, 1879-02-25
CALIFORNIA.
THANKS.


BAN TnAscIsuo, Ca1., Feb. 2f.-Tlle delegates
to tile Pacific Turl,bczlrk Of The Nurtll Aucel-
can Turner'S Unon in convention assembled,
unanimously passed the following reau!n.ton:
Tnat tho thanks OF this body ars duo to those
Representatives md Scnators wlIo 20 nobiy
stood up mud voacd for the Auti- Clinesc bill."
DrA PERSON WHO KNOWS.
San FRANCISCO, Feb. A.-.rlH Rev. AIInn
Curr, who has been visiting tile statc for the
lust four months, 1T bis farewell lecture Mt the
FIrBt Baptist Church, lust night, toueled for thu
first ttnle m the Chincso QUESTION. Jl4 said he
Ind nude Il carcful study, nml lad t,u hesita-
tatiou In saying sat those IN this Stale have rs
pCrfect right TO stay and he protected as auy
other people under tho SOLEMN rights of tlr
treats. At the came time he was satisfied tint
It would bo better for the country II ihey hnd
never come and II they should nil ,p away. lie
thought the President should sign thu bifl. II
he did not the people must wait pnttcntly until
laws ure passed. which will rcleyc.thcm Of tlicir
pre6cnIc.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL. CONVENTION.
BAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21.-Thr Constitutional
Convention to-uay adop,cd The following:
R<so'rea. That the thinks Of this Convention
arc hcreny rendered to the con11ess of tse United
states for the tFiump!ant p1ssaEc Of the bill r.
cnunry. anil tlat the mcnbcrs Of the Semitic a1l
lionse II hcprrscntatiyes who tunportcd lint vital
nit1tNfC ftHftt Al VIII fCCckSt llG l1Hl1nE tf1tt
tudc of tho people Ut California.
CHAMBER or COMMERCE.
At ] special u,eettnE of tic CtlnLlbet OF Com
mcrrG this nftesHoDn tho following resolutions
were adopted n,nl ordered tcegrapnil to rrcsf-
dent Hayes:
hesosred, That tho Chamber Of Commerce OF
tho City of San Francisco. ns Il commercial body,
anu undcratandlns, M we necessarily do. the
csssss ss ss s NJ q e 's 1s.e! ~ dys FIT 5
Ssts'a; s" fAs VI IT. p
deliberately recommend Ills approval Of itle bi, III
the inturcHt Of American tcrritufy, American 1nhor,
Amrr,can peaea. An,cr1taa eomneree, Ainer,can
ll1mt rhilnnihFuply. American projection to tho
most valucd tocIn interests Of tl,r racsl1c coast.
and on tho broad ground Of wisely md timely
sratst social co'taet VIII oserwhrIming mn.,ci. ,?
o. ancient and neorr,gtolc socat bast'ariH1n upnn
AS5eAn s0 qe nsnnss is s0"ee W.
hs apasovsi q ~ the iii in in .ha !"tere:ss
Rrns ma Gs
ectson frun war o! racss mud caa,,tlcs HAT fol-
assimilation Is possible and no stIcla sylnpntheH
exist IN cumlnnn Tho Judgment ns tic Wc.t 1Il
ra5, s syft t. ,t shnd 10
OEos.,;k G. rEnKlns, President,
MonniA MAncus, Secretary. -
This question of calling public ulass, ,mcct-
jng was referred to t1e Mayor with Il request
that III act without delay.
4 COMrAHISON.
The San francisco Journal If Commerce, IN M
nriictu faroTiIg 1llc restriction Ut Chinese lul-
migration, gives sos1!u carefully prepared STD
tlsilrs Of tic baanee of trat!e between China
,llAl the United Stptes, showing tlat 1!c total
Imports .,Wl exports 10 und frpIn Cliina, ns c,-
tered at The Custnn l1nusc III this city, fnr 1877
BIZ; imports, Sl4,SUi,0l7. Uf tt,eaa exports
81, kf!, sW represent coin md bullion. The cx-
port trade, such as 1t Is. IL mainly in CHINESE
hNls, w1itlu the lnluort tralc, mhcn We exclude
soohs .,sct! by our Chinese population, is u ,ucre
bayuteltc.