, 1879-03-11
THE CHINESE.
Senator Jones 1tcatly with n Nav n

senator Jones ltcady with a Naw NM.
bf*naich II Sttn Fork Time.
WASHINGTON, D. O., starcll 8.-The .p,t,,.,
OF tho Chinese question Will begin gl,f ua ,hs ~,
sc,nblfng Of tlle Forty-sixth Courrrs. rts~
senator Jones, Of Ncyala, will appear =. Iha ,ha
champion OF autt Chinese legislation IN rt,,s
ex-senator Sargent, as u,rre will Ia m ds,sa. w.
ton from California In the House dur]no T.,
called session. Senator Joaes sill Introduce .
NIL III tic Senate as soon as It conyeuc., Tin
BILL viii be moro careful elaboration IL n.
ORIGINAL measure reported by AIr. WiliIt nj Esns
tuc'sy, irom tic House Committee IN Ednr,iaSn iS
nnt Labor, during tllc last scfsian, which srnnIg
restricts Tho number of Chinese emirrant. y
any ono vessel coming to our Bburcs In Gftarmn ~
ilie humane features Of tile vetoed bIlI wiil h.
preserved In thc new l1casurc, and the tcstrkt.
ire eEauho will be 60 framed Ms to mrct thc al.
}ectlons made, rs to Interference viii ttesty
rights. 1t u claimed by tic a!yocates Of anti,
Chincso legislation that the Presidents ycto n
the Chinese bill was directed against the mn,
posed notice OF abrogatson OF ARTS. 5 and 4
Of talo Burl!nggamc trcaty, and uot at the BOWER
objectionable clnsa OF emigrants, Indeed. tler
claim that nc virtually Acknowledged both tba
right alll duty Of Congress- to do this 1hrrr
forc. tue npw proposition is to bo 1naIe to rf,,-
form to the Presidents views as expressed in
the vcto message, under the belief that he vii
sign IT..
The friends Of this u,casure claim That ,bt
c'incae Embassy iu this country, speaking for
Its Government, fs1lly cpncedcs that there Is II,
necessity Of Involving our treaty relations IN
this contro7crsy, but that this Government
through Its legislation, has right to taSe slrh
actfun NJ will Busprcss tho Immigration uf eou-
tract laborcfs held un1er dcbt tlens. The I'm.
bassy claims for its Government, It Is saii, t|lat
It long nEo took effective steps toward suppts.s-
inE open Coolle traffic. and that this has been
.lonc so fully .l,at the British port Of Hong Huug
is the only place Of departure for Chinese eni.
Erant Ihhorcrs, tho shippers of whom, ctamtd
uuuer Hstfon ul lnw, ura permitted 10 violate
hDth the Chinese ctlirts anil the british colonial
regulations. Basing arson upon tbis semi
official dcelarata9n, Senator jonr1, In addition
to. presunt!1fg TIC restrictive tilt, wtlf odet
resolutton requesting The Prcs1dcnt to upeu
lncnt for moro restrictive regulation Of thu
lloug KunE traffic. with II view Of getting soslo
immediate relief. liz Will asu ask tstS.lic
Department to cauRc Riwcil1 inquiry 10 be
rnaslo through our Consular officers, or Other
agencies iu China. into the truth o( lhe state
lnent 10 positively nude by Culifointaas tlas
the lien oScr the Monaghan lnbofe: brought to
tenn Of family cuslavcn,cnt, which the peon LIS
towork out, to tic Six Companies, alter bly, ".
rival here. The Oh lect Of establishing Officially
ttlls fact, II It bo true, Is 10 eYe tlls GoScrn'
tncnt ground upon which 10 mako q. diplomatic
appeal to tho FcklH Government, calllns at'ea.
tlon to the unjust nature OF such sFstcn, aad
urging 1t to assist III It's suppression. A12sl~'
lattons between thIs md tle Chinese GoFefn'
mtnt upon friendly tasts, and to show thaa .
fs the drsrc Of tho Omitted States so prevent tae
Immigration pnly Of Objectionable ptrsuns.