, 1883-10-18
By'Telegraph.
4 New Game.

San Francisco, Oct. ID There have
been suspicious for some time past that
many Chinese have been permitted to
land from Chinese steamers who, under
the restriction act,are not entitled to that
privilege A loophole was discovered
TO exist under article second of the treaty
which permits Cinnamon other than la
borers to come to the United States if
provided with a certificate issued by the
Chin ese government, identifying him as
engaged i'll other pursuits than that of a
labOrer. The steamer Rio Janeiro,
which arrived Saturday, brought l32
Cinnamon into San FranciscO,77 of whom
held TRADERS" certificates, issued by
officials Of the Chinese government, not
withstanding the strongest external evil
dence of their being ignorant Chinese
laborers. They were all, with the ex-
ception Of six, permitted to land. The
steamer Copic, which arrived last month,
brought ia Chinese, 81 of whom held
similar cir tihcates, issued by officials of
the Chinese customs, fully 80 per cent. of
both lots belonging to the common class
of work men. When the circumstance
was called to the attention of the Gus
tom House officials here, the reply was
that they had no power TO go back of the
Chinese government certificate.
Civil Rights.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-A decision was
rendered by the Supreme Court of the
United States today in five civil rights
cases, based on the first and second sec
tions of the civil rights act of March lst. |
They are respectively prosecutions under
the act for not admitting certain colored
persons to equal accommodations and
privileges in inns or hotels, or railroad
cars and in theaters. The Court holds
that Congress had no constitutional
power to pass the sections in question,
under either the thirteenth or fourteenth
amendments to the constitution. That
decision, however, is held to apply only
to the validity in States, and not IN
Territories and the District of Columbia,
where the Legislative power OF Congress
is unlimited SO far as statutes are con-
cerned. The two sections OF the law
above referred to are declared uuconsti-
tutional and void. Justice Bradley rem
dered the opinion, Justice Harlan dis
senting.
= Willard Sensation.
San Francisco, Oct 12.-The tele-
graphic statement, quoted from the New
York Sun, relative to the economy to be
enforced by the Northern Pacific in dis
pensing with the services of employees
that are not absolutely necessary, con-
firms a rumor which has prevailed heres
for the past week, and which is traced
to an eastern railroad man. He stated,
IN conversation with an Oregonian cor
respondent, that the subject was first offic-
tally broached at a meeting held in New
York, shortly after Wizards return from
the ceremonies attending the completion
of the road. The objection was raised to
the expenditures, independent of the
cost of the ceremonies, and retrench-
ment was strongly advised. From the
discussion that ensued it was decided to
place the management of the road under
one active head, and to do away with a
number of assistants, superintendents,
etc, whose services are Lot considered
indispensable. A proposed reduction of
the clerical force at various points was
treated as of secondary importance, the |
stroke of the present economic policy |
being principally directed to useless
number of department assistants, or sub
chiefs. \ well authenticated rumor has
1t that Portland will have tie first de-
capitation, and that before long a similar
change Will occur in the ocean service,
notably in the Pacific Coast Company.
While these changes are contemplated
other improvements are proposed as re-
CARDS construction, only recently esti-
mates were submitted to Willard by Su-
pervising Engineer !Thielsen for au ad-
dition to his northern properties.