Omaha daily bee., 1877-11-14
NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS.
THE CHINESE,

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The n. Y. Worlds Washington
special says the House committee or
education and labor will have before
it at the regular session of Congress
the question OF Chinese immigration
aud labor. In view Of the informa.
ton presented to the last Congress:
by the commission selected to In.
vestigate the subject, 1t is extremely
probable that Congress will take
some definite action, either for OF
against the Chinese. A number oil
bills having in view the prohibition
of immigration of Chinese sub.
jects into America will be intro.
duced at the regular session. Page,
of California, has already introduced
a bill to prohibit the immigration OF
the subjects of china into the Uni
ted States. The preamble Of the bill
recognizes the existing treaty obli-
cations as to the rights OF citizens
of America and China in each of the
respective countries, elaine that
Chinese immigration is injurious to
the people among whom they settle
and that the PROVISIONS OF the treaty
granting reciprocal rights to the
subjects of either nation to reside
In the other can be abroga-
ted by the concurrence of the two
countries within one year, Ii at all.
The bill enacts that on and after
January l, 1879, 1t shall be unlaw-
full for any subject Of China to enter
the jurisdiction of the Uiuted States
unless he files upon the day OF his
entry a certificate, signed by the
United States Minister in China,
and dated not more than sixty days
prior to its presentation, certifying
that the possessor thereof comes to
engage in q mercantile business or
as a representative OF mercantile
business in China. For violations
Of this section Of the act any
Chinese subject, upon convection
in the United States District
Court, shall be fined 800, and,
in default thereof, be imprisoned at
hard labor for five months. The
master or owner of any vessel
bringing such offender is to be pun
ished by a fine OF 500, for the pay
ment Of which his vessel shall be IL
able The Marshal Of the United
States District Court Is to cause the
return to China OF ali It's subjects
convicted under the act, and to de-
fray the expenses thereof out OF the
fund created by the recovery of fines
from violations Of the act.
THE PACIFIC ROADS.
The Senate Judiciary Committee
heard arguments Monday from ex-
Senator Trumbull, representing the
Central Pacific Railroad, and s.
8. Shellabarger, representing the
Union Pacific, in opposition to SEN
ator Thurman's Sinking Fund dill.
Sidney Dillon, President Of the
Union Pacific, and G. p. Hunting.
ton, Vice President of the Central
Pacific, we're present to submit a
proposition for the repayment of the
Governments advances Of interest
on the bonds of the companies, but
the arguments of counsel were long,
and prevented their submission.
THE PROPOSITION.
1t is understood that the two COM
offer, first to reconvey to the
Government ABOUT 5000. 900 acres OF
land, which they propose to have
credited at q rate OF 81 25 per acre.
TO pay into the Treasury
semI.annually $780, 600 each per
annum, also such amounts added to
the foregoing and to the earnings
ior Government transportation as
will create q sinking fund sufficient,
its sccumulatlons of compound
interest, to liquldate the total
amounts advanced or to be advanc-
I'D by the Government for interest
IN bonds for the year 1905, or about
i've years subsequent to the aver
,ge date Of the maturity OF the
ponds.