The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-22
The Senate.

The Senate.
Senate bills were passed renting penal
ties on the dynamite cruiser Nesuyius. au-
thorizng Commander y. ". Mullan, nted
States Navy % accept a medal conferred
upon him by the CHILEAN Government In COM
memoratiou of the final victory Of Chill over
Peru in the war of 1877 Commander Mullan
having boon sent out as a representative Of
the nited States 10 observe the military and
naval operations
On motion of Mr. DOlph, the Senate took
uD for consideration the House Chinese Tx
clusion act as amended by the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations. continuing IN
force existing Chinese restriction laws for the
period OF ten years.
Mr Dolph insisted upon some immediate
action on this question. He said he differed
from the chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Relations Mr.. Sherman that no
further legislation Yves needed before the bth
of May next, because existing laws continued
in force till 1894. He believed it was abso-
iutely necessary @ at least pass bill cOntnu-
ing existing laws as proposed in the bill in-
troduced by him and now pending as an
amendment 20 the House bll tie also diff
fered very materially from his colleague Mr..
MITCHELL as 10 the construction of the exist
ing laws.
Mr. FELTON,. Of California, made a set speech
on the general question Of Chinese immgra-
ton.
Senate against any action on the Geary bill.
He said that in its severity of terms and de-
pial Of the ordinary rights of humanity this
bill went far beyond anything ever introduced
into Congress The evil complained Of was a
diminishing one. In Ohio he knew the num-
Der of Chinese was ininltesmal East OF the
Missouri river there were only few Chinese
washing clothes IL was not now threaten
ing or growing evil The chiet danger grew
ont Of the introduction of Chinese from Van
couyer but more were going out than were
coming in The tendency OF the Chinese
was TO 90 back If they did not 20 back nv
ing their bodies were sent back dead.
MP. HuNTlNGroN's APPEAL.
AT this point Mr.. Frye read to the Senate
the following telegram from Mr.. Z. L. hunt
ington. president OF the Southern Paciiic rail-
road. .ooo
SAN FRANcIsco, CAL. April l6. 1892.
.Hop. w. p. Frye. United States Senator
Since my arrival here have learned what
effect the passage Of the Geary bill wou have
on both Chinese and Americans Thousands
OF Chinese in transit across the tnted States.
laudinga at ports under regulations made by the
Secretary Of the Treasury January. 1888. have
paid American transportation companies since
the restriction act over S35OO0 for transpor-
tation alone Should that bill become "a law
this traffic would 90 10 foreign companies VIA
Canada and Panama. Since the passage OF the
resurrection law cus,om-house records show
81. .Oo0 more departures than arrivals at this
mort Hundreds Of wealthy Chinese mer-
ehants representing firms here have gone to
thina and other countries on business under
faith of existing laws. having property inter.
ests here valued at hundreds of thousands of
dollars. The Geary~bill would debar them
from returning and virtually conhscate their
property.
Much has been said about thousands OF
Chinese crossing the boundary from Canada.
Collectors of Britsh Columbia report Tor 1871
3z5 arrivals at British Columbia ports: and
2,277 departures for China. / trust God the
business sense Of the American people aud