New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-23
THE ANTI-CHINESE BILL.
FURTHER DISCUSSION IN THE SENATE.
Mr.. CHANDLER on BLAIRs REJECTION AND Mr.
,.pAy1s on oAHENsLY's MEMORIAL

tsDAyIS on CAHENSLY'S MEMORIAL
TO THE POPE.
Washington, April 2o-The Chinese Exclusion bill
was taken up in the Senate today and Mr. Chandler
proceeded TO present testimony as 70 the continuous
Introduction Of Chinese from Canada ana Br,ish Column
ba in order to show the need Of more stringent laws
to prevent the influx Of Chinese the land border
lie favored the seventh section OF the House bill pro-
viding the penalty Of imprisonment in penentiary
for Cinnamon introduced. In the course oil his re
marks he referred to the Scott Act OF october l. 1885,
as a violation Of the treaty with China The term
violation did not suit Mr.. Teller, who suggested
the use Of the term "abrogaton' "repeal" instead
OF IT, Mr. Chandler thought that IL made difference
whether the word abrogaton' the word violation
was used. In proceeding with his argument, Mr.
Chandler said that there no more difficulty about
amending the House bill than there was about agreeing
to the substitute reported by the Committee Foreign
Relations.
Mr. Dawes-Does the Senator mean to say that be-
cause we have violated the treaty once we may do so
twice
Mr. Chander-I think that that is very fnlr argu-
ment-yes There is no proposition before the Senate
except to violate the treaty
Mr. Dawes-TO violate 1t againf
Mr. Chander-Yes.
Mr. Dawes-And the Justification is that We violated
1t before
Mr. Chandler-Yes; and there is nothing here that
does not propose to violate 1t again.
In reply to a question by Mr. Hlscock, Mr. Chandler
said that the Chinese Government had assented
to the partial abrogaton Of the treaty 1t had refused
to receive the new Minister from the United states
the ground that Congress had passed the Scott law
He went on to say that the Chinese Government was
not in a condition 10 expect the United States to re-
fran from passing such laws against Chinese immigra
ton as might seem good to Congress. There
were only two Senator's he said, who could
ever expect TO be received by the Chinese Govern
ment as Ministers. These were Mr.. sherman and
Mr. Butler lie was free to admit that he thought tho
situation between the American Government and China
bad one. Reverting to the Of Mr.. Blair. he
marked that that senator was almost the only ono
who made vigorous fight in tie senate against the
Scott bill.
lie went on to read and comment upon the cor
respondencc of the State Department with the Chinese
Government and Mr. DENLY, on the subject OF Mr..
Blair's rejection rs Minister. lie referred par
culary with much acerbity Of language. to the fact
that the dispatch Of the State Department Of October
explaining and defending the position Of Mr.. Blair
had not been communicated to the Chinese Govern
ment, but had been buried in the archives Of tho
legation until Mr. Wharton, by his dispatch Of March
o5 1892 directed it to he done forthwith. As bear
ing upon and explanatory CT Mr.. DenbyS action Mr
Blair that of the Minister'S sons was in the
employment Of the Chinese Government at large
salary and another Of them held the post OF secre-
learn at the State Department whether those were facts
OF not although he had inquired but his Information
came from Mr.. Blair himself
Mr.. Davis. n member Of the Committee on Foreign
Relations said that In his Judgment many momcntous
things were involved In the question. The entire
question OF immigration, its equality. its extent ana
its fearful degeneration afforded a theme not only
for profound thought but for profound apprehension
lie looked upon the bill rank radical. unblr7hng
unmgaed reputation OF every treaty obligation re-
naming between the United States and China. Mr..
Davis went on TO say that there fear OF the sub
mcrgence OF 100000 people by the 100000
Chinese now in the country and repeated that the
Chinese Government not anxious for its people
to come TO the United states. Put how was It, he
asked with the Governments OF the Western Henri.
sphere' There was more matter for profound con-
sideratlon, he thought. IN the attempts OF Mr.
Cahcnsly, who had submitted 70 the Pope last year
n proposition Intended 10 dena'onalize American In
sttu0ns and 10 supplant them by the institutions OF
as many nationaltics TO be found IN America
than there was in all the Chinese questions tLa' had
arisen since 1855 Mr.. Cahcasly proposed 10 use the
power Of the Catholic hierarchy bring about that
great political result lie (Mr. Davis rcOiccd that he
could speak Of the matter without committing the
Of trcncbns on religious grounds because IL was
Infinitely 10 the credit " Pope Leo NH. the
greatest statesman who had sat on the Pontnchl
throne for centuries tina, he had repealed the prop
osltlon a, soon made T. him That attempt
had not been instlgated by tho American Hierarchy
at all lie believed that It met with the rcprobation
Of Cardinal Gibbons; and he knew that 1t met with
the reprobatlon OF Archbishop Ireland. THIS Mr..
| Cahensley (Mr. Davis said was not priest bat
| ayman, member Of the Pussldn Diet. In III"
memorial which lie presented 70 the Vatican. he
clumed that the want OF representation Of tho dii
| leIcnt nat.0naitics Of cmsr.nts In the cpiscopate
was one OF the chief Of dcscr,iOn the part
Of the Catholic forccs; and that hence. 1t was d.
sirablc that every different national group should be
organized into distinct parish. lie went on 10 make
quotations from the memorial presented to the Pope by
Mr. Cahenslcy Never, he sad. hal there been more nfa
nous attempt to prostitute religious power 81 political
purposes than expressed in that memorial. This
| man. he said, II" inconsdcrable man. lie was
a man who could combine allies. 1t had been stated
that Mr.. Van SchlOeSer, the German representative at
| Rome was IN hearty accord With him and backed up
| his memorial and that Austrian families OF high rank
and royal and noble circles were interested In The
| scheme Ju; It was t. the glory OF the American
hierarchy that Il had fought the proposition Per
| hapsD Mr. Davis said In conclusion, e have gone
out Of my way To bring mp tis subject now but II
so far dwaIfs, by contrast, the danger to be appfe-
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