The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-21
CHINESE EXCLUSION.
The Senate Delays Actien, and Shipleads Of
Coolies Are Landed at Victoria.

WASHINGTON, April 20-It must be con-
fessed that the prospects for the passage of
additional legislation through the Senate
bearing on chinese immigration are not
very bright at present. In the Senate this
morning, when the time arrived for taking
up the Chinese bill, Senator Sherman,
chairman of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee, arose and said that he had hereto
fore been under the impression that the
existing laws bearing on Chinese immi-
grafton would expire on May 6 next, but
having examined all the amendments to
the Chinese immigration laws, he was
now of the opinion that they would not ex-
pire until July 5, 1894. "Other members
of the Foreign Relations Committee" said
Mr. Sherman. concur in my opinion.
There seems TO be no very great hurry
therefore TO take any additional action,
though will say that will ask considera-
tion for the Chinese bill before long, and
would like for certain Senators to be present
when the bill Is being considered"
Senator Sherman held in his hand the re-
port OF the Sub Committee on the Judiciary,
prepared by Mr.. Mitchell, to the effect that
after careful examination OF the law, in re-
spOnse to the Senate resolution introduced
by himself in March. 1891, he had at last
fairs session OF Congress prepared the
above report. 1t must he considered only
subcommittee Of one, at the request Of
the committee, and not In any sense the re-
port Of full Committee on the Judiciary,
although he was confident that II would be
agreed To by the full committee.
Senators Sherman, Teller and other meni-
bers OF the committee have examined the
laws on the subject, and they concur in my
report" said Mr.. Mitchell, although it has
not been formally presented TO the Senate.
Yet, in fact, / must say that | came very
reInptantlV pOnpinSlQn |
reached; but, as lawyer, l could not de-
eide otherwise. knowing that such a re-
port, II published, would tend 10 delay or
prevent any additional Chinese legislation,
l asked the Committee on Judiciary to hold
the report in confidence. You may say for
me that l am in favor of Geary's bill, with
some few amendments. Geary's bill is al
most identical with the one introduced by
myself on this subject at one time"
when do you think the Senate will con-
slider the Chinese bill ?"
II have no means of knowing" said Mr..
Mitchell. 1T may be taken up when my
colleague returns from Massachusetts"
Senator FELTON, said that if Sherman did
not call up the bill within very short time
after Dolph's return, he would take the lib
erty of doing 1t himself, although not 2
member Of the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations.
Senator Mitchell understands that Attor-
ney-General Miller has made report 10 the
Secretary of the Treasury, giving it as his
opinion that the present Chinese exclusion
laws will be in force two years longer.
Senator Mitchelps report, as a sub-commit-
tee of the Judiciary Committee, was printed
In these dispatches some time ago.
A Shipload Of Coolies.
The Treasury Department is informed
that $40 Cinnamon landed at Victoria. B. c.,
TO-DAY, the majority OF whom are presuma-
bly, bound for the United States. Orders
were accordingly issued to the Immigrant
inspectors and custom officials along the
Canadian border to adopt precautionary
measures to prevent the entry into the
United States from British Columbia of the
Chinese. This is tue biggest consignment
of Chinese that has arrived at any port Of
the Paeihce Coast since the restriction act
went into effect according to Treasury De-
| pa.iment officials.
The Eight-Hour Law.
The House Labor Committee to-day
| agreed upon the bill relating to the limita-
ton of hours of daily service of labosers and
mechanics employed upon public works. 1t
| limits and restricts to eight hours in any one
| calendar day the service and employment of
| all laborers and mechanics employed by the
Government of the United States. by the
| District of Columbia, or by any contractor
| or sub-contractor, upon any public works
| of the United States or the District of CO.
| lumbia. Violations of the law are to be pun
! ished by fine or impris onment The vote
| on the bill was not unanimous, several men,
bers dissenting.
Collections Of internal revenue during the
first nire months of the fiscal year ending
| June 80, 1892, were S113, ,302, ,600 nm increase
of 81, .636 as compared with the receipts
during the corresponding period of the pre-
vious fiscal year.
Charges Against an Army officer.
General Stanley, commanding the De-
partment of Texas, has reported toeGeneIal
Schofeld that the Grand Jury Of Duval
County, Tex, has ignored the charge made
against United States troops and State
troops in connection with the Cara CAM
paign. The Grand Jury reported that they
had investigated the charges and found ab-
soutely nothing in them. General Stanley
also forwarded copy Of letter written to
him by Captain j. S. McNeel of Company
f, Frontier Battalion, Texas State troops.
saying that be had personally investigated
the charges made against Captain j. c.
Bourke, Third Cavalry, and found each and
every charge to be false and malicious.