Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-05-25
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WAsHtSGras, NAV 24.--In the Senate,
Hale, at the request of Chamber, who wa,
called from the city by dispatch announc-
ing the serious Illness of a member of hi.
family moved TO reconsider the vote by
which the Senate yesterday passed the bill
referring TO the court of claims, in the
claim OF the Citizens Bank of louisiana
The motion WAS entered. The calendar was
then taken up and several bills acted upon
The calendar aas laid ASIDE at > p. N. and
the bill to proriie for the punishment of
violations of the treaty On rights of aliens
was taken up. Morgan continuing his argu-
nient in advocacy of the bill.
referring 10 the ease of the Italians
killed in New Orleans, Morgan said that If
American citizens had been maltreated in
Italy and the itaIian government had given
the goyernnant OF the United States
such an answer as the American govern
ment bad given To Italy, the comment
would be ..Your government is very
imperfect one; You ought to have informed
Us of twheH the treaty was pending" Mr.
Blaine, he said, had been compelled, acting
exactly right, to use the secret service fund
to pay $4,000 TO the families of
the rien niassacred in the prison of
New Orleans He argued it was impossible
TO frame AMI pass through Congress a
federal code that would cover all eases of
violations of the rights of aliens the only
wag to do 80 was, as provided in the pend
ing bill, to adopt the laws of several states,
AMI let those laws operate on the federal
courts.
Gray asked Morgan whether, if the New
Orleans outrage happened in England,
Lord Salisbury would not have been com
PEELED to tell the Italian government that it
would have TO wait till the ordinary judi
cial tribunals had taken action and would
have to abide by that action
Morgan replied that his opinion was that
Lord Salisbury AMI every other English
statesman, in such ease, would reply to
Italy that the English government would
put in operation the necessary methods Of
procedure TO have a fair judicial inyesti-
CATION. He would not turn the matter over
to the town council of Glasgow or Liver
pool. The bill is misunderstood if senators
have the conception of it that it is intended
to give the United States government any
control over the courts. All We can do is
TO provide proper jurisdiction for the
courts
At the close of his argument, Morgan
moved, with the assent of the committee ON
foreign relations that the bill 90 over till
next December. Vest favored the post
ponrment of the bill. and remarked that
under the constitution of the | nItel un-
naturalizcd citizens had the same
rghtcs and same protection as
citizens of the United States. The consti-
tuition provided that mo state shall deny to
any person not to any citizen, equal pro
lection of the laws; aud if louisiana should
undertake To pass an act discriminating
against an unnaturalized foreigner, the
supremc court Of the nited States would
Immediately declare il unconstitutional. lie
therefore was opposed to the bill, as work
ing discrimination in favor of the foreigner
and against the native citizen.
After some debate Harris withdrew the
motion to refer he bill to the judiciary
committee. Teller renewed his motion to
recommit the bill TO the committee on for
eign relations. and the matter went over
without action.
fettigrew, from the committee on quadro.
centennial reported i joint resolution
the President to proclaim a gen
eral holiday COMMUNICATING the tooth
anniversary of the discovery of America
on October II. l-9o Placed ON the
calendar. Senate adjourned