Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-29

rss following has been suggested as
..,ooer form for petition to be pre-
I'D 70 the Legislature praying for
m legislation apon the Chinese qaes-
-, az is wiihin the power Of that body.
= ..t. for nothing which should not be
..,rss,ly desired By every citizen Of the
Territory;
..a, Legisiatiue 4sssm5iy Of Wa'hiHg
10. Territory
v.., petitiosers ask your honorable
"a, A their representatives,
=, To memorIAiizs tbs President and
a.. Consress OF the United States to
s.soiut uropsr commissioners for the
ss,.r.ose Of conferring With the executive
ssssr. Of the Chinese Empire to the
ssd that the treaties nov existing be-
,.ssn the United States and China be
.oSihed 90 that hereafter no subjects
:, ths Chinese Empire be allowed to
-, ,he United States save and except
.-r,saentstiyes of that Government to
- Goysrpment Of the United States,
..s,cbants. travellers, students, teachers
"A missionaries, as hereinafter de
fssd
al That In sad treaty the term
q nsrchaut,- as applied 10 Chinese sub.
;,s,s. shall only mean a person who
deals In the productions and commodi
tiss Of China, manufactured or produced
N China, or commodities manufactured
4, orodnced in the United States and
porckassd 10 be shipped to China.
"a. That the term traveller" shall
mean, when applied to Chinese subjects,
sseh persons only who have passports
from the Emperor of China. and who
are travelling under such passports for
ths purpose OF health, pleasure or OBJ
kYvstion.
lth. That the term student" shall
rssp persons vhD are actually in at
,endaace al some college or other insii-
tution of learning under the charge
slely OF Americans or Europeans
5h. That teachers and missionaries,
pbiects OF tue Chinese Empire, may
reside in the United States when hold
ine passports, as in the ease OF trav-
slsrs,
6.h.Tbst ne other Chinese subjects
save the above class shall be allowed to
enter the United Statss}
7th. That u. Chinese subject shall be
allowed to engage in the manufacture
Of goods or merchandise In the United
States.
stb. That the same restrictions and
limitations as applied TO Chins9en in
the United States shall apply TO Ameri-
cans in China.
9sh. That Congress also annul the
Chinese restricti0H act so that the terms
merchant, traveller and student shall
have the limited meaning defined
above
l0sh. That no return certificates be
hereafter granted to Cinnamon leaving
the United States, and that hereafter no
Chinaman save merchants, students an d
travellers. as above defined. shall be
allowed 10 enter the United States under
penalty OF imprisonment in some peni-
tentiary OF the United States for a term
not exceeding fvs years, and then to be
sent out OF the United States TO the
Dountrv whence they came.
And JOur petitioners further ask ysu
10 memorialize Congress to enact laws.
md fx suitable penalties for their vio
alton. providing that railroad corpora
ions heretofore or hereafter incorpor.
lted by acts Of Congress shall not, by
their agents or sub contract
'rs. employ as agents, servants or
aborers in operating. building, improv-
nR or repairing their roads. any person
sho is not citizen Of the United States,
md who, by the laws of the United
states, Is incapable of Becoming suoh.
And We further petition your honers-
BILE body 10 enact laws with suitable
penalties providing that hereafter per.
ems who are incapable, by the laws of
DO United States, Of becoming citizens
hereof shall not acquire, have or hold
ny interest or estate in lands or tene'
ients greater thar a iessehoid interest
one month, and further TO enact laws
18th suitable penalties providing that
ereafter no railroad, transportation,
,illinG, mining, manufacturing. fishing
. like industrial corporation, carrying
n business In this Territory, shall have
Z keep in their enploy in this Territory,
irectly or indirectly. as lsborers or ser.
ants, persons who are not citizens OF
be Uni' ed States, or who are incapable
y the laws thereof of becoming oiti-
ems, and that such laws. when 80 enact
d, be submitted 10 Congress for ap-
rcval or rejection. as now provided
y law.