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which would secure 225 miles of road, one hundred of which would be within the limits of the Territory, would save to the people in transportation alone twenty times the amount of exemption, besides adding millions to the assessable property in the way of improve ments. Boyer read a speech in opposition to the bill, in which he admitted that a railroad would be a great advantage to the Territory, but thought the road would be a profitable in vestment and should be made to pay taxes. Robinson said as this was only a choice between the bill and the substitute, he would not prolong the discussion. The substitute amendments were unani mously adopted. Adjourned. COUNCIL—Thirty-Seventli l»«y. MORNING SESSION. Hyde, reported as committed, H. B. 42, to provide compensation for clerks of district courts, and recommended its passage. Kenuon reported substitute for H. B. 17, to establish the fees of District Attorneys, and recommended its passage. Parberry reported H. B. 74, with amend ment, relative to compensation in certain cases. Gillette reported, without recommendation, II. B. 02, to consolidate offices. A message was received from the Governor stating that he had signed H. B. 23, an act for the relief of Saint John's Hospital. H. B. 02, to consolidate offices, was passed by the following vote : Yeas—Barrett, Hays, Holter, Hyde, Ives, Parberry, Sauders and Sedman—8. Nays—Conrad, Gillette, Hickmau, Kennon and Mr. President—5. This bill abolishes the Territorial Superin tendent of Public Instruction, and makes the Teiritorial Treasurer ex-officio Superinten dent. H. B. 74, limiting compensation in certain cases, passed by the following vote : Yeas—Barrett, Hays, Holter, Hyde, Ives, Kennon, Parberry, Sanders and Sedman—9. Nays—Conrad, Gillette, Hickman and Mr. President—4. This bill provides that no Territorial officer shall receive compensation who has not been appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Council. Parberry called up H. B. 13, concerning diseased animals, and it was passed. Hickman called up C. J. R. 1,_ relative to the appointment of a Commissioner of the Insane, which passed. This bill authorizes the Governor to appoint semi-annually a com petent physician to visit and report upon the condition of the indigent insane maintained at the expense of the Territory. Sanders gave notice of a bill to provide compensation for the ex-officio Superinten dent of Public Instruction. Recess. AFTERNOON SESSION. Substitute for H. B. 17, an act in relation to fees of District Attorneys. Adopted. Council amendments to C. B. 34, an act to encourage the construction of artesian wells. Adopted. H. B. 80, an act to enable Meagher county to remove county seat, was passed as follows: Ayes—Barrett, Conrad, Gillette, Hays, Hickman, Holter, Hyde, Ives and Kennon.-9. Nays—Parberry, Sanders, Sedman and Mr. President.—4. H. B. G, an act to compel butchers to re cord brands, was read twice and referred to Grazing and Stock Growing Committee. House amendments to C. B. 29, an act to provide for the codification of the general laws of Montana, were concurred in and or dered enrolled. H. B. 75, an act in relation to insane con victs, under the suspension of the rules, was passed. H. B. 23, fixing the salaries of County Treasurers, was on motion of Hickman, re committed to Committee on Towns and Counties. II. B. 40, an act to establish the fees of Territorial Auditor and Treasurer, was read twice and referred to Judiciary Committee. H. B. 42, prescribing compensation to Clerks of District Courts, was passed, and Hays moved to reconsider the vote by which this bill was passed, which was agreed to, and on motion of Conrad was laid on the table. C. B. 32, an act in relation to water rights. Passed. H. B. 23, to establish the fees of Treasur ers, passed. H. B. 77, to establish a highway in Lewis and Clarke county, was read twice and refer red to members from Lewis and Clärke and Choteau. Recess until 6£ p. m. NIGIIT SESSION. C. B. 21, concerning Fire Insurance Com panies and agents. Passed. C. B. 17, to establish the fees of District Attorneys. Passed. H. B. 78, to facilitate the conviction of robbers and other criminals, referred to Ju diciary Committee. H. J. M. 12, in relation to the public high way from the mouth of the Big Horn to the National Park, and in relation to the building of a fort at Henry's Lake, was, on motion of Handers,under suspension of the rules passed. Sanders introduced C. B. 43, to provide ad ditional compensation to the Territorial Treas urer. