New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-11

United state, to CIRCULATE, limit or suspend such
coming residence"
Mr. Mdrichs third poln, was HAT "a nation has
a right. according International law to prescribe
tie terms upon watch the citizens subject, of
nations shall be admitted 10 Is territory forbid such
admission Or having admitted such citizens and sub
Jcct,. to regulate and limit their residence therein
ana, whenever It cN0OScs 10 do 50. suspend such
residence altogether and require that they shall de
part IL, territory In support of thi, he quoted
from numerous authorities ON International law ana
laws OF nations. and concluded: 1t Is to be
noticed that these authorize, make such lmita
ton rs counsel seeks 10 engraf upon the rule. !. -
that II Is rGht which the Supreme power OF IA ma
ton only has incident 10 condition OF war. and then
only 10 b. exercised against citizens subjects of The
country Will which the nation is in conflict, OF. in
other words. 1t Is only power IL has been
shown that history does not warrant ths statement
and that IL is sustained. is thought. b. ans
respect lb.e authority"
TIE fourth point was tha, the United states I, a
nation possessing like powers with other nations 10
exercise the ordinary and necessary means ot sell
prcserv ,tion From this 1t follows that Their" Is
police power OF the United States w!ic extends TO
and embraces all subject, confined to u" general
Government, ana against the eNerc.Nr OF winch
Chinese alien resident iaborer i, not entitled To IN
woke the guarantees of the Constitution oi the 'hi''d
states designed for the protection Of its citizen, AMI
di2ons OF The several states"
In conclusion the solicitor General said AS
sun.lng the maxim that the safety of the people Is
the supreme law then the police power in lis re-
la,ions to every subject Of danger. must under oar
system, rest either In the states, or the United
states. the people II 1t is assumed that Chinese
alien labor is public danger. threatening TIA" safety
Of the people, then the power 10 cope with IL rests
somewhero-if not in the United states. then 1t Is
the States or the people. II the latter. it occurs To
fl,u
need 10 repeat the old prayer. that they may ice
saved from their friends tor COUNSEL for II they can
induce Court to hold that The power dos I'o'
belong 10 the Federal Government but vet rests III
the people of the several states. no person VINO Ia,
witnessed the evils of Chimes" Immigration al"
competition with laborors can doubt That '"'
people OF the states afflicted Herewith Will promptly
rid them,clyc, Of the banel presence by appropriate
Stallion 10 that end The last state OF The Chine"
i'm mi, country would then j." worse IMAM th' mr.
for while the act under consideration s',k' "nN
eminent ,hroueh the incoming OF other Chine 1t.
borer, claiming TO be- entitled 70 . nronl Of t
former residence, any action ny va rIi,liV H..
STATE, most directly affected would PIo"'"hN, ~
protecting the Government and the duly accrcnar,u
Chinese, but of expeliiig entirety from "''" ~
J. iinolcy Ashton. Of Washington. ended me arm
men,. Traversing Nomewha, different Hromma, '' t"
The ouc,,tuii presented TO the Court concrFhN ,n'
fundamental principles OF American colsIuonnn '' dt
of haupines, of many thousands 81 lrr~"ia IlN'i-
luboriuc long and paccaby under The pf""'l'"' "
ihe constitution and laws Of this Mnd u, Wrh -,
The friendly international relation, between ne MI
states and China and the welfare ol Nmli.nn i cur
zcns and American interests in that great fnP,t',
Throughout the progress of the argument WI
and spectators alike gave marked attention w.
C'hoar i'm the course OF hi remarks referred !" VIC
assertion I'm the printed argument Of N" ~cA'l" Yen
pral that The Chinese residents OF TINS '"u'IN I''
failed TO register under the law In pursuant" o auN
Of counsel. "Cn the contrary said MT On, hW nv
advice and that Of all the counsel assocalrl WIN me
i'm the case. has for the Chimes, 10 I'El,,'T.
But they did not" While discussing the POM ln"t
The law was faulty IN attempting 70 vest !hul,l'i
power not In any particular cnnri. hnt III Oh',ri
States Judge upon the wing Mr. 'hone wa, IN
terrupcd by Mr.. Justice Gray, VINO a'hri nay
do you sny as to the power OF any mice Sth!rN
indyn, 10 issuc writ> Of habcas ccrpn- - 70 whlh
the attorney responded: Il Thought l0lr Honor
would ask me that question. and locked II mp, Inc
authority I'm the United states courts Nv h
first section of the law and IT Is then declared mat
any Judge may issue the writ
The attorneys did not occupy IN" iuil priiW Z"
time allotted 10 Them by the Court Mr.. Ashton BRING
Ing his argument Il close ~ 30. there lh"h re-
mailing TWENTY-FIVE minutes Of the four hours ~ h7
disposal. The Court adjourned until Non1N
next at which time II i, expected "A decision VIII l."
announced