Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-19

The Chinese Question.
WAsHINGToN, March 1Sth-Messrs. Cox
and Rice, of the subcommittee of the
House Foreign Affairs Committee, which
has had consideration of the subject Of Chi
nese legislation had an informal confer
ence upon the matter of indemnity to
Cinnamon Tor injury 10 their. properly by
reason of the recent outbreaks. Their talk
was principally in reference to the legal
aspect OF the case. In some States there is
no redress against damages by the violence
OF mob, while in Others, as California,
provision for payment is made. IN the
claim 1or indemnity presented the damage
occurred IN the Territory of Wyoming, and
on that account the General Government is
perhaps more liable. In our treaty with
China, as in treaties with other nations. we
guarantee to the Chinese coming to this
country the same protection to life and
properly as Is extended to our
own citizens. Again, whenever the
property of Americans resident in
China has been destroyed, the Chinese
Government has always promptly paid
every claim for indemnity, and has made
| no objections rs to the amount demanded.
fand on this account the Cinnamon in this
country whose property has been DESTROYED
- stI liSili " i-Sk lOT UdDluSeS.
All these points were discussed, but, as
stated, in an informal way. The subject
was not mentioned at the meeting of the
committee to-day, the tine being taken up
with consideration of the organization of
the diplomatic and consular service bill. 1t
r probable that it will be brought up Tues
day.
CAUSE OF THE CHANGE OF FRONT.
1t is learned that Secretary of State BAY
ard addressed a letter to Chairman Bel
mont stating that the Morrow bill was in
violation of treaty stipulations in at least
four particulars, and the receipt of this let
ter was what influenced the action of the
Chairman and Representative Worthington
at the meeting last Tuesday.
CHINESE IN TRANSIT.
WASHINGTON, March Sth.-Representa-
tive Morrow has written a letter to the Sec
| retary of the Treasury in reference to the
issue of certificates by United States Con-
suis to Chinese persons 10 land in this
country in transit, and is a complete pre-
sentation of this serious evil in Chinese
immigration. Morrow says that as early
| as July 6, 1882, II was urgently represented
to the Secretary of the Treasury, by the
| agents of certain transportation companies.
| that there were large number of Chinese
| laborers in Cuba who desired to pass
through the United States in returning to
emma. One statement was that there were
in the West Indies from 10000 to GO. 600
| Chinese, whose term of service, under a
contract made several years before, was
| about to expire, and that they were desir
Gus of returning to their homes in China
| by way of the United States, that being the
shortest and most expeditions route. as
well as the least expensive from the West
Indies to China II was said tbof tho o>,t
OF their passing simply through this coun-
try would III all probability result in the
expenditure of 800 per capita, and give a
total of 100000 10 be paid to American
interests out of money earned by these peo-
pie in foreign lands Mr.. Morrow saws
| know of no law prohibiting the exporta-
ton of certain kinds of merchandise where
the prohibition is more strongly expressed
than in Section of the Restriction Act of
1851. L know no quarantine law where
the landing OF passengers from infected
shores is more thoroughly guarded against
than this law guards against the landing of
Chinese laborers in the United States from
any foreign port or place and certainly no
one would have the temerity TO say that
passengers on any infected shin could
raise this quarantine, on claim
that they were in transit across the.
country. The Immigration Act of Aueust
.. lSS2, prohibits the landing of certain
persons in this country fron 81, t':t'nI '''ln
vessel comin, from = forail,,, S 10y ehIp UT
hnt III. - :. ~. eish port or place,
~ ''i'9 i,.SiVii 10 iiot expressed IN any
more emphatic language than the exclusion
OF Chinese laborers by the provisions of
the Restriction Act. DroS anvt ono e,,,sa
that a foraign convilt e. ;,..,' ~ S"pPoSe
-. N'n 'N'; !"i instance, could
secure lahoiiS III thls country on the
plea that he was merely in transit to some
y SrIi iier country Manltestly he could not