The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-30
ROASTED BY COL. SANDERS
The Gentleman From Montana Conn.,
ments on the Federal Off,
cials Of Frisco.
Their lax Methods Employed In
Applying the Law Relating
to Chinese.
They Were not Outwtttsd. Having mn wit
at All-neafly a Confession OF
Incnpaclty.

"asHiHPfoN, April 23.-Ihe California
FEDERAL officials received Il "roagt'' in the
senate that would serve to warm life exile
IN Siberia. 1t came about through the Chi
| nese question, but as the Mormon question.
Catholics, politics, and every other CON
celvable question was rung in on that dis
| cusslon. its full significance was not under
stood by the Californians until the Record
| WAS read.
The Congressional Record is generally
considered useful as a basis for MAKING
some member unhappy. owing to his views
1ew years ago on some question on which
his mind has since been changed. But the
entire California colony eagerly read the
RECORD for the remarks made by Col. San
dora, Of Montana, regarding federal officials
in California.
Tbs colonel was reading and commenting
On the report of the special congressional
committee sent TO the Pacific coast to re-
port on the violation Of the existing exclu-
sion laws. lie said:
stop in reading that report to make q
single observation. 1t seems that Chinese
clvlllzatlon has got such a firm hold on the
officials Of San Francisco that they think
when an oath ia formally made before them
as TO tho solvency or possession of property
OF surety upon bail bond they are
Obliged to accept it, although they know
that the story is false. That is Chinese
civilization. OF course it was the first an
supreme duty of the official to see that the
object OF requiring bonds was subseryed.
and whenever the matter ceased to he a
tangible and palpable fact and became
purely and exclusively matter of perjury
and form, then to reject it and see that the
security was good.
Continuing, however, I read this: 1T
appears that tne number of these cases
amounted to 1000 in the year 1888 and
since then to 1892 1t ls a fact that il
patent to the dullest observation that Off
GERS OF the Judicial department of the gov
eminent deal with these cases in San
franclsco BY wholesale and that the indus
Try OF taking care Of them in the various
aspects in which they present themselves
before the United States commissioners
there has become very large and we'll de-
nned. a very large number Of the cases.
continues the committee, remain untriea
on the court dockets. OF the cases dis
posed sys as above, and this statement ID rg-g
markable, 67 per cent are ordered to be re-
manded and deported, and of this number
50 remanded less than five per cent are ever
found and deported.'
There you have judicial tribunal with
a defined duty and yet in this matter that
IS OF supreme consequence to the people 95
per cent of the Chinese who were subject TO
1t 1t snap their fingers in your face and in the
face of your courts and deny all that YOU
have done or ordered to be done.
III IN any other country under the sun
the criminal laws passed for the regulation
OF the intercourse of man with man were
thus detied We would denounce that oondi-
tlon of affairs as little less than barbarian.
II 20 per cent Of the persons convicted es-
unals had failed to fill their functions. and
that 1T was time to call into exercise some
otner power and some other authority, to
the END that the august expression of
people in their law might be enforced.
II say with reference to this matter, upon
the suggestion of the honorable senator
from California (Mr. Felton), that these
are not state officers who are derelict in
their duty. | think that such a condition
as that continuing will demoralize any
judicial tribunal; it will demoralize any
people where judicial tribunal of thar
kind sits.
Nov, Senator Chandler is pleased to aav
. NAV MI r. Man!ey. who is clerk, or was
,lerk, and MIR. Carey, who presume was
Identified with the enforcement of the law,
explained that they were outwittsd by the |
Jnlnese. OutWlttad is not an appropriate |
word to describe it. Outwitted is a condi- |
ion resulting from contention between |
'wo wits. 1t what this committee say is
1ue,, and continued for any considerable
ength of time, the Indian who stands in
ront Of Cigar shop is just as good to en-
orce this law as the gentlemen who had |
he enforcement OF it in the city Of San
francisco. They did not manifest anv wit
1t all.
"Ihe idea that day out and day in to the
number of 1000 cases they should accept |
,ro lorna, q mechanical assent to an af1i-
lavlt with the consciousness every day that
hey were being circumyentea and did not
lave sagacity enough to report the fact, is
eally a confession of incapaoity-I will not
ay pusillanimity."