davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-07

A much worn broom is very hard on the
carpet.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-07

II possible, keep one utenhu sacred to onions
alone.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-07
Notice TO ssocs holders.

Notice TO S,ocs holders.
General offices of the Fit. Scott,
Wichita Il Western Ry. Co,
WICHITA. Kan, Jan. ", 1881
The annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the Fit Scott. Wichita 81 Western Rail
way Company for the election of directors
for the ensuing year and for the trans
action Of such business as may come be-
fore the meeting. will be held At the offices
of said company in the city OF Wichita,
Kan. on Tuesday, the 9th day of March
next, A. D., 1855, at 10 O'Clock a M. or at
any hour thereafter tina: quorum may De
present. j. II. RICHARDS,
II. c. HApLYY, Vice President.
Asst. Secretary dnl-Spt
Money TO Loan
On inside improved city property centrally
located, by the :. l.. Davidson Mortgage
company Office in rear of Citizens bark.
55tf
The Eagle pocket real estate book has
become a universal favorite among dealers
generally in the west. 21tf
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-07
WHERE THEY ARE SENT If THEY
PLAY TRUANT TOO OFTEN.

A "HOme' for the Boys Of Brooklyn
Who Habitually Play "Hookey'-Rours
of Study and Play-Discipline Of the
Institution.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-08

struction of the word "laborers" in the
treaty which conferred upon Chinese
subjects coming to the United States as
laborers, students, merchants, or from
curiosity the privileges accorded to citi-
zens of the most favored Nation, and
that all others were excluded. But Gen.
Harrison said:
In the treaty the word "laborers" is used. 1
take it that it is not in the power of Congress to
enlarge the meaning of thai, word Whenever
it meant in the treaty it would mean the same
more than that. Therefore,why not letit stand
in the law as in the treaty. and let the use of
that word include what it will?
1t is difficult to belive that lawyer of
General Harrison's standing meant that
Congress had no power to construe or
even to abrogate treaty. The Supreme
Court of the United States in several
cases, and especially in the Cherokee
tobacco cases r. Wallacel, has emphat.
ically declared that Congress has the
power, and assume therefore that his
real objection to the legislation constru-
ing the word "laborers," as used in the
treaty, came from the unwillingness "to
let 90 of the old idea," as he expressed
it in his letter to Mr.. Brant of st. Louis,
"that this was the free home OF all
comers." AS Senator Grover very prop
erly said, both the President and the
commission who made the treaty consid-
cred the section struck out by the COM
mittee the proper construction of the
term 'laborers," and it is absolutely nee
essary, in order to avoid an avalanche of
Chinese upon our shores, to put the mat
ter beyond doubt.
To this General Harrison replied with
sneering allusion to will case he had
once tried, when the lawyer on the other
side had claimed to know what the will
meant, because he had written it, and he
continued to insist that the term "labor.
ers" should be left alone, to be construed
by the officers enforcing the law.
On the question Of striking out in com.
mittee the fifteenth section of the bill
the vote was as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Aldrioh, Allison, Anthony
Blair, Cameron of Pennsylvania, Chilcott
Conger, Davis of Illinois, Dawes, Frye, Hale,
Harrison, Hawley, Hill of Colorado Hoar, In
gals, Kellogg, Lapham, McDill Mcmillan
Miller OF New York, Morrill,, Platt, Plumb
Rollins, Sawyer, Saunders, Van Vyck, Window
Republicans, 80: Democrats, none.
Nays-Messrs. Bayard, Beck, Butler, Call
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-08

