The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-17
CANNOT ENFORCE LAW
The Government Will Not Attempt
+ to Deport Cinnamon.
CONGRESS MUST PROVIDE MEANS.

Otherwise the Mild Celestial Must Re-
main Und,sturbed in His New Homo.
The Chinese Six Companies Asks That
tho Law be Temporarily Suspended.
WASHINGTON, May 17-At yesterday q
cabinet meeting, with full attendance,
the Chinese question as complicated by
the decision of the supreme court, was
discussed from every point of view, and it
is understood the conclusion reached was
that the law could not be enforced for the
reason that there was no money available
for that purpose. The act only carries an
appropriation of 100000, and Secretary
Carlisle showed that not more than S35, 600
of that sum remained, with some bills
still unaudited to be acted upon. 1t was
estimated that it would cost to deport all
the Cinnamon now in the country who
have not complied with the law more than
W, 6,OOe,C0 This statement exhibited what
one member of the cabinet called the ut
ter inability of the government to give any
effect to the law itself, without further
action by congress. Under the circum-
stances it was understood that nothing
could be done, and it is said there is little
If any probability OF the government max
ing any immediate effort to put the law
into effect
One member of the cabinet, who holds q
high place and is looked upon rs man Of
strength and character, made the bread
assertion after the session was over that
the law was nothing short of political
scheme enacted for political effect (he said
In fact, something about ''demogoguery'),
and he intimated that there had been a
general hope among his associates that tho
court would have held it to be unconstitu-
tional
1t is assumed that in the ordinary course
OF diplomatic usage copy of the decision
OF the supreme court, as soon as the ma
Jority members of the court had deter
mined upon its exact phraseology, will be
transmitted to the Chinese minister to be
by him forwarded to his government.
This will necessarily Involve considera-
bic delay, and congress will probably be
again In session before a return can be
made to this communication.
Numerous kilograms have been received
at the treasury department respecting the
decision. Most of these kilograms ask that
the law be suspended for at least six
months, as its execution at this time will
impose great hardships on Cinnamon in
the United States Among the kilograms
received is one from the attorneys OF tho
Chinese Six Companies, who also ask for
suspension of the law
Treasury officials acquainted with tho
record of the Six Companies during the
past three or four years regard this re-
quest, coming from them, as rather sur
prising in cool assurance These officials
assert that of the 10000 Chinese in tho
United States, probably one third have
come into this country Illegally; that tho
Six Companies have persistently en-
couraged the violation of the Law by furn-
ishing transportation from China to this
country to Cinnamon, supplying them
with fraudulent certiiica es on their ar
rival and taking collateral from them
when they landed in the United States for
money advanced for passage. In fact the
SiN'Cempanies, it is n serted, have practi-
caliy mortgages upon the labors of thous-
ands of Cinnamon for years to come, and
if they be now deported in accordance with
the decision of the supreme court the Six
Companies will lose hundreds OF thousands
of dollars advanced by them to Chinese
immigrants.
The rumors and surmises of Chinese re-
taliation are not given eredence to- Not
even an intimation bearing on the report
that the Chinese government intends to
deport American missionaries and all other
citizens OF this country has come to tho
ears of department officials