New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16
EFFECTS OF THE DECISION.


OFFICIALS WAITING FOR THE CABINET TO ACT
COST OF THE DECORATIONS.
Washington. May 15.-Government officers express
surprise at the decision OF the United States supreme
Court In the Chinese cases. but refrain from venturng
opinions as TO the future action in carrying ont the
law. 1t is understood that the subject Will come up
for consideration at the meeting OF the Cabinet To-
morrow. Until q more definite plan OF procedure
shall have been decided upon the instructions Issued
by Secretary Carlisle and Attorney General Olney TO
Treasury officers and United states Marshalls re-
spectivcly. hold good. II Is estimated that there are
10000 Chinese in the United States. Reports from
thirty -four districts show that 3,100 have registered
The twenynin districts not yet heard from. IL Is
estimated, will increase the number 10 6OOO which
Is thought to be the maximum registration During
the present fiscal $50 Chinese subjects have been
deported The cost OF deportation from San Francisco
Is S35 head. Only 1896 03 Of the appropriation
for the enforcement OF the Chinese law remains IN
expended. This amount will not 60 far toward
paying the expenses OF deporting the 100000 Chinese
who have not registered 1t Is not known at the
Treasury Department that any other fund can be drawn
upon provide for the expense of carrying ont the re-
qnrencnts. OF the law. limitations are heard that
Congress may be convened to consider the matter.
In any view Of the case the Treasury officers expect
TO experience great difficulty IN carrying ont the
mandate OF the law that "the Chinese must co.
They look TO the Cabinet TO solve the problem at Its
meeting tomorrow.
The appropriation for the fiscal year 1929 TO en-
force the Chinese law is 100000. The expenses
actual and estimated follows
Expended for salaries and expenses and for de-
portaion TO March 81, 1893, Sj3,586 90: expended
for registration S1O,313 20 estimated cost OF regis
tration performed bnt not paid for 5000 salaries
OF twcnty-onc men employed 10 be paid up to June
80 81 .604 o. estimates of expenses of deportation
TO June 80 OF Cinnamon aready arrested S6,GOo ;
total ss3193 81; balance Oh hand Sl6SOG o.
The instruction under which Collectors OF Internal
Revenue and United States MarShals are now Operat
ing. direct them to make arrests OF unregistered
Cinnamon until further orders. These orders may
be given tomorrow after the Cabinet meeting or de-
ferred for longer period. secretary Carlisle soon
after he heard OF the decision of the supreme Court
went TO the Executive Mansion and had a conference
with the President on the subject lie remained ior
an hour more. Acknowledgement Olney said that
until the line Of action to be pursued by Govern
ment mapped out he could say nothing on the
subject except that the Department OF Justice nad
no money for deporting Chinese.
Conservative estimate places the amount necessary
10 deport the unregistered Chinese at $j,OOOOOo Inc
unregistered may go to the courts and ask 10 De
allowed to register and rtlmain In this country. IN
this point Solicitor General Aldrch who has received
to-day many compliments on his victory in the
Chinese case said IN analysis OF the law shows
that
1.-THE failure to have certificate after the ex-
piration OF year puts the burden of proof upon the
Chinese resident laborers
"2-The Judge before whom such laborer Is brought
Is TO try primarily the question OF the fact OF pos
session Of a cerfcate-that is. whether the person
before him has complied with law enjoining a duty
upon him.
"3-If be has not compiled with such law II Is
made the duty OF such judge TO order his deportation
unless he establishes clearly 10 the satisfaction OF said
Judge that BY reason of accident. sickness, other
unavoidable cause he has been unable TO procure his
certificate unless he establishes clearly to the sat
isfacon Of the court, and by at leust one credible
white witness, that he was resident of the unitea
States at the time of the passage OF the act ii upon
the hearing 1t shall appear that he is SO entitled TO
certificate 1t shall be granted upon his paying the
cost
At the Chinese Legation. the Chinese Minister
courteously declined TO express any opinion upon the
decision OF the court to give any intmation as to
the course his Government might deem proper TO
adopt under the circumstances lie especially de-
cined to say anything upon the alleged retaa'oly
policy Of ordering the expulsion OF Americans from
China referred to in san Francisco dispatch this
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