Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-25
SENATORS 4 LITTLE HEATED.


1ney Forget Their Dignity aud Sag Some
Harsh Things Of zach Other.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-After passing o
few unimportant bills the senate resumed
consideration of the fisheries treaty, with
Morgan speaking in favor of his naetion to
postpone further consideration until De-
cemher.
After some allusion TO Yankees on the
one side and sx-slayeholders on the other,
between Senators Morgan, Frye, Dawes
and Hawley), Morgan said: You have
not hesitated to snesr at us and 10 say we
are rebels, traitors; that We all deserved TO
be hanged. and that we are ISiag now by
your mercy and grace. have only said
that you did not dare to hang any of us- "
Teller, replying to some statements IN
MOrgan's speech, said during Arthnr's ad-
ministration there never had been seizure
of a single American vessel for violation of
the treaty of 1865, but since the present adj
ministraton came into power there had
been more than 400 American vessels
seized. More than ., 600 boarded by Cana
dian and British authorities, the flag had
been hauled down, and no apology had
ever been made for it.
Vest said his judgement was that no
treaty which could be negotiated by Cleye
lands administration with the British gov
eminent could be ratified by the senat'.
Referring to a recent speech of Senator
Stewart on the Chinese question, he pro-
ceeded to argue that the anti-Chinese legis-
lation in the senate in 1881 aud 1882 had
come, not from democratic, but from re-
publican senators, and particularly from
Harrison, the republican candidate for the
presidency.
Stewart said Harrison had not during the
discussions of the anti-ChineSe measures
uttered one word in favor of Chinese immi-
grafton, and his votes had simply been con-
formable to the treaty. His record was as
satisfactory to the people on the Pacific
coast "a if he had abused the Chinese for
forty years.
Beck called attention to the speech re-
Gently made by Senator Voorhees, in Terre
Haute, asserting that Harrison had voted
fifteen times against the bill to restrict Chi
nese immigration, and said the statement
had not been contradicted.
Dolph denied that Harrison's record in
congress would show that he had ever been
in favor of the admission of Chinese labor
In the United States. The people of the
Pacific coast were not to be deluded in this
matter.
Mitchell also defended the record of Har-
rison on the Chinese question.
Allison said he desired to put in his most
emphatic protest against the at
tempt made by Vest to draw
q distinction between the two great
political parties on the subject of Chinese
immigration. He would say for himself
that after Senator Morton's report in 1878
or 1879, and after debate in the senate in
1879, his mind was clear that it was the
duty of the government to exercise its I'M
. doubted power in the most appropriate
way to secure the prohibition of Chinese
immigration. He did not believe that
Harrison entertained any different senti-
ment He did not speak for Harrison. He
would defend him on all proper occasions
as respected his votes in the senate.
Allison presented the conference report
on the army appropriation bill, which,
without being read. was ordered to be
printed in the record, to be acted on to-
morrow.
Adjourned