Show D A Protest Washington HIn the Senate Lap ham presented a remonstrance trans mittod to him by the chamber of commerce com-merce of New Ycric from business men of that city engaged in the china dry goods iron and cotton trade and embracing em-bracing ignaturea of banks banker and insurance companies against tile passage of any law prohibiting Chinese immigration immi-gration It sets forth that such legislation legisla-tion is contrary to our national policy an unnecessary affront to fa friendly nation prejudicial to commercial interests of the country in reducing if not destroying our growing commerce with China which promises Ito I-to be of vast importance Lapham said I petitions were animated by that spirit which so universally prevailed in his boyhood and which was expressed in one stanza of Jefferson and Liberty with which all were familiar Here strangers from a thousand shores Compelled by tyrany to roam Shall find among abundant stores A fro J and happier home The papers went to the committee on foreign relations 4 |