Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-07

4uo xoktyusvoean OonkteoSs "uieA
commenced its regular session day be-
fore yesterday. starts In after . very
businsss-liks style. and already several
very important bills have been intro
ducsd. not the least Of which 10 Senator
Millsr's bill for regulating Chinese In
migration. It certainly seems to ssa
very matursly considered bill. and very
elaborate and comprehensive in oil liz
details. should 1t pass Il will have one
Of two effects. The Chinese nov in the
country, after the 10Th OF July next.
will have secured full right and title to
stay. They can show the documents in
support Of said right. and claim foil
protection against all who declare that
"ths Chinese must Co." II will BE-
astonishing to fnd the great number
that we're residents Of the country before
the 18th Of July. And that number
WI never decrease. They will Be re-
corded, licensed and established resi-.
dents. and there will be plenty OF fresh
sccsssions smugsled in over the borders,
and more false registering. bogus GER
tiAcates. and all that sort OF thing. than
little. The moment . fresh Chinanan
steps on American soil. he will be ready
to swear that be IL one Of tho eldest in
habitants. and was here long before that
10Th Of July. And every Chiuamsn far
and near will swear with the utmost
alacrity and bland innocence that he
personally knows such to be the fact.
Az to identifying them. they oil lock and
dress so much alike that oftsntimss
even an expert Is deceived regarding
them.
On the other hand. the bill Is such .
formidable document with It's multifari-
Gus provisions and penalties that Il may
have the effect to brighten them away
altogether. Ha Chinaman in Hong
kong. contemplating coming to America.
should get . copy Of the bill or Law. and
read 1t all through very carefully. II
might perhaps get him oil out Of the
notion OF coming. There is. however,
nothing In the bill to prevent Chinese
Who are not common laborers from COM
ing. 1t cemmences as follows:
All subjects or citizens Of China who
are students coming TO the United States
for purposes Of education, merchants or
traders engaged in lawful commerce.
travellers In and through the United
States from curiosity or upon lawful
business, or officers Of tho Chinese gov.
eminent with their body and household
servants, may lawfully enter. remain in,
or pass through the United States upon
being identified as hereinafter provided.
But the introduction. or coming int. or
residence In the United States OF any
and all other Chinese. or natives Of
China, OF whatsoever class or descrip-
ton, whether they come directly from
China or elsewhere, except such Chinese
a. were residing In the United States on
the nineteenth day Of July. 1881. ID
hereby declared to be unlawful and ID
suspended and prohibited.
It certainly IL liable to have the effect
to induce . better class OF immigrants.
and increase the number OF students,
merchants. traders, commercial travel
srs. eflcisls. etc.. from China. They
cannot come a. common laborers them
selves. but they can employ as suci
those who were here before July 10
1881. % long - they are ''eugassd II
lawful commerce" However II ma.
operate. the bill Is q vigorous move II
the right direction. and may DO mad
the basis Of q bill or Law which will b
satisfactsfy to all.