Speech #520048880

I introduced a resoiution. which was passed yesterday morning. calling on the President to inform us whether or not there was any information of any kind whatever indicating that the treaty with China was not to he ratified. Then I go on to say: I am decidedly in favor of the passage of this bill. If the Chinese Government has deliberately declined to negotiate further upon this subject. and has refused to accede to the universal demand of the American people that there shall be a restriction on this kind of immigration. then I am perfectly willing to pass a law asserting the power of the United States to regulate the coming of persons to this county. declaring who shall be kept out of it. and of assing such a bill withaout regard to the ordinary forms of legislation. Bu that facthas not been ascertained. we have no answer to thee resolution of the Senate adopted yesterday. That answer willl undoubtedly come today In the ordinary course of proceedings.