Show THE ASIATIC affliction the situate still straggling over chinese immigration Immis ration uy by W U telegraph to hotbo the Il lerald I easm march during the senate debate on the chinese bill mr hoar insisted that the passage of ta the pending bill would bo be not only a it blow at christianity and civilization but the prosperity of california A subsequent declaration by mr hoar that this bill violates the spirit of the declaration of independence c the constitution and anti moral law called out mr edmunds who forcibly reiterated and enlarged upon his argument of yesterday showing the inherent right of every nation to determine what people it will admit to this country and that und under erthe alio declaration la of independence and constitution our government has frequently exercised similar powers edmunds in answer to floars hoars closing statement replied that the tile right to decide what constitutes moral la law w I was one inherent in the Govern government men t and by analogy hie the right to regulate the character of the people who shall come into intuit it belonged to the go government vern this depended upon national policy and the fact as to the most of tho ancient republics that they did not possess homogeneity was the amise of their fall As to the swiss republic it was untrue that it was not homogeneous U the difference there was net not one of race but of different varieties of the same race all of which are analogous and consistent it would not bo be contended that it is an advantage to a republic that its citizens should bo be of divers rates raes with those views and divers obligations as to what is common property to all therefore hero there was no foundation for the charge of violation oi of moral and public law in our makh making a distinction as to the foreigners wo we admit he ile challenged mr hoar to produce an authority of national law which denied tho the right of one nation to declare what people of other nations should come among them john iian ilan cock and samuel adams noteworthy citizens of massachusetts be ats joined in in tho the declaration of independence tho the right of tho the colonies to establish for themselves not for other peoples a government of their own not the government of somebody else the declaration associated the family or consolidated rights of a people within any territory errit ory to determine the conditions upon which they would go on an and d this included the matter of receiving people from other shores into their family amily a this idea was followed in the constitution ution by requiring naturalization A chinaman may bo be with us but li he is not of ns us upon the theory of the massachusetts senators that there is a universal onen essof ono one human being with every kotlier human being on the globe this traditional and fundamental principle was entirely ignored such Sucha a theory as applied to governs govern ment was contrary to all human ox oz peri once all discussion and to every step stop of tho the founders of our government he ile eaid said that sumner predecessor of hoar was the tile author of the tile law lav on the coolie traffic which imposes fines and penalties more severe than those in this bill upon any mas ter of an american vessel carrying a chinaman who is a servant edmunds added that lie would vote a against ainest the bill if the twenty years ef clause au se was retained but would maintain the soundness of lie the principles he lie had enunciated A long colloquy ensued between mr edmunds and find mr air hoar hear in which the latter was decidedly worsted mr edmunds however I while us asserting erting the right of tho the united states to fix any period for the proposed suspension of chinese immigration said lie would vote against the bill if the twenty years period bo be retained pairs were announced as follows davis west virginia Vinginia saulsbury butler h johnson Kello kellogue Kel loge jones florida and grover against th the e amendment windom ferry hawley piatt platt pugh rollins andian and van wyck wyc in the affirmative camden was also paired hoar roso rose and resumed the discus bion ho ile said the vote just taken showed it asis tho the purpose of those having charge of the bill to force it through without regard to its effect on the public faith or government I pledges i mr ingalls offered an amendment providing that the bill shall not take effect until sixty days after informs tion of its passage has been comma to tho the government of china pending action on tin this ameno amendment ment a very spirited cited colloquy occurred between 71 ingalls and dawes and mr air teller took tho the floor in reply tc to mr hoar the senate then rejected bv by 27 17 nn amendment offered lv bv hi mr hoar providing that the bill shall no tapply to any skilled laborer who shall establish the tile fact that lie docs does not como come to this country under contra contracts ts the senate next voted down an amendment offered by mr call to strike out the provisions for forfeiture of vessels and for the removal of chinese from districts unlawfully entered an amendment waa was adopted providing that the bill shall not take effect until ninety days after its passage as this takes the place of mr ing ingalls amendment amend ment last in mentioned on motion of mr brown the amendment was adopted alloa allowing chinese to mako make their signatures signa turea by marks with ft A witness finally at the suggestion of brown ingalls modified his amendment by providing ninety days after its passe and the amendment was adopted on mot motion lon of bayard amendments were adopted making the second section read as follows that any master mastor of any vessel of what whatever ever national I ty who shall knowingly on such vessel bring within the jurisdiction of ho the united states and r permit ermit to be lande dany chinese laborer etc hoar moved to amend the bill by addin adding the following Provided that this bl bill ih shall not no apply to any skilled laborer who shall establish that he lie comes to this countr country y without any contract bychich by which his labor ia is the p property ro erty of any pe person m n besides liim se farley suggested that all the i chinese would claim to be skilled I I laborers i hoar re replied lied that it would test whether r tit the abill bill struck at coolies or skilled laborers the amendment awe was rejected ayes 17 nays 27 call move moved I to strike out the section abich forfeits a vessel for the offense of the master lost hoar moved ed to amend b by y inserting provided that any laborer who shall receive a c certificate ca to fro from m the U S C ansul at the port lios liall embark that he lie is an i artisan coming to this country at liia his own expense e and of liia his own will shall not be e affected g r acted by this bill lost ayes 10 nays 24 on motion of miller of california the provision directing the removal of any chincio chinesa io unlawfully and in custom collection districts by collectors was amended to direct that ho he shall bo be removed to the place from frota whence ho lie came caine on motion of mr brown the amendment was adopted providing that a mackof mark of said immigrant rant duly attested by a witness may fe be taken as hia his signature upun upon certificate of registration to him tho the question then recurred on the a amendment offered by I sir mr parley that her caller no State Oburt Court Or tr United keates court shall admit chinese to citizenship I mr air parley farley roso rose to speak upon what ho be termed the bill of iriqui ties but yielded for adjournment adjourned jour ned |