Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-02-26

all the members were present, together
with the four California Representatives
and joseph p, q. Kennedy. Luttrell made
. speech. In which he defended the white
laboreu Of California from the aspersions
cast on them by Kennedy Of the former
meeting, He characterized them a. being
| tho beat citizens and noblest men that God
had ever given to. the Republic. Ho also
| euloeized Kearney a. . noble minded and
| energetic man, although no did not In all
respects approve Of Rearney's course. Lut-
| treil, furthermore, referred to the business
| connections OF various Californians whose
testimony favoring Chinese labor had been
| quoted By Kennedy. and claimed that their
| REPRESENTATIONS were actuated or colored
| By ~sslf.inerest. Among them BIO named
Holiister, q . land ~monopolist, and d. 0.
Mills, y . bank president. who wants 10
handle Chinese gold.
PAGE uext Addressed the committee. He
said the citizens OF California have no
prejudices against people on account OF
religion. politics or nationality. snd are
fully In accord with tho national senti'
ment. that all people are entitled TO the
full protection Of the law. but they were
practically unanimous in believing ina
| Chinese immigration 10 great evil. and
that the Government should restrict and
ultimately stop II. He was glad that the
committee had given Kennedy . prolonged
and patient hearing. but they would md
that Kennedy had not correctly represent
ed tho views Of tho Chinese Blk Comps-
mics. These representatives OF the people
being on tho ground. saw the impossibiiiy
Of contending with . people with whom
they could not or would not assimilate'
and they had asked for restriction 70 DO
placed on further Monaghan immigration.
Page then proceeded 10 make q briei but
Judlcious and forcibls argument. lie re-
ferred 10 tho fact that under our home
stead and presumption laws Cinnamon
cannot settle upon public lands, nor can
they DO anything but trespassers on
mining claims, although they arc
not arrested for such trespasses a
whits people arc for trespasses on
public timber. California wanted i'm.
inigrsnts who would become farmers and
add 70 tho wealth Of tho State, they
are kept out by the competition OF Chinese
who can live on &c per month. He referred
10 tho acknowledged effect OF slavery In
preyenting the emigration OF Northern
men TO tho Southern States before tho war
and claimed that slavery now exists ON the
Pacific Coast, not recognized or regulated
by n laws, but enforced by Chinese
tribunals which recognized the sale OF 'ne
bodies of women and the labor OF men. In
illustration Of this, he cited = case where
Q ditch company In FL Dorado county
made . contract with tho Chinese Blk COM
panies for 1900 men at go per monnl,
and paid the wages not to them u 70 ,he
agent OF tho Six Companies. Page Also
paid Q high tribute To tho patriotism ana
other qualities u good citizenship, pos
sessed by the Irish. whom Kennedy as,
sailed a. an ignorant California mob, ana
after re~capitulating . number OF arguments
presented heretofore. closed with an earn
eat appeal for direct legislation, irrespective
Of tho slow and doubtful processes OF
diplomatic negotiations.
A Triple Presidency Proposed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Tho bill intro
duced by Southland. proposing a Sixteenth
Amendment TO the Constitution. provides
that the executive power shall be vested In
and hereafter administered by three Prssi.
dents. constituting . supreme executive
council Of three. 10 DO elected by qualified
electors OF each and all Of the States, and
each 10 be taken from one Of three promi-
mont sections Of tho United States known.
ono A the Western States. one ~ the East
crn or Middle States. and the other ~ tho
Southern States, and no two OF whom shall
DO citizens Of tho same section or district
N Tia country, The term Of Office shall