Chilton importation of Chinese labor to the South should be prohibited and southerners should instead work out contracts with freed Blacks .
Chilton is the commissioner of U.S. immigration argued in his report to Congress that under the 1862 act prohibiting coolie trade .
Chilton , the commissioner of U.S. immigration argued in his report to Congress that under the 1862 act prohibiting coolie trade , importation of Chinese labor to the South should be prohibited and southerners should instead work out contracts with freed Blacks .