The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-03-09
COOLIE LABOR.
Abstract of the Chinese Bill under Con
alteration In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, D, c., Feb. 29-The
following is an abstract of the bill to
prevent immigration of Chinese laborers,
reported from the House committee Of
commerce, and now under consideration
in the senate:
that the CON-
ing into or residence i'll the United
States by Chinese laborers, except as
hereinafter provided, is declared unlaw-
full and is suspended for a period of
twenty-five years.
The second section provides that
Chinese coming into the United States
as teachers, students or from curiosity,
together with their household servants,
shall be permitted to come and go as are
members of any other nation; also that
all Chinese who resided in the United
States on November II, 1880 the date of
the late treaty with the Chinese Govern
mentl and those coming into the country
since that date shall have like privil
eyes.
The third section requires Chinese
| laborers who depart this country intend
| ing to return, to register at custom
house, and on returning, present GER
| tificate of such registration, before
| they can be admitted to the country.
The fourth section relates to the regis
| try system, requiring the registry books
| to show the name, age, physical charac-
/ teristics, birthplace and names of pa
rents of persons registering.
| The fifth section states that no Chi
nese of any class Except accounted rep
resentatives of the governmenD shall be
permitted to enter the United States
without the formal consent of that gov
| eminent indicated by certificate at
tested by the United States consul at the
port whence the person halls.
The sixth section makes the custom
house certificate of registration evidence
| of the right of the person to whom 1t is
| issued to reside in the United States.
The seventh section provides that per.
sons registering at more than one Gus.
tom house, obtaining more than one Ger
tificate of registration, altering the name
upon the certificate or forging certifi,
Gates shall be guilty of a felony; and
that persons making false oath in regis
tering will be guilty of perjury:
The eighth section prohibits mas
tiers of vessels taking on board
for transportation to the United States
any Chinese not having the per
mission of that government to visit
this country or q certificate of registry
showing him to have been a resident OF
the United States, and that any master
of vessels violating the law by bringing
prohibited persons into the United
States shall be fined $500 and may be
imprisoned one year.
Il The ninth section requires masters oi
Vessls to present, on landing at United
States ports, seperate schedule of any
Chinese on board their vessels.
The tenth section provides means for
the collection of fines for violation 81
the requirements of the act
The eleventh section directs United
: States consuls to refuse to attest the
rights of Chinese to depart from for
eign ports for this country, if satisfied
they intend to attempt to violate tint
, law; directs all collectors of customs a
the United State ports to refuse admis
sion to persons under like circumstan
ces, and provides that any Chinese un
lawfully entering the United State
: shall be removed at the cost of the Unit
/ ed States.
The twelfth section directs the presi
dent to notify the government OF Chin
upon the passage of the act, and make
r the act 10 take effect immediately afteI
| its passage.