Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-27
ANTI CHINESE.
Committee Meetings of the c. A. c. A.
Last Evening.

| A meeting was held in the Courthouse
last evening of the various committees ofthe
Citizens Chinese Association. George
Murray presided, and a large number of
J citizens were present.
The following reports were presented;
Mr.. Ryan, of the Committee on China
| town, reported the ordinance as drawn up
| by their committee had been presented to
| the City Trustees and had failed 10 pass, as
it was by them held to be unconstitutional.
| We have an ordinance which, if put into
| force, would help TO get ri of the Chinese.
lie said it was based upon what is gener-
ally termed the cubic-air law. The officers
have already taken steps to enforce it.
Grove l.. Johnson recommended the in
PRODUCTION ofan ordinance declaring China
town a nuisance. He thought, however,
that it would be waste of time to do so,
as there was little hope of any ordinance
in reference to Chinatown passing the
present Board Of Trustees. He suggested
that the committee might present the Or
dlnance again to the City Trustees. and
secure its passage by furnishing a bond in
sufficient amount to satisfy the scruples
OF Trustee Jones. 1t was moved and sec
onded that the attention of the City Trus-
tees be called TO the cubic air law, and its
provisions enforced. Also. that The ordi-
nance be passed declaring the Chinese quar-
tiers in this city nuisance.
Mr.. Jost suggested that It would De a
good idea to have citizens sign a petition
to the Board, asking that Chinatown be
declared nuisance.
r. T. Deylin, of the Committee on
Branch Organization, reported that the cir
culars calling q State Convention have been
fE. afla - a.
replies had already been received from the
Boards of Supervisors of several counties.
stating that at the first meeting of the
Board the delegates apportioned to the re-
specuve counties would be appointed.
Letters also had been received from va
rlous anti-Chinese leagues in all parts of
the State, promising their cooperation in
making the State Convention a grand sue
cess; that IN every newspaper that has
come to hand the people had been urged to
send representative men TO the Convention.
The committee also reported tina, q circular
had been sent TO such leagues as were
known, requesting each to send delegate
to the Convention, and that favorable re-
sponses had already been received from
several OF the leagues; that beyond all
question the Convention would be com
posed of the representative men of the
State from all branches Of industry.
l.. Elllus, Of the Skilled Labor Commit
tee, reported that they had held one meet
ing, had called on the several manu(act-
urers employing Chinese, asking their dis
charge, ana had met with encouraging
success.
F. L. Dray, from the Intelligence Bureau.
reported that they were in daily receipt of
communications from all over the State.
inquiring for domestic help to replace Chi
nese house servants. All such were re-
ierred to Mr.. Grant, the manager of the
manual labor Office on X street between
Eighth and Ninth The manager of the
American Laundry had informed the com
mlttee that he had discharged all their
Chinese help and had filed their places
with young white men, with whom be was
well satisfied, as they seemed to be ambi-
tous and anxious to learn the business.
MIR. Van VOORHEES,, member of the La
Dor Committee, said report had been cir
culated that in his collar establishment he
had been discharging white men and tax
ing on Chinese, This, he said, was false
and he desired TO state that he had Chinese
IN his employ, but had not hired any in
the last six months He further stated that
the competition in his business was such
that he had to compete with those in San
francisco who We're having collars made
exclusively by Chinese, while others in the
same business had their work done by con-
Wet labor, and stated that if he had to dis
charge his Cinnamon he would be under
the necessity of abandoning that part of his
business, and leave it to those who were
employing Chinese exclusively, as it was
impossible TO have the same work done for
the same rates by white men.
A committee was appointed to canvass
the city for funds to-day, as follows: Geo.
Murray, \. S. Hopkins, c. H. Krebs, David
Lubin.
The meeting adjourned for one week. A
special meeting will be held tomorrow
evening at the Court house, for the pur-
pose of furnishing those who signed the
charter roll in Armory Hall with their
membership cards.