Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-10
DOMESTIC.
Congressman Page and the chinese

Treaties.
WASHINGTON. May 9th-The special char
acter of legislation desired by the Pacific
coast under the Chinese immigration treaty
is outlined in the following conversation with
Republican Representative Page of Cali
fornia:
=" What do your people want in the nature
OF legislation under this Chinese immigra-
ton treaty."
us yet been proclaimed, it is difficult TO say
precisely what they do expect. What they
want, and what they think they can secure
under the treaty, is the exclusion of al Chi
nese laborers, as well as criminals paupers,
imbeciles and immoral women, excluded by
the Act of 1875. We think that under the
provisions of this treaty we can secure what
we desire. We have good cause to desire it,
heaven knows. We have no right. / believe.
under the treaty. TO exclude Chinese gentle
men. Chinese merchants, Chinese travellers,
Chinese youth DESTROYS of educational faciii
ties not to be had in their own country. They
viii be admitted as before. What we want
to break up is the importation of Chinese
laborers by the Chinese companies in San
Francisco.
''Are you preparing legislation such as will
meet the views Of your own people under tie
treaty %
:" Yes, I am drafting bill which viii, 1
think, cover it. OF course | can't complete
it until the terms of the treaty are pro
claimed, but in outlining il | have the valu-
able assistance of Commissioner Swift, who
aided ia the negotiation Of the treaty. He
has already given me important suggestions,
derived from his knowledge Of the circum
stances under which the treaty wGs con-
cluded."
"What viii be the general nature of your
bill?"
Well, it is all practically the same as the
fiftsen.passepge bill vetoed by Hayes"
Do You expect strong support in the
House -
Eyes; I do not believe more than fifteen
or twenty men will vote against the bill in
the House. do not believe it will meet
with much opposition in the Senate. Mr..
Hoar may speak and vote against it. / don't
know Of any other Eastern Senator who
would 10 likely to oppose it. / have the sup
port of almost the entire West in the House.
Gen. Miller will of course carry the bill
through the Senate"
"Now, when you have put it through Con-
gress will it be yetoed?'
''No, sir (veIy alphabetically Garfield
will approve the bill. We know he is with
aged by what he said IN his letter. 1t
strengthened us very much on the Pacific
coat in our campaign. On, he'll sign it
quick enough. We will have it in the statute
book and executed before many weeks after
The first Monday of next December.
Stanley sia.ti,e1Ys' Nominal ion-Enfsrma
lion Sought.
WASHINGTON, May 9th.--The Senate Judi.
ciary Committee this morning voted to report
adversely upon the confirmation OF Stanley
Matthews nomination, and reported accord
ingly to the Senate.
In the executive session Kellogg offered
resolution calling on the Postmaster.General
and Secretaries OF War Navy, State and
Treasury for the names OF ali clerks and en-
ployes in the respective Departments, to-
eether with date Of their appointment, the
State TO which each is charged, and the per-
son on whose recommendation each was APP
pointed.
On objection from Ferry, tire resolution
was laid over under the rules.
1. is stated that louisiana has twenty-five
appointments in ths Departments, Of whom
eleven we're never in that State.
Kellogg viii insist on vote tomorrow.
1t is understood that Lamar favored the
confirmation of Matthews, but the rest OF the
committee-Logan, Ingalls, Mcmillan, Davis
and Bayard-opposedi it. Conklisg and Car
land were absent.
No action was taken on the nomination of
Pardee.
The objact Of Keilogg's motion was to as
certain what SAFES have over their quota OF
appointments, ard which less, Senator Brown
recently claiming that the South had very
few. It is stated that thousands Of Southern
Republicans have written demanding the
recognition OF the South il Browns facts are
| correct.
Another Nomination Withdrawn.
has Withdrawn the nomination Of w. A
Grier. of Pennsylvania, to be Third Assist.
ant Postmaster General, Grier having de-
clinsd the position.
Tie Monroe Doctrine -senator Eaion's
Resolution Regarding Ship Canals.
WASHINGTON, May 9th. - The Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations authorized
its Chairman to report back TO the Senate
To- morrow, with recommendation that it be
adopted without amendment, the resolution
introduced at the last Congress by Senator
! Eaton:
Resolred by the Senate (the House of Representa-
tVes concurring) That the interests Of the people
OF the United States OF America and the welfare
! and security OF their Government are so involved
In the subject OF the construction OF ship canals
and o.hsr ways for transporta ion of sca-goiDg
vessels across the isthmus connecting North and
South Ameri:a, that the Government OF the United
States with the frAnkness which is due ali her peo-
pies aud governments, hereby asserts that it will
insist that It's consent is necessary condition prece
dent to the execution OF such project and also to
the rules and regulations under which other nations
shall participate in the use Of such canals or other
ways, either in peace or war.
The Yorktown Centennial.
WASHINGTON, May 9th.-The Yorktown
Centennial Commission has purchased
traet OF 800 acres, and the site selected for
the memorial shaft commands a view OF the
river for several miles, both'abcve and below
the town. The old Moore House, in which
the capitulation was signed by Corvallis,
viii be fitted up for President Garfeld's
headquarters during the centennial cere-
monies. The country in tie immediate
vicinity affords magnificent sites for a large
encampment. The committee are now de-
vising the best plan for landing the nations
guests and these who visit Yorktown going
by water to take part In the ceremony. On
the 18Th OF October the cornerstone will be
laid by the Missions of Virginia. 1t is ex-
pectei that 1000 Masons will take part,
making an encampment for two or three
days. Governor Holiday will deliver an ad
dress on the 10th, the President will receive
the monument on the part of the nation, and
the dsdicatiDg exercises, consisting Of an ora
ton. poem end an ode, will take place. The
thirteen original States will be represented
by their Governors and citizen soldiery.
National Banks-Bonds Received.
! WASHINGTON, May 9sh.-The Comptroller
Of the Currency has called for reports from
the national banks, showing their condition
at the close Of business on Friday, the 9th
inst.
The per cent. bonds received at the
Treasury Department to-day, for continu-
ance at 81 per cent, amounted to $40, $40, 150
The aggregate amount received and counted
mp to the cose of business to-day was S1l2,-
SOL, so. There are still about $50 packages
of bonds in the Department which have not
been counted, and upwards of SIS COO, COO in
the Treasurer's office not included in the
above receipts These bonds, exclusive of
those which nay be presented for continu-
ance by European holders, it is estimated
will swell the aggregate amount to az least
$40 00e, COO. leaving but about $50, 600, 600
in per cents. to be accounted for.
Colorado Indian Affairs.
DENVER (Col J, May 9th-A telegram re-
ceivod By the Governor states that on the
9TH, in La Plata county, a ranch was at
tackled, 40 head Of cattle run off and three
rauchmen. named, Thumb Smith and May,
killed. II is not known who were the attack
ing party. Some think Indians, and Others
party Of white desperadoes.