The state herald., 1893-05-19
THE CHINESE MUST GO.
The Supreme Court says the Gcary Law
IL CouAtitutional.

The Supreme Court snys tho Gcary Law
IL Constitutional.
The Supreme Court of the United States on
the 18th affirmed the constitutionailty Of the
Ge'ry Chinese exclusion and registration act
The opinion was announced by Justice Gray,
Justices Brewer, Field and Fuller dissenting
The announcement that a decision In th c
case was expected attracted n large attend
srce of spectators, and the fact that II was
the last day OF the term accounted for the
presence OF an unusual large array OF attor-
neys within the bar, including Attorney Gen
cral 0lney, Solicitor General Al,lrIch, Scna-
tors Pugh, Doiph and Cockreii, e1-Justicc
Strong and several members of the diplomatic
corps were interested spectators.
Justice Gray, IN announcing the Judgment
OF the court, said that the power OF this nn-
tion TO restrict or prohibit the immigration Of
aliens into the United States, or TO require
such aliens already In the country to remove
thcrefrom, was well settled principle OF In
,ernational law and WIS confirmed by An I'M
broken line Of decisions in this coart
The legislative power Of the government
had no, transcribed any Of Its constitutional
Limitations in the act under consideration. It
was within Its power to determine the regula.
tons under which these aliens should be per-
mltted TO remain In the United States, or.
falling TO observe these regulations, they
should be required to leave the country The
provisions OF section six OF the act the part
Of the law particularly at issue, were not In
consisien, with the relations and duile. Of the
legislative and judicial departments Of the
government. The mode Of procedure ret
forth In the action Is similar TO that ia other
well established proceedings, such as the
habcns corpus and naturalization, fixing the
requirements Of citizenship and III, like, In
which the judicial branch Of the government
accepted the determination OF th,t ri., $3.50
upon the questions involved. -
At the conclusion Of Justice Gray's opinion
Justice Brewer announced that he felt Gem
PEELED 10 dissent from the view Of the m1jor-
ity Of the court. lie read his vlcws nj somc
length. declaring IN substance tina; the ne, OF
ls?a was unconstitutional, and that II Il were
upheld there was no guarantee that sim lar
treatment might not he accorded 10 other
classes Of our population than the Chinr5r.
justice Field, who delivered the opinion Of
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