Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-10
ON chinese RESTRICTION
The Secretary of the Treasury
Makes a Report on this
Important Measure
A Very Material Change in the
Internal Revenue Law
Decided Upon
Several Louisiana Towns Bid
ding for the Location of
the New Navy Yard

sideratiOn of the commercial convention
national bankruptcy bill, today and or
dered # reported favorably. Culbertson
of Texas. gave notice that he would make
minority report 10 submit his bank
ruptcy bill already introduced. The con-
vention hill has been changed in its
phraselogy. but the principles which it
embraces remain the same. A favorable
report was rendered on the bill introduced
by Henderson. of North Carolina. amend
ing the internal revenue bill. it abolished
the provisions for minimum punishments,
for the violation of revenue laws. II gives
to Judges discretion to impose penalties.
1t iorbidS the issuing of warrants ON AN af-
tidavit made upon the information and
belief. unless the aildaVitS be made by
internal revenue officers and 1t gives the
commissioner of internal revenue the au-
thority To compromise any criminal or
civil case under the internal revenue
laws and To remit penalties.
Call introduced in the senate today
resolution setting forth the fact that there
had appeared in the public press charges
against Charles T.. Swayne. judge, and
Joseph STRIPPING. attorney for the north
ern districts of Florida, 10 the effect that
they had used judicial powers of the
court Nl llldl ul~lIltl W NfiNf IbliNiAhl
and personal interests. by packing juries
with persons selected because of their
party affiliations. aud inStructing the
committee on judiciary to take evidence
as to the truth of these charges. and re-
port the fact to the senate with evidence.
| and with recommendations in accordance
TO legislation, as might be necessary TO
prevent the recurrence of such evils.
| The resolution was referred 10 com
mittee on judiciary.
The secretary of the treasury sent to
the senate today. In response 10 reso-
| luton adopted March 2sth. a statement
of the arrival and departure OFT hinese
persons from the port OF san Francisco,
from August End 1852. The secretary
| saws that the examination of bills and re-
cords Of his office, discloses many He
| cations of infractions Of the law, relating
/ To the exclusion of Chinese laborers. but
except In a very few instances. the ale
cations are moi supported by tangible or
! reliable proof. The alleged violations ap-
pear to consist mainly in use Ot fraudulent
| certificates. smuggling across northern
] and southern frontiers, OF Chinese LABOR
ers and in existence among Chinese resi-
dents in this country and Canada ol u
general system for fraudulent landing OF
Chinese laborers within the territory OF
the United States. No proofs OF the allie
cations are on file. 50 far as the secretary
! knows. concerning the completely OF Of
icers of the government IN such lraud-
! ulent transactions. The statement pre-
pared hy the bureau of statistics. shows
| that there arrived from China at the port
of San Francisco. during six months
ending December 3lst. lss9, Chinese
persons of the following occupations IN
the uumber named. actors II, clerks ~
cooks /. druggists 10, gOldsmiths . merch-
ants 4gl. mining engineers .. pawnbrokers
). physicians 3. shOemakers 10. students I,
! persons without occupation 2il: total sJ'.
! All of these were males, with the eNcep-
tion Of 92l of the persons coming under
| head of those without occupation ana the
departures during the same period were
JG52.
Wm. W. Warden. formerly Washington
correspondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer
and at one time private secretary 10 Pre-
/ Sident Andrew johnson. died TINS morn
ing ot paralysis after a lingering Illness.
Mr.. Warden has been practicing law IN
the District of Columbia in recent years.
Secretary Tracy today approved the
findings In the cOurt-martial Ot the com
| mander of the j. u. COughlin recently OF
| the Mohican. The court-martial hndlng
was the verdict Of not proven. The
charge was that he wrote AN article Tor
the Vallejo California Chronicle, which
criticized the action of his superior oil J.
GERS. This in naval regulations constl-
tutes breach of discipline. For this he
was tried. but the editor of the paper, the
only person by whom the charge could be
proyeu. refused to appear before the
court. As there is no law To compel at
tendance of witnesses before civil court
martial. and as Commander Coughlin
entered plea of not guilty to the charge
the court rendered a verdict In accordance
with the evidence before u ana iouhu u
verdict Of not guilty.
WASHINGTON. April 0.-ln the senate
amendment was cOncurred into the house
bill providing for tOwnSite entries OF land
i'm Oklahoma. The speaker having laid
before the house the senate bill Tor the
Improvement and maintainance OF q ma
tional geological park. with the house
amendment. providing, that the plstrlc'
of Columbia shall pay half Of the expense.
with the report from the senate Tor q con-
fcrence. Mr.. McComas. OF Maryland,
moved that the hOuSe reccde from lis
amendment. heightened debate en-
sued and McComas' motion finally was
defeated. Is to ~. The house insisted ON
the amendment aud the conference was
ordered. The house then went into a
committee Of the whole on the naval APP
propriation bill. Oncill, Of Pennsy ylvania.
offered an amendment appropriating so
90, to improve League Island navy yard
lost II to 81. Wilkinson advocated the
establishment OF navy yard al Alglefs.
Louisiana. Ledge said the matter ol
establishing a navy yard on the Gun was
under consideration OF the committee
The claims of Algiers, Pensacola. Port
ROYAL and other places were presented
and without coming to a conclusion IN,
committee rose and the house adjourned
The record in the Steele court marital
case Is now in the hands Of Major Gen
) eral Schoield, having passed out OF th'
custody Of Judge Advocate General Lie
her THIS morning. General SchOiicld salC
this afternoon that the findings Of th'
court would be announced not later thar
tomorrow from his office. This fact set
ties one point. that Lieutenant steele vii
/ not be dismissed as in that event the rec
ord would be placed in the hands of Sec
retary Proctor. and finally reach th'
president. The general impression is tina
Lieutenant Steele will simply be repri
manded. though he may be suspended 10
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