CONGRESS
Harper’s Weekly, January 5, 1857, page 3 (Domestic Intelligence)

The immigration of Chinese into California has attracted the attention of Congress. It appears that the Chinese immigrants, on settling there, persist in maintaining their allegiance to China; and under these circumstances the Senate voted a resolution, December 19, making inquiry into the propriety of discouraging such emigration.


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