The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-17
oLNEY .FAVORS JOHN,
Chinese Merchants Will Be
:: Allowed to Land.
Only. Another Ruling Going to Null
= lily the Much = Abused
McCreary Law.

! WASHINGTON. May 16-Assistant. Sec
retary Hamlin- has: sent Telegram to the
Collector of Customs at San francisco
| stating that the experiment. is advised that
| forty Chinese merchants are now on a
vessel at the port. of San Francisco and
tbirty-six can establish their character as
merchants. formerly residents in this
country, who departed prior to November
8 last. with the intention of returning.
The Collector Is directed to make careful
examination and If satisfied of dentity he
is given. permission 10 land them. they to
remain in the Collectors custody until
Judge: Morrow's decision is passed upon
by the Court of Appeals: probably on
Monday next Before landing the steam
ship is. to be required to give a written
stipulation for payment of expenses dur
| ing the detention of the Chinese and also
for their return to China if the decision Of
Judge Morrow be sustained. The Col
lector is also informed that the Attorney
General holds that the act approved No
vember 8 last does not apply TO Chinese
merchants and men in business here at
that date. The opinion of Judge Morrow
referredto holds in effect that the act of
November 3 last excludes Chinese mer-
CiidubS HuO iC4b huO COuubll DIiDI 10 ~ o.
vember as well as those who left since
that date. This opinion is in direct con-
flict with the opinion Of the Attorney
General promulgated to-day.
Attorney General OlDey has ruled that
Chinese merchants doing business in the
United States November 8, 1893. whether
under their own name or not, o n OF come
within the provisions of the third para
graph Of section . Of the act of that date.
Merchants here when the statute took
effect may return to the country should
they leave it.
The defeat Of the Chinese treaty seems
certain, The Democratic Senators in con-
ference have >ascprtained that its ratifica-
ton will be difficult II not Impossible, as
the two-thirds vote probably cannot be
secured. Singularly enough Senator Hoar
and other Eastern Republican Senators
who have been. always favorably inclined
toward the Chinese are opposed to the
treaty. Senator Perkins. who has been
doing good missionary work against the
treaty. is now thoroughly convinced of its
defeat. Representative Geary believes
that practically all the Chinese in the
United STATES have registered, and that
the law will be effective in preventing ille-
gal entries.
Los ANGELES. May 16.-Judge Ross, In
the United States DISTRICT Court. is hear
ing the cases Of the United States against
six Chinese, who were arrested at San
Diego on March 10 for coming into the
United States over the Mexican border in
violation of the Geary law. They were
found guilty and ordered deported by
Commissioners Sweet Of San Diego, ana
the proceedings to-day before Judge Ross
are an; appeal from the COMMISSIONER
decision.
Judge Ross confirmed Commissioner
Sweets finding and ordered the Chinese
deported. United States Marshal Gard
will start north with them in few days.
preparatory to placing them aboard the
next Orient-bouud steamer The Marshal
will have to defray the expenses of send
ing the Chinese as far as San Francisco at
least, as there Is no money in the appro-
priation fund for such deportation.