The morning call., 1892-04-09
FAVORING FIRM MEASURES.
Pacific Coast Senator's Working for
Chinese Exclusion.
FELTON FOR COMPLETE RESTRICTION.
The Geary Bill to Be Urged in the Senate-No
Time to Take ANY Risks in
The Natter.
Erecial 10 THE MORNING CAL1.

WASHINGTON. April s. - The Pacific
Coast Senators have resolved to make
determined effort 10 pass Geary's bill in the
Senate. There is a good deal of oppos: tion
to bs overcome, but Senators FELTON, and
Jones of Nevada say that by unanimous
and strong effort of the coast delegation
they may possibly get it through. FELTON,
hopes to get the Senate TO strike out the
obnoxious provision investing the treasury
with large discretionary powers. Il don't
care who may be Secretary of the Treasury"
says FELTON,, ''he should not be invested
with aut0eratie power"
~ OH may say for me-" said Senator Fell
ton. that am strongly in favor of passing
Geary's bill now, no matter how much
Ion ger the present restriction act is in force.
1t is not effective enough. do not believe
In any halfway measures. The way TO ex-
clude Is to exclude and the sooner it is done
the BETTER
The fact that Senator Dolph is not as
warm in support of Geary's bill as lie should
be is little bit discOuraging TO its friends
OF the Coast Senator DOlph's bill extend
ing The existing anti-Chinese laws for
further period OF ten years was ignored by
the House of Represen tatives. consequently
the Senator has a grievance against the
lower body and declares that Geary's bill is
almost too radical. The Senator'S Pacific
Coast friends, however, are inclined to
think that lie will not manifest any serious
opposition to the Geary bill, having always.
heretofore. been aTrayed on the side of the
laboring man against the cheap labOrer of
China. Sc nator Dolph realizes, too. il is
said, that ne present act is not effective
enough 10 ans wer all the purposes. and will
doubtless Onclude that something further
IS needed. and will give his colleagues his
hearty cooperation. There is get doubt
as TO when the present Chinese immigration
laws expire, Notwithstanding some author
itles hold that 1t runs for two wears yet.
A Pacific Coast Senator said: 1--WE must
take no risk; the responsibility is too
great; the Chinese are too willy. Suppose
this session of Congress should pass no bill
and the courts should coBStrue the present
law so as 10 make it expire on May 6 next,
think what the result would be. Our ports
would fairly swarm with incoming China
men, and what could be done with them?
An ounce Of prevention is worth pound Of
cure"
The Blair Correspondence.
The Senate to-day made public the corre-
spondence transmitted by the President
touching the declination CT the Chinese
Government to receive Hon. W. +. Blair as
United States Minister. The cOTreSpOn-
dence begins with cablegram from that
GuNtInHltUL I'd lH6 IHiDthe saying
that Blair had bitterly abused China while
in the Senate, and was conspicuous in the
passage of the exclusion act, therefore China
deemed it ineXpedient TO receive him. and
requested to have persona grata appointed
instead. On June IL. in an interview with
the Chinese Minister, Wharton suggested
that perhaps his Government acted without
full knowledge. and requested a Te0penipg
of the case for consideration. June 80 Blair,
in q letter to Wharton, denies abusing China
I mr. fh.s IN and fhlr hOc
always been their friend. June % Blair
rendered his resignation. June % the Chi
nese Minister replied 20 Wharton's sugges-
ton. saying the Vicer0y directs him to
regarded in China. The Minister recIted
portions OF Blair's Congressional record,
| and shows the real objection to be resent
.ment at the passage OF the Scott act while a
treaty was being considered, the act having
| very bad effect IN China The Minister
said II the President or the Secretary Of
State would repeal the law and put again in
| force the treaties the situation in China
would be changed and Blair would be well
received IL the President asked It, July 9
Blair withdrew his resignation. July 10
Blair writes to Wharton that it appears
| that it Is his Government which is non-grata
| TO the Chinese Government. and that he
! (Blair) will be received whenever the United
| States shall have purged itself Of offense.
| Tie correspu ndence closes with letter
| from Wharton to DENLY, in which he says
J Blair was hi njurlOusiy misrepresented.
| Wharton admits that the incident is closed
| So far as Blair was concerned by his resig-
| nation, which the President accepted.
War Vessels Ordered North.
The United States steamers York town and
| Adams, now at San Francisco, were to-day
| ordered to proceed at once TO Port Town
send. The United States steamers Charles
! ton and Baltimore. also az San Francisco,
have also received orders TO proceed to
| Astoria TO participate in the Columbia River
| centennial celebration on May II. While
| no orders have been given TO that effect, IL
| is understood that the four vessels named
| will be employed in patrolling the waters Of
| Bering Sea when the season opens. The
| United States steamer NOhican now at
Port Orchard, will probably be used for a
| similar duty. The United States steamer
| Concord, now at Ma,anZas, has been ordered
| TO proceed TO Memphis, Tenn, to take part
in the bridge celebration.
The Berirg Sea Subject.
Sir Julian Pauncefote had another inter-
| view with Secretary Blaine this afternoon,
| but every one connected with the depart
| ment denies any knowledge of the subject
1t is thought that the modus vivendi has
| been perfected and will be announced in n
| few davs. Sailing instructions to vessels
| that will crusJ In Bering Sea this year
| were submitted to the conference of navy
officials this morning.
Worlds Fair Matters.
Yesterday tie House Worlds Fair Com
| mittee heard the advocates for Sunday clos
ing at the Worlds Fair. and to-day the
opposition was heard, consisting of Allen
and Moon OF the National Liberty Associa-
ton, residents of Chicago, who advocated
non-interIerence1of the Government in re-
| liSlOus matters, and the separation OF
church and state. w. III. Nc Kee, editor of
the New York Sentinel, said that Congress
had no municipal control over Chicago
during the fair, and could not indorse the
Sunday closing or undertake the enforce
meDt OF any Illinois law.
Dekerson Of Kentucky to-day reported to
the House from the Banking and Currency
Committee bill TO require the redemption
OF bank notes which are lost or stolen from
any national bank and ara put in circula-
ton before being signed by the officers OF
the bank, or where they are issued upon
the forged signatures OF such officers.
Capital Notes.
The Senate to-day confirmed the nomina-
ton CT Lee Mclaughlin as Postmaster al
| Sanger, Cal.
Secretary Noble this afternoon postponed
the opening of ths Cheyenne and Arapahoe
reservation until Tuesday. April 10.
The Treasury Department to-day pur-
chased 224, coo ounces of silver at S6.4J and
sc so cents.
Senator Dolph introduced bill to-day re.
serving certain timber lands of the Silii7