New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-02

SOP TO DEMOCRATS AND ACCOMPLISHMENT
THE JUDGES AND COLLECTOR WILL DO.
ssn Francisco, Oct. l lSpeciaD.-The signing of the
1Chnesc Exclus on bin did not create much OF a
sensation here as II would have done If iherc were
any positive assurance that It would stop the influx
OF coolies. No one could tell what would be the re-
suit, but the majority judging from past experience,
declare that the supreme Court will sustain habcas
corpus landings. in which this bill, Ike the old
Exclusion Act VII prove dead letter Judge Ogden
Hoffman, who Is The best authority on this subject
on the coast, said to-day This bill think, will cur
off pror residents, but about certificate men, of whom
there must be about 10000 can't say. There Will
be test case made at once, for as a landing
is refused 10 a Chnaman with certificate, writ
Of habeas corpus VIII be sued out To time, |
shall make such writ reurnabe In the Circuit Court,
then The appeal from my decision o. Judge Sawyers
WI 20 direct TO the United states Supreme Court
Collector IIager says: "Tle whole question turns
allowing the Chinese to land on bail after taking
out habcas corpus wrts. They usually forfeit their
hail. and rcma In the country, and the law can't
reach them. The United States supreme Court has
never yot decided whether Chinese awaiting examira-
ton ON wriis may be landed bal.' The Collector
added that in all prpbatiity, kc would, az soon as
on.rally Instructed. refuse landing 20 Chinese,
Whether bearing certificates not, unless writs OF
hsbess corpus issued from the courts, in which
case The matter goes out of his hands
ocean heading for this port The steamship Belgc
Is due next Thursday with 500; te steamer Duke of
Washington, which touched at Vancouver last night
on her way TO this port from Hong Kong, hes 273
aboard the City Of Peldn and Arabic LEFT Hong Kong
on September Is and - respectively, each carrying
about 500 Celcsals. If landing is refused TO these
2OOo and It certainly Will be, The question arises
whether the courts VIII permit them to come ashore
on bail, pending decision by the courts, or viii make
them stay aboard their steamers. This is conun-
drum which nobody yet can, or Will, answer. not
even the Federal Judges The Custom House officers
estimate that 10000 Chinese who have certificates
are stn in China. The Pacific Mall Steamship Com
tickets TO Chinese, unless accompanied by letters
guaranteeing payment Of return passage
The Republicans here fired 100 guns on receipt OF
the news the signing OF the bill, which passed
only by the hard work of Republican Senators The
partisan stage here, as the community Is united In
favor of rigid exclusion Of The coolies The
Chronicle will say, edtorilly, tomorrow:
1t is than probable that the message Is meant
as a SOD 10 Democrats and Muswumps Of the East,
who been demanding that the bill be vetoed To
them the needs Of California and the Coast are al
nothing been urging the President to veto
tho biI. In this matter they stood side by side with
the Southern in the Senate and It IS pfobab
10 placate these two elements Of his party that Ccve
land adopted the explaining his
by long message. The warmest thanks o. the Pacific
Coast are due 10 tho Republican Senators who
efforts saved spite Of all the tckery and chicanery
r., which the Democrats sought IN the Senate
california knows friends, ana viii not forge