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Gillette reported H. B. 77, to establish a public highway in Lewis and Clarke county. Passed. C. B. 34, to provide for the construction of artesian wells in the Territory of Montana, was passed. Adjourned. HOUSE—Thirty-Seventh Dny. MORNING SESSION. Sanders moved that H. B. 31, to encourage railroads, be recalled from the Engrossing Committee and be recommitted to Committee on Territorial Affairs, for the purpose of amending the same. Carried. C. B. 29, to provide for the codification of geral laws, was reported from the Judiciary Committee without recommendation. Forbis moved to amend by restricting the cost of the amount appropriated in the bill. Adopted. H. B. 48, concerning records of district courts, reported back from the Council and ordered enrolled. Council substitute for H. B. 25, concerning water rights, was referred to Judiciary Com mittee. Under suspension of the rules H. B. 86, to enable the county of a Meagher to remove the county seat to the vicinity of White Sulphur Springs, was passed by 22 to 3. It provides that the Board of County Commissioners at its March session may call a special election for the first Monday in May to decide the matter. H. B. 74, to limit compensation in certain caseg, was returned from the Council with the amendment that no Territorial officer should receive compensation when appointed to till an office in which a vacancy existed before the adjournment of the Council, un less with the consent of the Council. C. B. 36, to apportion members of the Legislative Assembly, was made the special order for 7:30 this evening. It provides that Lewis and Clarke shall have 2 members of the Council, Madison 2, Deer Lodge 3, Jefferson 1, Beaverhead 1, Missoula 1, Meagher and Choteau 1, and Gal latin 1. Members of the House.—Lewis and Clarke 5, Madison 3, Deer Dodge 5, Jefferson 1, Beaverhead 1, Missoula 2, Meagher 2, Cho teau 1, Custer 1, Gallatin 2, Gallatin and Jef ferson jointly 1. H. B. 62, to consolidate the offices of Ter ritorial Superintendent and Territorial Treas urer reported passed by the Council. C. B. 24, Ives' Bell Punch, was being read when an effort was made to choke it off, and after half a dozen motions had been made at last Hamilton succeeded in landing it on the table by a motion to that effect. On motion of Brooke the rules were sus pended and H. B. 6, to require butchers to record brands of slaughtered animals was passed by a vote of 17 to 8. H. B. —, to provide for funding the indebt edness of the Territory, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Recess. AFTERNOON SESSION. Committee on Enrollment reported C. B. 27, 28 and 40, correctly enrolled. C. B. 29, to provide for codification of laws, was reported. On motion of Forbis the rules were sus pended and the bill placed on its final pas sage. Nays, Sanders and Steell ; ayes 24 Title agreed to and bill declared passed. t ' The Committee on Internal Improvements reported back H. B. 31, with amendment providing that the time when exemption shall expire, shall be December 1st, 1892. Adopted. The Speaker announced that he was about to sigu C. J. M. No. 2, and C. B. 7, to pre vent animals trespassing on private property. C. B. 28, to correct errors in Code of Civil Procedure. H. B. 48, to provide for keeping records of District Courts at county seats. C. B. 24, to amend Revenue laws. C. B. 14, to authorize the Governor to con tract for keeping convicts. C. B. 27, to repeal Sec. 6 of Revenue law. H. B. 27, to repeal the law prohibiting the sale of whisky to soldiers. H. B. 12—Bounty act. H. B. 35, to amend criminal laws. H. J. M. 8, concerning military telegraph. H. J. M. 10, asking for a land office at Miles City. H. J. M. 7, asking right of way across the Crow Reservation. H. J. M. 5,—Against Chinese emigration. Hamilton from Committee on Internal Im provements, banded in minority report on H. B. 31. H. B. 75, in relation to insane convicts, in troduced by Forbis, read twice, rules sus pended and bill passed by a vote of 25 to 1. H. B. 89, by Combs, in relation to fences, a fence shall be five feet high, have four poles, the lower pole 2 feet from the ground, \q be lawful. Beach moved to amend by striking out 5 and inserting 4£. Adopted. Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Manufactures. / H. B. 87, by Brooke, an act concerning license. Referred to Ways and Means Com mittee. On motion of Sanders, H. B. 40 was taken up under suspension of the rules and placed on its final passage. It fixes the Auditor's salary at $1,000. Passed by 20 to 4. H. B's. 64 and 30 placed on calendar. H. B. 41, concerning Nez Perces, placed on calendar. Committee reported H. B. 9, concerning estrays, with amendments. Adopted. H. B. 88, by Steell, to establish fees of County Superintendents of Schools, provides that Superintendents shall receive not less than 20 cents nor more than 50 cets. for each child between the ages of 4 and 21 years, and 10 cents mileage. Referred to Committee on Education and Labor. H. B. 82, by Brooke, to exempt calves, was referred to Committee on Grazing and Stock Growing. H. B. 79, by Thorpe, to provide for the in corporation of religious and benevolent so cieties. Referred to Committee on Incorpo ration. ed H. B. 78, by Wileon, to facilitate the con viction of robbers by authorizing the Gov ernor to offer rewards for their apprehension. McCormick moved to suspend the rules and place the bill on its final passage. Passed by a vote of 21 to 2. H. J. M. 12, by Perkins, asking for the construction of a public highway from the mouth of Big Horn river to Henry's lake. Rules suspended and bill passed. H. B. 80, by Harrington, to amend the rev enue law, requiring Assessors to make out a list of assessments made by him and in rela tion to other matters. