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Show morrow's Measure on tlic Chinese. Washington, January 7. The utter inefficiency in-efficiency of the bill, recently introduced by Representative Morrow amending the Chinese Chi-nese restriction act, to solve the problem of prohibiting Chinese immigration, is apparent appar-ent to the majority of the members of the Pacific Coast Delegation. Representative i Felton, in conversation to-day, said that he j intended shortly to introduce in the House a resolution to pave the way for the abrogation of the Burlingame treatv. Mr. Felton said: "The bill introduced by Mr. Morrow would, if adopted, remedy the defects in the existing exist-ing laws, but when those defects are remedied reme-died we are as far from curing the evils complained com-plained of as we were at the time the original orig-inal restriction act was passed. . My idea ia to secure an abrogation of the Burlingame treaty, and then negotiate with the Chinese r a commercial treaty which will give us the same privileges as to trade throughout the Chinese empire as the Chinese now enjoy in the United States. I would not allow a single sin-gle Chinaman to come to this country except members of the legation duly accredited to us by the Chinese government. The Eastern people do not seem to understand the iniquity in-iquity of Chinese immigration. I have made a study of the subject since 185C,"and I know that the only way to deal with the problem is to absolutely and unconditionally prohibit immigration. " There seems to be but little doubt that the House will pass Mr. Morrow's bill if it is vigorously pressed. But there is some doubt as to the action of the Senate upon the measure, and the Republican representatives rep-resentatives from California would dislike to see any bill looking to the further restriction restric-tion of Chinese immigration fail in a body, a majority of whose members are Republicans." |