The House bill had been framed from
three bills introduced by Mr.. Page
(Republican) and Messrs. Willis and
Berry (Democrats). In the Page bill the
time during which Chinese immigration
was prohibited was fixed at ten wears.
whilst in the Willis bill it was placed at
fifteen years, and in the Berry bill at
sixteen years. The first serious collision
in the Senate between the friends and
enemies of the measure occurred on the
question of striking out the fourteenth
section of the bill, as was recommended
by the majority Of the Committee on
Foreign Relations. The section reads as
follows;
That hereafter no State Court or Court of the
United States shall admit Chinese to citizen
ship: and all laws in conflict with this act are
hereby repealed.
Upon the question of striking out the
vote was as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Adrich Allison, Anthony,
Blair, Conger, Davis, of Illinois; Dawes, Frye
logg, Lapham, McDill, Mcmillan, Miller, of New
York, Morrill,. Platt Plumb, Rollins, Saunders,
Sawyer, Van Wyck, Window.
Republicans, 20; Democrats, none.
Nays-Messrs. Bayard, Beck, Butler, Call,
of West Virginia, Fair Farley, George, German,
Groome, Grover, Hampton Hill, of Colorado,
Jackson, Johnston. Jonas. Jones, of Florida,
Jones, of Nevada, Mcpherson, Maxey, Miller. of
California, Morgan, Pendleton, Pugh, Slater,
Vest, voorhees,, Walker, Williams
Democrats, 81; Republicans, 5.
1t is proper in this connection to state
that when the bill came into the Senate,
Senator Edmunds (Republican) moved
to strike out section IA, as retained in
the bill by the vote just given in Com
mittee of the Whole, and substitute the
following:
Nothing in this act shall be construed to
change the existing naturalization laws so SO as
to permit Chinese persons to citizenship.
Upon this motion the vote in the Sem
ate was as follows:
Year-Messrs. Allison, Bair, Conger, Davis of
Illinois, Dawes, Edmunds, Fry, Harrison, Haw-
ley, Hill of Colorado. Lapham, Mcmillan, Miller
OF New York, Morrill,, Platt, Saunders, Van
Wyck.
Republicans, II; Democrats, none.
Nays-Messrs. Beck Butler, Call, Cameron of
Wiscor sin, Chilcott, Coke, Fair, Farley, Gar
land, George Grover, Hampton, Harris, John
ston, Jonas, Jones of Nevada. Maxey. Miller of
California, Morgan, Pendleton, Pugh, Slater,
Vance, Walker, Williams.
Democrats, 81 Republicans, 4.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-08

The vote of General Harrison was re-
corded against the section prohibiting
Chinese naturalization and in favor of
the substitute offered by Mr.. Edmunds,
which simply left the matter of Chinese
citizenship to the courts, without any in
reference by Congress as to their juris-
diction or discretion.
In the debate upon the Farley amend
mept, in 1882, it was stated by Senator
Farley, and admitted by the Senator
from Ohio (Mr. Sherman), and will not
be denied now, that Chinese had been
admitted to citizenship by the courts of
Massachusetts,, and it was to condemn
in unmistakable terms such action either
| by Federal or State tribunals that the
amendment was offered.
| It was not known then TO the friends
of the pending bill that in 1876, when
Gen. Harrison was the Republican can
didate for Governor of Indiana, the Su-
perior Court OF indianapolis had, on
motion of Mr.. Miller. his law partner,
naturalized seven Cinnamon, who cast
their votes at the next election for Gen.
Harrison and the Republican State
ticket. 1t is not matter of surprise
that with this practical result of Chinese
citizenship in his recent experience the
Republican candidate for the Presidency
voted against the provision in the act Of
1882 prohibiting Chinese naturalization.
! The next struggle between the friends
and opponents of the House bill was
over the fifteenth section, which the ma
iority of the Committee on Foreign Rela.
tions recommended to be stricken out,
and which provided "that the words
Chinese laborers,' wherever used in this
act, shall be construed to mean both
skilled and unskilled laborers. and Chi
nese employed in mining" 1t was upon
this question that Gen. Harrison made
his only appearance in the debate Of 1882.
and it will not surprise those acquainted
with his record and opinions on Chinese
immigration to find that he opposed the
fifteenth section, which specifically
enumerated the classes of Chinese to be
excluded, and contended earnestly
against any legislation constituting or af-
| fecting the treaty in which the term
"Chineee laborers" had been used.
President Arthur in his veto message
had, as have shown, accepted that con-
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-08

