Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-25
Tie Chinese Exclusion Act the Subject
VI Debate IN The
Stnatc.
pEculiAatrIts or cHtnEsE
iMMioaATloH.
u, Telegraph to tho Nussl
CONGRESS-.
The chinese Exclusion act In the
senate.


senate.
WAsHiNGIoS, April 2J.-Spghking
of the power Of nntious by legislation
20 fupufccdc treaties, Senator Morrill,
remarked that Japan had for years
cudrayuied 10 get released from a
treaty with GteEt Britain, aud had
not succeeded.
senator Teller saba reason for that
might he that japan was not willing
~ create Fiction with Great Britain.
The United Stntea had been tying n
ghcat many years TO get rid Of treaty
with Great Britain, nud got rid OF u ~
the action Of Gfiat Britain In violation
Of IL. lie referred 20 tho Clayton
Bulwor treaty, anj said there never
had been such condition OF aiihiTs
that either nation wanted TO propose
It's absolute repeal OF violation; yet
neither Great Britain nor the United
States respected its terms. But u was
evident that the people OF the United
States would insist ON the nbtogntion
Of that treaty whenever II should np-
pear inimicnl TO the Interests Of tho
great mas Of the people OF the country.
Rewriting TO the
rEcuLAR1IEs op the CHINESE
IMMtUATIOS,
Senator Teller said that the American
would never as-lmilate with the
chlnamhn, for, II the American would
~ ChinHman would not. IN the
iOlc catalogue Of nations, as Chinese,
Neir civilization was tOthvm Infinitely
SUPERIOR 10 the civilization oi
Europe and America. a Chinamau
would, In contact with the oivilizi alton
Of Europe nnd America, remain u
Chlnaman, aud therefore reason eS'
istcd for keeping them out OF the
country which did not exist for kt ep-
ing other people out. Cinnamon came
10 the United States simply to take
money out OF the county 10 return
to their homes. They took no part
In bullting up the society In which
they lived. The lowest Immigrant
thar came from Europe, whether con.
Wet, pauper, or otherwise, contributed
something 10 civil society. His child
rem went TO the public schools, and
the great majority Of them contributed
materially TO the prosperity OF the
country, irut a Chiuaman contributed
SIMPLY Ills cnEAr LABoR,
and In thnt he came in competition
with the American labopf, and de.
prived him OF his opportunities. lie
| lTell0t) Nas In favor u the restricted
/ immigration OF all classes Of people,
although he confessed that II Il were
| left 10 him 10 determine how 4. should
| be done, lie ould be- unable to arrive
/ at any plan that would be- acceptable
] -. LA N.I "a
| Chinese, Congress could not afford 10
| pass harsh anu unreasonable laws.
Senator Teller said that the China.
men legally In the country were en-
titled 10 dOmlcilc, hut the United
States had Ucffcct right 10 iny that
no more should come. He dOniod the
existence II the great trade with China
/ which was spoken Of, and said that
| American exports 10 China last year
/ were not half what they were Eve
/ yeas ngO.
senator HiscoclS did not favor the
violation OF treaty. obligations until
diplomacy had exhausted itself In
cfiorts to amend the treaty.
Senator Morgan favored the Senate
substitute.
Senator Frye said that the Pacific
coast Senator'S on the River and Har-
l,or bill werc asking large npprOpfia.
tionr, holding Puget Sound % DO the
seat Of nh enormous oriental commerce.
"Now,n SAID Mr.. Frye, "lf the people
Of the Pacific coast
IuiLD 4 CHINESE WALL
by insulting the people and govern.
ment OF China, what necessity Is there
for any further Improvement Of the
river and harbors OF the Pacific
COAST"
Senator Mitchell said that inasmuch
~ the United States had paid over
5000, 00O,0 In gold and silver 10
China la the last twenty,yesrs for u
trade balance, he asked the Senator
from Maine whether he thought China
would brehk OIL her trade with us II we
pass the exclusion bill.
Senator Frye said hs had no doubt
whatever that, ~ the House bill be.
comes law, and the Emperor OF
China does not In less than sixty days
declare bis ports closed 10 all United
States commerce and Withdraw his
diplomatic representatives from thIr
country, | am entirely mistaken about
the Emperor and his ministefp."
Senator Saunders favored the House
bill.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.