Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-04
latest Eastern News.
vhe Chimese Question Discussed
by the cabinet.

vhe Chimese Question Discussed
by the cabinet.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3I.-Secre-
tary Evarts to-day brought the
Chinese question prominently to
the attention of the President and
other members of the Cabinet and
it was made the topic for the gen.
eral interchange of views during
the greater portion of the time oc-
cupied by the meeting. Evarts,
after referring to the passage of the
resolution by both Houses of Con-
gress, seven months ago, recon-
mending the Executive to institute
diplomatic negotiations on the sub
ject, explained that action on the
part of the Department had been
delayed to await the arrival of the
Chinese Embassy, whose coming
was expected last summer, 1t being
believed that time would be saved
and results more easily accom-
plished by conducting negotiations
with them in person. This was
desirable also in view of the fact
that Minister Seward had already
been granted leave of absence from
Peking to come to Washington.
Evarts next remarked that, after
the Chinese Ministers's arrival, it
was deemed courteous and proper
to allow them little time to be-
come settled before urging business
upon their attention, but, although
they have been informed of our de-
sire to open negotiations concern
ing Chinese immigration and have
had ample opportunities to respond
to the verbal suggestions made to
them, that our government would
be pleased to receive some express
sion of their views upon this snb-
iect, they nave me"ifeeted no dis
position to discuss 1t, and he
therefore thought the mat
ter should, without further
ceremonious waiting, be ex-
plicitly brought to their attention
by formal communication re-
quiring official -eonsideration and
official action. The President and
all the other members of the Cabi-
net present, Secretary Sherman
being the only one absent, agreed
to this view and were likewise all
in perfect accord with Evarts, in
holding that great injury is done
to our industrial interests and
great danger threatened to our
country in many other wsys, by
the unrestricted immigration Of
Chinese for purposes of gain and
not to establish homes and assimi-
late with our people and our insti-
tutions like other immigrants. It
was therefore unanimously agreed
that some check ought to be i'm.
posed upon this influx and ascer-
tain ifthe provisions of the Burlin-
game treaty stand in the way of
Congressional action on the sub
ject, although it was considered by
Evarts and others that Con-
gress had constitutional power to
override the obstacles. 1t was next
agreed on all hands to be highly
desirable to remove them, If possi-
BILE, by diplomatic negotiations. At
all events, in the opinion of the
President and Cabinet, this course
should be fairly tried. Secretary
Evarts was therefore authorized
and instructed to make the effort
with the utmost possible emphasis
and urgency and at the earliest
possible date.
In the course OF the discussion
some reference was made to the po-
litical aspects of the question, aud
it was quite evident that the Ad.
ministration will privately have
no objection whatever to any ac-
tion which the Republican men,
bers OF the House and Senate may
take to secure the Republican party
an access Of political power by car
rying through some measure that
would restrict Chinese immigration
by direct legislative action.
Profits OF COinage.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-The
Mint Bureau yesterday turned into
the Treasury 5000 profits ac-
cruing to the Government from
the coinage of standard silver in
the past three weeks, after buying
silver for coinage, paying for trans
portatiou and allowing for wasting
in process Of coinage. Since the
commencement of the coinage of
the standard dollar the Govern
ment has profited, between the
legal tender value and the real
value of bullion to the amount of
about Sl,600,000.
GseenbHcks siiiith Fnvorftes.
NEW York, Jan. 3J.-Resump-
ton continues to work smoothly.
The amount of gold paid out of the
sub-treasury for legal tender notes
to day was $4,000 aud the am mount
of gold taken in exchange for
legal tender notes 100000, u net
gain to the Treasury of 100000
gold.
uai,rond CUasiraction tu 1878.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3I.-Number
of miles of railroad constructed In
the United States last year, 2,6SS,
exceeding any previous year since
1873. Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri,
Colorado and Kansas made the
greatest progress in railroad build
ing.
r:ssOTutiOus ar Respecs Passed.
Boston, Jan. 3d.-The House
lnassed fitting resolutions on the
late Caleb Cushing.
'ps-ci.
.,orted