Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-09

l TEldllNt 10 the CUultrlcu Cl-c Vi
:. breckenridge, second district,
and the alleged assassination OF
Clayton
CHINESE ARRIVALS AND DEPhRT-
UREs-
/ In response to the Senate re- J.
ton calling upon Secretary Win
dom for statement Of the number
Of arrivals and departures OF
Chinese at San Francisco annually
since August 2, lSS2, and any In
formation respecting the law for the
exclusion Of Chinese laborers, the
Secretary today transmitted a tabu-
lated statement giving the desired
information. The annual arrivals
averaged IL 600 to 1900, and the
departures II, 900 to 1900. In 1859.
after the passage Of the ~ .. S35
arrived and 1872 departed 81 q ..
Gil persons who arrived during tns
six months ending Deccn.t,r =,
1859, 10 were actors, clerks, ]
cook, 10 druggists, goh.sm!;hs
i0i merchants, 2 mining engineers.
s pawnbrokers, physicians, 10
shoemakers, AZ students, and 2sI
with no occupation. or these 81
were females. Secretary Window
says in respect TO evasions Of the
law for the exclusion Of Chinese
laborers, that the violations appear
10 consist of the use Of fraudulent
certificates and the smuggling across
the Northern frontier OF laborers.
CUSTOMS COLLECTION DISTRICT.
The House committee on COM
mefce has ordered n favorable re-
port on the bill establishing Gus
toms collection district for Ari-
zOna-
THE SECRETARY or THE TREASURY
has authorized the Collector at San
Diego, Cal, to employ an additional
force TO assist him in preventing the
smuggling OF Chinese laborers across
the Mexican border. This.actiun is
based upon telegraphic report from
the Collector regarding the capture
Of thirteen Cinnamon, as announced
in these dispatches.
ADVERTISEMENTS
we're issued by the Navy Depart
Inent for bids for the construction Of
One armOred cruiser Of about SlOO
tons, one protected cruiser Of about
$500 tons, and one steel practice
vessel Of about 500 tons. The bids
will be opened June 10Th.
BANKRUPTCY BILL.
The House committee on Judi
ciary has completed consideration
Of the Terrence bankruptcy bill and
ordered il reported fav0rably, with
some amendments. The committee
also ordered a favorable report on
the Henderson bill, amending the
internal revenue laws.
AFTER BUCKET SHOP GAMBLERS.
The House committee on Agri-
culture reported TO the House, with
amendments, the Butterworth bill
to define options and impose a
special tax on dealers therein. etc.
An elaborate report was also sub
mitted. In il the committee says
the bill does, and is intended to. APP
ply TO that class Of transactions con-
ducted in the bucket shops and
grain pits Of the country known as
"puts" and calls" including the
whole range Of mere speculatiy e
gambling in fictitious farm products.
ltdoes not affect iDjuriously any
legitimate trader or dealer in farm
staples, but ii seeks to and does i'm
pose an internal revenue tax upon
those dealers in grain, cotton and
pork who, as n rule, never see, own
or handle a peck or a pound of the
article they deal in. IL applies 10
the dealers whose transactions have
the least possible reference to the
supply, and still less reference to
the demand for consumption,
and yet who sell in the 'bucket
shopsH Of the United States ey v
month more wheat than is grown ia
the whole world in year.
1t Is urged, says the committee.
that the influence OF this bill Is TO
greatly hamper and restrict trade,
bu. 50 far from the proposed meas
ure afes ting trade, the exact re-
verSeis true. The committee has
no doubt Of the constitutionality Of
the measure. 1t adds an amendment
TO section Of the original bill, pro
viding that the act shall not apply
TO any contracts or agreements fol
future delivery Of any Of said arii.
cles made with the United States,
or with any State or country, oil
with the duly authorized officers oil
agents hereof, nor to the contracts oil
agreements made by farmers for the
sale and delivery Of any Of the arti
cles aforesaid which were in actual
/. course Of production by such farm
ers at the time Of making such con
tract or agreement
NEW SILVER BILL
Pursuant TO the action Of the re,
publican Senators, conferences
committee Of thirteen republican
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