The 1876 Republican National Convention in June , 1876 recommended that Congress investigate Chinese immigration . In July , 1876 , while the anti-Chinese hysteria was at its height , Congress provided for a joint committee to go to California to investigate . No attorney agreed to represent the interests of Chinese residents . Senator Oliver P. Morton of Indiana was chairman of the committee . Senator Morton contacted Bee that he act as attorney for the Chinese , and he agreed
1876 Republican National Convention
1876 Republican National Convention
Frederick Bee