New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-05
REGULATION OF IMMIGRATION.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUsE.l

WASHINGTON, April 4.-The committee ap-
pointed at the recent meeting OF the New-forK ,on-
ressmen to prepare bill TO regulate immigration mas
completed its abors, and the bill, which Is mainly TIC
work Of Messrs Van voorhis and A. g Hewitt, VIII DO
offered in the House next Thursday. 1t meets
the approval Of all tho New-York Representa-
tves and Senator'S and will receive thelr
earnest support in Congress. The bill provides
that there shall be levied duty OF 80 cents Tor eacn
passenger not citizen Of the United states who small
come by vessel from foreign port to any port wtnh
the United States The money thus collected snail DC
paid into the United States Treasury, and shall const
tute fund to be called the Immigrant Fund, and shall
be used under the direction of tho Secretary OF the
Treasury to defray expenses Of regulating mmigra
ton under this set and for the care OF immigrants arr
ing in the United states; for the renei vi
such as are in distress; for the return TO
tho countries whence they came OF crhlhais
lunacs and paupers and for the general purposes ana
expenses OF carrying this act into effect Inc ouy n
posed by this section shall be lien upon the vessels
which shall bring such passengers TO the United states
and shall be debt in OF the United States against
the owner or owners such vessels and the payment
Of such duty may be enforced By any legal or equitable
remedy.
The Secretary the Treasury charged with the duy
executing provisions OF the act and OF having s
pervon over the subject of immigration to the United
States and for that purpose he shall have power TO enter
into contracts with such State commission BOARD
or officers "a may be designated for that
purpose by the Governor OF any State 10 take charge OF
the local affairs % immigration in the ports within sald
State and provide for the support and reef Oh sucn
immigrants therein landing may fall into distress OF
need public aid under the rules and regulations 10 DC
prescrbed by the Secretary and shall be the dty OF
such State commission, board officers so designated
to examine condition Of asengers arriving az
ports within such state in ship or vessel ana
for that purpose all any OF such Commissioners OF
officers, such other person or persons
as they shall appoint, shall be author
lied TO go on board OF, and through any
ship vessel; and II on such examination there
shall be found among such any convict luna
tie IDIOT deaf dumb blind. manned or inhrm person. or
any person unable 10 take OF himself or herseIf
without becoming public charge, or any persons VINO
from any attending circumstances are likely 10 become
public charge. they snail report the same In writing 10
the Collector Of such port and such personssha not DC
permitted TO land - ,,,, -,
The Secretary OF the Treasury shall establish such
regulations and rules and issue such instructions,
not inconsistent with law he shall deem best
ca cnated TO protect the United states and emgrants
into the United from fraud and loss and Tor car
ryng the provisions OF this act and the emigra,
ton laws Of the United states and he shall prescribe all
FORMS bonds entries and other papers to be used under
and in the enforcement of the various provisions OF THIS
act All foreign convcts accused persons suffering
from mental alienation in the United States shall be sent
back by the United States to the nations TO which they
belong and whence they The expense OF such
return, in the first instance, shall be paid out
OF the emigrant fund enacted BY this act