The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-10
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON. Jan. Q, 1879.
CHINESE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BILL FOB ITS
RESTRICTION TO BE REposTED
The House Committee on Educstion and Labor at
its meeting this morning took up the bill introduced
~ Mr.. Wren in the House and Mr.. Sargent in tho
Senate to restrict tho immigration of Chinese into
the United States, and agreed to report it favoraby
Mr. Willis of Kentucky, given charge Of it, with
instructions presentation at the earliest
possible day ask that it be ordered printed and
rccommitted and day set apart for il special con.
alteration. This bill provides that
No master of any vessel owned in whole or in part
by citizen Of the United States by citizen OF any
foreign country, shall take board such vessel at
any port of the Chinese Empire or at any other for
cign port or place whatever. any number exceeding
ten Chinese passengers. whether male or female with
the intent to bring such passengers to the United
exceeding ten on one voyage within the jurisdiction
Of tho United States.
eel takes on board the same at any foreign port
place any greater number Of Chinese passengers than
tent to bring such passengers to the United States
bring such passengers to any number exceeding ten
voyage within the jurisdiction of the United
States he shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and shall. for each passenger taken board or
brought within the Jurisdiction Of the States
exceeding the number Of ten, be fined $1UU and may
also be imprisoned for not exceeding six months.
SEC. 3.-That the master OF any vessel arriving in
the United States any of the Territories thereof
from any foreign place whatever, at the same time
that he delivers manifest OF the cargo and il there
be cargo, then at the time OF making report or
entry of the vessel pursuant TO law shall addition
to the other matters required to be reported by law
deliver and report to the Collector of the district
which such vessel shall arrive separate list OF all Chi
nese passengers taken board the vessel any for
egn port place. and Of all such passengers board
the that time such lists shall be by
the master in tho same manner directed by law in
relation the manifest of the cargo, and the refusal
or neglect of the master to comply with the provi
sions Of this section shall receive the penalties
disa abilities and forfeiturcs provided for q
fusal neglect TO report and deliver manifest Of
the cargo. .
Section provides that the penalties shall be .
lien against the vessel and section that nforners
shall be entitled to one-half Of any penalty or hne
collected under provisions Of this net upon their
information.
Section provides that nothing in the bill shall be
held to repeal modify any law forbdding impor
taton Of coolies Of females for immoral purposes
into the United States provided that no consul or
consular agent of the United States residing at any
port from which any vessel taking Chinese passcn-
gers may take her departure shall grant tho certin-
cate provided for in section 2.lG2 Of the Revised
Statutes for than ten Chinese passengers any
one vessel This act is to take effect from and after
the lst day of July, 1872
THE NEW YORK NOMINATIONS.
To-day was the regular meeting day Of tho Senate
Committee on Commerce. but at the appointed hour
only three members OF the committee we're present.
and after waiting somc time they adjourned until
next Thursday. 1t is said that thcrc is but little
probability of the New York nominations being
acted upon by the committee for several weeks.
THE SOLDIERS HOME AT HAMPTON.
At the meeting of the Military Committee to-day
Nessrs Evans. Maish and McCook were appointed
subcommittee to proceed to Fortress Monroe TO in
vestgatc the charges of maladministration Of tho
affairs Of the Soldiers Home at Hampton.