, 1873-11-07
THE IMMIGRANT BILL.

The Irish Immigrant Society, now organized
in this city with tho view Of promoting tho curly
passage Of the Immigration bill before Congress,
are ttcsiro,s Of submitting, for the example and
encouragement Of all good 1riahmen, tho fol
lowing evidence of sympathy and assistance On
tho pnrs Of German-Americans in behalf OF their
own Immigrants untl others:
The Nntioral immigration Conyentson called by tho
Governors of the Northwestern and Western Stacs met
# n nspo 1n ?" The ?sa day gg S
ries fuly aud atly represented ut tho Convention.
The SlowinK preamble and resolutions were adopted
The Committee on 1scsolutions respectfully submit
the following report. ns sIHtantially I smbrnclng tue
predominant sentiment OF tlic 4cn!ers Of ha In
referred to lib for constellation: .
II must he manifest to oil who have heard thu lelib
eratitfIs u1ld dlsnssidus OF The Convention. thn tus-
tice. patriotism, md philanthropy demand the ulule-
dn.t utcrpasitioa Of el.'i4htaled public sentiment
n law for the protection 9t the rights md Interests
thef native con!rlcs a'd coming 10 great t'aioal
lld,e Of Freedom That great and grnyous wrongs
cIsay clear that full att, efficient remedies Tor exist
tug evils ought 10 be supplied. That upnn our Ma
oiusiy with other GoycrumentY, ths cnharkaon AID
uTY ,,s'Hutaua III controlling their 1e5arlation a1la
plate u tletr rhocp in tl ntld uf their as'nion.
Thia is enstnrnslr question Of ,at'onu! lortaure.
their progress nnl rroaperity t also c iu1lest ,tc-
rGipuent of tllc rrknrces uf 6ir cuintry, snN thu
lnrnnnency mud pvrle,ty of uur lsepublIran prInci
ples nl,a Institutions.
rim Committee, tlcreorc, present tho following
o!utios ~ Containing hresly hit substantially, ,e
yiewa ef t]ifA 3onyentipll:
jieaai'n|, THAT additional egelnop, an1 nlorr
rJb enforcement Of rxAtin9 laws the subject of
an franla, nl rrae,t tic trne interests If e emf
graut M s arrival al wha in transit to ls rstlhN-
of thia rnlrpre ii t npu'l ii tIo l;utye,tio, Oh.
rropratn legislation In inlptrHtlyely trnlndel Uf tbs
I;erolrtd. 'flat Jnreau Vt immigration sould 10
established Hller the nslcs Ut tllu EterAl 1HSerl-
ne,t att Hut aohitnitte" tN npnlntsa t" 1ntn,.'-
rIuzt Congress for surll ifglRlut!on w n1re fy
acr,HnfiHI tln fore2,!,Ig yinwa.
4 permanonS Committee wa9 accordingly
formed to carry out Tho spirit nnl intent Of the
resolutions itlapiail by tin Convention a,,.l
from this Committee, representing ul tile fore-
going htatus a,ul Territories, a,, Executive Com
mites was tppuutoil, win llaye fofwnulol Ia
tho several f,erlnA1l soietieH, FROM tic Atlantic
to the puriilt, prltud forul Of memorial, aonu.
wllut similar to the following, for sjgnat,iro md
pre- Hentatiou through, their Respective llapro.
Hon tGtiycs al tlse approaching session OF Con
GrcBa: ..
1MutfltANr- hill sIEMDRfAL.
| IN tie Congress u tia NH,fcst Sfnff&;
This mnntrla "f tl'e undersigned a'loe! cislxons
Tlat L for tln t,eter rrottclioi. ut immigrants fl
III Tjat a I'LL, prc'licate upon tn speual n,c.tsge
u tnn!grantH frun present gresnt,cp, nl tnclr hn
pmes.s nier ARRIVAL, Federal internSt, for tls rbt
%s , T.; seH iii sft s ~ 5 s StSt"f n'sr e neglect shown e
,miHiatltA non leir arrival lii tlts eunntry, well
u" thsr fo:.ge 'It''sr "l he.nE Mw!re i, of ~
urIeiul nlraY,Irp t!v presentation Ut tin lrpscnt hill