New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-05-17
Unless y ohm Conf forms e the ProvI,
sionss of the Gear Law He Cast 81
Live Hero. n
The United States npreme Court HAY
Ing Decided me Geary Law Con! u.
stitnfional
Justices Brewer and Field and Chief
Justice Fuller Dissent From the
Opinion.

u 4sN AsHINGTnN, May l6. - he supreme
court, through Justice Gray, has sus.
i tanned the decision Of the New FORK
|. court in favor Of the constitutionality
of the Geary exclusion act. .#5
The announcement that 4 decision in
B the case was ex pet;te. at tractetl y large
attendailc.,of spt,s:t;l ors.s and be fact
I that il Was the last day Of the term &C
& conn count ted for thu. presence 81 all ,,Dus.
ually large array Of attorneys within
& the bar, including Attorney General
Olney solicitor General Aldrich. Sena-'
+ ' tors IS y P,lgh Doll PHI and Cockrell s
llx. .J.ls'lc Strong and several mem
bers Of the diplomatic corps were inter
estel spectators. 81
Justice Gray said in announcing the
judgelnentsof the court that the power
+ OF this nation to restrict or prohibit the
immigration ii any aliens into fhe
country q to require such aliens al
ready in the country TO remove here
from, was FL $f
Wen se.,Ics, u ] pl'.
OF Of international law and WAS confirmed
by an ulbroken line Of decisions in this
court. Tie Legislative power of the
government had not transcribed any
OF It's constitutional limitations in the
act under consideration. It was within.
its power to determine the regulations
under which these aliens should be per-
mltted foreman in the United States,
or, failing to observe these regulations,
they should be required to leave the
country. The provisions Of section of
the act, which are the part Of law par
ticularly not inconsistent with#Ih rela-
tons and duties Of the legislative and
Judicial departments Of the govern
ment. The mode Of procedure set forth
III the section is similar to that in
other well esl ablished proceedings, such
as the labeas# corpus and natnraliz;l.
ton, finding the requirements Of citi-:
zensllip, and the like. in which the judi
clal branchsof the government accepted
the deternlinat ton OF the exec. i've upon
the questions involved 35
May Dcte :..,.ss =. and i.ions %
AS 1.-THE requirements hat the
Chinese e:ititlsl TO remain in this coun-
try should establish that right by the
evidence OF one cred ble white witness,
Justice Gray said that it was within
the power Of the legislature to deter
mine the character of evidence that
might be received in a case at law ana
what force should he given to the testi-
.mony SO offered. Not discussing the
wisdom nor the justice OF the act III
question which was beyond the pro-
vince Of the judicial branch Of the gov
eminent it remained only to say that
the judgement Of the circuit court for
the southern district Of New York in
refusing to grant writs of habeas cor
Epns to the several petitioners was af-s
firmed. Mr.. Justice Gray stated that
it had been impossible in, the brief time
selapsing since the hearing 81 the argu.
nlent upon the petitions to prepare in
writing the opinion Of the court. IL
would DC fled Us. soon as it was pos,
sible. &: l4
Three Dissenting Opinions.