The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-20
Some EfumanI.yin Logan.

Washington, 19.-In the Senate, to-
day, Logan introduced bill to construs
section Of the act approved May 9th
1882, to execute certain treaty stipulation
relating to the Chinese. The section
Furnishes with fine and imprisonment the
master of 8 vessel who shall knowingly
bring within the United States on such
vessel, or land, o. permit to be landed,
a chinese laborer from any foreign port
The bill provides that the section shall
not be construed to apply TO Chinese on
board OF vessels in transit between for
elgn ports, touching at point within the
/ United States, when such landing
| Is to allow hem to psss through
this country, with no intention
of violating such law. Logan explained
ana advocated the bill. He said it GER
t4inly had not been the intentiob of Con-
gress to prohibit the Continuous journey
ing from one country to another through
our own, but simply TO the landing Of
Cinnamon with the intention of stayi
From 40 600 to 5000 Cinnamon in the
west Indies to-day, wUose terms ofser-
vice were about expired, desired transit
, through the ULited states to Chins, and
bad no disposition to stay here, Under
the literal construction of the Chinese
law Of thi; session, it was very doubtful
whether authority could be granted by
officers of the government to permit
them to land on our shores.
The proposition now offered would afford
that authority. It was harsh criticism
upon the judgment aud humanity of
Congress to assume that it intended I'M
der all circumstances to prohibit the
entrance Of 8 vessel with Cinnamon on
board. The fact remained that the law
imposed a fine and imprisonment as |
penalty Of violation of the prohibition |
An owner OF q cargo Of tigers 10 transit |
through the country might turn them |
loose on the way. yet 10 such punish |
nent was provided in his case. The
prohibition here was not against wild |
beasts, but against human beings He
had read by the secretary q communicA-
ton from q passenger agent of the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad,
setting forth the necessity for q specific
construction Of that provision of the law
governing the case and stating that the
route from tie West Indies to China
through the United States, is the shortest
and most expeditions as we'll as most mex
p nslve, and that company, if permitted,
would perfect arrangements for ticketing
hlnamen through for the distance in lois
Of 300 to 200. Logan further argued
hat a refusal TO concede the desired
H. odlfcstion would materially strengthen
rubhc sentiment in hostility to the pro-
nibitory legislation of this session, and
would hasten the repeal Of that legisla-
ion. He hoped the prejudice against
Chinese passing through the country
would not Ee carried to the extent of
turning them over to foreign ocean lines
Of transit.
Miller expressed his disposition to Ike
part in the discussion. At this time, as
'he bill was not directly before the Sen
ate, he moved its reference to the COM
mittee on foreign relations.
Logan preferred to have the bill go to
The judiciary committee, and moved to
refer to that committee.
Farley favored the reference in
1icsted by his colleague, (Millerl
IS the original bill had been.
Replying to Logan, he denied the
growth of any hostility to Chinese
legislation, and repealed any assumption
hat his own sction'was liable to be gov
srned by race prejudice. He was dis
posed to regard the provision COM
planned of as a necessary safeguard
against the turning loose Of Chinese
sborers in transit through this country.
Logan replied that when referring to
he possibility Of being turned loose we
we're apt to talk about Cinnamon as we
would wild beasts. he deprecated this,
md argued that the safeguards covering
his phase of the subject in the recent
aw were sufficiently adequate without
he prohibition to which he chad called
ttention. All kinds Of wild beasts were
transported through the country and
Jbinamen were not to be allowed the
'riV lege.