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. H. B. 77, by Beach, to provide for the es tablishment of a public highway in township No. 2, Lewis and Clarke county. Passed by unanimous vote. H. B. 76, requiring certain officers to re port, was referred to Committee on Territo rial Affairs. H. B. —, to exempt physicians and sur geons from the payment of license, was in definitely postponed. Robinson moved to go into Committee of the Whole on the insolvency act. j H. B. 31, to encourage railroads, came up id regular order. Robinson moved to make it the special or der for 10 a. m. Wednesday. Lost. Hamilton moved to suspend the rules and have the bill printed. Lost. _ Robinson renewed his motion, which was lost by a vote of 16 to 10. The bill was then read. McCormick said he had always been a rail road man from principle. He would not vote a dollar in bonds to any railroad, and would not vote for this bill if it was likely to take one penny from the people. His colleague from Deer Lodge (Robinson) had absented himself from the House in 1877 forthree days to prepare a bill to subsidize the Utah and Northern road to the extent of $1,500,000, and he (Robinson) had fought for it as per sistently as he had antagonized this bill. He scouted the idea that "exemption is the^ worst form of subsidy," or that it is subsidy jn any form. He sent up a circular letter in the form of a petition, signed by nearly every prominent man in Missoula, favoring exemp tion if it will contribute to secure us a rail road. He also read letters from Woody, Worden and was the or the the not vor of exemption for not more than twenty years." Even Mr. Cave signed tüe petition. The merchants of that county had paid out over $50,000 for freight last year, from $20, 000 to $30,000 of which woqld be saved with this road completed, and as this money came out of the consumers and not out of the mer chants, no wonder the people favored the road when it is offered without cost. Nine years ago he entertained some of the officers of the Northern Pacific, and was assured by them that within five years he could get on the cars at Missoula, but nine years have come and gone and the road is not yet across the Missouri. Such was likely to be the result of the predictions of the opponents of this bill. He had no hope of the immediate completion of the Utah and Northern road without this friendly legislation. Marion said he had promised to vote against railroad bills of this kind, and that he would do so. Stuart thought this the most important question on which the House had been called to act. He did not hesitate to assert that so far as this exemption ever costing us a cent, it would add millions of dollars to our wealth. Population and capital invariably and without exception follow lines of railway. He dwelt upon the beneficent results to Colorado of railroads—the thousands of tourists, invalids, hunters, pleasure-seekers, and monied men swarming there. He estimated that as much as $2,500,000 was expended by transient peo ple there in ninety days at a period when he last visited Colorado. He concluded as fol lows : Let us then, for at least once in our lives, rise equal to the occasion, and live in the grateful remembrance of those who come after us as men who rose above their environ ment of petty sectional jealousies and indi vidual interests, willing to take a step in advance to meet and welcome the harbin ger of civilization, prosperity, and a place for our own loved Montana among the sister hood of States. And unless we do this, long, long, weary years may elapse ere our hopes ripen to fruition. How often in the last ten years have we had held out to us hopes as fair as the golden apple of Hesperides, and how of ten have they eluded our grasp, and shall we sit idly here to he handed down to posterity as the Legislature that believed "exemption to be the worst form of subsidy ? " and not place ourselves in the position of having proved that "we oft do lose the good we else might win by fearing to attempt." "Now is the winter of our discontent," and I hope this house will make it glorious by unanimously voting "aye" on the passage of this bill. Perkins deemed it unwise for young com munities to place themselves under obliga tions to corporations. We had to deal with a man who had gridironed the eastern country with railroads. What then did he want with this paltry exemption? The resources of Montana would build up a transportation of millions and the road must be built without aid. He believed that besides this exemption the road would demand cash or bonds for the termini of the road. Harrington said that if the road should be built, it would drive the freighters and stages from the roads, and this corporation would rule the country with an iron hand. The railroad would be exempt, the other property driven out and our Territory would drift into bankruptcy. By leave Edwards introduced a bill 1o au