Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-03-09
THE ANTI-CHINESE LAW.
YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE.
h Peopie-rhe Question to be
Submitted To-day A Two
Dollar Plaster ON Sierra
Nevada The walking
Match and other
Notes.



SAN FRANo1sco. M~archs-In the Parrott
case, this morning, David Louderback
spoke in behalf Of the people. His srgu-
ment in effect was that the provisions Of
the Fourteenth Amendment aud the treaties
refer only to natural persons, not to corpo-
rations. He quoted from the old and new
State Constitutions to show the rights re-
served by the State, in its dealings with
corporations, and from q number Of deci-
sions in support Of the proposition that the
action Of the State, under its reserved
powers, does not trench upon the provi-
sions OF the United States Constitution, in
regard TO the impairment Of the obligations
Of contracts. He enlarged upon the abso-
lutte control possessed by the State over
corporations. holding that the latter has
only such rights attributed, and capacities
as are granted to it, and not those common
to natural persons. He argued that not
only have the Chinese, but also citizens
have not the inherent right to pursue u
lawful business, referring to restrictions
imposed upon women and children, in
the matter of conducting various branches OF
business and following certain avocations.
In depriving Cinnamon Of the right to
labor for corporations. his right to reside,
travel and live in the country, was not
touched.
Robert Ashe also followed for the people.
His argument was TO the same general
tenor a. the preceding, developing no new
points, further thar in charging upon the
point that In the present case Chinese
had made no complaint, and the Court
could not take cognizance OF the complaint
made in their behalf by the petitioners.
In the Circuit Court this afternoon Mr..
Ashe concluded his and q dis
cussion ensued between counsel and the
Court on the subject OF State control OF
eorporations. Cri.tenden Thornton fol-
lowed for the people. He spoke briefly,
combining his argument mainly to the con-
sideration OF the terms OF the National
Banking Act, from which and some State
authorities, he drew the conclusion that
the State had the right to demand that the
directors. officers and all agents Of corpo-
rations must be citizens Of the State, and
that the same rule would apply to all en-
ployes OF q company. Judge Hoffman. for
the Court, raised the question as to wheth-
er q laborer eonld be considered an agent
OF the company. and called attention to
the fact that such q construction would
prevent corporations for hospital purposes
from employing Chinese attendants for
Chinese patients, and would also prevent
the employment Of Chinese interpreters by
corporations having to transact business
with Chinese, and wanted to know where
counsel would draw . line to stop the
State from exercising arbitrary and unrea-
sonable control. Counsel, in reply, re-
ferred to the celebrated Granger cases,
wherein it was held that such interference
with the Affairs Of corporations a. would
practically amount to c~onfiscation, would
be going beyond the spirit Of the right Of
State control.
District Attorney Smoot closed for the
people. He quoted the preamble to the
Constitution Of the United State. relative to
securing certain blessings for ourselves and
our posterity, and claimed it was . fair ar
gument that negotiators Of the treaty with
China had no intention Of multiplying that
preamble, or Of cursing the country with
the presence Of an alien race. He also ar
gued that in making the treaty the United
States and China were bound TO take notice
OF the law forbidding the employment Of
Chinese, for though IL was not then in ex-
istence, ii was within the province Of the
State TO pass such . law; also. that the rad
zeal difference between the white and the
monaghan race was an argument that the
right Of . State to self-prorection was not
INTENDED to DO taken away. Tomorrow
forenoon Mr.. Reagan will close for the pc
tifioners.
Sierra Nevada levies an assessment of 50.
Its aseertsined that the removal Of the
arms from various armories Of the compa-
nus Of the second regiment was done by