, 1890-04-10

In the senate.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-The house
bill appropriating $3.50 o to supply the
deficiency occasioned by the Silcott defal
cation passed.
The senate then resumed consideration
Of the Montana case and Pugh concluded
his argument in favor of the Democratic
claimants.
Turpie presented an argument on the
same side of the question. The canvass
ing board at Helena had no right to throw
out the abstract OF returns az p~recinct 81
They had not dared to throw out the alb
stract for the whole county because that
would have defeated the Republican can
didates for congress. The action OF tle
territorial board of canyassers was an act
of usurpation and therefore utterly void.
The elimination of precinct "a was null
and therefore the election of the five
delegates from Silver Bow county null.
The word elimination" as used by the
territorial canvassers was IA mellifulOus
euphuism OF that body for an act of tor
gerry" Upon u claim 50 detestably false,
what legal title could be made?' He
asked whether au abridgement Of Il lie
was to have more force than the whole
edition; and charscterizei the rejection of
the votes of precinct "a as an act OF
'%strangling on the part Of the three
thugs of the returning board. Further
on he spoke of the cauvasslng board as a
triple coil of adders," composed of a
chief justice from Verulum. a secretary
from Sodom and a governor from GOmor-
riah. aud wound up with a scathing de
nunciation of all concerned.
In the course of the discussion as to
the time for taking a vote it was stated
by Morgan that the Democratic senators
were ready to vote upon the question
without further debate. The offer was
accepted by the other side, but the ar
rsugement was defeated by Call taking
the floor and stating his desire to ad
dress the senate on the subject tomorrow.
The election case having TO be laid aside,
Hale asked unanimous consent to have
the Chinese census enumeration bill taken
up and disposed of.
Evarts objected.
Then Hale made a formal motion to
that effect. The motion met with resist
ancc on the Republican side. but all the
Democrats voted with Hale and the vote
resulted: yeas 80. nays 10. and the bill
was taken up.
Hale said he did not desire to take up
time with the bill. He was willing to
proceed with the vote on the pending
amendments and on the bill
Esarts said he regarded the amend
ments reported by the census committee
as an improvement on the house bill and
was wiling they should be adopted. but
as to the merits of the bill itself it was
his design and duty to debate it, aud at
some length.
Mitchell explained the purpose OF some
of the amendments which he offered.
He didn't like the bill very well as it
came from the house, but as amended by
the senate committee 1t was, he said, ali
~-olltely worthless and insufficient. He
decided to have the pending bill
amended to require the Chinese to show
they were residents on the LIST of DC
tober, 1883 (the date OF the Scott ex-
%clusion act) instead of las the senate
amendment proposed) on the lst OF June.
1890. He asked Halo whether he was
willing to give a certificate that should be
as good as a ticket of leave" or a ticket
of stay to those Chinese who had got in
to the country unlawiully since October
1888.
Hale admitted hs was willing to give
amnesty TO the IN or 5,OOO Chlncse per
son, who came since October, 1898, for
the sake of closing the doors in ;he future
Hearst said his idea and notion of legir-
lat'on IN the subject was the p~assagepf a
law that would exclude Chinese from
coming to this country after a certain
date, hut ~ould treat the Chinese already
here fairly.
Mitchell agreed with Hearst, aud de-
E-FAH -. haNn a &C. tkaF Vua..ll A-al.I.
all Chinese except members OF the diplo-
msiic corps.
Dawes wanted to know what use there
EJut3 be in having Chinese diplomats
admitted if they had no Chinese interests
to lork after. 8
II would rather never see a Chinese
Diplomat i.ere." was Mitcholl's reply.
than permit the country to he overrun
by the yellow hordes of the Chinese Gun
pirn.
Without action the senate adjourned.