Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-01-20
EASTERN INTELLIGENCE.
THE CHINESE TREATY.
OBJECTIONS TO THE IMMIGRA
TON CLAUSE.
The Governor Of Nevada Wants More
Stringent Regulations for
Chin.s Use immigration.
BEN. BUTLER FOR U. s. SENA-
TOR.
Grant Does Not Co on the Re-
tired List.
Meeting of the Tammany Commit
BEN. BUTLER FOR U. S. sENA
TOR.
Grant Does Not Co on the Re
tired List.
Meeting of the Tammany Commit
tee.
lspecial to the sENrINrL.l

ing the immigration treaty, III ofuoi w
preyept the admission of Chinese immi-
grafton under its terms as they now stand,
that this question was considered by the
Commissioners during the progress OF
the negotiations, and they unanimously
agreed that the language referred to would
have no such effect as is now in some Guar
tiers apprehended. Secretary Evarts coin
cides in this opinion, and so does every
eminent lawyer among the Senators to
whom the question has been submitted.
According to their views the rights and
privileges accorded by the treaty to the
subjects OF China are accorded to them as
Chinese subjects only, and any Chinaman
seeking to renounce his allegiance to the
Emperor of China would thereby place
himself outside the pale of this guarantee,
which is intended simply to secure to the
Chinese the same protection OF life, lib
erty and property that is afforded to sub
jects of other foreign nations. 1t is fur
Their contended in this same line OF argu-
ment that the proviso against Chinese
naturalization which was added to the
sixth article of the B%urlingame treaty, was
wholly superfiuous and unnecessary, as the
rights secured to citizens of the most IA
vored nations by treaty stipulations do not
in any case include the right Of naturaliza-
ton, which can be conferred only by statu-
tory law, and in support of this position 1t
is also remarked that no nation, especially
not the Celestial Empire, can be supposed
to intend in its treaty with another to pave
the way for permanently diminishing the
number Of its own citizens.
The treaty Susceptible of Various
interpretations.
NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-An evening paper
has the following Washington special: The
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is
finding serious objections to the Chinese
treaty in reference to immigration. The
trouble with it is, that the language is SO
obscure that it is susceptible of various in
terpretations. 1t gives the United States
the sole power to regulate the immigration
of laborers, making an exception OF other
classes Of Chinese citizens. Unfortunately,
there is nothing in the language to define
what may be meant by =" laborers." 1t
does not appear whether merchants or ar
tisans are to be included or not. Under
bnC u1H dhSo acto tiC hhS
might claim that cigar makers, or laun-
dry-men, or carpenters, OF expert miners,
or blacksmiths, or any similar class, were
not debarred from coming here. This
evidently does not meet the difficulty, since
the chief objection to the Chinese has
come from such tradesmen as cigar and
shoemakers, who claim that they cannot
compete with Chinese labor. Another
thing has been overlooked, as no mention
is made Of females. Some of the COM
mittee think there will be an effort made
to modify the language SO as to make it
explicit. On these points every matter has
to be referred back to the Commissioners
for further consideration by them and the
Chinese Government. A majority of the
committee are so anxious, however, to get
the matter settled in some shape, at an
early day, that they are disposed to strain
q point Of construction to accept the docu-
ment.
Horrible Triple Murder.
PLAIN CRY (Ohio), January ia hor-
rible triple murder was committed near
here last night. A colored man 6rst mott
fed the authorities, and it was then learned
that Mrs. Matilde Scott, a widow, aged 40,
a daughter of %, and an adopted son, aged
IA, named Charlie Good, were dead on the
floor of their house, their brains being scat
tered about the floor and smearing the walls
of their sleeping room. A large hickory
club lay near horribly smeared with blood.
Robert Garner, the colored man, has been
arrested on suspicion. He lived with the
Scott family six or .eight years, but left
them in anger three months ago Because
they refused to rent the farm to him. He
tells contradictory stories. Mr.. Scott was
a wealthy colored man, and great excite
ment exists among the colored people of
the vicinity.
A Free Fight between Mexicans
and Americans.
Los VEGAS, January 18.-At a ball given
by the Mexicans of Los Mula, this county.
on Saturday night, eight Americans at
tended. A bitter feeling was engendered
between the two nationalities, and a free
fight took place. Doc Hodges and Frank
Smith. two Americans from Wilson u LIE. |
vy's tie camp, were murdered in cold blood.
Hodges was shot twice in the head and
once in the chest, and his body snatched by
the Mexicans. His remains were found
next day burned to a crisp. Smiths body
WAS also carried off, being found next day
perforated with bullets and his skull
crushed in. z Mexican was killed and
several wounded. The feeling among the
tie choppers is at fever heat, and a con.
tiict may result between the two factions.
what the Governor Of Nevada
Wants.
New York, Jan. 19.-The Times Wash
ington special says: The Governor of Ne
vada. in transmitting the vote of that
State on the Chinese question, to Vice
President Wheeler, accompanied it with a
communication which he desired laid be-
fore the Senate, with a view of securing
more stringent regulations in reference to
immigration than are provided for
in the treaty between the United States
and China. recently communicated to the
Senate by the President.
Elected U. 3. Senator-The
Bill Retiring General Grant OPP
posed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The nomination
Of Ben Butler for United States Senator
by the Democrats OF the Massachusetts,
was the subject of consider
able comment at the Capitol to-day. 1t is
said that the General has obtained the
Of support of members of the
Independent on anti-Machine Republicans.
that by combining all opposition, he
intends TO make a serious fight to beat
Dawes, and really hopes for sue
less.
A later dispatch states that Dawes has
been elected.
The majority report presented in the
House to-day by Representative Parks,
rom the Committee on Military Affairs,
upon the bill to place General Grant on
he retired list. with the rank and pay of
General. simply states that the committee
fnlly considered said bill. beg leave
20 report the same back to the House with
! recommendation that it do not pass.
Another dispatch says it il inferred that
he majority Of the Senate will oppose the
bill retiring General Grant, as they failed