The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-28
THE PASSING THRONG.

Judge James G. Swan, of Port Townsend, was
at the Occidental hotel yesterday, having come
to the city brief business trip Judge
Swan, who Is United States commissioner at
Port Townsend, has had an interesting question
come before him IN the enforcement of the new
law for the exclusion of the Chinese. Under
the former law United States commissioner
could order the deportation of a Chinaman
after proper proof had been given that the
Chiuamau had unlawiuly entered the country
According 10 the new law the Chinaman is not
only TO he deQorted. but is first to he imprisoned
for a wear at hard labor The first arrests under
the new law came before Judge Swan a few
days ago, and he was naturally in quandary
- to the proper course 10 pur-
sue. According TO law United
States commissioner cannot sentence
man 10 imprisonment except for the sake of
holding him for trial by the United States court.
Consequently, the commissioner could not.
without exceed .ng his authority do more than
order the deportation OF the Chinaman. An.
other point TO he considered was that a man is
imprisoned a. hsrd labor only for crimes and
Il trial fer crime re cannot b. forced TO give
testimony against himself 50 10 ina.ct the
full penalty Of the law all smuggied Cinnamon
would have 20 be tried in regular form before
the United States court, and much time and
money would necessarily be spent in procuring
the ev deuce against them. since the ney lsv
decided to follow the latter, AMI he ordered
the Chinese 10 be depor,ed. AT the
same time he wrote tn Senator John r.
Allen aui laii the matter before judge
Han ord. Senator Allen replied that sf,
examining the law he fully appracis-.I
Judge HsDford. Senator Allen replied thst
after examining the law no fully appreciated
the difficulty, but imprisonment was meant
lie thought. only for cases where { hiusTnan
was an old offender. aud had male several A.
tempts ~ get into the country; and Judge Han.
ford gave direction 10 proceed in Chinese cases
f. the Same as under the former law. except where
the Chinauan was an old offender. or Rad
smUggled other Cinnamon in. Then the AZ.
cgsei was 10 be bound 10 appear before the dis.
tEics Judge.
Nj Ralph King. of C,eve'aud, O, 2 son %
Charles King, ST.. has arrived in seattle on
tour az thu Pacific coast He belongs 70 lam.
i.y OF mlihODa.rss, anu although Cnupara:iye.v
yeCr-. e Ready lannon's throughout the We.
as enc OK lie most ea.erpr sing and far-seei,,-
OF Western capita ists lie = deeply lutcres.eI
IN what he has seen Of the state q WeSh;ur,o~
II. ews are EXPRESSED II cautions terms. h.,.
az the more valuable as they are the result ~
mature Judgment and d.s!ntetestei obse-.
yst.oE speaking last nigh. o: ina
statc ~ Washington he said that he was cae-lv
impressed VIII the wonderful resources ana 20
eUerEy a.! Is people. He was delight.I WIN
tae scenic SpiendoF OF tho Sound which Ia
compared - Lsks LDce-ae. The ONT thing T
have seen - regret here Is the wsnG % unan:.
u-4is If your pe pie upon the prospect a. tina
LAKE canal. cannot understand, lookin, as
&C i.om AZ outside standpoint, how any man