New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-05
TO KEEP OUT THE CHINESE.
HE BILL RUSHED THROUGH The HOUSE.
ONLY THIRTY MINUTES ALLOWED FOR rFBATE
TREATY OBLIGATIONS DsREGARDFD.

ONLY THIRTY MINUTES ALLOWED FOR TFBA1E
TREATY oBI1C ATOMS msREGARDrD.
washin gton. April 4-By a vote Of 10 10 - the
lIou.e 70 day suspended H. rules and ph>s'H. alter
thirty minutes debate. the bi reported from the
/ Committee ON Foreign Anare prohibiting the adnis
. sion into the United states Of any Chircse except
diplomatic and ether officers Of hc Chine" Govern
/ mcnt and their body and household servants. The
| Democratic leader, Vouh not even grant Al hour or
two Of time for the purpose Of explaining and dis
cuSsing a measure which propose, such Violation oi
the pIiehted faith Of the Government WIS never
h.for. suggested I'm the history u tIs country. The
House hn, spent hour, aud DAYS since TIT, session
began In debating smnl private claims and ouer
trivial matter, It could spar only thirty minutes
today for the consideration az mi, Important mh'ri"
II wa I'm vain that the eloquent protest, 81 Hooker
u Mississippi and NIT o lllinoi-. we're uttered h'y
/ might have been addre--cd with a. much hope To a
war council ~ Apache n, the Democratic majority
~ fine Hons. ~ Representatives Reason. cpIh'hc'
/ National honor-eveIy consideration which onfh I"
have weight I'm the American House Of Representatives
were swept away and tossed upon the u"" III
! demasogv which swept through and eng'lf'd u"t
| Lody score, Of men shouied ave" when their names
were called who had even read th" hl ana VINO
had no Intelligent de, In respect to us provisions
The shor; speech ~ Mr. Hit In opposition 70 the bIi
WA he best specimen Of indignant, mpH''l'h'd
clooucrcc supported by keen logic and sound reason
| ING that has been heard IN Congress III many dhy'
/ but II made 10 visible impressions
When Mr.. Gcary, of California, movtd TO 'u'Pehu
he rules ard pas the Dill. MIR. Iookcr. Of Mil
,ippl made an cnrnc-t effort to -ecnrc l"n'er time
far debate than the half hour allowed. dwelling upon
| the importance Of the measure. but Mr.. Heard oi
Missouri, objected 10 his rcqnc-t
Mr GERRY -nid that the pending measure rcuedlcd
| the deferts witch existed I'm the cal ting law y"
measure short Of It could effect m, end desired and
ftfts hon mi "A.
acinc said about protecting American labor would MT
object 70 protecting 1t imported. foreign pAnpcr
labor.
Afr Hooker spoke n the lmpo, nlIty Of con-l1cr
ing the grave question IN the time allowed Tor uc''
uuder the rule, fifteen minute on "ach sidr' Inc
pcndng bill practically excluded all chinese except
fine Minister ard lie suite. ana then II proposed -
| .troeat. every treaty ever entered into win me
/ ,binesc Fmure Tie United States conld not ar"rl
to lake th, action against the most p""cri'l VI
Nations n point Of number on the eI"D"' II WIZ "a"
t,rh ave ought to Keep good faith wish every
| nation he said whether 1t be great or small
Mr hit OF Illinois, aid tLat fatal OBJ ''l'n "
,h,s hill I'm the mind II every man OF honor and rnh
VA. that II wac n deliberate violation Of plielcd fifth.
Then. were many bu Ines interests stake. but they
were all small dust IN the balance when compared with
the proposition to nbroent" existing irc1lc> we h'hi
had many anti Chinese bills each made stronger th'n
the other. but before had there bccu prc'ch'a
I f. tbc House one which lad 10 utterly di-rcsTiei
I and yiolat,d National faith. with IA cold pcrhdy th''
bu declared that al ueatic In contriVcnuoh WIN
tie act should lie repealed, set aside and abroea'ed
The uort, Of the treatics our advan age were not
Ia lie abr0catod. We proposed to reV""e every. ns
that was Of advantage 10 china. and claim ihat 'hihi
A. a., honorable nation. should out all that II had
cnvcn,ntcd with US We sending missionaries 10
,'li,, and one Of the thing, were att 'mpunS To
teach the Chinese was the commandment Ihon slsIt
ma. lie Sow We about 10 'ct aside existing
7 tr,atcs entered into In good faith. lHdcr the pro-
visions Of the bill the late Minister from Chna no"
subject could not come 10 the United STATES to visit
If, successor or to receive from members 0i congress
The ospitaliiies which hc had gracefully accorded
10 them He would get five years In the pcllehuhfy
II he cane stanley found nothing In Darkeet AFRICA
- bnrlorous We proposed to set aside treaty that
,be other party had been carefully and scrupul0I'y
carving ont This he concndcd, was not bill to
exclude Chinese Inborcs. Ne would be III favor OF
hin which, In the most igid terms, excluded Chinese
! lobDrcrs but not In favor Of one when violated Ma
tiOnal faith.
MIR t,earv said that the Chinese Government both
through its officers at home and In this country hai
done everything In It's power violate the spirit OF
,he treaty The United state, had never made "a
,reo,v like this with any other people, and he was
.urrised that there could he found this aoor any
man who was ready 20 surrender to foreign ahtn"fi M
the right 10 put limitations on our power " IegSc
for the protection Of our own people a., ..,..,.r
Nh Cutting Of California. said that the eNl,tlnS
law restricting Chinese Immigration expired by NM
t,ton on MAY q. and unless some pronpt acton wa
tokeu b, Congress to prevent tiis linlgfnuon utIo
y-%uid he an influx OF this unassimauvc ana uhdc
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