Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-01-21

gress to ratify the treaty. He
made q logical argument contend
ing that 1t was better to accept
what the treaty offered than reject
It. The following is Wendelps
WHEREAS, The treaty recently
between the United
States government and China is
now before the United States Sen.
ate for ratification or rejection, and
WHEREAS, The said treaty re-
moves the most obnoxious and
odious provisions OF the Burlin-
game treaty and expressly author.
ICES the Congress OF the United
States to regulate, limit and sus.
pend the Immigration of. Chinese
laborers to our shores, thereby en-
abling Congress by appropriate leg
islation to relieve our people of
that blightenlng curse; and
WHEREAS, The rejection of said
treaty would leave the Burlingame
treaty in full force aud effect and
compel our citizens to continue to
suffer for an indefinite period from
the evils it entails and, although
we might desire that the language
of the said treaty had been made
more definite and stringent, yet,
regarding the substance as OF
more Importance than mere mat
sers. of verbal criticism, aud be-
lieving 1t of supreme Importance
that our people should not only
obtain relief from the evil Of Asiat-
ic Immigration, but should obtain
it speedily, and believing that, un-
der the proposed treaty, such relief
may be had and that by it's rejec-
ton 1t will be indefinitely post
pened, now, therefore, be 1t
Resolved, By the Senate OF Cali
fornia, the Assembly concurring,
that our Senators in Congress are
hereby instructed to support the
confirmation of said treaty by the
Senate of the United States.
After discussion relating to the
rules, the question came up on q
motion to recommit the resolution
to the Committee on Federal Re.
lations, with instructions to report
in favor of Wendell's substitute.
This was lost, ayes Is, noes 10. The
Democrats voted against the refer
ance, thereby voting against the
treaty.
Pardee moved that the whole
matter be laid on the table. The
motion prevailed. Voting aye
were Baker, Burt, Brown, Byrnes,
Carlock, Chase; Cheney, Conger,
Dickinson, George, Hill, Hittell,
Neumann, Nye, Pardee, Sears,
Traylor, Watson, Wendell, Zuck,
20; noes-Anderson, Davis, Enos,
Giasscock, German, Harlan, VIM.
johnson. Kane, Kelly. Langford,
Moreland, Nelson, Pool, Ryan,
Satterwhite, West. Grove John.
son, IL.
A motion to adjourn was lost
ayes 20, noes is.
| Glasscock's resolution against
the troaty was alec laid on the ta'
BILE; ayes %, noes II.
AssEMBLY-Jones, from the Com
mittee on Federal Relations, rec
commended the adoption of the con-
current resolution asking Congress
to protect adopted American citi'
zens of Costa Rlca; also, recon-
mended the passage of the resolu'
ton requesting Congress to pension
Mexican war veterans, while the
resolution expressing sympathy TO
Ireland was reported for rejection
| Jackson reported for adoption th'
concurrent resolution asking Con
gress to restrict Chinese immigra'
tion under the new treaty.
| Assembly bill 81, which legislate
the Bank Commissioners out of OF
flee, was rejected without recon-
mendation.
How sn. SIX Companies Lsvy
BiScA mail.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20th,1FE9
Chinese Six Companies here to al
low no Chinaman to leave fol
China without a receipt from on,
of the companies that he was clea
from debt and had paid his dues
The system was really a black
mailing arrangement upon which
the Six Companies thrived, as tn,
companies had conti act with th,
Pacific Mail and Occidental Steam
ship Companies, preventing any
Chinaman sailing on their steam
ers. At the last session of the Leg
islature bill was passed making
1t misdemeanor for any steam
ship company to refuse passage tt
any person who paid fare. Th,
law was taken advantage of by in
telligent Cinnamon, notwithstan nd
ing all kinds Of intimidation wa!
used to prevent their leaving with
out paying the companies their de-
mands. Latterly the Six Compa'
MES have been successful in levy
ing their tax on outgoing China.
men, especially those from the in.
terror. 70 counteract this, the
Chief of Police of this city recen tly
issued a circnlar in Chinese notify.
ing passengers to China that they
could 60 home by simply purchas'
ing their passage tickets, and that
the police could be depended upon
to protect them from the compa.
MES. These notices have been
| posteu III every Ouiues0 camp on
the coast. To-day it was discover.
ed that the Six Companies had
circulated counter statement,
stating that any one attempting to
leave without paying his dues
would be arrested, and II he lost
his money or baggage he would
have only himself to blame. The
Chinaman who printed the com.
panies' circular has been arrested,
rs the authorities are determined
to break up this blackmailing
practice.
Tho Stock Of Fl0nr ana Grain ON
Hand,
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20th.-The
Produce Exchange. of this city has
published the results of the efforts
l.