The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-24
BARRING OUT CHINESE.
T9B EXCLUSION BILL AGAIN BE-
FORE THE SENATE.


WASHINGTON, April %. After the
routine morning business in the Senate to-
dav Mr.. Teller offered resolution request
ing the President TO inform the Senate what
steps. If any, have been taken toward the
securing of an international conference to
consider the question of free coinage of sill
ver at the mints Of the ma tions participating
IN such conference, or as to enlarged use of
silver in the currency of such countries; {;
also to transmit copies of all the correspond
enoe between the United States government
and the governments expected to partici-
nate in the proceedings Of such interna-
tionsl conference.
Mr.. Sherman suggested the insertion of
the words "if not incompatible with public
interests,n and Mr.. Teller agresd to the
suggestion, although he did not see, he said,
how such publication could hurt the pub
lie interests.
The resolution as 80 modified was
agreed to.
Mr. Call offered a resolution, which went
over without action, for the appointment of
committee of nine senators to inquire into
the present value per mile of the railways
of the United States, their present capital-
ization and the difference between such cap
talizaticn aud the actual cost of construction
and equipment; their gross and net receipts;
the number and compensation OF their eD1-
ploves: their amount of bonded indebted
ness and capital stock, and the amount OF
stock and bonds held by the stockholders
and bondholders, distinguishing between
home and foreign holders.
bill appropriating $4,000 for public
building at Selma, Ala, was reported and
placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Hoar asked and obtained leave Of
absence from and after Monday next, for
the remainder of the session. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Hoar's purpose is to make
trip to Europe in order to consult the most
distinguished specialists in eye diseases.
Trouble with his eyes has kept him away
from the Senate much of tbs time during
the present session.
EXCLUSION OF CHINESE.
The Chinese exclusion bill was then taken
UP and Mr.. Teller addressed the Senate in
favor of it.
Mr. Stewart also favored the proposed
exclusion legislation in brief speech which
be opened by saying that his views on the
subject were now 80 we'll known that it was
hardly necessary to repeat them.
Mr.. Hiscock, a member of the committee
on foreign relations, said that since the first
agitation Of the Chinese question he had
luVOTeO Eu6 pOllCJ OL e&CluStOu OF COl0eSe
laborers and that he had voted in the House
for bill for their exclusion. But he was
not in favor of violation of treaty
obligations with China or any other
nation until diplomacy had exhausted
itself in efforts for an amendment OF the
treaty. The substitute reported by the
committee on foreign relations provided,
he said, ample remedies for whatever evil
existed; bu5 the House bill went further,
and nullified the other provisions of the
treaty which it was to the interest OF
American citizens to have continued In
force.
MoRGAN's LOGIC.
Mr. Morgan, also member of the COM
mittee on foreign relations said that as the
substitute met his entire concurrence he
deemed it his duty to state the grounds on
which he predicated his support of it. He
vent on to give history of the treaty re-
latlons between the United States and
China and of the legislation arising out of
them. In the course of his remar KS he was
asked why the Chinese government had
not ratified the treaty of 1888, and his ex-
planation was that, while the Chinese
government was considering the Senate
amendments to that treaty, the Scott law
was passed. and that was a provoking
clause with the Chinese government for
Withholding any consideration even Of
those amendments. The treaty of 1888 had,
therefore, zone by the board; and the Scott
law had come in.
HASN'T MADE BAD FRIENDS.
And yet, since the passage Of the Scott
law and the rejection of the treaty of
INSS the relations of the United States
government with China had been practi-
caly as good as they were with any civilized
power. China had proceeded, in her even
smooth way, had kept her diplomatic rep-
TespDtAtIVaS baras tbara
disturbance between China and the United
States resulting from the Scott act; nor
was tnere any threat, or apprehension of
disturbance, The question then arose
whether 1t was proper, necessary or wise
TO start on new scheme of legislation
tnat destroyed the right of hospitality pro-
vlded for in the treaty of 1880, and limit it
down in such way that no Chinaman
could come to the United States except a
minister and his servants and consul and
hls servants, for that was about the limit of
the House bill.
FRYE FEARS LOSS OF COMMERCE.
MT. Morgan allowed Mr.. Frye to inject a
small speech into his argument. Mr.. FRYE
Sa'u th8t the committee on commerce had
oeen considering the appropriations in the
tVer and harbor bill, and that the senators
Notn the Pacific coast had been, as usual,
very careful in the interests of their people,
and had been soliciting very large appros
puauons. Their main ground for asking
Iaese appropriations had been that the Pa
cnc commerce was to be really the COM
tss, ssIce Of the United States;
%s SlaS Puget sound. for instance,
was to be the scene of an
enormous Oriental commerce. Now, said
Il, IuE frye, if the people of the Pacific coast
uuiid Chinese wall by insulting the people
QUO government of China, 80 that they will
NV send any of their commerce here, or
PERMIT us to send any of ours there, what
oecomes OF the necessity of any further inn
PoVement of the rivers and harbors on the
Facltc coast?
CHINA SELLS MORE THAN SHE BUYS.
Mr.. Mitchell-In view Of the fact that we
1Ssye SSooe paid in gold and silver to China over
900 in the last twenty years to pay
t- -o balances of trade, ask the senator
ION. Mom Maine whether he thinks that China
so'ng to break off that trade with US if
"S pass the exclusion bill.
39iIr' Frye-I have no doubt Of it at all.
;,IT' Mltchell-Well, have.
LIT Frye-None under the sun. II the
.use OIL becomes law, and If the EN-
55o.r OF China does not in less than sixty
r ra!s declare his ports closed to all com
be be'ce OF the United States, and withdraw
~ ulplomatic Representatives from the
shoeu u,1eu States, am entirely mistaken
ttuouV ters the Emperor of China aud his minis