The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-16
How Sunset Cox Would Control
immigration.
Oklahalna State Among the
Probabilities, !. ]. y.
And Indian Territory to be
Wiped Out. f.
TO REGULATE. IMMIGRATION,

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-MK Cox's bill to
regulate Immigration is likely, when it
comes before the House, to cause consider
able discussion. 1t was introduced by
unanimous consent on the second day of
the session and referred to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs. who recently reported
it with amendments when it was COM
mitted to the Committee of the Whole on
the State of the Union. The purpose of
the bill is to prevent the United States
from becoming an asylum for the paupers
convicts and riff-raff Of foreign countries.
As amended by Mr.. Page. of California it
touches also upon the subject of Chinese
immigration, which tle California member
proposes to very materially check. -
The bill provides that the commander
of every vessel coming from foreign port
to the United States shall make written
statement. on his oath, of the name, place
of birth, last legal residence, age and
occupation of every person or passenger
arriving in such ship or vessel OH her ten
last voyage, being an alien, or not being a
citizen Of tie United States" Further it
provides that the commander shall specify
? in his report whether anv of said passen-
GERS so reported are paupers or C ,nvicts. 'r
are lunatic, idiotic, deaf and dumb, blind,
MANNED, or in6rms and unable to support
himself or herself; and. if SO, whether they
are acc ,mpanied b., or have relatives
ready, willing and able to supp TT them"
These last unnecessary and nn lesirable in,-
p,rtati,ns 1t is proposed t. send back to
the country whence thev came.
For this purpose and t., nay all expenses
( that may arise under the act, separate
fund, to be called "The immigration
I Fnnd,, Of 3 quarter Of million dollars
/ yearly shall be appropriated. When the
bill comes mp for debate 1t will likely meet
!. with good deal of ridicule from the oppo-
htion. How is sea-Captain 70 make oath
i to the half-articnlate and very indefinite
statement Of tile entrants as to their age
( place of birth. etc? OF, how is he, in a
steeraee full Of nmalgamated nationalities.
to ascertain the exact intelligence Of every
4 one2 How much Of man would have to
T be missing before what remained of him
\ would be refused admittaBce?
The amendment proposed by Mr.. Page 10:
THAT " shall be Unlawful for any ship
or vessel, OF tie ipaater. commander, owner
asor consfgnse thereof, to bring into and
I land at, OF permit to be brought into Or
landed at, any p TT or place within the
United States as passengers on any one
voyage, anwmnle persons not lcitizeps, and
who under existing laws will not be en-.
titled to be liaturalised at a future time,
except the fifteen first on the said report
or listof such described persons " A''S .s' 'sf
This, Of course, means the heather
Chinse.
oKLAHAMA TERRITORY.
National Ass0cinted Press to the Star
TIE Sure ,mmitiee on Territories
the Senate tn which WAS referred the bill
creating t,e Territ ~ ofOkallana ont OF
tie Indian TerritOr have agreed mani.
mously tp report favorable thereon. and q
Senator has been instructed to prepare the
report. 1t Is underst0 d majority Of the
full Committee favor the bill.
- a THE uTEs. 10
Senator Hill, # Colorado, had confer.
ence With 0urav, the Cn,ef, in course of
conversation. Ouray said that the Utfi
would surrender their reservation To the
Government fr consideration OF one
hundred acres Of land on Grand River foI
each man. Such transaction would throw