thorize Gallatin county to issue certain bonds. Recess until 7:25 p. m. EVENING SESSION. The railroad exemption bill being up for final passage, Handers addressed the House, He said that there were certain crises in life and in public affairs when a man might be in doubt as to what he should best do. Ho much had been said in favor of the measure, and so little against it, that it would seem that noth ing more need be said to convince the world that no man having the best interests of the Territory at heart could longer oppose it. We have had hope of a road, but young men have grown old without seeing it realized. Now we have a promise of a road without cost, which would save to this people a mil lion a year on freight and travel alone. The time has been when we were willing to pay handsomely for that which we àre now offer ed without cost. The Legislature of 1873 had voted $973,000 in 7 3-10 bonds for this same road, which was vetoed and passed the Legislature by the requisite two-thirds vote. We have since voted from $750,000 to $3, 000,000 in bonds for various roads, but not one presented a temptation to acceptance. Had this company come here asking $1,000, 000 subsidy and perpetual exemption, the gentleman from Deer Lodge (Robinson) would have gone home in triumph had he succeeded in cutting down the subsidy to one* fourth of a million and 50 years' exemption. The exemption does not cost Montana a dol lar in money, present or prospective. Hhould we tax the company it would not pay it, but collect it from us in additional charges on freight and travel. Men who have capital do not hasten to place it among people who have shown themselves unfriendly to the enter prise in which it is proposed to invest. They do not wish to place it where it may be sub ject to confiscation through excessive taxa tion. C. be ___________ __________________ If the gentleman from Meagher (Har- 1 of .\___* __i . i !j .i I rington) was sincere in what he said this af ternoon, he was proving recreant to duty in not introducing a bill to prohibit forever the entrance of any railroad into the Territory. The argument of the gentleman from Madi son ^ Boyer) he considered the concentrated essence of mulishness. It is charged that this bill does not cover control of freights. Pages 104-5 of the 1874 session contain a compre hensive act which gives to the people absolute hensive act which gives to the people absolute control of all railroad matters within this Ter ritory. It is futile to predict that this road will come without friendly aid as soon as with it. The history of railroad enterprises shows that they have been forced into countries when met with hostility such as has been shown here against this road. We must be bound together with iron bands to prevent the for mation and perpetuation of provincial clans, which war against each other and the com mon good. There may be men who have control of a little province and are drawing the life of the people in the shape of interest, or who enjoy a monopoly in trade, that op pose this measure from favored pecuniary in terests, but competition is the throbbing life blood of business, and without a railroad we cannot have this. It has been alleged that the business of Montana would make this a paying road. Our present business could be done in six weeks of the year, or one day in the week, without that increase in business which we have reason to hope for with the completion of this road. It has to be con structed over 500 miles of desert country, and with onr present business the company could not make 2 per cent, on the capital invested. There was one man now on the floor who could Wive Mf mec* or one year's shipment ae Ute tax released by exemption would amount to for the same time. This would not be a saving to him alone, but to the people who consume the goods. We owe too much to our constituents to betray the trusts reposed in us by blocking the wheels of progress by voting against this measure. The man who claims that he is bound by a resolu tion of a political convention, and not by the latest knowledge of events, is guilty of a sin that should not be forgiven on earth. The evidences of the change in popular sentiment is manifested by the action of the people of Missoula. In the language of Emerson— "The conscious stone in beauty grew— They builded better than they knew." Those who believe that railroads are a curse and should be destroyed by a general insur rection of mankind, are not much better off than the Crow Indians. He concluded with a flowery word picture of the advantages and blessings to result from the success of the measure. Mr. Edwards said he felt his inability to do justice to the opposition side of the question. If he had the money he would not have the heart to refuse the amount of the exemption $60,000, if asked for it, after having heard the eloquent arguments of the gentleman who had preceded him. Mr. Edwards' speech was quite lengthy, contained adroit argu ments, and was pronounced decidedly able. The prediction was made by many that the speaker would become famous as an orator. McCormick, to