The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-02-19
An Important Circular to
Railroads.
THE NEW FISHERIES TREATY
The Irish-Perjury and Conspiracy
Other News Notes
Notes From Washin ton.
CIRCULAR TO RAILROADS.

mission has issued the following circu-
lar to railroads located wholly in one
State or Territory, regarding the filing
of freight and passenger traffic with
connections to or from point, outside of
such State or Territory, or through
tickets or bills of lading. should file
tariffs covering such traffic with the
commission. If such through rates are
made by the addition of local rates to
the rates of connecting roads, such
local tariffs should be filed with
the commission, together with the
statement that through inter-
states are made by adding
such local rates to the rates of the car
rier (naming iD with which connections
are made. If joint rates are made on
any basis, other than by the addition
of local rates to through rates of con-
Meeting carriers, tariffs showing such
rates should be filed with the commits
sion, covering all interstate business
| transacted Hereunder.
INCREASED POSTAL FACILITIES.
Postmaster-General Dickinson has
sent Geographic instructions to the
postmasters of Los Angeles, San Diego
and Pasadena, Gala, authorizing the
employment OF an efficient force III
each office to meet the temporary and
permanent needs of the service. A
superintendent anu an inspector of the
Postottice Department are directed to
visit these offices, and to render to the
postmasters every required assistance
in recognizing and increasing the
service, and extending the Office lacili-
ties.
At Los Angeles, in addition to the
regular force, q uperIntendent of mails
and uperlntendent of the money
order. division are authorized. at
salary of 81 200 year; and a superin-
tendent of carriers, at $1,000. Two
branch stations for carriers are sug-
gested.
At Pasadena. two permanent clerks,
at 81 200 each per annum, and four at
1900 each, are authorized, and free
delivery service is suggested.
At San Diego, in addition to the gen.
eral authority to employ a sufficient
force to properly handle mails, the
postmasteris authorized to appoint one
clerk ct 81 200 per annum.
The Postmaster General has ordered
the establishment of a mail route from
Horace. Kas.. to Pueblo, Colo, BY way
of the Denver Il Memphis, Atlantic &
Pacific and State Line railroads. The
contract calls for service six times q
week, beginning March l.
CHINESE QUESTION IN COMMITTEE,
The Senate committee on foreign
relations heard arguments to-day from
the Pacific Coast delegation in Congress,
in favor of further legislation to re-
strict the immigration of Chinese.
Senator Stewart explained the pro-
visions of the bill recently introduced
by him, amending the Chinese restric-
ton act. He said that under the
present law the Chinese enter this
county in large numbers through Brit
ish and Mexican ports. Frequently.
when the collector of the port refused
to allow Cinnamon to land, they would
apply for wrils OF habeas corpus, which
sprung upon United States courts an
detriment of other matters be-
fore them. These applications,
he said, were generally successful,
snd Cinnamon gained entrance. |
he thought the courts should be re-
lleved OF these Chinese cases. aud that !
the Secretary of the Treasury should. |
as proposed By the bill. be given en-
la1ged powers N prescribing rules and |
regulations regarding certifcat |
granted to the Chin Sc. A practical
administration OF the existing restric-
ton laws was exceedingly difficult, and |
in attempting to evade their provisions,
the chinese would invent all manner
Of schemes. He held that the various
provisions in the bill would invoke no
violation of the existing treaty.
Representative Morrow, of California,
said the restriction act was not very
effective in its administration. 1t was,
the duty of the Pacific Coast delegation
in Congress, to take action looking to
some radical improvements in exist
ing treaties. When a Chinaman was
refused admission at one of the ports,
ne always found some other loophole
oy which to enter. He hoped
Tor speedy settlement of the matter.
80 that people from the eastern part of
he United States. desiring to emigrate,
would not be deferred by apprehensions
1f future trouble in regard to the Chi
lese.
Representative FELTON, said that the
legislation was entirely mad
,quate to accomplish the results de-
tired. 1t was necessary that some leg
Station more definite in its provisions
hould be enacted. He had trust
worthy information that Chinese con-
inued to come into this country, not
the existence of the pres
mt law. The Chine sc government, he
aid, had made no attempt to observe
he present treaty, and he held that
here was no reason for further delay,
f The people of this country desired to !
II rogate il.
Senator Mitchell, Oregon. said he
lad given much study to the matter, !
md had decided convictions upon it.
BE was pretty well agreed that the
Pacific delegation was in favor OF the
absolute exclusion of Chinese, an was
that the existing law was in
sufficient. Something radical was i'm pera-
j gelv demanded. The Chinese nation
ouid not be likely to protest against
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