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Show v asiii.x; ro. Washington, 6. The house committee com-mittee on education and labor, to day, by a vote which lacked one of being uuAuimous, decided to recommend i the passage by the house ol the bill, ; heretofore agreed upuu by the subcommittee, sub-committee, to restrict Chinese imuii-j imuii-j gnitiou by direct legislative enactment, i Hungerfurd of New York cast the negative vote, but disclaims any intention of opposing the action of the committee when the bill cornea befure the bouBe. The committee is not likely lo be reached in tbe regular order of calls for a report before the last of next weelc. Tho bill, aB finally adopted by tbe committee, provides I that it shall be a misdemeanor lor tbe , i master of auy vessel to bring more ithan filteeu Comeae passengers ; within the jurisdiction of the United 1 . States ou any one voyage or 1 j to take a greater number on board at ' any foreigu port with tU';b intention. !a violatiun of this prohibition will i subject bim lo a fineot $100 lor eaoh 1 pajseuger exceeding filteeu, and also : m imrirwmimpnt. for mi months, and in di-f-iult of payment, the vessel it 10 be liable and tho lieu immediately I enforced by the United States courts. ! Maulers of vetjsela arriving Irom any foreign ports are to furnish to the col lectors of euntouiB aparate sworn list of Chinese passengers, and by ueglect to do bo will incur the B-ime penalties which are provided by the existing laws for a relusal or neglect te report and deliver a manifest mani-fest of cargoes. It is further provided that the loregoiog provisions shall not he held lo repeal or modify any law forbidding tbe importation of Coolies or of females for immoral purposes into the United StateB except in one respect, namely that consuls ahull not hereafier grant certificates fur more lhan fifteen Chinese passengers by any one vessel. It is finally pro vided that the bill shall take effect (rum and alter the first day of next January. This extension of the lime date, originally pmpoaed by Senator Sargent, ia made in consequence ol the delay in reporting the bid and as a meant of giving ample notice to masters and owners of sailing vtaela as well as to allow a reasonable time for making other arrangements with Chiua and England in case a joint resolution providing tor negotiations should be passed befure this -bill is reached far action. Tue house private land claims committee com-mittee did not take up the Santil lan bill today, the session being whol'y occupied with prior business; but the chairman Buys it certainly wiil be dia posed q! at the next mecLing. Itt-presentative Davis, to d y. presented pre-sented tbe resolutions of the California legislature urging that provision be made for a resurvey ol San Pablo and Sueeun buys. Theue were reterrcd to the committee oa appropriations. Seuator Sargent introduced a bill authorizing the secretary of war to lease such portion of the military reservation at Mew San Diego as is not required for the use of govern ment. Tbe Bamo measure was recently introduced in the house by Wmginton. The secretary of the treasury invites subscriptions to the 4 per cent. I ian upon the same terms as thosu offered to the publio in July, '77, namely: Subscriber, upon the deposit ot 2 per cent., will be allowed ninety days to complete payment. At tbe expiration of ninety days the bonds will be issued upon the receipt 98 per cent, ol ihe principal and interest accrued, to take date and one-fourth ol 1 per cent. Commission on all subscriptions for $1,000 and over will be allowed. |