prove that Missoula county had not instructed in convention against ex emption, sent up to the clerk a copy of the proceedings of the Democratic Convention, which contained no instruction whatever in relation to subsidy or exemption. His col league (Marion) had said he was a railroad man, but had promised not to vote for sub sidy. This is not subsidy, and his constitu ents who had voted for him, having changed their views on this measure, certainly gave him an example for changing his view's to meet his inclinations. McElroy said that he bad carefully weighed the question of exemption and with all the lights at hand must vote for the bill. Beach said he knew that many of his con stituents desired him to support the bill, but he could not do so in justice to other tax-pay ers. Fergus said he had been opposed to the first bill, but the present one, having been pared dowD, he felt that as he wa9 not repre senting his own individual interests, but those of Lewis and Clarke county and the Territory at large, he must vote for the bill. Forbis said that the bill as now before the House met his views, and had it not been for the fact that the arguments pro and con had been exhausted, he would have spoken in favor of the bill. Robinson said his principal objections to the bill were that he believed the road would come as quickly without as with exemption. He had been charged with having introduced and voted for a subsidy in 1877. He had in troduced the bill in compliance with the wishes of his constituents, but had voted against the bill on its maturity. Sanders said he had voted one time and an other large bonuses to the Utah & North ern R. R. and did so conscientiously for the best public interests. But none of the Legisla tive offers had been accepted. The vote was then taken on the bill with the following result : Ayes—Barbour, Boardman, Combs, Cor hick, Fergus, Forbis, McCormick, McElroy, Mood, Noyes, Handers, Steell, Stuart and Mr. Speaker—14. Nays—Beach, Boyer, Brooke, Edwards, Hamilton, Harrington, Marion, Perkins, Rob inson, Sweeney, Thorpe and Wilson—12. McCormick moved to reconsider, and San McCormick moved to reconsider, and San ders moved to table, which was carried. Ad journed. UOUXCIL-Tbirty-Eifflitl» Day. MORNING SESSION. Hyde reported with amendments C. B. 40, to provide for the care, maintenance, and medical attendance of the permanently dis abled sick and poor. Adopted. Sanders introduced C. B. 44, to prevent un lawful interference with private rights and private property. Referred to Judiciary Com mittee. Substitute for H. B. 14, to provide for a day of rest, coming up on its final passage, the rules were suspended and the bill recom mitted to Committee on Towns and Counties. »substitute for H. B. 33, concerning the ap priation of moneys collected for licenses and other taxes, passed. H. B. 78, to facilitate the conviction of robbers and murderers, was lost. Conrad, from the conference committee on C. B. 1, reported an amendment, which was adopted. Hickman offered C. C. R. 2, which was unanimously agreed to, as follows : Hesolvedy That the thanks of the Legisla tive Assembly of the Territory of Montana be and they are hereby tendered to General James 8. Brisbin, of the United States Army, for the uniform interest he has taken in pro moting the welfare of this Territory, in de fense of the people against the hostile Indians the construction which surrounded them, in 1 of telegraphs lines by the Government through I tha Taavitninr onrl in hrinniniT tn tilP at.ton. the Territory, and in bringing to the atten tion of the people of the United States the resources and topography of the Territory and the inviting field which it offers to people who are seeking homes in the West. O. B. 43, to provide additional compensa tion to the Territorial Treasurer as ex-officio Superintendent of Public Instruction, was passed. C. B. 42, an act to amend an act to provide for a system of common schools, was recom mitted to the Committee on Education and Labor. Recess. HOUSE-'TMriy-EIgbUi Day. morning session. Sanders moved that H. B. 90 be taken up under suspension of 'the rules. It proposes amendments to Sections 3 and 4 of the reve nue law, defining assessable property. It provides that mines shall be assessed at the cost of patent, government improvements and all other improvements, and prop erty on Indian reservations when owned by private citizens. It was amended and ordered printed. RobiDSon introdued a bill to provide for a jail at Butte. fi. B. 73, to enable County Commissioners of Lewis and Clarke tô levy a tax of one-tenth mill to pay Fire Warden. Passed. H. B. 85, to authorize surveyors under ap pointment of Surveyor General, to take ac knowledgement, Passed. H. B.