Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-04-05
The President Makes a Pro.
Chinese Argument.
He Talks of the Benefits the Chinese
Have Been to This Coast.

WASHINGTON, April 4-SENATE
Immediately after the reception o1
the Presidents message vetoing
the anti Chinese bill the President
pro tenn. suspended the operation
of business to lay the communities
ton before the Senate and directed
it to be read. The reading OF the
message was listened to with
marked interest by the Senate.
The vital objection OF the Presi-
dent is to the twenty-years' sus.
pension of immigration, which he
construes az virtually prohibitory,
and, therefore, in violation of the
spirit, il not the letter, of the ne.
gotiations upon which the treaty
was based, and as breach of ma
tional faith. The message calls
attention to the proposition made
blythe United States Commission.
srs on this point and the counter
propositions on the part of China,
to show that the understanding OF
the latter country as to the agree.
ment was ultimately accepted. The
message is carefully guarded; and,
without naming any specific peri.
cd of suspansion, suggests that the
length Of the term should be ex.
perlmental. The President then
points out other features of
the act which, in his opinion, can
be modified to advantage. A sys.
tenn of general registration and
passports Is specifically mentioned
as undemocratic and hostile to our
Constitution, and he alludes to the
omission of the act to make any
provision for the transit to China
Of the Chinese subjects now set
tlipg in foreign countries, to which
subject, the President adds, his at
tentlon has been called by the
Chinese Minister. The message re-
fers to the alleged benefits to its
industry derived to the Pacific
Slope by the presence of the Chi
nese heretofore; expresses appre-
hension of the injurious effect upon
American commerce with the Chi
nose by legislation of the charac.
ter of that proposed by the United
States. The President says that
Chinese labor had been of great
value in this country and that
monuments of their industry ex-
listed. They had largely built the
Pacific Railroad across the conti-
nent, and it might be wisely con-
sidered now whether some restric-
tion may be put on the immigra-
tion of this labor, but if there be
too much of it in one section OF
the country, the same labor may
be needed In another section, and
the law should consider this mat
ter and make such Limitation as
would permit this labor to GO
where needed.
The message and bill were tenn
porarily laid on the table and or.
dered printed.
Jay 0Ouid Elected.
GALVESTON, Texas, April 4th.-
Jay Gould was to-day elected Pres
ident of the International and
Great N OrJnern hallrOau.
Heavy Lass Of Timber.
ST. PAUL, Minn., April 4.-Yes-
terday morning u log boom was
broken at Minneapolis by a sudden
swell in the river and several mil
lion feet floated past st. Paul. II
is believed that not over four mil
lion feet, valued at $40,0 900, will be
lost, and as the surplus is one hum
dred millions, this loss will not af.
feet the market. The accident is
the most serious that has occurred
for years.
All f0r Love.
CHICAGO, April 4th. - August
Kehne, young German, on &C.
count of unrequited affection, shot
and killed himself this morning at
the house of his employer, Phillip
sanfield, No. ga Gurley street.