The herald., 1893-05-16
CAN THE Law BE ENFoRcEDY
The Treasury Department Confronted b,
Grave Dimculty.

The Treasury Department Confronted by
Grave DifRcuIty.
WASHINGTON, May 15.--No orders had
been issued at the treasury department
at the close OF business today as to the
deporting OF Chinese under the Geary
act. The instructions under which the
collectors of internal revenue and United
States marshals are now operating direct
them to make no arrests OF nregi stored
Chinese until further orders. These or
derB may be given tomorrow after the
cabinet meeting or deferred for longer
period.
Secretary Carlisle, soon after he heard
Of the decisions of the supreme court,
went to the executive mansioA and had
q conference with the president on the
subject. He remained for an hour or
more.
Ea WHAT DEPORTATION WILL COST.
Attornoy-Genera Olney said until the
line OF action to be pursued by our gov
ernment WAS mapped out he could ssy
noting on the subject, except that the
department of justice had no money
available for deporting Chinese.
A conservative estimate places the
amount necessary to deport the unregis-
tered Chinese ct 100000, with only
SIG, SOC available for the purpose. In.
timations are heard that congress- may
be convened to consider the matter.
A SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM.
The suggestion ia made in official cir
cles here that Chinese unregistered may
now go to the courts and ask to be al
lowed to register and remain in this
country. In any view of the case the
treasury officers expect to experience
great difficulty in carrying out the man
date OF the law that the Chinese must
go. They look to the cabinet to solve
the problem at the meeting tomorrow.
THE CHINESE MINISTER KEEPS MUM.
At the Chinese legation the Chinese
minister courteously declined to express
any opinion upon the decision of the
court or give any intimation as to the
course his government might deem
proper to adopt under the circumstances.
He especially declined to say anything
upon the alleged retaliatory policy OF
ordering the expulsion OF Americans
from China, referred 10 in San Fran
cisco dispatch this morning.
COUNSELLOR MAY TALKS.
Mr.. May, counsellor to the Chinese
legation, said the contest against the
law would doubtless be transferred to
congress when it meets in the fall.
Under the present conditions il would
be impossible for the officials to execute
the law literally, because there was
practically no money with which to
carry its provisions into effect. Mr.. May
called attention to the fact that when an
effort was made to secure the insertion
of the item of $500, 900 in the appropria-
ton bill for the purpose of enabling the
executive authorities to carry out the
provisions of the law, Holman antagon-
lied and defeated it. The consequence
was that congress appropriated only
100000, the sum heretofore annually
provided with which to deport Chinese
who might unlawfully secure entrance
into the United States and be detected. 1t
was an unfortunate and deplorable con-
dition OF affairs, he said, which threat
ened the existence of the peaceful aud
peaeeable relations of China and the
United States and left hundreds of
natives of each country in the territory
of the other, practically hostages for
each other.