Mr. President. in justice to myself I wish to make a statement in reply to an observation by the Senator from Oregon made two days ago. In a speech which I delivered in the Senate some ten days or two weeks ago I made a statement. upon information received from the junior Senator from Indiana . to the effect that in 1881 seven Chinamen were naturalized in the city of Indianapolis. Ind.. where General Harrison. the Republican candidate for the Presidency. resides. and that those Chinamen voted the Republican ticket at the ensuing election in the fall. I further stated upon the same information. upon which I fully relied and which I have no doubt was given honestly and with the understanding on the part of that Senator that it was absolutely correct. that Mr. Miller. the law partner of General Harrison. had superintended the taking out of the naturalization papers by those Chinamen. I mentioned this fact not as any personal or partisan attack upon General Harrison. with whom I have served in the Senate and from whom I differ as widely as it is possible upon all political questions. but to whom I would not do any injustice. but I mentioned it in connection with his votes upon the subject of the naturalization of Chinamen in the discussion and action of the Senate in 1882. It had been stated very broadly in the Senate that no Chinamen had ever been naturalized. when the factsare that some twenty had been naturalized by State courts and had been allowed to vote. in Connecticut. in Massachusetts. and in Indiana. � I stated at that time that I intended to write to the city of Indianapolis and procure the record showing the absolute facts.in regard to that statement. I have not the official recordthe Senator from Indiana tells me that he has itbut I have from a friend. who states that lie was having the record prepared. a statement made after a personal examination of the record by himself. which he has sent to me for my use. The Senator from Indiana [Mr.
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