Wisconsin, Chilcott, Coke, Davis OF Illinois,
Fair, Farley, Garland, George, Grover, Hale,
Hampton, Harris. Hill of Colorado, Johnston.
fornia, Miller of New York. Morgan. Pendleton,
Pugh, Saunders, Slater, Vance, Van Wyck, Vest,
Walker, Williams.
Democrats, %; Republicans, 10.
Nays.Messrs. Allison. Blair, Conger, Dawes.
gals, Lapham, Mcmillan, Morrill,, Platt Sher-
man.
Republicans, Is; Democrats none.
The Republican candidate for the Pre-
sidency opposed at every stage, and in
every way possible, the legislation
against Chinese immigration. If he had
succeeded, the law ON the statute-books
would not exist. For the truth of this
statement l appeal to the record now
placed before every American citizen.
In the debate of 1882 the Senator from
Massachusetts (Mr. Hoar), who led the
opponents of the bill against the Chinese
immigration, declared the same doctrine
in the following wordS:
The insertion of the phrase "the pursuit of
happiness" in the enumeration of the natural
rights for securing which government is or
dained, and the denial of which constitutes lust
| cause for its overthrow, was intended as an eX-
pliciG Affirmation that the right of every human
being who obeys the equal laws to. go every
where on the surface of the earth that his
welfare may require is beyond the rightful
control OF government 1t is birth1ieht
made of Que blood all nations of
n, men -, for to dwell on on all The lace
and the bounds Of their
| one blood all the nations of men. He gave them
the whole face of the earth whereon to dwell.
In his letter Of February, 23, 1888, to
Rev. j. S. Brant, of st. Louis, General
Harrison gives the real cause of his op-
position to the bills restricting Chinese
immigration, in the following sentence:
1t seemed to me then to be in violation of our
| treaty with China, and it was little hard for
me to let go ofthe old idea that this was the
| free home to all comers.
For myself, deny now, as 1 did in the
debate of 1882, that the idea of giving up
the right to control immigration as we
think proper has been ever entertained
by the American people.
There is no inherent right in any
foreigner to become either citizen or
denizen of this country. That is a ques-
ton for us to determine, and us alone.
| said then as l say now:
To the thrifty German, the generous and gal
liant Celt, the hardy Scandinavian, 70 all who
come to share the responsib ilities and work out
the problem of our civilization and destiny, to
all who seek home and shelter in our vast
domain, fling wide the portals; but to the
people that come not for homes or shelter but
only for gain, who have no share in our des-
tiny, no love for our institutions no reverence
for our religion, we have the right to say and
do say, You have no lot or part in this great
| nattar
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-08

Cameron of Wisconsin, Coke, Davis Of West
Virginia. Fair, Farley, George, Grover, Hamp-
ton, Jackson, Johnston. Jonas, Jones Of Ne
vada, Mcpherson, Maxey, Miller of California,
Morgan, Pendleton, Pugh, Slater, Vest, Voor-
hees Walker, Williams.
Democrats, 25; Republicans, 3.
When the bill came into the Senate a
vote was taken on concurring in the ac-
ton of the Committee of the Whole strik-
ing out the fifteenth section and resulted
as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Blair, Conger, Davis of
Illinois, Dawes, Edmunds, Frye, Harrison,
Hawley. Hi of Colorado, Hoar, ingalls,. Lap
Platt Saunders, Sherman, Van wyck
Republicans, 20; Democrats, none.
Nays-Messrs. Beck, Butler, Call, Cameron OF
Wisconsin, Chilcott, Coke, Fair, Farley, Gar
land, George. Glover, Hampton. Harris, John.
of Miller
Vance, Walker, Williams.
Democrats, %; Republicans, 3.
Senator Edmunds (Republican) then
moved to insert the following:
The words "Chinese laborers," wherever
used in this act, shall be construed to mean
persons usually engaged in manual labor.
Upon this motion the vote was as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Messrs Allison, Blair Conger, Davis of
Illinois, Dawes, Edmunds, Frye, Harrison, Haw-
ley, Hill of Colorado, Lapham, Mcmillan, Mil
ler of New York, Morrill,, Platt Saunder, Van
Wyck.
Republicans, II; Democrats, none.
Nays-Messrs Beck, Butler, Call, Cameron of
Wisconsin, Chilcott Coke, Fair Farley Gar
land, George, Grover, Hampton, Harris. John
ston, Jonas, Jones of Nevada Maxey, Miller OF
California, Morgan, Pendleton, Pugh, Slater,
Vance, Walker, Williams.
Democrats, 81; Republicans 4.
If consistent with his argument pre-
viously made, General Harrison ought
to have opposed the Edmunds amend
ment, because it sought to construe the
word "laborers" as used in the treaty,
and he had strenuously insisted that the
meaning of this phrase in the treaty
should not be disturbed; but he voted
on this as on every other occasion with
the opponents of restrictive legislation
against Chinese immigration and to en-
barrass the pending bill.
On the passage of the bill as amended.
and as it became law, the vote was as
follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Beck, Butler. Call, Cameron OF
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-08

