The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-05-11
The Chinese Bill,


The anti-chinese bill passed the United
States Senate Friday substantially as it came
from the House, the vote standing 80 to Is,
all the negative votes coming from the repub-
lican side The bill, is very similar to
the one vetoed by the President, ex-
cept that the period of suspension of Chi
nese immigration is reduced from twenty to
ten years, whilst the machinery for the en-
forcement Of the bill is perhaps more perfect
The sections prohibiting Chinese immgra-
ton and employing Chinese laborers are re-
tanned. 1t is believed the President will ap-
prove the bill.
The bill suspends the immigration of CHI
nese laborers tor ten years, and if any person
prohibited by the act should come into the
United States during that period he must
leave within ninety days. The master of any
vessel who knowingly brings Chinese labor
er into the United States during that period is
liable to fine not exceeding $500 tor each
immigrant and Imprisonment not exceeding
one year. Chinese laborers who were in this
country prior to the ratification of the treaty
OF November II. 1880, are not subject to this
provision of the act. The collectors of Gus
toms are required to keep a descriptive list
OF the laborers belonging to this excepted
class, should any of them take passage for
their own country, so that they can be identi-
tied on their return and the shipmasters pro-
tected from the penalties of the act The de-
parting Chinaman of the excepted class is also
to be furnished with certificate, which he
must produce on his return. If he wants to
go by land to the British possessions or Mexi
co, he is entitled to a certificate which will
assist in his Identification if he returns. China
men who do not belong to the prohibition
class when they come to this country must
have credentials from their own government
showing that they are not immigrant "labor-
ers." The altering or forging of descriptive
certificate is made misdemeanor to be pun
ished by fine not exceeding 81 900 aud i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary for term not
exceeding five years. A Chinaman of the pro-
hibited class who refuses to leave is to be
brought before judge or commissioner of a
United States court, and if he is found to be
here in violation of the provisions of the act,
he is to be sent to his own country at the ex-
pense OF the United States government. ALI
courts of the United States and State courts
are prohibited from admitting Chinese immi
grants to citizenship. The word "laborers"
use0 in the act is to be construed to mean
both skilled and unskilled laborers and mi
ners.
The vote was Yeas-Messrs Beck, Butler,
Call, Cameron of Wis, Chilcott, Coke, Davis
OF ILL.,, Fair, Farley, Garland, George, Grover,
Hale, Hampton, Harris, Hill of Colorado,
Johnston, Jonas, Jones of Nevada Maxey,
gan, Pendleton, Pugh, Saunders, Slater, Vance,
Van Wyck, Vest, Walker and Williams-32.
Nays-Messrs. Allison, Blair, Conger,
Dawes, Edmunds, Frye, Harrison, Hawley,
Hoar, Ingalls,, Lapham, Mcmillan, Morrill,,
Platt and Sherman-15
Messrs. Aldrich, Anthony, Ferry, McDill,
Sewell, Logan. Window, Rollins and Kellogg,
opposed to the bill, were paired with Messrs
German, Bayard, Salisbury, jackson. McPher-
son, Ransom, Davis of w. Va, Jones of Fla,
and Lamar, in the Affirmative
A new mail route through the untiring ef
forts of Hon. John Paul, is about being Great
ed running from New Market to Wises along
the Mountain Valley road, just east of the
Massanutton Mountain. There will be post
office at the New Market Caverns, r. Zirkle's
at Oakwood and at the terminal point. This
mail route is greatly to be desired and will
give large section of country heretofore des-
tltute OF mail facilities advantages that will be
appreciated. Mountain Valley the homes of
the hardy sons of toll, will at last, we are
proud to say, have the proper recognition.
The mineral exposition which is to be held
IN Denver during the months of August. Sep
TENDER and October, will doubtless be by far
WIZ SlOH1CSo ulopidy Vi GuC kluu ever Wl9LCooOu
in the world. For the purpose of carrying
the scheme into effect company has been
formed under the laws Of Colorado, with
capital of 100000, The building is to be
500 feet long and 316 feet wide, with large gal
leries and spacious windows, designed after
the National Museum at Washington. 1t is to
be constructed of stone, brick. iron and glass,
and the estimated cost is $135, 900. There will
be on exhibition specimens of all mineral pro-
ducts of this country, and especially the royal
miner ais, gold and silver, in connection with
the machinery used in extracting and milling
the ores, in such manner that visitors may
secure at glance an idea of the vast mineral
resources of the continent. 1t is proposed to
collect ores and minerals from every NINE IN
the United States in such quantities that the
exhibits will represent the average character
of the mines from which they are taken. Ex-
hibits will also be received from other coun-
tries.