Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-05-21
EIECRAPHIC
THE DEMOCRATIC SCHEME
TO UNSEAT HAYES.
It's Success Depends On
the Fall Elections.
SENATOR THURMAN THE TOOL OF
The COSSPIRAf0Rs.
A NEW BILL TO RESTRICT IMMI.
GRAFTON.
fHE FENIAN SCARE In CANADA.
A MOUNTAIN SPLIT IN TWAIN IN
NORTH CAROLINA.
fHE PESIAN SCARE In CANADA.
A MOUNTAIN SPLIT IN TWAIN IN
NORTH CAROLINA.
lsrsciAL DurArcurs TO rus GOLD Hnl
DAILY NEvs.l
The Latest Ausi.chissss BiiI.

Tho Latest Anti.Chtasse Biit.
WASHINGTON, May 2O.-somo weeks ago
Eickhoff Of New York introduced In thu
House Of Representatives . bill designed
primarily to effect the purpose formerly
subserved by tho Now York State law
which the Supreme Court declared uncon'
stitutionsl because u exercised power 10
regard to ports. regulations. etc., which
belonged to Congress-, under the clause OF
tho constitution that oonfers upon thu nA-
tional legislature tho authority TO regulate
commerce. Senator Sargent, finding In
this bill Q possible means Of checking Chi.
nsse immigration. has to-day introduced II
In the Senate. He docs not feel sure thai
its second section will stand tho test OF q
searching examination - 10 constitution.
Atty, but thinks there IL . good chance OF
benefit accruing to the Pacific Coast by
bringing the whole subject TO the attsn'
ton Of tho Senate Committee on Com.
merce, In q bill which 10 likely To com
mand action on account OF ib New York
advocacy. and which would also more than
supply the place Of the California law
which was set aside by tho Supreme Court
ct the same time as tho immigration sta.
tuto OF the State Of New York. The full
text Of the measure Is - follows:
ABILL tn REGULATE IMMIGRATION.
DO Il enacted. etc., That II shall DO un-
lawful 70 bring 10 the United States or
land at any port thereof. or At any place
within their Jurisdiction. any alien person
who may DO, or have been. within - years
from the time Of such landing, . pauper.
lunatic, criminal-not including political
conyicts or criminAls-an idiot. deaf and
dumb, blind. MANNED, or intirm person.
or unable TO support himself or herself. or
any person Kidnapped or transported
against Ills or her viii, or Any psrson an.
der Q contract for tho labor Of such per-
son. or any person brought or coming for
the practice Of immoral trades or occupa-
ton. or any person by or through whose
presence In this country the free institu-
lions thereof would be endangered.
Section 2. That any one OF the United
States having intercourse with foreign
countries 10 hereby authorized from
time 10 time 10 enact such laws, or make
such police or sanitary regulations. ~
may bs necessary 10 prevent tho bringing
or landing Of any Of tho aforementioned
classes Of persons 10 or ut any port or
place within tho Jurisdiction OF any State.
Such State and any such State Is hereby
authorized 10 provide by law or regula.
tions from time 10 time for the return OF
any persons belonging 70 tho aforcmen'
toned classes To tho places OF their EN-.
barkation, aud 10 prescribe penalties and
fines TO DO administered and recovered In
any State Court. or any District Court Of
tho United States. for any violation OF any
laws or regulations made or prescribed by
any State under and by virtue OF b au-
thority contained In this section.
The RspuhIicass .sd She Potter
Iavestigatien
WASHINGTON. May 2i.-Tho Republi.
cans Of tho House Of Representatives, after
consultation. have concluded that II would
10 unwiso aud iuoKpcdisnt 70 adopt the
policy which was very generally proposed
last Saturday. Of refusing TO have any rep.
resenta,ion upon tho Potter Investigation
Committee. They have reached this con.
olusion In view Of the fact that II would.
In the first place, 10 impossible for any
u appointed . member OF the committee
to decline to serve without the consent OF
the majority Of b House. secondly
because IL Is obviously desirable that will.
ing witnesses should DO properly cross.
examined by other persons than those
Who called them for q certain pur.
pose, and that al able minority should
DO on the watch throughout tho
in~VesligAuo" " msa.o n. .h.s.r
.honII n be uni.ir. Tho conviction is
steadily deepening among Republicans
that the real purPoss OF .hs aca,o Ps1.
~ m,so e.mn,i~n ANITA. but Ia law A.
plausible q foundation a. possible for q
definitely planned seizure Of the whole
power Of tho government Immediately
after tho fourth OF next March. or In case
the Democrats do not carry Q majority Of
the Congressional districts In the Fall
election. Immediately after tho com.
menccment Of the next December session.
The plan thus attributed 10 tho leading
spirits OF this movement 10 for the
Scuate 10 elect some Democratic senator
President pro TEN. Of that body
and thereupon, In conjunction with tho
Uop.e. declare either that Tilden and
Ucndricks vere duly elected. or that both
~ "a. ~ p-a.iJsnt .nI Vice President