and does net appear in the treaty. Article of
the treaty confers the rights, privileges i'm
munities and exemptions which are accorded
nations upon Chinese subjects proceeding to the
United States teachers, students, merchants.
or from curiosity. The American commission.
ed that in this article they did, by exclusion
provide that nobody should be entitled to claim
the benefit of the general provisions of the Bur
ling ame treaty but those who might go to the
United States in those capacities or for those
purposes l accept this as the definition of the
word "laborers" as used in the treaty.
On April 5, 1882, the question of Chi
nese immigration again came before the
Senate on motion by Senator Harris
{Democrat) to postpone the Presidential
count bill in order to consider the Presi-
dents message vetoing the bill ito exc
cute certain treaty stipulations with the
Chinese"
Upon this motion the vote was as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Messrs: Bayard, Beck, Call, Camden,
Cameron of Wisconsin, Cockrell, Coke, Fair,
Hampton, Harris, Jackson, Johnston Jones OF
Nevada, Lamar, Mcpherson, Maxey, Miller of
California, Morgan, Pendleton, Pugh, Slater,
Vest, Voorhees,, Walker.
Democrats, %; Republicans, 8.
Nays:.Messrs: Aldrich, Anthony, Blair, Cam
Frye Harrisan, Hawley, Hill of Colorado. Hoar,
ingalls,, Mcmillan, Malone, Miller OF New
York, Mitchell, Morrill,, Platt, Plumb, Saun-
ders, Sawyer, Sewell, Sherman, Teller, Win
dom.
Republicans, 25; Democrats, none.
1t will be seen from this vote that
every Republican Senator, including
General Harrison, except three, voted
against considering the question of pro-
hibiting Chinese Immigration in prefer
ence to other business, whilst every
Democratic Senator voted in favor of
such consideration.
The next motion by the enemies OF the
bill was that of Senator Sherman Gre
publican) to refer the bill to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, and upon
this the vote was as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Anthony. Blair,
Dawes, Fry, Harrison, Hawley. Hill of Colorado,
Hoar Kellogg. Mcmillan, Miller of New York,
Mitchell, Merrill Platt, Sawyer, Sherman, Win
dom.
Republicans, 18; Democrats, none.
Nays-Messrs. Bayard, Call, Cameron of Wis
consin, Cochran Coke, Davis of Illinois, Davis
of West Viz ginia, Fair, Farley German, Grover,
Groome Hampton, Harris, ingalls,, Jackson,
Johnston, Jones of Nevada. Lamar, Mcpherson,
Maxey, Miller of California, Morgan. Pendle.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-08
l.borer ,yss coming here at his own ex-

