, 1888-02-23
Discussing the Omission of
Utah.
Dubois Rakes Over the Mormon
Church.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
IMPORTANT CIRCULAR.

lias issued the tellowihg circular To the
railroads located wholly In one state or
territory: "All roads located wholly In
une state or territory. which interchange
freight or passenger ira ffic with connections
to or from points outside OF such state or
terr tory. on through tickets or bills of
laiing, should lille tariffs, covering such traf-
TIC, with the commission. II such through
rates are made by the addition OF local
rates to the rates of the connecting roads.
such local rates should be filed with the
commission, together with statement
that the through interstate rates are made
by adding snch local rates to the rates of
the carrier, moving II, with which cunnec-
tions are made. II the tint iates are made
oIi any other basis than by the addition OF
local rates 10 through rates of connecting
carriers, tariffs showing such rates should
| he filed with the commission covering al
Interstate business Transacted hereunder
| LUCKY CITIES.
! Post Master General Dickinson has sent
| teleHraphiC instructions to the posthiasters
OF Los Angeles. San Diego und Pasadena,
authorizing the employment of an efficient
force in each Office to meet the temporary
| aud permanent needs OF the service. "A
superintendent and inspector of the post
| office department are directed to visit these
Offices and to render to the postriesters
every required assistance In re-organizing
and increasing the service, and extending
the office facilities. AT Los Angeles. in nd
| ditiOn to the regular fprce, asuperint endent
| of mails and superinte endent of money or.
der division are authorized at a salary Of
| 81, 200 vra-, and u superintendent of car
| riers at 81, 900. Two branch stations for
carriers are suggested. At Pasadena two
| permanent clerks at 81 200 each per annun,,
and four at $500 each, are authorized and
| the free delivery service is suggested AT
| San Diego, IN addition to general author
ity to employ sufficient force to properly
| handle the nais, the postmaster is author.
lied to appoint one clerk ut 81, 200 per an
| mum.
The postmaster general has ordered the
| establishment ofa mail route from Horace,
| Kansas, to Pueblo, Colorado. by way of the
| Denver, Mempb Il Atlantic and Pueblo
ami state line ot railroads. The contract
calls for service six times week, beginning
ON March lst.
| THE HEArHEN CuINEE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. is The senate COM
nittee ON foreign r"lations, heard argu-
mpn,s to-day from the Pacific Coast delega.
{ III In Coneress in favcr at further legisla.
| liOn tn restrict the Immigration of Chinese.
| senator Stewart explained the provisions
of the bill recently introduced by him.
| amending the Chinese restriction act. Me
said that under the present law Chin ,se
enter this country in lurgenumbers through
British and Mexican ports. Frequently
when the llecter of port refused to al
iow Cinnamon to land they wanted to APP
|
| sprung upon the United States courts AN
| Immense amount OF business, to the detri-
| neit of other iuatters pending before them.
These applications, he said. were generally
| successful, and Chinunen gained entrance.
| He thought the courts should be relieved
| of these Chinese cases and that the secre
tary OF the treasury, should us pro posed
| by the bill, he given enlarged powers in
| prescribing the rules ana regulations re-
gardng certificates granted To Chinese.
| The practical administration of existing
| restriction laws was exceedingly difficult,
and in attempting to evade their prov lsons
the Chinese would invent all manner Of
] schemes. He held that the various provis-
ions in the bill would invoke no violation
of the existing treaty.
| Representative Morrow, of California
| said that the restriction act was not yer!
| effective in its administration. II was The
| duty ofthe Pacific coast delegation In Con-
| gress to take action looking To some radical
| Improvements in the existing treaties.
| When u Chnaman was refused admission
| at one port he always found some other
loop hole 10y which to enter. He hoped
for u speedy settlement of the matter SO
| that people from the eastern part OF the
United States desiring To- emigrate would
not be deferred 10y uppreheusiuns of future
| trouble in regard to the Chinese.
| Representative Fulton said that the pro-
| posed legislation was entirely inadequate to
| accomplish the results desired. 1t WAS nee
essary that some legislation, more definite
| In its provis ons, should be enacted. He
| had trustworthy information that Chinece
| continued to come into this country not
withstanding the existence Of the present
law. The Chinese government, he said,
had made no attempt to observe the present
treaty, and he held that there was no rea-
son tor further delay for the people of
this country desired to abrogate 1t.
Senstor Mitchell, of Oregon, said that he
had given much study to the matter and
had decided convictions upon 1t. 1t was
pretty well agreed that the Pacific delesa-
tiOn was In favor OF absolute exclusion of
the Chinese, and was satisfied that the ex-
listing law was insufficient. Something rad
ical Was I'm mperatively demanded. The
Chinese nation would not be likely to pro-
test against new legislation that might be
framed, because, they themselves knew
A treaty OF ABSOLUTE exclusion would be
hailed with JOY by the people Of the Pacific
| coast.
Other gentlemen present spoke in a SINH
| lar strain.
| Representative Thompson was unable to
! be present but sent the following letter:
! Washington, Feb. IS, Hon. John II.
| Sherman, chairman committee on foreign
relations. Sir: Acknowledged the receipt
of your note this day at hand, have to ex.
press the hope that some effective method
may be adopted to secure the exclusion OF
the Chinese from our shores, and can only
! suggest the exercise Of all the legitimate
powers Of government Legislative and exe-
cutive looking to the adoption ofsuch
measures. and pledging my support as a
| representative to any measure that may
effect this greatly desired result, l an'
respectfully, THOMAS l.. THOMPSON.
THE UTAH QUESTION,
In the Utah hearing to-dav, Delegate
Caine said that the people OF Utah on four
separate occasions asked admission. One
objection was polygamy. 1t was that ques-
tion on religious belief. but the constitu-
tion permitted no breach of laws which are
deemed nect..sary for tho nroiectiun of SD.