Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-26

The Administration On the chinese
Iactustuu Question.

AAfAhHAnu AuNNAlNus
WAsIuNuION, Sept. .5.-Gruat IN.
trftst couterud IN the session u The
House today ~ ID was known com.
muuioation would be received stating
the position ~ the President ant NJ.
ministrati0n on tho Ch.usur exclusion
question. The position occupied by
lhe ndmi iFtratlon fpgnrin. toe exc
cution Of the GuRty exclusion law wns
duiiuitoly settled by communicate
sent the HOUSE.
The letter contains copies n the In.
stfuctious sent % col uciUrs ui customs
by the treasury department under unte
OF May 9Th. Ihuy ufe instructed to
take no steps looking 10 tlc enforce
mont Of the deportation act until iuf.
iher notice. Under the same date the
attorney general lnstructs attorneys
ana mAfshals not g. proceed except on
an order OF court. with regard % the
Chinese who obtained admission 10 the
United rtatel under faisr frr'cBenin-
ton, the letter directs the OH Gers VI
the department 20 use every effort ~
enforce the law by arrest a1d yrlsUcu.
ton. A copy OF "a telegram rom
Attorney General OigCy ID dated ln
September aud ius,fuutiug the district
attorney al San Fmucbc1, in view q.
tie fact that no funds exist Tor the
carrying OUT OF tho law to have
Chinese who arc held liable 10 iup0ris-
ton, 10 be discharged from custody un.
ul such provision l. made.
TIE attorney general Gays thegl arc
All tho Instructions, but in reply 10
various letters Oi inquiry from ulstrint
attorneys ho construed tho order Of
May a. applicable only 10 section VI
tue Gcary act and that the laws felai.
Ing 10 tue arrest aud prosecution VI
Chinese lhbUfufB who are unable 10
show they nsB lawfully admitted IL to
be vigorously enforced. lie says as
only s.1,OOU II available to carry
out the law u SEPT. 0 he or
uercd deportation " bu executed
10 Tho extent Of the available
funds, aud sept II, In autwrr
to an inquiry Of tho United Stalcs
marahEl iJf southern California, no
stated whore wflts Of hahuas corpus
had been applied Tor Cinnamon could
not be uupUFtui pending appeal. The
number Jf Chinese arrested and ordered
dcp0Ttcd, the letter says, has OF been
iugnifhtl tho department by Hl' tho
United states Attorney. lie had been
Informed, however, that Hlzty-uight
CliuyEu were arrested In California
anu twuuiy'Onc ordered dCpOftuI DO.
tween September anu September 20.
Attorney General Olury IN his state.
ment does not cover ali tho corresponds
euce on il,C, but faithfully represents
the action taken by thu department.
The House then took ny the pointing
bill, tho pending amendment beng by
Moikell0hu, Of Nebraska, increasing
the price Tor cOmpJH.ti0n from 40 10 81
cOnto per thuuHnnu ems. II was lost.
rnon MuikejUhu Offered amend.
ment substituting the increase 10 rate
on composition T. % cents per thous.
and. Lott
More, ~ Maigachuseiu, TOOK Id.
vantage Of the latitude allowed g. make
an Assault on Commissioner L3ghTcn's
conduct OF the pension UfilCc. He
charged the c1mmiFsinner with Bus.
pending, without warrant, tho law
giving pensions 10 soldiers. He
charged the pension bureau with issu.
Ing pensions 10 applicants known 10
pe uehd In orier 10 swell the llst o..
pensions granted with cost to the gov.
eminent.
Cummings offered an am ndment TO
prohibit the public printer from selling
duplicate plates Of public documents,
Lost.
After further discussion the House
adjourned.