Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-10
"A ROOD of Financial Bills Coming.
ffsfARDAYS CAUCUS AND THE ACTION OF TAR
HOrSE

HOUSE.
ihe action OF the House Yesterday in adopt
ine rule allowing the committee on banking
ano currency to report at any time will give
the opportunity for the imitation democrats and
Iepupilcan as We'll. to brIng before the HOnse
a any e q, any yh bills which can get majority
mlttee. Ii Speaker Randall Should construct
the committee In the present Congress- as he
ulo @ IN tile last the iDfiai on sts will have ma
adyocs IT. sna Of Sara o IS eadel by the
rule adopted yesterday was unwIse: that,
IT. lion VIII an open p,,. the door for the introduc-
cai % au measqas eoaslde1aton OF wildcat tnan:
which win distract business interests. unset
ne u : values values and impair the national credit.
Gus esterday that there should be q session on
Monday next. nearly every member who has a
6 ees 10 PACK consti, uencr, is preparing tinan-
has bill, which he will ofrer, to provide Tor
the unlimited free coinage of silver He Will
also present bill providing for the substttu-
He Is frank enough to admit that he does not
expect such bill can be passed this session,
but he thinks the result will be the appoint
ment men o. OF a congressional commission to inquire
active effort will be made to wipe out the ma
tional banks. AS stroke OF party policy yes
terday's action is considered as dIsadvan-
tageous to the democrats, inasmuch as 1t will
divide party lines and renew the strife between
the east and the west on the financial question:
The Chinese Question.
Gen. Chas. w. LIE Gendre formerly consul of
the United States at Annoy, and more recently
adviser to the government, has arrived in
washington, having left Yeddo on March 5th.
Gen. lie Gendre. In speaking of the Chinese
question, says that there is no occasion for a
revision OF the Burlingame treaty; that the
whole subject could be satisfactorily disposed
OF In three months. He says that the action OF
mi rf.1n
is the correct view; that the question could be
disposed Of by judlcious negotiation and local
regulation IN China; that emigration, as rule
mas neen Id violation Of existing laws. The
emigration, he says, comes principally from
SWatoW and Hong Kong, and has much reduced
within the past few years. Previous to his con.
su.ar term at Annoy, from 1866 to 1872. that port
was the headquarters of the coolie traffic Of
China, but through his exeIttons this Infamous
trade was entirely broken up, not one ship hav-
1pg leit the port for the United States during
The emigration to the United States Is now con-
fined to Hong Kong, and could be broken up by
the local authorities acting in conformity with
existing legislation in the United States and
adoption Of a system Of passports issued by the
Chinese local officers in conformity with regu-
iatlons drawn up by the central government.
conducted without the assent Of the Chinese:
and, In fact, contrary to Chinese laws: and emil
grants are only able to leave the country by first
Oe,ng sent to Hong Kong by Chinese acting
these unfortunate victims find themselves
utterly poWerless and, instead of applying to
me British colonial authorities, who would lend
them their support, they are compelled by the
force OF circumstances to abide by the terms of
IEelr contracts, knowing that it Is technically
lawful In China, and that, II they could avail
themselves OF British courts to recover their
freedom, they would be NEST cruelty punished
on their return to their native places or II they
should not return there, their fathers mothers,
or other relatives would be held Responsible for
their breach OF contract, unless a money com
promise, tmpracttcabie in their destitution, were
mace with the ChOO- tsy-lOw or the Boey-lang-
ton {Cool1e brokers In Canton and Annoy respec-
IVely) In this predicament they are compelled
TO make the best OF their misery. It viii be
seen that there is no necessity for revision OF
Jne Treaty; that proper Instructions from Mr.
EVarts 10 the minister and conSuls OF the United
states, states would accomplish every Limitation, re-
The legislation SO hastily adopted by Congress
GGenera LIE Ger ore SAYS II allowed to 60 into
OF the United States in the East, and would &C.
c0,mpiisn nothing, as the trouble does not Ii
Vlnc1al, but with our own DeODle