Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-02
PENSIONS AND CHINESE
The Two Nest Promlnent
Subjects In Congress.


WksnxoTox. March 1.-The senate
pssse1 q rveosutios directing the peess-
ds1t TO negotiate trsAtie, 20 cut Cd all
Onsnese immigrAtiau. rne srnass then
r-somed the consideration of the de
pendent pension bill. and very lively
| political droAse took pace.
l he resoiatioa reported yesterday By
HI. Sherman, from TIE committee on
foreign relations. O. q 7esting the psest
dens 70 negotiate Q treaty 9th the en-
peror Of China. containing the PROV
sion thai No Ohiueae iAbosef shall eus< Z
the Casted States. vas taken up for con
sioeratios.
As. Morgan favored she reaa.usion.
Mr. Shefrnsn ssid that vhasevse DIFF
Terence Of opinion there bad bseu in the
senate Or the coantfy in regard ss the
resittutioc Of Chinese emigration the
timt had come when. be believed, tee
general sentiment of tee geople vas
ssat the lac on the sahjscs o oaid be
fairly enforced and that the Chinese
ssoosef shonld be excluded from this
country, because he woaid not adsst
himself 10 lie civilization. That feeling
hsd been most strongly expressed be-
fore the committee on foreign ad aisa BY
toe senators and Representatives from
she Pscidc Coast. AID every member Of
tue Committee vas OF the opinion that
the exclusion Of Chinese labofees should
Be fully osfrisd oot. The resolution
wAs calculated 10 forsify the admiuis
trstiou in its effort 70 obtain the eesirsd
trrsty.
Mr.. Stewart expressed bis crati6ss.
iion at besripe from the senator from
Alabama tMorRspD thst the state de-
partmeot Vas already engaged 10 ueRo-
tiatsng treaty With China. lie had 60
doubt that the expressson OF opinion of |
toe senate IN the adoption of the reso- |
luton y uld give the Chinese govern |
mept TO understand that 10 is the iuten- |
ttcn Of this country 10 exclude Chinese |
isborers altogether. He vas also |
exceedinely esasifisd 10 6ud that The /
country nov understood the Chinese |
4 sestion, and that opposition 20 the
Chinese Vas not matter OF passion os /
prejudice on she part Of the people Of |
tbs Psc,6s Coast.
Mr.. Mitchell regarded the sssolut'ou
ss step In the rieht dire tction, bot o
verv feeble step. He said that in &ddi-
ion 70 . treaty vito CHINA there should |
be treaties 20 the same effect With Great /
France and Mexice.
The resolution vas adopted.
1he pension bill vas taken up. the
pending question being on tue amend.
uens offered yesterday BY Mr.. Wilson,
of Iowa, TO add the words from inifm-
Iiies of age"
Mr.. Beck said that $50 o0o. 900 would
not bali cover the amount Of expendi-
lures II the amendment vas adopted.
fbe bill would settle the surplus for oil
lime 10 soms. The debate then drifted
into discussion of the tarid. during
which Mr.. Beck referred to the demon
stizstion Of silver, and he attacked Mr..
sherman for It. He suggested (sevest-
IaQ to persions) that 80 the wealth of
The country was protected bv the exsr-
lions Of tie soldiers. The senators on
lhe other eide, many Of whom we're mil
ioaaires, should meet the expenditures
Tor pensions by IN income tax.
Mr.. Plumb said the senator from
ksutucky was not free trader except
for revenue. Neither vas any other
senator ON the democratic side uheu be
bad anything TO make by being q pro-
10 tionis.. The senators on the other
side. he said, all concealed their feelings
of regret that II Was no. the soldiers OF
Ihe confederate army that were TO be
pensioped der the pendIna measure.
Without disposins Ut the amendment
.he senate Hdj Jurned until Monday.