New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-01
CHINESE BEL BEFORE THE CABINET.

by TELEGRAPH TIE TEIBCSE.l
1V,s,uv,ro~ March 3l-The Cabinet was in
ecssion more than tbrec hours to-day, most of which
tue vas spent III consideration of The Chinese hill.
Nocouc, ,Usion was reached, and it is not believed
,baf arv decision will he made before Monday
THE pressure upon the President for n veto IS
steadily increasing and there seems now TO pe Il
growing expectation that lie will bo governed hy
,l,;...,+,,rcut Atthe same time. il is stated by
so,oe who have convcrsed with him upon the sub
i.,t that tbcy do not believe he has yet reached
decision in his own mind II he has done so. hc has
leeu so far from allowing his views TO become gen
orally lnown that q Senator who knows mm inu-
,.otc'v. and takes special intercet IN the subject
said to-ni.rAt that he had never been allowed 10
htar ~, cxprcsslon of opinion on the subject IRON
him. Th, Senator did not believe the bill "oH!u
be vetoed.
Under these circumstances. The expectations OF
even the Presidents intimate friends must be
founded 70 certain extent on speculation, but the
DRIFT o. opinion seems to be on the whole toward
veto. If there should be one. thcmessaee wond not
nrobqblv he sent to Congress bcfor' Tuesday. We'd
ncslav j, the last day of the ten which The fres!
dent has for consideration of the bill. There are
rrmors aiioat tonight that the presidcm mas al
ready decided upon a veto ana has lhlrGsIeu le
drafting Of thc message TO the Auomey-General.
II he positively Slatt'l thdt tl> - 'i'"A''''
4 friend of the President said tonight that if the
President would take his advice. the bill would be
vetoed ana he was inclined to expect thai result.
There are three points of ycw,' he sad, ana
from all Of them the reasons against the bill are
stronger than those for it, First there is the broad
sense Of National policy The bill IS rcpngnant to
American ideas. 1t is moreover, an apparent VIOLA
ton of the treaty. 1t not only provides for term
of exclusion not contemplated in the treaty, but 1t
was widencd so as 30 exclude skilled labor whereas
the treaty was meant to deal with only common
laborers. This would shut out Chnamen Of all
classes The second ground is that of commercial
T. lev. Ii establishes an odlOus passport system
I China should retaatc by imposing similar pass
BORT restrictions on Americans, American trade IN
China would have TO he resigned into the hands OF
lie English. The third ground Is that Of political
policy The Prcsido.t has 'ght TO consider tins to
The extent of ascertaiuing whether II Is measure
which the Republican party approve anc Tor which
they would want Republican President
vo.es of only Ciglt Republican Senators
and Efty-niuc Republican Representatives.. II was
sldy supported hy the fei"'c!" 'r' ~~d q
y. ON. IAN tlry would clam the Whole ere ettt o.
: The highest intelligence and best sentiment 0l
tie country are apparently AGAINST the pu rs
si.ovn hV the letters and tecgrams that are pour
i,p m nnou the President. though the number OF
tho Sc especially of the latter has been eHaggeraIed
~ the Tcports Lastly there Is good reason 10 DC
lieve that public sentiment in California Is by u"
means unanimous on this subject. mere mShI pV
- outcrV over veto, but II would DC seen tu"t u
was n courageous act. and IN a few months ne
country n 4 whole would regard 1t as wise one