The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-12-18
The S%iippery Chinese.

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adverse and Unfounded claims.
The slippery Chinese.
Ihe enforcement by the treasury de-
partlne:t of the law prohibiting the
coming Of Chinese to the United States
las been effective as to such as seek to
land from vessels entering orir ports.
The result has been 10 divert the travel
TO vessels entering the ports of British
Columbia, Whence passage into the
United States at obscure points along
the Dominion boundary is easy. A very
considerable number of Chinese laborers
nave, during the mast year, entered the
United States from Canada and Mexico.
Inc Officers ct the treasury depart
1nent, and Of the department of justice
nave used every means at their command
10 intercept this immigration, but the
-mpUssiDllty OF perfectly guarding
our e&tant;eu frontier is apparent. The
Dominion government charges a head tax
0E soon every Chinaman entering Cam
ada. and thns derives a considerable rev
Irc from those who only use its ports
so reach a position Of advantage to evade
4 exclusion laws. There seems to be
satisfactory evidence that the business
Of passing Cinnamon through Canada. to
che t1Ltei States is organized and quiet
~ done. Justice mas construed the laws
TO require the return OF any Cllinamali
IoUnu to be uTiawfullyinthi his country to
C;rina rs the country from which they
came, Notwithstanding the fact. that he
came by way Of Crnada; but, several OF
the district courts have incaseS brought
before them. ovtrTulel this view of the
law. and decided that such persons
must be returned to Canada.
Law and Order.
IN previous messages | have called 5la
attention Of congress to the necessity of
50 extending the Jurisdiction of the
United States curt as to make triable
tilcre:A any felony committed while in
the act Of violating IL law of the United
States. These courts cannot have that
independence and effectiveness which
The constitution cOntemplates so long as
the felonious killing of high court officers.
Jurors and witnesses in the discharge of
their duties, Or by reason Of their acts as
such i only recognizable in the state
GJlrtS. The work done bv the attorney
general ana the officers Of his depart
lnellt, even Under tic present Inadequate
legislation. has produced some notable
results IL the interest OF law and order.
Warrington Nviekatness. .
-ht Ett'iit.s StIAtt a dltt DISC Tie COLL
missioner Of the District OF Columbia
caH attention to the effectiveness and
inadeQuacy Of the laws relating to crimes
against chastity in the District O,
Columbia. \ stringent code upon this
subject has been provided by congress.
for Utah. and ii is a matter Of surprise
that the needs Of this district shoulG
have been so long overlooked.
In the reDOrt of the n~ostmaSH nan.
aral ON very gratifying results are ex-
hibited, and many betterments of the
service suggested. 4 perusal Of the re-
port gives abundant evidence that the
supervision and direction Of the postal
system have been characterized by an
Intelligent and conscientious desire to
improve the service. The revenues of
the department show an increase OF over
live millions of dollars, while the esti-
mate for the year 1893, shows a surplus
of receipts over expenditures.