The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-04
CHINESE EXCLUSION
Tho Subject Of an interesting Do
bate in the Senate.
A WIDE DIFFERENCE Of OPINION
Exists among Leading schators.. Why
Soldiers had to be Kel,t ut Rock
springs...somc OF tho Objections to
tho 1.ill.-.i'rcc Silver also Argued
Somewhat.

WASHINGTON, D. G., May a-Aiter the
Usual routine morning business wa4
disposed OF, Mr.. Morgan called up tho
Presidents message OIL the subject Of
an international conference as to silver
coinage. Mr.. Dolph tried to get action
first on the conference report on tho
Chinese exclusion bills, but Mr.. Nor.
gan refused TO givc precedence 10 that
subject, retiiarking that thcro wa, lot
SO much pressure about It rs that tho
senator Of South Dakota, who desired to
address The ecnate, might not have tile
courtesy Of a hcaring.
Mr.. Kyle then proceeded TO address
the senate in favor OF tho FREQ coinage
OF silver.
Mr.. Kyle in tho course Of his remarks
declared that II relief did not como
FROM one or tho other OF the great poltt.
ical parties OF the country such a com
binatior would be formed as would rcln-
gate both of Them to the back ground.
At the close Of his remarks tho message
was again laid on tho table, Mr.. Nor
gan giving notice that hG desired to
speak upon it.
Tho conference report on the Chinese
exclusion bill was then laid before tho
senate As soon rs it was read Mr..
Shcr man stated that although 4 mem
Der Of the conference committee he had
not been able to sign the report. lie
was very willing to provide any heces-
sary legislation for the restriction OF
Chinese evil, and thought that the
senate bill Ind done SO very broadly.
1t had been proposed to continue in
force tho existing laws with pehaltles
for violation. by Cinnamon coming into
the United States, especially through
Canada lie looked upon the intro
duction OF Chinese laborcrs through
Canada as an insult to the United
States They were allowed to enter
Canada ON payment Of a charge OF $50
q head, and with the privilege OF enter
ing the United States in violation OF
law. That was not courteous treatment
on the part Of Canada. 1t was Just in
cidents like that which tended to create
excitement and irritation along the bor-
der, and which would some day be the
cause OF great difficulty.
Mr.. Dolph, another Of the senate con-
fcrees. defended the report.
Mr.. Dawes opposed tho conference re-
port as being violation Of the treaty.
Mr.. Vest said that ho had no disposi-
tion 10 violate treaties, but sclf-preser-
walton was the first law Of nations as
well as OF individuals. ',a' 80 80. -, g, 4
Mr.. Frye spoke Of visit which he
had made to Rock Springs. where lie
had seen about 4 hundred Chinatncn-
pcaceablc,. quiet, well-behnyod, cleanly
people. There were also there two com
panies ofinfantry, and when he inquired
OF their commanding officer why the
troops were there, he was told that their
presence was necessary In order to pro-
tcct tho lives OF those quiet, unofiending
Cinnamon from a horde OF Unnatural
izet 1oles and llungarians who worked
in tho mines. t;
Mr.. Palmer said that there were two
reasons why he could hot vote for tho
conference report. Ono was that d
Chinalnan seeking to come into tho
United States was not To DO admitted to
bail. That was an unnecessarily harsh
proyision-one not consistent with the
fundamental principles Of justice that
existed in Chin aanl America every
whore where God rcisht,l.
Tho other reason was the provision
for the arrest OF Cinnamon not provided
with certificates. ~,
The vote was then taken and the con-
ference report was agreed 10 yeas, 30;
nays, IS. s,+s' ~
The house bill placing binding twine
on the free list was laid before the sem
ate hnd teferred to the finance commit.
tee. Afteran executive session the sem
ate adjourned.