Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-09-09
4 bold srHoKE.
An EsGeetusi Anti.Chin.se DIl,
Passed by thc DO0sc.

A bold move wak made in tho House
Of Representative on Monday. When
the news arrived on Saturday that tho
Chine,o tienty had leon rejeeted by the
Chinese Government. thcie wac nh im-
mediate consultation among ths Demo-
no adopted to shut out the incoming
horiles Of Chinese which aeluge tue Pa
rifle Coast. The result of the consul
t,tion VISA that on Mondiy Villa III l..
Scott, (D) OF Pennsylvania. asked
unanimous conseut to Introduce, for
present consideTat' on, n bill supple
inentnry to the Act tn execute certain
treaty stipuintious relating to tho Chi
nesc, approved Play 8. 1882. Following
u the
TEXT or THE BILL.
Section l provides that from and
Rfter tho passage Of this At it shall he
unlawful for my Chiuese lahur-r. who
shall at my time heretofore have been,
or VINO mny now or hereafter be n resi-
dent within the United Stn,es, and who
shall have departed or shall dep'rt
therefrom, and shall not have returned
before the passage OF this Act, t. return
TO the United States.
Section 2 provides that no certificates
of identity provided for in the fourth
mud fifth sections II the Act t. which
this is supplemental shall hereafter be
issuel; aud every certificate heretofore
issued in pursuance thereof is hereby
declared void aud Of no effect, and my
Chinese lnhorer cltiminS admission by
virtue thereof shrll 40. 10 permitted to
enter the United States.
Section } provides that all duties
prescribed and the liabilities, penalties
aud forfeitures prescriGsl by the rec
ond, tenth. eleventh and twelfth sec
tions OF the Act to which this is suppl
meutnry. are hereby extended and made
applicable to the provisions Of this
Act.
Section ] provides TINT NIL such part
or parts OF the Act to which this is sup
elementary. MS are inconsistent here
with. nre hereby repealed.
After q short tinn sn"nt in debating
the various features Of the bill it WIS
submitted to tho House and passed.
without division. II wnS Immediately
sent to the senate where il. was taken
mp and deb ited briefly. but ns Morgan,
Cd Of Alabama. desire 10 speak Ola
the bill it was laid over Until noxt day
mud the Senate adjourned.
The Examiner closes nh editorial on
this su ject rs follows: There will te
no chance TO nullify this law unless the
courts Are absolutely determined t, to-
iy the will OF Congress. There is no
uncertain verbiags for them to wrigple
thrc.gh. Everything is plain. brief
and decided. The entiTe bill co uld he
learned 10y heart in ten minutes. It
n,,vs,s my the people to lnemorize it
m-.--t,in mind uut'l the course Of
20, il made plain. The Admin.
istrat,on aud the iiG2se have done the
hest days work for this Cons. ,,2get h"S
,ovor Ionn accomplished in Washington.
Perhaps tho London Standard mny it,
ducc China to resent this summn y dis
posul Of her objections by war, Ii So,
we in California VIII he tho sufferers.
and we nre willing to take tho risk. Wa
shoull rn;hcr meet the Chinese on their
own ironcl, Ids than in II factories. be-
hind tho shield OF protection to Amcii-
can labor"
Tho Silver State says: This bill
absolutely excludes the iTmiSration OF
Chinese lnborers t. the United States
md ns il is certain 10 bccoinu q law. it
will prove what everybody conversant
with Legislation afro ,dy knows. that tbs
Democratic patty is now aud has boon
for tho last quarter Of n century OPP.
posed to tho inIlux Of Chinese rs there
are whito mon enough in tho world to
people the Unit.d States"