The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-03
VERY CONFIDENTIAL
Governor Thomas Tells Senator
Platt an Interesting Story.
REPORT ON CHINESE EXCLUSION
The House and Senate COnferees Agree-Ciyil
Service Law Violations-The lmmi-
grafton Investigation,

WASHINGTON, May 2.-TSpecial telegram
TO TIE HERALD. Senator Platt will have
some interesting data to lay before his COM
mittee on territories at their meeting on
Thursday regarding the Worlds fair bill.
He told me to-day he had received letters
from Governor Thomas, Judge Zane and
lone other gentleman whom, for some
reason. he declined to name, in reply to his
telegram Of ten days ago. l asked what
these gentlemen had written him. He
seemed dazed at the idea that anyone should
presume to ask him q question about which
he was obviously disposed to be reticent.
Said he, "Another gentleman asked me that
question little while ago. l told him
what l now tell you, that the information
is confidential IN character and that it be-
longs to the committee, and not to me.
That's all l have to say about it,
WASHINGTON, May 2.-The conferees on
the Chinese exclusion bill have reached an
agreement on the basis OF the bill as it
passed the Senate, but with certain i'm
portant additions insisted upon by the
House conferees. AS agreed upon, the bill
is practically re-enactment for ten years
of the existing law with the following ad-
ditional provisions:
No Chinese person is to be released on
bail pending action on a writ of habeas
corpus.
All Chinese laborers now in the United
States TO be compelled to obtain registra-
rlon certificates, and all persons other than
laborers may apply for such certificates,
Tor which 10 charge is to be made
This feature of the law is to be carried
out under the direction of the internal rev.
enue bureau of the treasury department.
Forging certificates will be punishable by
Imprisonment for five years.
All Chinese persons who attempt to come
into the country unlawfully are to be i'm
prisoned for one year ana then remanded
to China.
Senator Sherman and Representative
Hit did not sign the conference report,
but it is understood they agreed not to
make fight against its adoption. Geary,
VINO has the bill in charge on the part of
the House conferees, said tonight he ex-
poets the report will be adopted by both
the Senate and House tomorrow, ard the
bill will go to the President tomorrow
night.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-The House COM
mitlee on civil service reform today re-
sumed investigation into the conduct of
certain employees in Baltimore. Secre-
tsry Foster was examined and said he had
heard of charges made by the commits
sloners against two men connected with
the customs service, and very much
doubted If il was consistent with the good
Of the public service to keep such men in
Office. but he should want to know all the
facts before taking action.
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt
said it was absolutely impossible to upset
his conclusions for they were based OF the
confessions of the accused persons made
at the time the violations occurred. Roose-
welt quoted from the testimony of Post
master-General Wanamaker, who had
said the employees told the inspectors
they had made no such statements, etc,
and added if in private business men were
caught red-handed and confessed their
guilt it would be unwise to accept
the oaths Of these same men, six months
later, that they were incorrect.
Roosevelt in conclusion said: 1.-The
amount Of it is that all these men are
plainly guilty upon their own confessions
and their subsequent conduct as implied in
the report of postofice inspectors simply
shows they are not entitled to particle OF
consideration. If these men are not guilty.
then ii is absolutely impossible that men
can be guilty under tie civil service law,
This is not the time to consider whether
the time is or is not wise. / have done my
plain duty in pointing out its violations
NEW YoRR May 2.-The subcommittee
of the Senate and House committee on i'm
migration continued the Ellis island in
vostigation to-day. Colonel Weber super
intendent of immigration, admitted some
immigrants escaped from the docks before
landed at Ellis island. 1t was impossible
with the present force to entirely prevent
this.
O'Donovan Rosa sent a note to Senator
Chandler in which he said: ENGLAND as
ISOLATED me with her convicted thieves ant
burglars. Their destination after a time
in prison was America. England sen,
them under escort of prison guards from
the prison to ships sailing for America
DIR. Smith said his experience abou
surgeons employed on the -Atlanti,
steamers was these physicians were pait
too small salaries and were Liable to be dis
missed at any time ct the caprice of tn,
captains. They should have better salaries
and have their positions rlsde more secure