The morning call., 1893-10-05
ITS TEETH DRAWN
McCreary Reports His
Substitute.
GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE.
John Chinaman and His Friends
of the East.
CARLISLE GIVES SOME FIGURES.
Made the Basis of the Attempt to
Relieve Chinese Breakers of
the Law.

Committee on Foreign Affairs to-day Chair
man McCreary repor ted his substitute for
the Everett bill amending the Geary Chi
nese exclusion act. The report accompa-
nying the bill is as follows:
1T seems just ana fair that the many
Chinese who were mised by the opinions
rendered by Messrs. Choate. Carter and
Ashton. attorneys for the Chinese, should
have additional time in which to register
and obtain certificates of residence.
"The report OF the Secretary of the
Treasury shows that 1920 Chinese per-
sons registered. leaving 90, AS who failed
to avail themselves of the privilege. AS
suming that about 10 per cent of these
would be entitled to exemption as mer-
chants, students, actors and others of tho
exempt class, there would remain about
$1,000 liable to deportation.
"The Secretary of the Treasury reports
that the lowest cost of transporting them
from San Francisco to Hong Kong is $35
per capita. The other incidental expenses,
such as the expense of arrest, trial and in
land transportation, would average not
less than $35 more per capita.
''If. therefore, ali the Chinese persons
above referred to who are not registered
should be transported to China the cost
involved would aggregate in round num-
bers $4,000. .O00."
The full text of the new measure is as
follows:
Section 1. That section of the act entitled
IAN act 10 prohibit the coming OF Chinese per-
sons into the United Staes," approved May s,
1892, Is hereby amended so as 10 read as fol-
lows: section 6. And It shall be the duty Of
all EhlDaS9 lah0Yare within nf ha
United States entitled to remain in the United
States before the passage of the act to which
this act Is an amendment to apply TO the Col
lector of Internal Revenue OF their respective
districts within six months after the passage of
this act for certificate OF residence, aud any
Chinese laborer within the limits of the United
States who shall fail, neglect or refuse to COM
ply with the provisions OF this act and the act
to which this is an amendment. or who after
the expiration Of said six months shall be found
within the Jurisdiction Of the United States
without such certificate of residence, shall be
deemed and adjudged to be unlawfulIy within
the United States and may be arrested by any
United States customs official. collector of in
ternal revenue or his deputies, United States
Marshal or his deputies. and taken before a
United states Judge, whose duty 1t shall be to
order that he be deported from the United
States, as provided by this act and the act TO
which this is an amendment, unless he shall
show clearly to the satisfaction of said Judge
that by reason OF accident. sickness or other
unavoldab BILE cause he has been unable to pro.
cure his certificate, and shall show to the satis-
faction Of the United States Judge by at least
one creditable witness other than Chinese that
he was resident Of the United States on May
o, 1892, and II upon hearing 1t shall appear
that he is entitled TO certificate
it shall be granted upon bis paying
the costs. Should it appear that said
Cbinaman bad procured a certificate which had
been lost or destroyed, he shall be detained and
judgment suspended a reasonable time 10 en-
able him 10 procure a duplicate from the officer
granting 1t. and in such case the cost of arrest
and trial shall be in the discretion of the Judge.
Any Chinese person other than Chinese la
borer. having the right 10 be and remain In the
United States and desiring such certificate as
evidence OF such right, may apply for and re-
ceive the same without charge, and that no pro.
ceeding for violations OF the provisions of said
section of said act as originally enacted shall
hereafter be Instituted and that all proceedings
for said violation now pending are hereby
discontinued.
Section 2-Tbe words "laborer" or "laborers"
wherever used In this act or In the act to which
this Is an amendment shall be construed to
mean both skilled and unskilled manual
laborers, including Chinese employed in min
ing, in fishing, huckstering. peddliDg, laundry
men, or tuOSe cnSdReU III Ldkiug anu drying or
otherwise preserving shell or other fish for
home consumption or exportation.
The meeting to definitely determine
when the bill shall be considered was not
held as expected. but it will probably come
up in the House on Wednesday next.
1t is feared there will be no quorum In
the House as soon as vote is taken on the
Federal election law repeal bill, and efforts
will be made to get the bill up as soon
after this vote as possible. Some Of its
opponents want to put 1t off until the 1st
of next November to wait for quorum.
There is little doubt expressed that the
bill will 60 through as soon as vote can
be reached. Several Western Nom bsrs are
preparing speeches which will severely
arraign the administration for non-en-
forcement of the Geary law.
Will Be No Reduction.