laborer was coming here at his own ez-
pense.
The vote in the Senate upon this
amendment was:
Yeas,-Messrs Aldrich, Allison. Brown, Con
gar, Davis of Illinois, Dawes, FRYE, Hale, Harri-
SON. Roar, ingalls,. Jackson, McDill, MCMILLAN,
Mahene, Mitchell, Morrill,, Plumb, Saunders.
Seventeen Republicans and 2 Demo-
Gratis.
Nays-Messrs; Bayard, Beck, Call, Cockrell,
Coke, Fair, Farley, George, Groome, Hampton,
OF California, Miller of New York, Morgan,
Pugh, Ransom, Slater, Teller, Vance, Walker.
Nineteen Democrats and Republicans.
1t will be noticed that here again the
Republican candidate for President
placed himself upon record in favor of
allowing Chinese labor to compete with
American labor, if the Chinaman could
only procure certificate from a consul
that he had himself paid for his passage
to this country. In other words, when
ever a Chinaman, no matter how
degraded or brutal, could beg or borrow,
or steal enough money to pay his
passage. and should go to a United
States consul and make exhibit OF that
sum and obtain his certificate, he could
then land upon our shores and compete
with the American aaborer.
1t is within my personal knowledge
that General Harrison knew from actual
observation much more of the Chinese
question than many of his colleagues,
for he had before giving his vote often
visited Helena, Montana, his son being
United States Assayer at that place, and
had there seen the Chinese quarters,
with all the curious habits of this strange
people. The plea of ignorance in behalf
of General Harrison is, therefore, under
the circumstances, an attack upon his
intelligence both as public man and en-
individual, which constitutes refec-
ton upon the party presenting him as
their candidate for the highest office
within the gift of the American people.
An amendment to the bill offered by
Senator Farley (Democrat) provided:
That hereafter no State Coert or Court of the
{ nited States shall admit Chinese to citizen
ship; and all laws in conflict with this act are
hereby repealed.
On March 8, 1882, vote was taken in
the Senate upon this amendment, with
the following result:
Ye<s-Messrs Bayard, Beck. Call Cameron,
If Wisconsin, Cockrell, Cole, Fair, Farley, Gar
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-08

ton, Plumb. Pugh sewell, Slater, Teller, Vest,
Voorhees,, Walker.
Democrats, 26; Republicans, 6.
It will be seen that General Harrison
again voted with the opponents Of the
bill.
1t was then moved by Senator Sher-
man (Republican) to refer the President 3
message and accompanying papers to the
Committee on Foreign Relations, and
upon this motion the vote stood:
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Anthony, Blair, Dawes,
Frye, Harrison, Hawley. Hoar, Mcmillan, Mil
Ter of New York, Mitchell, Morrill, Platt, Plumb,
Sawyer, sewell, Sherman, Teller, Window.
Republicans, 19; Democrats, none.
NaysaMessrs Baysrd Cameron 15ino, OF Wise Wscon n
West Virginia, Fair, Farlay, German, Groome,
Grover, Hampton, Harris, ingalls,, Jackson,
Johnston, Jones OF Nevada, kellogg. Lamar
ssRl %a1el rendls'0n' fush' SLATER V'S'' V0'ns'''
Democrats, 25; Republicans, 4.
The vote of General Harrison is again
recorded with the enemies of the bill.
Upon the question of passing the bill
over the Presidents veto the vote was as
follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Bayard, Beck. Call, Cameron
Of Wisconsin, Cockrell, Coke, Davis OF West
| virginia, Fair, Farley, German, grover, Hanp
ton, Harris, Hill of Colorado, Johnston, Jones
of Colorado, Johnston. Jones of Nevada. Lamar
Mcpherson, Maxey, Miller of California
Miller of New York, Morgan, Pendleton, Pugh,
Slater, Teller, Vest, Vorhets, Walker.
Democats, 90; Republicans, 6.
Nays-Messrs. Aldrich, Anthony, Davis, Of
| Illinois, Dawes, Frye, Harrison, Hawley, HOar
| ingalls,, Kellogg, Mcmillan, Mitchell, Morrill,
Platt Plumb, Rollins, Sawyer, Sewell, Sherman
| Window.
Republicans 81, Democrats none.
General Harrison voted against the
bill and in favor of permitting the Chi
nese to inundate the Pacific Coast.
On April 25, 1882, the Senate proceed
in Committee of the Whole to the con-
sideration of the House bill, No. 5,SO4,
Ito execute certain treaty stipulations
with the Chinese" This measure was
substantially the same as the bill vetoed
by President Arthur, with the exception
that the period during which the Chinese
were not permitted to come within our
territory was shortened from twenty to
ten years, this having been the salient
point of objection to the first bill on the
] part of the President.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-08
A Con ductOr,s Register.

