Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-25
+THEcH,NesE- QUESTION.
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Zen francisco, Feb. 25-Heo G. Perkins,
president OF the ,chamber Of commercs, has
addressed = communication 70 Mayor Bry.
ant, which VI. read bsfore the board Of
supervisors last svepius, notifying him that
at a meeting Of the chamber. yesterday .
resolution was adopted requesting him to
call mass meeting Of si,iseas TT the par
pose Of petitioning the president Of The
United States to approve the bill restricting
the immigration Of Chinese. The board
resolved 70 act as . whole in conjunction
with the mayor in calling'a mass meeting
that immediate action might be taken. The
board u.,soimously adopted the following
resolutions: 4aa l14l
R.solped, That the thanks Of this board
be and are hereby extended TO our represen-
ta,ives in congress who have BY their votes
on the bill for the regulation Of Coolis i'm,
migration, manifested their sincere regard
for the interests Of the Pacific coast, - we'll
- their fealty to the tasks imposed upon
them by the people Of California.
Resolued, That the pieaident ofthe United
States be aud he Is hereby. urgently requeit-
ID TO sign the bill nov, in his hands for the
regulation Of said Coolle immigration.
Resotved, That his honor, the mayor, for .
ward copy Of sbess ,essIusions 10 him, BY
telegraph.
FAT large meeting Of the ninth senatorial
district republican club last night the fol-
lowing was adopted: .' ,-.-i%'T9 -. ~
b To Rutherford h. Hayes.-The ,sepubli.
cans Of the ninth senatorial dirtrict Of
California in mxas lne~iipx assembled, usge
you to sign the bill restricting Chinvse
immigration - measure upoa whic b de.
pends the prosperity Of the Pacific cosst and
the happiness Of lly people. ~ ;,,
At . meeting Of the Oakland Me,chsnta
Exchange held last evening, rssoIasion,
Of the chamber Of commerce Of San Fran.
cisco were adopted, which request the pre-
81 lent 70 sign the anti. Chinese bill passed
by congress.
At . meeting Of the board Of city trustee.
II Sacramento yesterday, the foilowin,
resolution Was unanimously adopted and
forwarded to Washington l''sr..'.,'' ?
"Orde,ed that his honor, the mayor, b,
aud he is hereby requested TO Telegraph L
.Presidenl Hayes to-day. that 25,O0U inhabi
:tan,s, Of this, city, without dis.incllon d
party, creed or condition, respectfully urR,
MIN 10 sign the Chinese bill.
WESTERN coNGREssNES SEE THE PREsIDES,
ABOUT IT.
Washington, Feb. 25-SeDators Sargent
Booth, Michel and Jones, Of Nevada
Representatives Williams, Of Oregon Oren
Page aud DAvis, and ex.Represen.ativu
Phelps, had conference with the presiden
to-day for about an hour, and urged him "a
sign the bill restricting Chinese immigra.
tion. sargean, in his argument, pictured
the evils-moral. commercial and national
which came with the Chinese, revived
their history in this country and showed the
evil results Of which their presencs had
been productive. He also stated that to ve
tor the bill might effect republican inter.
ests in California di-astrously. All the
other gentlemen made similar arguments.
They also called attenti IN to the numesous
petitions from tho 8fiesI forsthe riddinee Oi
the Chinese. and presented A-number jus,
received. The president frequently que..
toned the speaker when .hey had finished
their arguments. He stated that he, TOO
had receivedrman app.alsftem !hs people
10 the vest, y sign the bill ); .lb y veta il,
He was glad TO hear all the arguments, and
would carefully consider them. A majority
of the yisitors we're convinced tha, he would
veto it. ,G>
THE NATIONAL woRK1xaxIS's APPEAL.
Washington, Feb. 25.-The national
wol kingmen's assembly Of this city appeal
10 the president to sign the bill restric,in,
Chinese immi grafton as the only mean,
that will prevent terrible calamity and ,hl
utter annihilation of the Chinese Of th,
Psei6c coast, which is sure to follow vete
of the bill