New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-26
TIE IMPORT4TICE or FOREIGN c RIM
INALS AN0 PACPERS.

The suhioiDed draf OF bin for suppressing tls
importation Of foreign criminals and pauPers 10 thi.
country ~ss reported - iAe Commissioners OF Z nj.
grafton az their last meeting. BY the Committee 10
whom tie consideration Of this subject had beea
committed. The report vas approved By the Board
of Commi sioners, and the Committee, consisting Of
Me.-rs. Verpl-nck, WI:ihsrs Kennedy. Kelly and
Crrigsn, together with Ny. J. E. Develin Counsel
20 the Board, were instructed 20 proceed to WISH
rgtou fer The purpose Of lsyiDg the bill before ~
gress end pressing IL passage:
To he CoHhsi,.i5AS,s If E-z.s,aiioas
Your Con mlttee, 10 WHICH referred the bill now
percrg before Congress 10 regard 10 Emgralt Con-
1icts end Psupers, respectfully reports;
Tha; such bill hiss beea thoroughly exsmiaed, and
tie important subject thereof carefully considered.
Your Committee ceDnot too strongly express its
conceu nstion Of the unfair pursued b. certain
authorities snd large isnd.osneIs, in Crest Britain
ard Ireland ard tie Continent. in clearing their
psuper establishments or e1sctiog general gsol-
delivery, by shipping their poor c0nvicts 20 this
country. II hss been a cause of annoyance and
peuse 10 this Commission, and the Commissioners
have lcrg desired a law which would put end to
such deliberate breach OF comfy, aad imposition
upon this country.
Tie nodes suggested 10 produce this important re.
SUI, have been various but your Com nittss, how
ever proposes to oonne It's observations to the above
noned bill, and in addition Ia submit out OF the
msry proposed remedies that one which in the aiy.
ptnt Of your Committee will effecusny produce the
desireG eId.
The priooiple which through the bill before
Congress ia substantially that of ths passport system
TIE otiscIioIs to il sr- there: This system is one
colo - 10 he extreme and justly to the people
OF Tins osantry. II exists only ia those Governments
uI der ~hioA the liberty of the subject is inyodej or
ieSircttd, ere Is material portion OF ths intricate
raotIery invtLted ol The sustain nen ana p-rPau-
sicn of despOtlc power sneh system, go abhor |
TO the -prit Of th4 Institutions Of tbi. county
sboud rot be eDerat'ed upon them except ia an eX
t'cne Gaze. ard where other effective remedy Tor
q existing evil csn be devised.
y. C0nu ssiontr., in recen. Report. hsya ey
pressed The opinion that moral healthy, aud vigorous
emiQGstiop should rot b. discouraged nor checked
Az cf,reo for that opinion the following reasons:
Fuisriton empoys end proftsbly Yards Large por
tou Or mercantile mains The recipe. from passage
exfos he nii-o On the arrival of the enrsnt.
Ire borers nd csrtn en- are employed In the removal Of
tr tsgsge; bosTrinshouse keepers in sfofdnE than
food sud accommodations others ia Supplying them win rh
Ys 4, n,ee,at1 axe. 1ns ss EROS IN ro
The City, sesrahOats and rsoAdi snd canals are
H.. German entrants alone lave or the past til se yssi'
is estimated BY the best German auth ts es9Ssa np me
country usy Al svenss 81 about FllV9No. scr
tmouut Of property Ia pToIorioo 20 NUN ear
Il money thus expended for supplies sud FOR labor ADD intro
6ucsd into the country IL iucaica.able
The bill in question, however, If passed iato a law.
would at least seriously impede emigration and might
stop it altogether ,
Enicrent,. 10 the majority of cases ara residents
Of ri. fer DISSENT from the port whence they take
tle departure for the nited STATES II Is believed
ttey could rot in the main, satisfy tte COnsul thai
pasuort III nd be given lfproof required, 1t should
be- by evidence satisfactory OF the facts 10 be estab
Gsbcd sbd whatever forms might be adopted ana
how widely sOeyer disseminated u IS greatly TO DO
f. AIRED that many emgrants either i{oorSnt OF me re-
ouremeuts or unsble 10 understand then would ar
rive 1T the pcr. OF departure without the requisite
pr,of or tie meals ef producing 1t.
In thisrespect the pre- posed would be more onerous
than The passport ~ stem Ire at'er oI-ts ssl
"a. FNf 70 n N d
nos. it, TIE hight color OF the hair aud eyes ava
other particulars are thereia inserted and Gao De
compared with The original; bus IL the proposed case
III. scts required those concerning the social COZ
di,inn which can only be sscertalned at t1e point
vbre the party las resided and6y or tom lhcee also
A r,lsorel eSsmDstion by the Con,ul, if possible,
",% Ig5 s say nrasbeV aorm sS 0oI2
Copsal at bly, OF the large emgraing ports IN Europe,
from ich often thousand psssen- ers sal in one
oAy TO Exam IA all such, personally e-peciay Shen
as is the habit most Of tDem have arrived Il the port
but a day or two before the departure Of the vessel
Admitting however thst some evidence coud be
fsrni,hed tie CO1sul what faith should be given 1t
Any large ud-Owntr, or patty, or Govern.
me- D. which assum - the expense Of udn.pOru0g 10
the United St,-s hundreds # conv ctt or pa1psrs,
would r. adily odd Il few shilogs snd thus procure
evidence Satisfactory Ia any Consul repdent = hnn-
cred or more miles from the place whore the proof
las been msr ufeciued. This commission has, on
severel Ocoasious already, been met With Consular
CtT'lnc afeL tua CERTAIN ph-rel-cIS Dcfu
or psupers abroad. Yet, Oh careful invrsti ,AtioD
these ceGic ates ascersined 10 have been false
spc The mssfer of he weasel has beel fined for the
introduction OF such passengers.
II will thus be seen that COosuls would be- as hey
have been, suhject TO imposition and gross frauds.
Besdes the Commissioners, in cas- OF certificate,
would DC estopped by it from any proceedings against
the chip which nevertheless may have arrived hDed
with coDvicts or paupers ,..
Your Committee is Of opinion ths. responsibility
for The Introduction of conviCs paupsr5 imposed on
the vessels bringing them and the ognere thereof
while free from the objections 10 the proposed bill, Is
calculated 10 pro6Ecs a much u.Ore salutary effect
Make it the interest ofthe shippers aud snip 0sners
10 ascertain the tscts o. CONVICTION and paupersm,
ard your Committee has no doubt il will be done.
The shp owner will require indemnity from me pas
sepger broker and the latter from his agents IN tho
interior of the various countries from which the emil
CRAFTS proceed Thus information in regard to their
PREVIOUS condition will be obtained by those inter-
e.ed in not being imposed upon at the very sources
from which the tides Of emig ration flow.
Your Committee hss endeavOred TO incorporate
these features 10 the bill herewith submitted, aud re
scectfuly refer 10 the same, Satisfied that II 1t be-
cone law the shipment Of eonyf~s and peupers to
he Uui,ed States will thenceforth cease
Dated New-York Jan ~, ls55 - o.
@ {. NERPLANCK. ANDREW CARRlOAS,
4 A. WIrIHAIs, JANIS NELL
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