Speech #470031212

I am not going into that part of his argument except simply to remark that any government may by treaty stipulation with ns agree that their people may come to this country or that our people may go to theirs upon certain conditions. as those condlitions are set out in the treaty between China and this Governmoent. The honorable Senator in his reniarks yesterday referred to the testimony that had been taken before a Congressional comnittec appointed for the purpose of examining into this Chinese question. That coimittee was appointed and acted in 1876. and took testimony in the State of California. where a number of distinguished gentlemen of that State were exanmined as witnesses as to the effects of Chinese immigration upon American institutions and upon the interests of the laboring classes of the Pacific coast. where the Chinese had most congregated. The late Senator Morton was chairman of that committee. The honorable and distinguished Senator fron Massachusetts saw proper to quote souse remarks in the report made by Senator Morton. "1882i I also quote from remarks made by Senator Morton in his report. which was a minority report from that committee.