The morning call., 1890-12-07

information on tie subject of shipping re-
manded Chinese out of the country Bennett
referred the investigators TO the records Of
the United States MarshaPs office. When
men, he said, were remanded or admitted to
bail the duties of the United States District
Attorneys Office ceases.
THEY ARE A GREAT DETRIMENT.
Burnside Cromwell, newspaper reporter,
testified that the methods of the Chinese are
entirely different from the methods Of white
men. He recounted what he has ascertained
concerning trials conducted by the Chinese
Six Companies. He knew of ope case where
a Chinaman had been held imprisoned many
hours on a claim of debt under authority
of the Six Companies and had been pre-
vented from leaving the country. He had
known of from six to eight murders in Chi
natown during the last few years committed
on account of feudS among rival highlander
societies.
In concluding the witness said it was the
general sentiment that the presence OF so
many Chinese in this country is great det-
rlment TO its development and advancement.
Perpetual exclusion would allow of the en-
pigment Of thousands of white laborers,
who had been forced to the wall by unfair
competition on the part of the Asiatc in
truders. 1t was the opinion of the witness
that the japanese are regarded as vastly
superior race to the Chinese.
Stephen Chase HoughtoD. Master in
Chancery of the United States Circuit Court,
and Com missioner, corroborated the testi-
mony given by Commissioner Ward Meal
lister Jr. on Friday. He also said that
upon leaving this country Chinese pay GER
tain dues to the Six Companies, in order to
be in good standing if they should return.
During his administration no two men were
ever landed under the same name. In
former years the Customs officials stopped
all Chinese from landing unceremoniously
and many merchants who were otherwise
entitled enter fEp country lad fo snrt
10 writ of habeas corpus. The Chinese
are neither moral nor scrupulous, and many
applicants for landing would readily swear
10 an untruth II they thought it would help
their case.
UNJUsTLY CRITICIZED.
To trip them up an ever-varying cross
examination is necessary. Now to gain n
landing the Chinese claim they are mer-
chants or natiye-b0rn. Since the Exclusion
Act in majority Of babeaS corpus cases
the report OF the Circuit Court Commits
sioner recommending a remand has been
seldom ovelruled. Mr.. Hough,on declared
| that the Federal courts had been unjustly
! criticized by the press, and that said courts
could not act otherwise than to issue all
wits OF habeas corpus when application is
made for them. 1t was at the suggestion of
the witness, claimed he, that remanded
Chinese are ordered into the custody of the
Marshal and not admitted to BAIL He did
not make the suggestion sooner than three
or four months ago because he considered it
was none of his business; but when he saw
the order Of the court was being trifed with
he made the recommendation
During the last year he had heard 225
Chinese cases and of that number 1913 of the
applicants were remanded. Mr.. Houghton
also told of the trickery on the part Of GER
tain attorneys in taking appeals to the
United States Supreme Court, which al
lowed the Mongol to remain in the country
al least three years. at the end OF which
time they are sent back to China ut the ex-
pense OF the Government. This practice is
now stopped by the order requiring the
Chlnese to remain in Jail while an appeal to
knew no suits had been commenced in the
Circuit Court to collect forfeited Chinese
bail bonds.
SUITS ON FORFEITED BONDS.
james S. Manley. Deputy Clerk of the
United States District Court and Com
missioner, testified that suits upcn bail
bonds had been comm enced-not more than
a dozen in the last year-in the District
Court. No further action had been taken
beyond the filing OF the complaint, and the
cases had never come to trial The sureties
could not be found and consequently no
Under the new orders 1t would be impossi-
bic for Chinese now to escape after being
remanded. In the District Court there are
about 500 habeas corpus cases pending on
tie cditlitidT. Ho dpplicanIS are all OUT on
bail, as they are not taken into custody until
after the order of remand.
The bail in the cases f0ots up 81, 200, 200,
and there is no doubt that the same Chinese
are sureties on great many different bonds.
When sureties on these bonds are examined
they are asked the value of their property.
When asked If they were on other bonds,
they generally say Eyes, one or two" but il
was the private opinion of the witness that
they We're sureties on many other bonds.
While cases are being tried in court be had