New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-07
DEFECTIVE CHINESE REGULATIONS
Tuy PRESIDENT SENDS THE SENATE MESSAGE on
THE SUBJECT.


WASHINGTON. April 6.-The Senate re-
ceived from the President to-day long message Trans
hitting thr Secretary OF stare
and the Chinese Minister with regard TO ire treaty
rights OF Chinese subjects other han laooters 10 go anu
come OF their free will and accord Inc fres'uen
SAYS that cases of individual hardship beyond inc
power OF the Executive 10 remedy have occurred In the
application of the Chinese acts which are due 10 'e a
biguous defective provisions OF the ACTS OF Consre
The hardship has in some been remedied py pe
courts but in Others where the phraseOoey mas APP
peared TO be conclusive against any ds'lhcuon on 'o
part OF the officers. Chinese persons expressly
entitled TO free admission the treaty have heel re-
f,.ed n landing and been sent back 10 the country
whence they without being afforded an oppot-
unity 10 show their rights. The act OF July D. 1854
Nh impossible condition In not providing lot the
admission under proper certincato Oh Chineso '~e
ers exempted classes In cases most heD W A'S
In ordinary mmervial intercourse. the fresiuen'
quotes the of the treaty and the Immigration
Act OF 1884 OF the latter ne says that STATUTE 10
certainly most unusual which, purportng to execute the
PROVISIONS of treaty with China e1acts Romantics as
regards the subjects Of other Governments thau 'ha'
China calls the attention OF Congress- 10 INC
circumstance that the statute makes provision what
ever for the class oil chinese persons
who retaining their Chinese subsection In some countries
ner han China desire TO come from such countries TO
the United States Chinese merchants, he says. nave
trading operations throughout the world Ihey 40 not
b,come cilzeus OF the country they may tempo
rarlly live and trade. They continue TO nc suJeoI' Vi
China and TO them the explicit exemption oil the treaty
applies Yet If such subject is the head OF herc"no
mouse AT Hong Kong. Yokohama or HONOLULU
or Havana or Colon, he IS met with the re-
Quirement that be must produce cer'incate
m prescribed form and English tongue ISSUED by
The Chinese Government be AT the place OF his
re.deuce no OF Chinese Government
cunpet-nt to issue % certificate IN the PRESCRIBED FORM
he can and Is. under Inc provisions I .ne
nlr law
St.trs The Secretary of The Treasury undertook 10
r, edy this by directing the revenue Oncers 10
RECOGNIZE IawIu Certlncb,rs thOso issue" III law" "
Chinese subjects by the Chinese consular ana ipomac
officers the fore port oil departure when Vsr ny
the United states representative tnereaL He however
tue Pre- went beyond the spirit OF the act anu
decisions by prOVlulhS III
January Ia 1880 the original Issuance OF o cerlh
cate 10y United States consular Oicer AT tue Po.t VI
departure IN The absence Cbhese consular or ulpo-
una nc representative. Ihs circular Mas aihchie on
June - following srikng Ont the clause liescpns
original certhcatiOn of status by United States cohsus
he effect of This the President says II 10
DEPRIVE any certificate UHited states cOnsus may issue
OF the value II purpOrts To possess. 49,. ~.
The COMPLAINT . Chinese Minister Is that He
Chinese Lay Sang. the house OF Ming Lee
Hong Kong and exlnD!ted a cerunca'o "a ,"o
United states Hong Kong as to ms sta US as
and consequent eKcuip ION under inc uea'y,
perm -sion To lama ana was stnI oa.h =,
Hong Kong by steamer which Drought Nun IS W
remembered, the President say, that mere az
Hong Kong representative Oh INC O''
China competent horizrd TO issue me ceihcdte
required by the Ihe intent oil CONGRESS 10 reg
lsale IN execution the treaty Is thus defeated ny
lions are e1aced which, IN the words Oh lno ouloino
Court. IL was physically Impossible 10 perform ms
anomalous feature act should lie rcl"rlneu as
speedily possible order that The occurrence Oh so
cases may be avoided and the imputston removed wnch
would otherwise rest upon the good lalth vi e,o
United States the execution OF their sOIeinh treaty
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