Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-18

Tho Chinese Exclusion Act Again.
Tho Chinese law ~ getting 10 be an i'm
uarta1t matter. II n said that many tele-
grams have been received IN Washington
city akLg that u be- suspended for AZ
lee.t siX months. The reason gwen IL
that its execution now would impose great
hardship on thc Chinese already m the
niiod ~tatoa But A. the law itself makes
PROVISION for IT. suspension the Secretary
oft toe Ircasurg cannot lawfully suspend
~ execution. Ma. tho President OF the
nited States himself cannot thus pass
usou the legislation Of Congress aud de-
edo that one law shall Doe carried out and
another law suspcnde ! IN It's operation.
Bui % appears that the Chinese law can
uot ho enforced. IL did not appropriate
the money necessary 10 carry out IT. pro-
visions. and go Mr. ClRLIsIE will be com
PEELED Co 1T the law stand uneXecuted and
unenforccd until Congress shall have re-
assembled aud appropriated the money
which will be absolutely indispensable.
Thus will constitute another reason why
the Pres dent should convene Congress- IN
extra session AZ an early dAy. But the tenn
pofary miscarriage Of Justice IN this mat
ter does not argue that the law must
be- repealed That law was passed May
5, is91. after due elaboration and by
n vote IN each house of Congress
which clearly showed that the members
were we'll aware OF what they were doing.
The original bill passed. by the House Of
Representatives was more severe than thu
present law. hut upon the recommends.
ton Of q conference committee of the two
houses the existing law was substituted
therefor. The vote IN the Senate was
yeas. 80; nays. To- The vote in tho House
Of Representatives was-yoas, 1867 nays,
~. The feeling of the Democrats on the
subject NAV be inferred from the fact that
out II the is6 votes cast for the bill a. It
stands ISL were cast by Democrats.
Wherein consist the hsrdships imposed
upon Chinese denizens by the law under
considerationY The law. we repeat, Is
more than year old. The Chinese are
aliens who never expect 10 be anything
mere In this country than aliens. They
all, or almost all. come hither expecting
and desiring 90 return TO China at some
future time. They never identify them
selves with the people amongst whom they
take up their abode. They are undesirable
jenizens. and should be made 10 know
that they belong IN China
What Is this much-talkod-ot law? 1t
provides that any Chinese arrested under
It's provisions shall be adiudged to be IN
lawfully within the United States unless
ne shall establish by affirmative proof his
lawful right TO remain in the Unit Il
States. and n 50 adjudged shall be I'M
prsoDed at hard labor not exceeding one
veer aud then be removed from the United
States. The provisions referred to require
oil Chinese laborers (not oil Chinese)
within the United States at the time OF the
passage oi that act. aud who are entitled
% remain here. to apply 10 the Collector
o. internal Revenue Of their respective
districts within one year for certificate
of residence. ANY Chinese laborer who
after one year shall be found within the
jurisdiction Of the United States without
.ach certificate shall be adjudgsd 10 bs
here unlawfully. The Chinese iaborers
have. meny Il not oil Of them. treated
with contempt the requirements above
mentioned; aud now that they are about
to be punished for their contunacy they
raise clamoF that threatens TO split the
sars oi the groundiings who hearkeu to
tie same
Let suffice tina, the Chinese exclusion
act - constitutional. Let the cosmopoli-
Tan phiian;bropists say and do what thew
WI, ihe Caucasian people OF this country
oasht to BIO 'he sole rulers. I'VE have
sparta; let Us improve that" We can
ho' ah0ri 10 throw open our gatss TO $780,.
VVo.e.0 Mongols.