The herald., 1893-09-03

fifty odd thousand dollars. 1t would be
better, he eaid, If Delphi, instead of try
ing to establish himself as the father oi
the measure, would devote himself to
securing appropriations to enforce the
law.
Dolph replied that he bad done ell be
could to secure an appropriation, and
there was nothing in his remarks to JUS
tify the suggestion that he claimed to be
the author of the act or that he had
been badly treated by the senate.
Teller of Colorado called attention to
the fact that an abrogation OF the treaty
is not violation OF it. The violation
OF treaty carried with it an implica-
tion Of misconduct on the part OF the
government violating it. The abroga'
tion Of treaty carried no such INFER
ence. Certain lawyers in New York,
influenced no doubt by large fees offered
blythe Six companies, concluded that
the Geary act was q violation OF the
constitution. In his mind there was
no doubt OF the constitutional power OF
the government to exclude undesirable
immigration. He had not read the
arguments of the New YORK lawyers
because he did not think there was
enough in them to justify busy man
in reading them. A nation that cannot
clear its borders of hostile alien ele-
ment is not nation with full national
prerogatives and rights.
Teller continued that this was not a
political question in the sense that
either party could be said to be re-
sponsible for the legislation if bad, or
could claim credit for it il it was good.
He had never voted for exclusion legis-
lation because it was desired by the
people Of California, but because OF the
evil resulting from Chinese labor in
competition with American labor.
At2 o'cisck the repeal bill, being un-
finished business, was laid before the
senate, but temporarily laid aside to
allow the discussion to continue on the
Chinese exclusion.
Gray, DEM, OF Delaware, while agree
ing in the main with the senator from
Colorado (Teiler), wished to express his
dissent from the view represented by
him that the abrogation OF the treaty
was not violation OF it. Some OF the
recent legislation has been in direct
violation of the plighted faith OF the
government, and violation of such a
character as seemed to him to have been
entirely unnecessary. The United States
had seen fit to undertake the obligations
imposed by treaty relations which it en-
tered into with China, and in such un-
dertaking had pledged the faith OF this
mighty people to their performance.
He did not believe great country could
violate it's treaty obligations without
serious evil to the country itself. There
is a mode by which the United States
could honorebly rid itself OF these obli-
cations, other than the ruthless one Of
disregarding its treaty. There never
had been time during which the re-
cent legislation had been discussed in
congress that the United States could
not have initiated by diplomacy modi-
fication of the treaty and have accom-
plished all that was sought to be accom-
plished by legislation.
Mitchell of Oregon, Rep, inquired
how the senator from Delaware Gray
reconciled his statement with the fact
that after the United States had nego-
tiated treaty with China, having for
its purpose the exclusion of Chinese
laborers from this country, and sent
that treaty back to China, it was
held by the Chinese government for
months and months without acceptance,
and in fact was never accepted. q
Gray responded that the treaty was
held in China because at the time legis-
lation which proposed ruthlesely and
violently to set aside the treaty obliga-
tions. was being discussed in congress.
Mitchell stated that the examination
of the record would develop the fact
that the Scott bill, to which the senator
doubtless referred, was not introduced
in the house until the treaty to which
he (Mitchell) had referred, had been for
some months in the hands OF the
Chinese government.
George. DEM, Mississippi. said lie
voted against the Gesry act because he
considered that it contained provision
which was an insult to many of his con.
Btituents in requiring white witnesses to
swear to the right of Chinaman to re.
main in the United otates. He desired
to know what process of reasoning, what
public policy, demanded provision oi
that sort in q government having con.
stitution which makes the black man
the equal if not the superior OF the
white race.
Dolph replied that the use Of the WORD
"white" was accidental, and that it wat
not the intention to disqualify coloret
persons as witnesses, the design beine
merely to provide for witnesses Other
than Chinese. At the last session he in
troduced bill to correct the mistake
and it was favorably reported from the
foreign relations committee, but when
he endeavored to get the bill up opposi'
tion came from the Democratic side ol
the senate.
Call, Dem.. of Florida, while not OBJ
jecting to the exclusion of the objection.
able portion of the Chinese, regretted
the manner in which legislation was
rushed through, not, perhaps, by one oil
the other party, but by both, from poll
tical considerations relative to the sue
cess of parties in this country. A great
commercial interest, the interest o.
civilization, the interest of religion and
the interest of good faith and good
opinion of the people of the world to-
ward this country were involved
Therefore the legislation was not, in his
Judgment. justifable.
The Dolph bill, at the conclusion o.
the debate thereon, was referred to the
committee on foreign relations.
Perry, Dem., of Arkansas, moved thai
the senate proceed to consider executive
business. After a brief executive ses
sion, at O'Clock the senate adjourned
till Monday.
ROUSE PROCEEDINGS.