The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-05-19
a DECISION.
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WAsHsxGTOz. Nay ls.-Tbe Supreme
c0urt Of TIE United States g0zdsy
affirmed the eOnstitutiOazlftT u tbe
Gezry Chinese exelusiOn and rezistrzr
tio1 act The opinion twas snnO1neesi
By justice Gray. Justice Brewer dissent-
Ing.
The announcement that Secis5On
IN the ease Eas expected attracted q
large attendance Of spectators. and the
saet that Il Ezs the list day II the
term Accented foI the P1esetee Of an
unusually large array Of attorneys
within TIE lar. including Attorney
General OIney, solicitor General Al
dTieh- Senators PHgh, DolpE,and Cock
reIL
+ Ex-Judze Strong and several mem
bersOf tie diplomatic eorps were in
teres1ed spectators
Justice Gray sail In announcing the
Judgment 81 the curt. that the power
Of this nzsiOn 70 restrict OF prohibit the
immigration Of any aliens into the
country. OF % require sHeh aliens al
ready IN the country % remove here
from Tas a gseII-settIed principle Of in
Irrational Law, and was confirmed By
IN untE6ken line Of decisions IN this
court
The Iegislzti-e power Of the govern
neut had not trznseentet any Of IT,
constitutional Limitations IN tbeze I'M
der Consideration IL was within It's
P1ser TO determine the regulations I'M
der which thee aliens sisG1ld he per-
mitted 20 r,s1nzfn in tie United States.
o. falling to Observe thee regulations.
thes should be required 70 leave the
{ country.
Tie provisions Of section 6 Of the act,
Z which are the parts 81 the law partie--
/. lariy a. issue, were not Inconsistent
/ with The relations and duties Of the
I legislative and judicial departments Of
( the government
/ The nlO.Ie Of procedure set forth Ia
the SECTION i similar to that IN Other
/ well established proceedings. such A.
! h7bezs co-pz1s and naturalization. fixing
{ the REQ uires1euts Of citizenship and the
ike. IN which the judicial branch Of the
: government accepted the discrimination
Of the executives upon the questions IN
/ VOWED
A. % the requirement that the Chi
nese entitled 10 remain IN this country
should establish that right By the evil
denee Of oBs credible white witness.
Justice Gray said that II was within the
power Of the legislature 10 determine
the character Of evidenee that might be
received IN . ease at Law, and what
force should he given 10 the testimony
80 offered
Not discussing the wisiOzn nor the
| justice Of the &C. in question, which
was beyond the province Of the ffz3iciz!
I branch Of thu gOTe-unent. Il remained
only 20 say tfist the judgment II the
circuit eourt for the sJzthe-u district
Of Ne1< Yo-k IN refusing % grant v-rits
81 haleas eoTPls TO the ssTerzI petit
TONERS was zzdHzled-
Nr- Justice Gray stated that Il had
/ been impossible IN the brief time elzPs-
ing since the hearing Of the argument
upon the petitions. TO prepare in writ
I ing the opinion Of the court Il would
be fled a. COON As Il was possible
l st the conclusion Of Justice Grzy's
| opinion Justice Brewer announced that
| be felt compelled TO olsen: from Tie
! viegr % the i-Jrity II the court He
Rad his views AZ sozzle Iength- deelzr-
ing n substance that. the act Of Is2s
was urernsf;tusiOnzi and that II Il
were upheld there was I'd guarantee
( that similar treatment might not lie
aeegr,ie-I - other elaszes Of our pJPuIa-
/ tign than the Chinese
Justice T'ielI, who delivered the
I opinion Of the Supreme eO1rt Of the
/ United states in the first case under the
I exclusion act also read a dissenting
/ GpiniO1- He said there WIS wide diff
ference between exclusion Of iInmi-
7 grants ami the deportation OF alien
residents. an b. characterized the act
/ IN the strongest language as inhuTnzD
and brutal. and Is violatfve Of the con
stitutior IN every section lie regretted
10 ssy that the decision OF the eDuri
was. TO his mind. frsught with ths
/ grzEest dangers 20 the priceless cOnstf
tutioIlzI liberties Of the people
Chief Justice Fuller also dissented
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