A few days ago one of the conductors
in the employ of the Main street and
Agricultural Park line of street cars in
formed Superintendent Loricke that his
bell-bunch had been stolen. An en-
ployee of the name of Daniel O'Lynn
was suspected of having done the deed
through spite. The superintendent
and the foreman, A. A. Cleveland, and a
couple of other employees went to
O'Lynn's house to investigate. O'Lynn,
it is alleged, admitted them, and took
the register out of a trunk, but at the
same time produced a six-shooter, with
which he kept them all at bay until he
managed to get out of window and
some distance away. He was hotly pur-
sued, and at one time was compelled to
use threats with his gun to prevent his
capture. This took place Thursday.
Yesterday afternoon one of Constable
Aguirre's deputies arrested O'Lynn on
Main street and brought before Judge
Taney, who put him under bonds to
appear on the charge of petit larceny on
the 18th. The register was in his pos
session when he was captured.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-08

land, George, German, Harris. Jackson, Jonas,
Jones of Nevada, Maxey, Miller of California,
Morgan, Pugh, Ransom, Slater, Teller, Vance,
Vest, Voorhees,, Walker.
Twenty-Five Democrats and 4 Republi-
cans.
Nays-Messrs Aldrich,. Allison, Blair, Brown,
Frye, Hale, Hill of Colorado, Hoar. ingalls,,
Lapham, McDill, Mcmillan, Miller of New York,
Mitchell. Morrill,, Plumb, Saunders. Sawyer.
Twenty-one Republicans and l Demo-
crat.
The bill as amended passed the SEN
ate by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Bayard, Beck. Call, Cameron
of Wisconsin, Cockrell Cook, Fair, Farley, Gar
Harris, Jackson. Jonas, Jones of Nevada, Miller
of California, Miller of New York, Morgan,
Pugh, Ransom. Sawyer, Slater, Teller, Vance,
Vest, Voorhees, and Walker.
Twenty-Five Democrats and seven Re-
publicans.
Messrs Aldrich, Allison, Blair, Brown.
Conger Davis of Illinois, Dawes, Edmunds,
FRYE, Hoar, ingalls,, Lapham, McDill, McMill-
an, Morrill,.
Fourteen Republicans and one Demo
crat.
General Harrison was paired with SEN
ator Maxey both on the amendment linn
iting the prohibition of Chinese immi-
grafton to ten years instead of twenty
as on the passage of the bill, being in
favor of the amendment and against the
bill.
On page 44S of the public document
from which quote will be found the fol-
lowing.
call especial attention to this portion
Of the veto message because it becomes
exceedingly important in view of the
votes afterward given by Gen. Harrison
when the question of Chinese immigra-
ton again came before the Senate at the
same session. President Arthur says:
As to the class Of persons to be affected by the
| treaty, the Americans inserted in their draught
| a provision that the words "Chinese laborers''
| signify all immigration other than that for
teaching, trade, travel, study, and curiosity
The Chinese objected to this that it operated to
include artisans in the class of laborers, whose
immigration might be forbidden. The Ameri.
cans replied that they "could" not con-
sent that artisans shall be excluded
| from the class Of Chinese laborers. for
1t is the very competition of skilled labor in the
| cities where the Chinese labor immigration
| concentrates which has caused the embarrass-
| ment and popular discomfort. In the subse-
Quent negotiations this definition dropped out
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-08
University Place.

The following resolution. unanimously
passed by the Quarterly Conference of
University Church, on Wednesday even
ing, speaks for itself:
Resolved, That this Quarterly Confer
cessful labors Of our beloved pastor,
which we believe to be the earnest de-
sire of our church and congregation,
that DR.. T. 9. Warner be returned to
this charge for the ensuing year, and
that the Presiding Elder be required to
carry out our wishes in this matter.