The Rev. G. Reid has also been in the capital several times working for new legislation concerning the Chinese. He pre-red a Bill which was presented, in the fouse by Mr. Hitt and in the Senate by Senator Hoar. He had a, hearing on the matter and Peel his Bill as best he could. Another Bill, called first the Everett Bill and then the McCreary Bill, was recommended by the House Committee and accepted by the House after three days' debate. Tt was certainly a great improvement to see so much time given to debate on the question. When the Scott Bill was up in 1888 there was no debate at all, and when the Geary Bill was up there was just an hour. Still the new Bill does not amount to much in settling the question. It extends the time for the Chinese to register six months more, but otherwise leaves the Geary Bill as it is.
'THE CHINESE MINISTER, The new Chinese Minister, Yang Ju, has been favourably received, but we fail to learn what kind of pressure he is bringing to bear on the United States Government, If he pushed the rights of the Chinese and the demands of the treaties, better legislation might be secured, but as itis the impression prevails that he is satisfied with the new Bill. If so, all right; but we doubt it.
New York, 24th October.
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