The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-02-08

. the authority to establish steamship
lines and give directions concerning
them. 1t alone has the authority to
make international treaties for such
purposes even. But that obligation
ceases when the Immigrant is landed
His care then becomes a police regu-
lation belonging toa State.
a State has the right to deny for
eign paupers, or foreigners likely to
become paupers, a residence.
"A State has a jurisdiction of its
own ports for purposes rOt port regu-
latiens, h2rber police, sanitary police,
quarantine, pilotagc. and the support
and regulation of paupers, foreign and
domestic. -
"A State has the right to maintain
paupcrs, torei On and domestic, and TO
lay tax for that purpose on foreign
ers Or others, when undoubtedly with
in its Jurisdiction and not imports OF
subjects of commerce. But the Fed
eral Government has no power tn
maintain TauperS, foreign or domestic,
Or to levy taxes for that purpose"
New York endures nearly :dF tho
evils, while other States benefit from
immigration. New York stays the
spread of contagious diseases. for fFse :
years from his arrival protects the inn
migrants guards him from imposition
on his landing, and although not
always able to save him from the:
consequences of his own ignorance
and credulity-to do which "would
require a special detective to be as,
signed to each immigrant-yet does
give a far more efficient, economical
kindly and meritorious protection than
ever would be given by the incompe-
tent lower officials of the Federal Coy
ernment under the control, secret or
otherwise, of the parties we have abevs7
referred to. ..s,...- t.-..-.
What would become of the immi-
grant in the hands of such oDscfils as
those who, by bribes, thefts and en-
bezzlements, cost the Government enc
hundred millions of dollars, according
to the statement of Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, in collecting three
hundred millions ? " ~
What kind of measures would be-
adopted for aiding Immigrants by COR
poration "rings," il they had the
power to adopt them, when such,
rings" attempt openly to plumber a
State of its funds by lobbying biIf
through its Legislature for. that OBJ
ject? ..-.
The bill to deprive Pennsylvania Of
its sinking fund is again being agitated.<
The Governor of the State shows his
fear of the cormorants in advising
that the fund should be at once. usef
for the reduction of the State debt, So
that it may be stolen A leading jour-.
nal in Pennsylvania says: "The pas
sage of this swindIing bill over the
Governors veto for it can become a
law in no other way) will damn, and.
ought to damn, forever any party in
the state which allows it." OF its
passage last winter when it was vetoed.
by Governor Geary, the same journal
says: "All know from the reckless
and eXtravagant character of the har-
pies swarming around that all the
money would have been squandered.
The bill was put through and then,
withheld from the Governor until the
night before adjournment so that SeE'
could not be able to veto it legally in
time; but Governor Geary had his
veto ready a4d sent it in at once and
faithfully guarded nine and a halt
millions of dollars of the peoples;
money.
The largest interest and the most
important that is now left to the Uni
ted States is the immigrant business =
Shall it be meddled with to its ruin,.
to serve the concealed purposes of
':robber capitalists" "rings," private
corporations WOOdhuPs Weekly.