform ed
by a court, while the decisration Of inten-
| ton might be made before clerk or NO
| tAry.
M. Vest admitted. as lawyer. that the
| acts refsrrsd 10 did net constitute natural
ization In the legal sense, but he said In
| Indiana the declaration OF intention con-
| ierrsd the right Of suffrage.
Mr.. Dolph asked hr. Vest whe he, there
| was anything in the afiesvits ~ sustain
the statement that Mr.. Harrison's law
partner had anything to do with the nat
uralizatien of Chinamsn in Indianapolis.
Mr.. Vest admitted that there was net; on
| the contrary, he had tesrEed that neither
Of the law partners Of Mr.. Harrison had
| anything to do with it.
| At thi, point message Was received from
| the Prsefdsnt of the United States and laid
before the Senate. inclosing (as the only
| o1icial informstion ~ hand in regard TO
| the Chinese treaty. copies Of two telegrans
| from Mr.. CeRby. United States Minister TO
| Pekin. The frst dated September s. read
| 40 follows
| Believe treaty has been rejected. Have
| dema anded from foreign Office positive in
| formation some days since. No information
has been yet receivec." The second was
| dated September q and WAS couched in
L = r
| deiiberatisn."
| After the reading Of the message the dis
| cussion Of the bill proceeded, Mr.. Mitchell
| taking the floor and insisting spsn the pro-
/ priesy of passing the bill. even If IL were IN
| Administration measure. The only eriti-
cisn he would make usos IL was that 1t
| did not 20 far enough. II he lad his will
| he would make the exclusion apply not
| only to the fsur hundred million China
men in Gains, but TO those new in the
United States.
| Mr.. German moved to refer the Chinese
bill and the Presidents message to the
| Committee on Eoreign Relations.
l The vote resulted: Ayes, IL; nays, l9-
| no quorum.
Senators Hoar, Plat and Sherman voted
aye with the Democrats. and Senators
Payne, Berry and Vest voted mo" with the
Repa6tfcans. Mr.. Morgan also voted mo, T"
Il
knowing how Mr.. Eyarts would vote, Mr..
Morgan Withdrew his vsts.
| A call of tho Senate showed forty-eight
Senators present, . quorum being thirty
| nine. The second vote on Mr.. German e
motion to rscpu NIT stood: Yeas, 10; nays,
| 20. The melton was lost.
| On \ vote being taken the Chinese bill
was passsd-yeas, 81; nays, 3, Aessrs.
Brown. Hoar and Wilson (of Iowa vot-
ing no,
NJ. Blair moved to reoeosidsr the vote
so as to have the bill amended suspending
| operation of the bill fer sixty days. Mr..
| German then addressed the Senefs.
Mr.. Teller moved to table Mr.. Blair's
| motion, which resulted: yeas, %; nays, IL
| no quorum. A call of the Senate was
| then made.
Mr.. Blair, in view Of the vote just taken,
asked leave to withdraw his melton, but
Mr.. Sherman objected.