The morning call., 1893-05-06
AN UNJUST JUDGE.
Brewer on Record on the
Geary Bill.
HE SPOKE OFF THE BENCH.
And Would Hardly Seem a Proper Per-
son to Sit in Judgment On
the Law.
HE SPOKE OFF THE BENCH.
Special TO THE MoRNrSo CALL

WASHINGTON. May. J.-It can be pre-
dicted with reasonable degree of certainty
that Justice Brewer Will be one of the
Supreme Court Justices who will decide
against the constitutiOnality of the eXclu-
sion law. At a church lecture III Washing
ton several months ago Brewer expressed
his disapproval of the policy of the United
.. States respecting the Chinese, and even
went so far as TO indicate some doubt as TO
whether Congress was warranted in pass
ing such a law. Brewers remarks at that
lime were thought 10 be in extremely bad
Taste, to say the least. as he was a member
of the court that was expected TO pass upon
the eonstitutionalty of the law sooner or
later, and he was criticized for his indiscreet
remarks.
. . Ehe Eastern pare are commenting varl-
ously upon Governor Pennoyer's dispatch
.. 10 Gresham, asking President Cleveland to
attend to. his own business. There are
plenty of Washington people who say that
the Oregon Governor was quito right in
"ealling Clover down" for his arrogance,
and that he certainly should not have sug-
gested TO Governor Penuoyer his duty while
he, as President. had arbitrarily suspended
the execution OF the restriction law.
The Treasury Department is advised that
Lft LudeLtI u luG eH4D DhnuOG, WHICH AZ
rived at Astoria with 3l2 Chinese in excess
% her capacity. has been fined S19,G60 for
this and other ntractions of the law of 1882
The Danube will be libeled.
NEW YORK, May 5.-Three Cinnamon will
be arraigned in the United States court to-
morrow to test the conStitutionality of the
Chinese exclusion law. This action is taken
under an agreed case between the Chinese
Six Companies OF California and the United
States Government. In order that quick
determination may be reached the United
States Supreme Court will convene at Wash
ington Wednesday for final argument.
The programme is that the United States
Marshal will tomorrow arrest three China
men who have not registered. These may
be taken before Judge Brown in the United
States District Court sitting as Circuit
Court Judge, and the United States District
Attorney, on behalf Of the Government, Will
request an order that they be deported.
This order Will be granted, and the attor-
neys for the Cinnamon will bring habeas
corpus proceedings before Judge Lacombe
in the United States Circuit Court, who will
dismiss the hsbeas corpus and remand the
prisoners to the custody Of the United States
Marshal
This applies to two prisoners only. The
third prisoner will be arraigned first be-
fore Judge Lacombe. AS there are two
avenues Of procedure open, it has been ad-
visable to test both. At the end of this
stage Of the performance the matter will be
in readiness for the United States Supreme
Court. Il is expected its decision will be
rendered within one week or ten days after
the arguments have been heard. The law
yers for the Chinese viii lay much stress on
-. I -
sion act, and especially section 6.
The returns from Chinese registration in
this city are about $50 and in Brooklyn 140.
while in Boston not one is registered. OF
the 20C0 Cinnamon in Massachusetts only
twenty applied for certificates.