The National tribune., 1882-04-08
REVIEW OF THE WEEK.

REVIEW UF The WEEk.
THE VETO of the anti-Chinese bill was re-
ceived at the Senate on Tuesday, and the
President of the Senate Immediately LAID IL
before that body. The President announces, IN
the usual form, that he returned the bill alter
careful consideration, with his objections there
to. He held that the bill was in conflict with
the treaty obligations Of this Government, ana
that it violated the faith Of the Nation. lie
hoped Congress would see this and endeavor TO
find another that will meet the expectations
Of the people of the United Strtes without con-
ficting with the rights of China" He then
briefly reviewed the history of the Burlingame
treaty and of the bill President Hayes vetoed.
The reading was listened to with marked IN
terest and attention by the entire Senate. Inc
vital objections of the President is to the twenty
years suspension of immigration, which he con-
strues as virtually prohibitory and therefore
violative of the spirit if not Of the letter. of the
negotiations upon which the treaty was based
and breach of national faith. The message
calls attention to the propositions made by the
United States commissioners on this point, and
the counter propositions on the part of China
to show that the understanding of the latter
country in the agreement which was ultimate
ly made, was that the immigration would be
limited or restricted to n reasonable period.
The President then points out other features
Of the act which, in his opinion, can be modified
TO advantage The system of personal registra-
tion and passports is specifically mentioned as
undemocratic and hostile to our institutions;
and he alludes to the omission Of the act to
make any provision for the transit to China of
Chinese subjects now residing in foreign coun-
tries, to which subject, the President adds, his
attention has been called by tho Chinese min
lister.
The message refers to the alleged benefits to
its industries derived by the Pacific slope from
the presence of the Chinese heretofore, express
es apprehension of an injurious effect upon
American commerce with China, and legisla-
tion of the character of that proposed, unless
carefully guarded, and without naming any
specific period of suspension, suggests that the
length of the term should be experimental
THE interest on the continued skies, 10Sth
call, amounting to $20,000,000, will be due on
the Sth Of April. 1t is probable, however, that
the Secretary of the Treasury will anticipate
this call few days upon his return next week.
1t is customary to anticipate bend calls simply
because the vaults of the Treasury become
overburdened with a surplus of gold, and by
its circulation trade interests are benefited.
THE total interest on the four per cent. loan
due April l was 81 $4,000. Treasurer Gilfl-
Ian on March 80 mailed ffty-two thousand
checks in payment of the registered interest on
that loan, amounting to $5,535,O0o. There was
paid last month out of the Treasury, SIT, ,000,-
600 for called bonds, and 100000 of bond
interest, which was due on the 1st of March or
prior To that date.
THE Chinese merchants of San Francisco
have finally opened the merchants exchange,
which they have been secretly. organizing for
some time past, and have elected officers. The
object of the organization is for mutual benefit
and protection.
The argument on the motion to quash the
indictments in the star-route cases was begun
on Friday last in the Criminal Court, at Wash
inston, before Judge Wylie. Colonel Ingersoll,
for the defendants, maintained that under the
Maryland act Of 1922, which he claimed was
still in force in the District OF Columbia an
Indictment can only be found after the accused
has been arrested and bound over to the court,
or by order of the court. Judge Wylie init
mated that if it could be shown that the Mary
land act was still in force, the indictments
would have to be quashed. Mr.. JEFF. Chandler
argued that no indctaBle offensc was charged
in hn Indin md no al NJ
courts had no authority to define crimes that
being the province of the legislative power.
The court has the subject under adyisement,
and from the fact that Judge Wylie has made
an order directing the coroner to file his report
Of inquests in the clerks office, basing his ac-
tion it is believed, on the Maryland act of 1922,
the accused star reuters and their friends are
hopeful that his decision will sustain the mo-
ton to quash If these indictments are quashed
A large number of cases will be outlawed by the
statute OF limitations; but there are other cases
on which indictments may be found, and 1t is
said that several witnesses from the far west
arc now due here in these.
AFTER years of struggling, the Maryland
legislature has finally passed bill fixing a
uniform rate Of car fares in Baltimore city at
five cents Efforts in the same direction have
been defeated in the past by powerful lobbies
controlled by the railway companies, and the five
cent fare was only secured at the present ses-
sion by reducing the Park tax" on railroad
receipts from II to per cent.
GUITEAU has sold the suit Of clothing worn
by him when he shot the President, and also
the suit worn during the trial to Coup, the
circus man, for $3.50.
TIE steamer Golden City, of the Southern
Transportation Company's line, when approach
inc the wharf at Memphis at 4:30 o'clock
Thursday morning was discovered to be on fire.
The boats bow was at once headed for the
shore. and in four minutes afterwards she
touched the wharf. A line was hastily thrown
and made fast to one Of the coal barges, but the
current being swift it soon parted, and the
burning steamer noated on down the river mass
of flames with many of her passengers and crew
on board who were unable to reach the shore
and were lost The Golden City left New Or
leans last Saturday, en- route to Cincinnati.
She carried crew of about sixty. She had on
board forty cabin passengers, fifteen Of whom
Twenty -four persons were lost. The captain
and entire crew, with one exception, that of
Robert Kelly, the second engineer, were saved.
THE Secretary of State has telegraphed to