The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01

Of the lm.raiS ration i'onssaitteeS 10
MesnOriaiixe Congress.
CHICAGO, Nov. pa special from
Peoria says: Hon. Il. n. Stevens, just elected
to Congress from the 9th District, is diving.
The Committee appointed by the National
Immigration Convention at indianapolis to
memorabilia Congress, met at the Sherman
House to-day. The resolutions presented to the
Convention was taken up and the following
drafted. In regard t, the first two, your me-
morializers would represent to your honorable
bodies that the Convention We represent en-
bodied delegates from twenty-five States and
one territory of the Union, and il WAS conf
posed in great measure, Of men who
lad given much of their time and
attention. both in this country and
Europe to the subject of transporting
emigrants from Europe; and in placing be-
fore you the views Of the Convention, We
would state that emigrants are frequently
placed in badly ventilated ships, supplied
with insufficient food, deprived of means TO
secure personal cleanliness, unprovided with
proper medical attendance, and even in YES
sells where the proper sanitary regulations
are not enforced, the laws OF the United States
are violated by Over-crowding the steerage.
Yonr memorialisls believe as great or geaier
evils exist in the inland transit OF emigranis
as i'm their transportation to this country.
The memoralis,s call especial alten-
ton to the fact tina; by far the greater
number OF emigran,s landing Il, our sea ports,
pass on immediately To the Western and
Southern States and Territories, and that
during such transit they are subjected to
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sufficiently ventilated and not offered sufii-
cient facilities for obtaining cheap and whole
some food and water, being unnecessarily de-
layed, being sent by circuitous routes in order
to accommodate certain railroad companies,
being en,iced by runners into boarding
houses agains; their wishes and interests, not
being able to have their baggage checked
through and thereby frequently losing it,
being insulted by deck hands and
thieves on the river and lake steamers.
The annual report OF the Commissioners
of Immigration OF the State of New York
for the year ending December 3lst, 1869,
corroboraies fully conviction, forced upon
the minds Of memorialists, that il has become
| an Imperative duty with the United States
Government to carry out the objects above
recited, and they respectfully urge the pro-
posed convention between the Government
OF the United States and Foreign Govern
men,s, for better protection of the Storage
passengers on the high seas, at the earliest prac-
ticable time. They also call special atten-
ton Ia the annoyanos and injuries frequently
sustained on the part Of immigrants, by the
action Of the Custom House inspectors, re-
ferre.l to in said report of the Commissioners
of Immigration of the State Of New York.
The Committee then adjourned until even
ing. when they will probably complete their
report.
IL his reply to the Speakers address in
the Parliament of James l., the Lord
Reaper said: 81 will put YOU in mind of
story which Tully relates ont of Thucydides.
The Thebans, having overcome the Lacede-
monians, in memory thereof erected a bra
zen trophy. A complaint was made before
the Amphicyonic Council that BY that
trophy the memory of their civil discord
was made eternal. Their Judgment was that
it should be abolished, because it was not
fitting that any record should remain Of
diacord between Greek and Greek"
The Mount Gents Tunnel, the most
uos>1lerfnl v,;ere Of rnilvav enxosnrssa ~wo-