Democrats 21. Republicans 4. The vote of General Harrison was recorded against the section pro. hibiting Chinese naturalization. and in favor of the substitute offered by Mr. EDMUNDS.which simply left the matter of Chinese citizenship to the courts. without any interference by Congress as to their jurisdiction or discretion. The Senator from Nevada justifies these votes of General Harrison. and says: There was no law. and never has been. allowing Chinese to be naturalized. On the contrary. the right of naturalization was denied to Chinese by the Conness amendment to the Burlingame treaty. * I I Farleys amendment proposing to repeal all laws granting the right of naturalization to Chinese was absurd when no such law existed. and ought to have been rejected. In the debate upon the Farley amendment. in 1882. it was stated by Senator Farley and admitted by the Senator from Ohio . and will not be denied now. that Chinese had been admitted to citizenship by the courts of Massachusetts. and it was to condemn in unmistakable terms such action ellher by Federal or State tribunals that the amendment was offered. It was not known then to the friends of the pending bill that in 1876. when General Harrison was the Republican candidate for governor of Indiana. the superior court at Indianapolis had. on motion of Mr. Miller. his law partner. naturalized seven Chinaien. who cast their votes at the next election for General Harrison and the Republican State ticket. It is not a matter of surprise that with this practical result of Chinese citizenship in his recent experience the Republican candidate for the Presidency voted against the provision in the act of 1882 prohibiting Chinese naturalization.
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