Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-07

The President on Chinese Immigration.
WASHINGTON, April 6th.-Thc Senate
received from the President to- day long
message, transmitting the ceres pondence
between the Secretary of State and The
Chinese Minister, with regard to the treaty
rights OF Chinese subjects other than labor
ers = to 90 and come of their own free will
and accord" The President saws that
cases of individual hardship, beyond the
power of the Executive TO remedy. have
occurred in the application of the Chinese
Ac;s, which are due to the ambiguous and
detective provisions ofActs of Congress. The
hardship has in some cases been remedied
by the Courts, but in others. where the
phraseology has appeared to be conclusive
against any discretion on the part of the
officers, Chinese persons. expressly entitled
TO free admission under tie treaty. have
been refused landing. and have been sent
back 20 the country whence they came
without being afforded an opportunity TO
show theirriShts. The Act of July 5. 1884
the President says, imposes an impossible
condition, in not providing for the admis-
sion, under proper certificates, Of Chinese
travellers of the exempted class in cases
most likely to arise III ordinary commercial
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provisions of the treaty and of the immipra-
ton Act of 1884. OF the latter he saws ::
" The statute is certainly most unusual.
which, purporting to execute the provisions
of the treaty with China, enacts formalities
as regards the subjects of other Govern
ments than that of China" He calls the
earnest attention of Congress to the circuna-
stance that the statute makes no provision
whatever for somewhat numerous class
OF Chinese persons, who, retaining Chinese
subsection in some countries other than
China, desire to come from such countries
to the United States. Chinese merchants.
he said, have trading operations of magni-
tude throughout the world. They do not
become citizens of the country where they
may temporarily reside and trade.
They continue to be subjects of
China, and 10 them the explicit
exemption OF the treaty applies yet,
ii such subject is the head of a
house at Hongkong. or Yoke.
bama or Honolulu, or Havana, or Colon.
he is met with the requirement that he
must produce certificate, in the prescribed
form and in the English tongue, issued by
the Chinese Government. If there be at
the place of his residence no representative
OF the Chinese Government competent to
issue certificate in the prescribed form, he
can obtain none, and is, under the provis-
ions of the present law, u 'justly debarred
from entering the United States. The Sec
retary of the Treasury undertook to remedy
this omission by directing the revenue
officers to recognize as lawful certificates
those issued in favor of Chinese subjects by
Chinese consular and diplomatic officers at
the foreign port of departure, when vised
by the United States representative thereat.
He, however, the President says, went be-
yond the spirit of the Act and judicial de-
cisions, by providing, in circular dated
January IA, 1885, for the original issuance
of certificate by the United States con-
sular officer at the port of departure,
in the absence of Chinese consular or
representative. This circular
was amended on the 18Th of June follow
ing by striking out the clause prescribing
the original certification status by United
States Consuls. The effect of this amend
ment, the President says, is to deprive any
certificate which United States Consuls NAV
issue of the value it purports to possess.
The complaint of the Chinese Minister is
that Lay Sang. of the house of King Lee IL
Co, of San Francisco, having arrived at
San Francisco from HoDgkong, and exhib-
tied certificate of the United States Con-
sui at Hongkong as to his status as a
mechant and consequent exemption un-
der the treaty, was refused permis-
sion to land. and was sent back to
by the steamer which brought
him. II is to be remembered, the President
says, that there is at Hongkong no repre-
of the Government of China
competent or authorized to issue the GER
lificate required by the statute THE in
tent of Congress in the execution of the
.reaty," the President says, lis thus de-
'eated by prohibition directly contrary to
he treaty, and the conditions are such
hat, in the words of the Supreme Court.
t was physically impossible to perform.
This anomalous feature should be
IS speedily as possible, in order
hat the occurrence of such cases be avoid
I'd, and the imputation removed which
would otherwise rest on the good faith of
he United States i'll the execution of their
olemn treaty Obligations
Bill Reported TO the Senate.
WASHINGTON, April 6;h.-The Senate
Committee on Education and Labor, at a
pecial meeting this morning, ordered a
ayorable report on the arbitration bill.
without amendment, and Senator Blair, in
eporting it TO the Senate gave notice that
lie will call it up at the first opportunity.
rhe Suspended Internal Revenue CoI-
leCtCrS.
WASHINGTON, April 6th.-Senator Nor
i'll reported from the Finance Committee
resolution declaring, upon the authority
# the Secretary of the Treasury, that there
re no papers in the Department affecting
he moral character or official conduct of
ny of the suspended Internal Revenue /
Collectors about whom the committee has /
nade inquiries. The resolution, Senator |
lorrill said. was adopted by a unanimous /
ote OF the committee.
United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, April 6lh.-Piumb pre- /
ented a petition from an association of j
olored citizens Of Kansas, PRAYING for as !
stance to emigrate to Africa. with the /
lew of there building up another United |
tates republic.
Plnmb said he understood there was a |
IFong determination on the part of peti-
oners to carry out the emigration scheme
eferred to. The petition was referred.
Blair reported favorably, without amend
vent. from the Committee of Education
nd Labor, the arbitration bill recently
assed by the House of Representatives.
Consideration of the army bill was re-
AIMED, and Logan spoke in favor of it.
Hale opposed the bill, and a spirited de-
ate ensued. at the close OF which the Chair
ilu Dclpic Tic Otlldle III Message from the /
resident relating to the subject of Chinese
IMMIGRATION
The message was read and referred to |
1e Committee on Foreign Relations.
After an executive session, the Senate |
djourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, April 6th.-Phelps of New |
ersey, from the Committee on Foreign |
fairs, reported resolution calling on the |
ecretary of State for copies of all CORE |
pondenee between his department and the |
of France, Germany, Aus
ia and other European countries which
ave partially or entirely restricted the inn
ortadon of American pork, referring to
le facts of such exclusion or restriction
nd the reasons given therefor. Adopted.
Among the petitions presented were a
lrge number from local Assemblies of the
nights of Labor throughout the country,
against the passage Of the free
nip bill. Referred.
In the morning hour the House resumed
onsideration of the bill to secure an eaui-
lble classification and compensation of
ertain officers of the United States.
Pending action the morning hour ex-
ired
Then there was prospect of struggle /
,r right of way between the silver bill and i
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