—by Edwards, to legalize the action of School District No. 7, Gallatin county, in certain matters,; was amended and ordered engrossed. * i Forbis, with leave, introduced a bill to aa - _ thorize Probate Judge to convey certain pro perty. H. B. —, by Robinson, to authorize the building of jails. Beach objected to passing the bill without placing some limit on the amount of money expended in building jails away from the county seats, and moved to amend by limiting the amouut to $5,000. Forbis moved to amend by striking out $5,000 and inserting $7,000. Accepted. The bill was recommitted to the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee. H. B. —, by Forbis, provides that the Pro bate Judge of Deer Lodge county may con vey certaiu lands and lots situated in the town of Deer Lodge to the Montana Collegiate In stitute. Passed. H. B. 30, relating to fees of county clerks, was passed. H B 53, to regulate fees of Sheriffs in transporting and keeping prisoners. Passed bv a vote of 15 to 10. ' H B 68, relating to fees of County Com missioners at $8 per day and 20 cents per mile, passed by vote of 1*6 to 9. Recess. Final Passage ol the C hinese Bill. Washington, February 15.—The final vote was taken on the Chinese Immigration bill at 6:30, and resulted in yeas, 39 ; nays, 26. So the bill was passed, and now goes back to the House for concurrence in the Sargent Morrill amendments, Ualiffornia Shouts. San Francisco, February 16.—The action of the Senate in passing the anti Chinese bill is favorably noticed by the morning journals. At the SaDd Lots to-day a resolution: was pas9ed accepting the bill as a partial XUÇ&S'Pâ'ï of relief. A Sacramento dispatch says the delegates to the Constitutional Convention are highly elated, and to-morrow resolutions will be adopted for telegraphic transmission to the Resident earnestly requesting him to approve the bill. Forecasting the President's Action. New York, February 16.—The Times' Washington special says : It is believed that the President will veto the Chinese bill. It will be noticed by examining the reeord of the vote that the strongest men of the Senate, with two or three exceptions, voted against the bill. Bayard, Blaine and Thurman, who are candidates for the Presidency, voted for it. Resolution in Favor of the Chinese Bill. San Francisco, February 17.—The follow- ing resolution was adopted by the Constitu- tional Convention to-day and telegraphed to the President : Whereas, as the bill for the restriction of Chinese immigration has passed both houses of Congress, therefore, in view of the vital importance of such a restrictive measure to the citizens of this State, we, dele- gates of the people in Constitutional Conven- tion assembled, do hereby, on behalf of our- selves and our constituents, most respectfully ask the President of these United States to approve such bill. --—w — >► »I ——-- The Chinese Bill. New York, February 18.—The Washing ton correspondent of the Cincinnati Commer cial says there is little chance of the Presi dent vetoing the Chinese bill. He has repeat edly expressed himself as favorable to a reso lution against Chinese immigration. Secre tary Evarts, however, opposes a summary repudiation of treaty obligations, and will do all he can to induce the President to veto yet Action of the House. Washington, February 18.—The House motions to consider the reports from the Committee on Ways and Means or to proceed with the legislative appropriation bill were rejected, and the House went into Committee of the Whole for the consideration of the census bill. Unanimity of California Sentiment on the Chinese Bill. San Francisco, February 18.—The news of efforts being made by the Eastern press, clergy, etc., to induce the President to veto the anti-Chinese bill has created much uneas iness here, and has called forth from the press a strong and unanimous protest. On all sides public and private expression is giv en to the general sentiment that the veto of the bill would be nothing less than a calamity to California and the Pacific coast. Party distinction is disregarded in the earnest desire that the action of Congress may not be nega tived by the course of the Executive. Cabinet Sleeting. Washington, February 18.—There was a full attendance at the Cabinet meeting to-day. Considerable time wa9 devoted to the Chinese Immigration bill. The discussion was not characterized by any views on the part of the President which would indicate whether or not he would approve or veto the measure. The Senate amendments were thought very important. -- •*« »- —-- r _ posed to the Bill. New York, February 18. —The evening papers here, as well as the journals through out the Atlantic coast, continue their denun ciations of the anti-Chinese bill and its sup porters in Congress, denouncing the latter for truckling to secure votes in the Pacific States. Appeals from all quarters are going forward to the President to veto the bill, and not subscribe to the national dishonor for the sake of less than a million Pacific coasters. Connecticut Sentiment. Hartford, February 18. —The House to day unanimously adopted a resolution declar ing the proposed law restricting Chinese im migration is in flagrant violation of a sacred and honorable treaty, and wholly inconsist ent with the principles and traditions of our republic and with the broad principle of hu man freedom, and it is onr earnest hope that its provisions may never disgrace our national statutes. 3