Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-28
The Chinese Question.

The Chinese Question.
| WASHINGTON, March 2zth.-Hon. J. w
| Foster appeared before the Senate Com.
mittee on the Census as q representative Of
the Chinese merchants in the United States
and opposed the bill which passed the
House on the 17th, requiring the Superiu.
| tendant OF Census to give every Chinaman
in the country certificate which shall be
the sole evidence of his right TO remain in
the United States.
| Foster asserted that the passage of this
| bill would not be satisfactory to those in
terested in adverse Chinese legislation. He
| cited recent actions of the San Francisco
supervisors In setting apart certain quar-.
ter of the city within which all Chinese
must live and do business. IIe further
read from statement by the counsel of the
Supervisors who drafted the ordnance, ad-
vlslng the carrying out of the provisions OF
the ordinance regardless of any appeal by
| the Chinese to the Government
| Foster said proper regulation and re-
striction of Chinese immigration could be
secured by rigid enforcement of the laws
| now on the statute books, without fur
| ther violation of the treaties with China
and the straining of relations with her Gov
| ernment. The effect of the bill, if it be.
| came law, would be to invite retaliation
| by China, by shutting out of that empire
American merchants and missionaries. and
| complete non-intercourse commercially.
Blaine Declines to Talk.
WASHINGTON, March 27th-Seeretarv
Blaine declined tonight to talk about the
| report sent from Washington and published
| in the New York EVening Post, to the effect
| that the United States delegates to the PAN
American Conference were authorized by
| him to make proposition of absolute re-
| clproclty to the representatives of the South
American countries.
| A gentleman well posted in what is 90
| ing on in the Conference says that delegates
| Flint and Coolidge, two of the United
| States delegates, have been and are still in
| consultation with some of the foreign dele
| gates with reference to the subject but
! whether they are acting upon their own
| responsibility or under instructions of Sec
! retary Blaine, could not be ascertained.
The proposition is said to involve the
surrender by the United States of duties
| upon sugar and carpet woods imported
from the countries of Central and South
America in exchange for similar conces-
sions from the Governments of those
countries as to the merchandise imported
from the United States, including all farm
| products, refined petroleum, lumber agri-
cultural implements, machinery, and some
other articles. 1t is asserted that such an
exchange of concessions would increase
| the exports from the United States to Latin
America from fifty to sixty million dollars
| year.
The Sacramento River.
WASHINGTON, March 27th.-The River
Convention delegates called upon Chief
Engineer Casey again, and secured some
Whist more favorable consideration for the
plan to create Commission to have charge
hat
| it might be possible to have Board of
Officers placed in charge of the work on
Pacific coast streams. If this were done,
one of the delegates said, they would re-
gard 1t as long step toward getting Com
| mission.
He would also see that the Board of
Officers was composed of men who were
familiar with the Sacramento and knew
the needs of the stream. The delegates
still strongly favor Clunie's bill, and will
have another conference upon the measure
with the California delegation in few
days. Failing to get relief of the desired
sort. they will remain here and endeavor
to get as large appropriations as possible
for the improvement of California rivers.
Presidential Nominations.
WASHINGTON, March 27Ih.-The Presi-
dent has made the following nominations:
Major Anson Mill, Tenth Cavalry, to be
Lieutenant-Colonel of the Fourth Cavalry;
Captain Stevens T. Norvell Tenth Cavalry,
to be Major; First Lieutenant Levi P Hunt,
Tenth Cavalry, to be Captain; Second
Lieutenant William II. Smith, Tenth
Cavalry. to be First Lieutenant; First
Lieutenant Edward J. McCleernand, Second
Cavalry, to be Captain; Second Lieutenant
Francis e. Irwin. Jr., Second Cavalry, to be
First Lieutenant.
Postmasters-Hiram T. Sharp, Delavan
Wis; Edward E. Bilkey, Elko, New; Ed
win B. Smith, Pomona, CAL; Nathan w.
Moody, Fresno. Cal; James A. Corcoran,
Colorado City, Col; Frank E. Williamson,
Pomeroy, Wash; Mrs. Emma c. Noble,
Ration, N. NJ.
Arizona and New Mexico.
WASHINGTON, March 27th.-The House
Committee on Territories to-day decided to
postponed the consolidation of the bills
for the admission OF New Mexico and
Arizona as States and to appoint SUBJ
committee of five to examine the Constitu-
ton of New Mexico and to report to the
| whole committee upon the question of the
admission OF the two Territories.
The Democrats regard this action as an
indefinite postponement of the admission
of these Territories.
The Republicans say, on the contrary,
that the chances of New Mexico securing
Statehood are greatly increased. Arizona,
| they say, will probably have to present q
Constitution for the consideration of Con-
gress before her case will be acted upon.
Counterfeit Ten Dollar Notes.
WASHINGTON, March 21th.-The Chief of
| the Secret Service has Information of the
| appearance of new $40 counterfeit Ma
| tional Bank note on the German National
Bank of New Orleans. 1t is similar to the
| dollar counterfeit on the Third National
Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio, which was en-
graved by Miles Ogle and made its appear
ance in August, 1884. This new counter
| felt has appeared in St. Louis, Cincinnati
and Louisville. There are no silk lines in
| the paper, but the paper has ink lines in
imitation of them printed on the back. II
| will readily deceive and is regarded as q
| dangerous counterfeit.
I Presidents Reception.
| WASHINGTON, March 27th.-Ths Presi
dent gave special reception this afternoon
| to the delegates to the Convention of thu
American Association for the Eiucation O.
the Colored Youth which is in session. IL
response TO the introductory address hs
Professor Gregory, the President said ir