The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-12
RESPITE TO CHINESE.
The Government Orders the
Geary Law Suspended.
EXTENSION OF REGISTRATION.
The Coolies Eov In rrsgrsss 81 De-
persssfss wnf Have 10 Ge-Ths
Agfsstfoa In California;.

wxsHfs1rox CrrY, Sept. ii-Assorney-
General Oiney has instructed United
rnarshsIs 20 take no further steps Tor
enforcement Of the Geary lsw pending
specific instructions 10 the contrary from
Washington city. These instructions do
not appsy. however. 90 Chinese already In
progress Of deportation By due process Of
law. ]. Hublsy Ashton, Of counsel for
the Chinese, applied 20 the treasury de-
paYtment today for stay Of proceedings
in the eass OF the Chinese recently ordered
back 90 China By the district court ~ Los
Angeles. He was referred back 70 the
department Of justice and there informed
that the department would not iutsriere
in eases already passed upon By the
United States courts. The new Chinese
minister 70 this country. Yang yu, was at
the state department today, and it Is I'M
derstood wss informed by Secretary Gresh-
am OF the intention Of the administration
TO suspend further action under the ex-
clusion act pending action Of congress on
the bill introduced by Representative
Everett, extending to September 1. 1894.
the tims in which Chinese may register
The change in the attitude OF the treasury
department, which last week was eontem-
plating instructions for enforcement Of
the Geary Law, IL, it fl believed. due 10 the
strong protests of the Chinese govern
ment, coupled with the intimation that
in tho event Of such action that govern
msut would no longer assume responsible
fly for the future safety Of Americans in
Chinese territory.
Hoar introduced q bill in the senate to-
day amending the Geary Chinese exclusion
oct. extending the time for registration
three months after its passage and repeal
ing that portion requiring that witnes ses
Identifying Chinese shall be white. The
bill continues In force the first six sections
OF the Geary act until treaty can be made
with China for the regulation of Chinese
emigration.
this morning ordered the deportation Of
seven more Cinnamon. All the Cinnamon
came from Redlands. Twenty more war
rants for the arrest Of Cinnamon were is
sued
SAN Fasscrsco. Sept. 1.-The decision
of United States Judges Mckenna and
Morrow, in bank, in the case Of Wing Lee.
OF Sacramento, a Chinese arrested under
the Geary act for being Illegally In the
country. was handed down today. The
judges decide that under the law warrants
for the arrest OF Chinese who have not
registered must be issued on complaint Of
any private citizen. The Judges say that
United States District Attorney Garter
showed there was not enough money avail
able to deport all the Chinese In the
country, bat he did not show there was
not enough to send Wing Lee away. and
he was accordingly ordered deportcd. The
Judges further said whenever IL is shown
that there are no funds to deport Chinese
the cases of those on trial will be dropped
Immediately. but until that il shown de-
portation must 60 on.
n. Y. Ling, attorney for the FIVE Los
Angeles Chinese ordered deportedi by
Jndge Ross. today applied to the Federal
court for the release OF his clients on a
writ Of habeas corpus. The writ was de-
MED and Ling appealed to the United
States supreme court. This appeal acts as
stay Of judgment and the Chinese will
not be deported on the steamer which
sails tomorrow.
The Chinese Six Companies deny that
the exodus Of Chinese from San Bernar-
dino was caused by their orders The
Chinese Will be ordered back TO the places
whence they fled.
SANTA Mostca. Cal. Sept. 1i.--Although
no Chinese agitation has taken place here,
there was complete abandonment of the
town this morning by all Chinese laundry
men sad vegetable vendors.
NEW YoRK. Sept. 1.-Two Cinnamon,
Yung kec and Gee Dick. who arrived from
Havana by the steamship Saratoga as
students. but who are said 10 be laundry
men. came before United States commits
sioner today. Affidavits were sent TO the
custom house by friends of the Imprisoned
Cinnamon, certifying that they came here
for the purpose of studying. Inspector
echarf said Yung kes admitted to HIM
that he was laundryman. The prisoners
were remanded until tomorrow.