Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-07
LOOSE CHINESE ACTS.
The President Sends a Mess age TO
the Senate.
ALL THE CHINESE NOT LAsoRERs
As the Congress Seems 10 Think
General Washington Dis
patches,

WASHINGTON, April 6-The Senate re
ceived from tbs President today o lopj
message transmitting correspondence be
tween the Secretary Of State and the Chi
nese Minister with regard to the treat,
rights Of Chinese subjects other than labor
ers to 20 and come Of their own free vii
and accord.
The President says that cases Of individ
nal hardship beyond the power of the Ez
ecutive to remedy have occurred in III,
application OF the Chinese acts, which CT,
due to the ambiguous and defective prov
sions Of acts of Congress.
The hardship has in some cases beer
remedied by courts, but in others, where
the phraseology has appeared to be con
elusive against any discretion on the par
Of officers, Chinese pertons expressly enti
tied to free admission under treaty have
been refused landing and have been sert
back to the country whence they came
without being afforded an opportunity tC
chow their rights. The act Of July 8, 1884
the President So, 8, inDoses
AN IMPOSSIBLE CONDITION
in not providing for the admission under
proper certificate of Chinese travellers oi
the exempted classes in cases most likely
TO rise.
The President here quotes the provis'
ions Of the treaty and OF the immigration
act Of 1884. Of the latter be says it is
certainly most unususl, which purporting
to execute the provisions OF the treaty
with China ensc.s tormslities as regards
the subjects OF other governments thar
that OF China.
~ oAIssIog.
He calls the attention OF Congress, to
the circumstances that the statute makes
no provision for the Somewhat numerous
class OF Chinese who, retaining the Chi.
nese subjection in some countries than
China, desire to come from such countries
to the United States. Chinese merchants,
he says, have trading operations OF msgni,
tude throughout ,be wosld, They DO moi
become ci,iasns Of the country where they
msy temporarily reside and trade. They
continue TO be eubjects OF China. and
10 them the explicit exemption Of the
treaty applies. Yetif such subject is the
head OF mercantile house at Hong Kong
or Yokohama or Honolulu or Havana OF
Colon, he is met with the requirement that
he must produce certificate in prescribed
form and in the English tongue Issued By
the Chinese Government. II there be al
the place of bis residence no representative
of the Chinese Government competent to
issue q certificate in the prescribed form
he can obtain none and is under the pro
visions OF the present law upius,ly de5srred
from entering the United States.
Hanging Fire,
Special IL IA Register.
WAsuINGTQy, April 6.-The Committee
On Postoffices aud Post Roads has not act
cd on the nomination OF Mr.. Simpson tc
be postmaster at Wheeling, nor on any o.
West Virginia postmasters whose appoint
ments were made to ell vacancies caused
by suspensions.
The case Of McGraw 70 be collector re
mains unchaged
Hon Randolph Stalnaker, of Wheeling
arrived in the city YESTERDAY Oh his way
home from New York. He paid bis re
speets 10 Commissioner Miller this morn
ing, and later in the day was at the Cspi
tol.
Colonel Tom Bradford, Of pAimppi, is il
the city. He ia accused Of being csndi
date for Congress sgaiust Mr.. Wilson.
Mr.. George Adams, Of Wheeling, is reg
iStered at the Riggs
The Arbitration Bn! In tho Senate.
WAsBISGTos. D. C, April 6-Th'
SeEate Com uitlee on Education and Labo
q. a special meeting this mornipg, ordered
q favorable report on the arbitration bill
without amendment Senator Blair. i;
reporting it to the Senate gave notice tha
he will call it at the first opportunity. HI
privately expressed hope 70 find oppor
tunity before The Grst part of thu week.
The Tarig Bill.
WAiHYCToy, April G.--Ssmuel Com
pers, President of the Legislative Gem
mit,ee ot ths Federation of Trades ant
Labor Unions Of the United States an,
Canada, addressed the H0uss Committs
on Labor to-day in favor Of the bill to il
corporate trades unions.
The House Committee on Ways sn,
Means to day received the administrative
tariff bill from the printer and resumed it
consideration. A number CT Dino
changes in the administrative policy Q
the bill were Esde. Hemp ssed for ayr
cultural purposes, was pat on the free list
and the duty on oordsge OF all kinds Wa
reduced one cent pound
Manning Steadily Improving.
WAsHNGToS, April 6. DR.. Hamllto
said This morning that Secretary Mapnin
was still improving ard would. be though
be able to sit up in short time.
The Eepsigy Raised.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April s.-Toe Sens,
special ct Com mittee on Inter State Con
mercs to Gay agreed 10 report sewers
Amendments to the Cullom bill. The onl
one Of in portsnee changes The maxiul
penalty for viols,ion Of the provisic
agairt discrimination from 81 0 600 10 $50
900. The others are mostly verb
changes.
Post o@ce Appropriation Bill Pssse,
WARRINGTON, D C, April 6-TI
House went into COMMITTEES Of the Who
(Nr. Hammond, Of Georgia, in The chai
on the Postofice Appropriation bill. tt
bill was passed without further amen
J ment
InventiRg New Telephone.
, LEEsBURG. O., April 6.-J. 7. Guthl
. experimented on the Transmission Of sree
, by electricity long before Bel! received
telephone patent sua mas now perfected
, new form OF telephone. different from q
other telephone device. Within a mon
a patent hss been granted hiu, Gathrit
telephone is operated BY direct instead
.