The New York herald., 1877-12-18
WAS HlNGTON DISPATCHES.
GENERAL

WASHINGTON, Dec IT, 1877.
THE TEXAS BORDER TRoUBLEs-NEw TEsrI-
MoNY FROM ARMY OFFICERS wANrED-oEN-
COMMITTEE.
Tho subcommittee OF the House Committee on
Military Affairs. consisting OF Mcssrs. Banning,
Bragg, Maish, Marsh and White, which were ap-
pointed for the purpose Of investigating and reporting
to tho full committee upon the Texas border trouble
to-day adopted resolution which requests the Score
tary Of War 70 order TO Washington certain United
States officers who have boon pm ediatoy connected
with thc troops stationed that border order that
they may state before sho sub com N ttee the exact
facts Of tho situation. Should the Secretary comply
with tho request It is the purpose Of the comm
to hear the respective statements early January
30 tha. they may be able mako report TO the full
committee upon the rcassembling OF Congress.
Tho special senate committee, OF which Senator
Conkling ia chairman, and which was appointed for
tho purpose OF nquring into and reporting whether
any measures can be devised 10 promote commercial
intercourse with Mexico and to establish peaceful
condion OF affairs the borders OF this country and
Mexco In scssioA to-day for several hours tho
entire tme being asvosod hearing General sherman
The 0ossrsl rsitsrated hs disappsSvsL made beioro
tho House committee OF the order for following raid
into Mexican territory and his belief that there
no danger OF war. he expressed a high opinion OF
President Diaz and had no doubt OF tho sincerity
Of the avowed purpose OF the Mexican TO
do all II to Cooperate In suppress,ng dopreda-
sions He thought shers was very little probability or
collisions occurring and explained that tho
crossings are generally made high up on tho
Rio Grauds, where shoro arc very iew Mexicans
Hc also expressed his belief the radtng rs not al
side Hts Views to tho osuses aud probable
oS ha
San EIizario as given TO the committee to-day CO.
incide with those attributed to tho government in
those despatches last night and Saturday.
THE CHINESE aUEsrIoN-LErrEa FROM REPRE-
SENTATIVE PAGE, OF CALIFORNIA, TO THE
PRESIDENT.
Tho following letter has been addressed to tho Pres
dent Of the United states BY Representative Page OF
California
wAsHiyGToS, Deo I6, 1877
TO THE PREsrpESr:-
| desire 20 call your attention TO the question oil
Chinese I'm migration which and has been for a
lev years past agitating the people OF California
would respectfully ask that you give the subject such
are doubtless now liz tho state of
California more than 100 600 OF those people, about
one-dith OF whom are iomales, brought here or i'm.
moral purposes now held and Owned as slaves
Tho remaining iournfth malcs equal mber to
tho entire voting population Of tho siatc, and arc with
lew exceptions coolies or slaves, brought hors undcr
CONTRACT Tor servilc purposes Many Of these como
from hong Kong. an English port. under the treaty
with China OF 1868.
That you may more fully understand this matter
send you, accompanying THIS lctter, report OF Abe
State Senate Committee, made ~ the last OF
the State Legislature, on this subject | also call
your attention 70 The report OF The joint special
committee Of the Senate known a. senate Dccss.
mont No. 6S9. ! desire stili iuriher 10 state
that IN California there IA no division Of
opinion as TO tho evils OF Chinese Immigration, and
i. therefore, behalf OF TIE people Of hat state,
very respectfully suggest that you make ths matter
tho subject OF special message 10 Congress when u
oonvenes In January next
Perhaps eught " ~, that The ssadtien Of Affairs