Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-23
Senator TellerSpeaks on the Chinese
Restriction Bill.
VERY UNDESIRABLE IMMIGRANTS.
They Will Not Assinilate
With Our People.
MIR. BAILEY AND HIS BILL.
The Texas Member MalSs an Ex-
PLANTATION.
THE SENATE.

After the routine morning business Mr..
Teller offered resolution requesting the Presi.
dent to inform the senate what steps, if any
have been taken toward the securing Of an in.
ternational conference to consider the question
of free coinage Of silver at the mints of the
nations participating in such conference,
or as to the enlarged use Of silver
| in the currency OF such countries; also to
transmit copies OF all correspondents between
the United Statea government and the govern
ments expected to participate in the pFoceed:
ings of such international conference. .
Mr.. sherman suggested the insertion OF Che
words, If not incompatible with the public
interests, and Mr. Teller agreed to the sug-
geetion, although he did not see, he said, how
such publication could hurt the public inter-
eBta.
The resolution as so modified was agreed to.
VALUE OF RAILROADS.
Mr.. Call offered resolution (Which went
over without action) for the appointment of a
committee Of nine Senators to inquire into the
present value per mile Of tho RAILWAYS of the
United States, their present capitalization and
the difference between such capitalization and
the actual cost OF construction and equipment;
tneir gross ana net receipts; the number AID
compensation OF their employees; their amount
OF bonded Indebtedness and capital stock, and
tho amount OF stock and bonds held by stock
holders and bondholders, distinguished be-
tween nome and foreign holders
MR. HoAI's LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Mr.. HOar asked and obtained leave of
absence from and after Monday next for the
remainder of the session. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Hoar's purpose is to make trip to Europe
In order to consult the most distinguished
specialists in eye Diseases
THE CHINESE EXCLUSION BILL.
The Chinese exclusion bill was then taken
up and Mr.. Teller addressed the Senate. There
could not be, he said, any dispute touching the
rejection Of the United States minister to
China, but he had no fault to find with the
chinese government because it had rejected
Mr.. Blair. Coming to the question of the alb
rogation OF treaties he held that every nation
which agreed with another nation did SO
with the understanding thar it might re-
tire from it az any time ID saw
mt. Ana it might do so Notwithstanding
that 1t should continue for limited period Of
time. Legislation by the national legislature
would set aside any treaty inconsistent with it
HAVE OTHER NATIONS THE SAME PowER2
Mr.. Morrill,, while inclined to believe that
Congress had power to pass q law superseding
treaty, asked Mr.. Teller whether he thought
that other nations had the same power
Mr.. Teller thought he had stated explicitly
that all nations had that power, and said that
which would surrender that right
Mr.. Morrill, remarked that Japan had for
years endeavored to get release from a treaty
with Great Britain and had not succeeded.
Mr.. Teller said that reason for that might
be that japan was not willing to create friction
with Great Britain: The United States had been
trying for great many years to get rid Of a
treaty with Great Britain and had got
rid of it by the action OF Great Britain
IN violation OF it. He referred to the
Clsyton-Bulwer treaty, and said that there
never had been such condition of affairs that
either nation wanted to propose its absolute
repeal or violation; and yet neither Great
Britain nor the United States had respected its
terms. But ii was very evident that the people
OF the United States would insist on the abro-
CATION of that treaty when it should appear
that it was inimcal to the interests Of the great
mass OF the people Of the country.
AMERICANS AND cHINAMEN WON'T Ass1M1LArE.
Reverting to pecularities Of Chinese immi-
grafton, Mr.. Teller remarked that the Ameri-
can would never assimilate with the Chinaman,
because II the American would the Chinaman
would not The Chinese were very wonder
ful people, and perhaps the most wonderful
thing about them was that they were practi-
cally today where they had been one or two
thousand years ago.
In the whole catalogue of nations there was
not one nation 30 thoroughly satisfied with
As"oAA "ho Asc sui as Ue CQlOe6e. Ana
they were az Interchangeable now in this, the
last decade OF the nineteenth century as thew
we're when they were first learned of in Europe
through Marco Polo.
WHY THE CHINESE SHOULD BE KEPT AWAY
The Chinaman would, in contact with the
civilization Of Europe and America, remain
q Chinaman. And therefore q reason existed
for keeping them out Of the country which
did not exist for keeping other people out
Cinnamon came to the United States
simply to take money out of the
country and to return to their homes Tbev
took no part in building up the society in
which they lived Cinnamon Contributed
simply cheap labor and in that he came in
competition with the American laborer and
deprived him of his opportunities.
Those Cinnamon who were in the country
with the consent Of the United States govern
ment were entitled to domicile and there was
no way that he knew without an infraction (if
not OF the law Of the decencies that should be
shown by one nation to another to compel the
Cinnamon now here to retire, but the United
States government had perfect right to saw
that no more should come.
Messrs Sherman, Hiscock and Stewart par-
tcipated In the. discussion.
THE HOUSE.
There was calm in the House today, sue
ceeding the gale of yesterday. The attendance
was small and the first half hour of the session
was consumed in the consideration of a few
N.twx A.