The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-10

claims.
The act of July 9, 1883. provide. for the incor--
poration and management OF a reform school
Tor girls in the District of Columbia. but has re-
manned imperative for reason that no appro-
priation has been made for Its construction or
maintenance. The need OF such an institution
is very urgent Many girls could be saved from
deprayed lives by the wholesome influences and
restraints OF such a school. recommend that
the necessary appropriation be made for site
and for construction
The enforcement by the treasury department.
OF the law providing for the coming OF the
Chinese to the United States has been effective
irving IN our ports. The provisions made
have tended TO divert travel TO ve.-
seIs entering the ports OF Brit
United States at obscure points along the Do
mlnion boundary Is easy. A very considerable
number OF Chinese laDorers have, during the
past year. entered the United States from Gan
ada and Mexico. The officers of the treasury de-
partment and OF the department of justice
nave USED every means at their COM
mand to intercept this immigration, but
the impossibili,y of perfectly guard
ing our extended frontier is apparent.
Inc Doa1nion government collects a head tax
OF $oo from every ChIualnan entering Canada,
ana thus derives considerable revenue. rom
those who only use its ports % reach a position
OF advantage TO evade our exclusion laws.
Ihere seems TO be satisfactory evidence that the
business OF passing Cinnamon through canada
done.
Inc VI justice mas CONSTRUCT laws
to require the return OF any Chinamau found TO
be unlawfully in this country to China as the
country from which they came, notwithstsnd-
ing the fact that he came by way OF Canada, but
the district courts have in cases brought before
them oyerruled this view of the law and de-
clded THAT such persons must be returned 20
Canada. This construction robs the laws of all
effectiveness. Ii the DEGREES con q be executed,
the men returned can the next day reach our
borders But the only appropriation made is
for sending them back to China, and the Cana
dian officials refuse to allow them 10 re-enter
Canada without the payment OF the $50 head
tax. l recommend such legislation will
remedy these defects in the laws.
In a previous message have called the atten-
ton of congress to the necessity OF so extending
to make triable therein any felony cOmmi ted
while in the act of violating a law of the
United States These courts cannot have the
independence and effectiveness which the con-
stitution contempates So long as the felonious
killing or high court officers, jurors and wit
ncsses In the discharge OF their duties,
or by reason OF their acts such,
is only recognizable in the state
courts. The work done be the attorney general
and the officers OF his department, even under
the present inadequate legislation, has pro-
duced some notable results in the interest OF
law and order
The attorney general and also the commits
sioner OF the Distr ct of Colum bia call attention
to the effectiveness and inadequacy of laws
relating TO crimes against chastity in the Dis
subject has been provided 10y congress for Utah,
and 1t is q matter OF surprise that the needs of
this district should have been so long over
looked,