Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-22

Tho Chinese Exclusion niti ia the
Senate

WAsIlGSoToS, 4 phi! n The Senate
took up the Houee Chinese exclusion
| bill. Chandler moved g. amend hy
making the term Of exclusion fifteen
| years Instead Of ten. Tho Senate took
up the bills on the oglcndar.
During the consideration Of the
calendar the bill wa passed 20 establish
a military post near Helena, Mont,
hppfoprlatiug S3Ol,O0D.
AMER the calendar was disposed OF,
| the House iii, prohibiting the coming
| Of Chinese persons Into the United
| States, was taken up for consideration.
/ Chandler moved an amendment max.
I ing the term Of exclusion fifteen in.
stead Of ten yenrs.
Dolph (OpgOnl said he disagreed
with Sherman IN the opinion that the
existing net would not expire TIL 1894,
ani desired 10 have some practical
legislation on the subject secured with.
outdelpy. "a
FELTON, California lagTced with p0lth
~ to the necessity OF Legislation ON The
subject. lie thought II better tiiAi.
there should he legislation TO exclude
lh" Chinese. He would AveTemainrd
silent hut for the TACT that he reure.
scented In part constituency that mad
suffered from that owl Tor third OF a
century. IL was moral, social and
economic question. FeltOu's speech
was composed largely ofan Indictment
against the Chinese race which, he
said, had sovereign contempt Tor
western civilization aud religion. lie
objected % the existing law because II
had no practical effect.
sherman OntNnsaI Iha Ipnaa I'm
When the bill went before the COM
mlttVe on foreign relations, said be, IL
had been deemed best instead OF pass.
ing aseverc law to postpone action ON
1t and provide for the continuance Tor
ten years OF the present regulations
restricting Chinese immigration. IL
was the opinion vi the committee on
foreign relations that the Present res.
trictiOns would not expire until 1894.
He advised the Senate should agree TO
an amendment extending the present
legislation for ten years anu lot tue
bill go to conference COMMITTEES
where the matter might be- fully con
sliefad. The House bill, Sherman
added, was against the spirit OF Am.Ti-
eau civilization, contrary 10 all ideas
that has teen taught M 10 the rights
hfANA nAAAk " Nh'Al AAhA VI NNNAN
and cline, and un-Chrstian.
Frye read u telegram from G.. p.
Huntington, nj San Francisco, telling
Of the effects the passage OF the Greary
hill wOuit have on both Chinese ana
Americi n. lie said the Chinese had
paid over S3jO,0O0 tor transportation
alone since 1858, TO American trans.
pOrlation companies. Should the bill |
become law, that traffic would 20 to |
foreign countries. Hundrols OF |
wealthy. Chinese merchants had gone
10 Chlnn under the iaiih Of the exist. !
ing laws. The GTeary bill would de. |
bar them from returning aud |
virtually couilscate property amount |
ipg % hundreds OF thousands u |
dollars. lie said: III trust the good |
husintes sense OF the American people, !
aud the love Of fair play ana Justice |
viii find oXpres'iOu IN Congress suiii. |
cierty strong 10 defeat this BILL" |
Thus Mr.. Huntington closed his telr.
gram.
sherman then resumed his argu. |
men, against the bill. The passage OF |
such q bill, he said, would break OIL all !