The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-28
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THE ANTI-CHINESE BILL.

THE ANTI-CHINESE BILL.
| Washington, 27.-The Chinese bill re
ported from the committee on foreign
relations BY Senator Miller, which is I,
be called up for action in the Senat,
next Wednesday, WAS originally framed
with such care and has since been sub
jected by Miller and ais fellow mem erl
OF the Subcommittee to such critical ex-
animation Of al its provisions down t.
the minutest details of It's phrsseology
that the full committee are unanimously
or the opinion that it 10 not susceptible O.
any further improvement. L will, there
fore be urged for passage without amend.
ment, by any person agreed upon by the
House committee, and if it should pass
the House Of Representatives before the
measure passes the Senate, it is the in.
tentlon of the Senate committee to offer
their bill SIS substitute for the House
| Dill. If, on the other hand las now
seems to be quite certain), the
Senate shall take action on the
subject in advance CT the House of
representatives, the House committee
will recommend the passage of the
Senate bill, for their bill. In order that
the two measures msy De critically com
pared, by the Pacific Coast pubic the
Senate committee bill is herewith given
IN Its full text, as follows: ~
a Bill to Execute Certain Treaty iStipu.
LdtiOns Relating to the Chinese.
Whereas, In the opinion of the govern.
ment of the United States the coming
of Chinese lsbo:ers to this country, en-
dangers the good order of certain iocali-
tiea, within the territory thereof. There
fore
Be 1t enacted, ETC.. That from and
after the expiration of sixty days, next
after the passage Of this act, and
until the expiration of twenty years
next after the passage Of this act,
the coming of Chinese laborers to the
United States be and the same is hereby
suspended. During such suspension it
shall not be lawful for any Chinese
laborer to comes, or having so come after
the expiration of sixty days to remain
within the United States.
Sec. 2-That any master of any vessel,
Of whatever nationality, who shall on
such vessel bring within the jurisdiction
Of the United States, any Chinese labor
ers, from any foreign port or place, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
on conviction thereof shall be punished
by a fine of 500, for each and every
Chinese laborer go brought, and may
also be imprisoned for term not ex-
ing one year.
Sec. 3-Ihat the two former sections
shall not apply to Chinese laborers who
were in the United States on the 18th
day of November, 1880, or who shalt
have came into the same befor the expir-
alton OF sixty days next sitter tie passage
of this act, and who shall produce to
such master before going on board such
vessel, and shall produce to the collector
Of the port In the United States st which
such vessel shall arrive, the evidence
hereinafter in this act required, Of his
being one OF the lsborers in this section
mentioned; nor shall the two former Sec
lions apply to the case Of any master
whose vessel being bound to 3 port not
within the United ctates, shall come
within the jurisdiction OF the United
States by reason Of being in distress or
stress of weather.
Sec. THAT in order " the faithful
execution Of articles one sad Two of the
treaty between the United States and the
Empire of China, ratified July 10, 1881,
in case any Chinese residing in the uni
ted States on the 18th day of November,
1880, or whe shall have come into the
same before the expiration Of sixty days
next after the passage Of this act, shall
depart therefrom, they shall, before such
cause themselves to be duly
registered 1T . custom house in the
United States, aRd produce to the col
leetor of the district ct which they shall
seek 10 re-entsr the United States, tue
certificate Of such registration and the
consular certificate in this act provided
for.
Sec. 5-ThaI in order to the faithful.
execution Of articles one and two ofthe |
treaty before in this act mentioned, every
Chinese Of any class or occupation what |
ever, who may be entitled by said treaty
and this act to come within the United |
United States on the 18th day of Novem- |
within the United States within sixty |
days next after the passage of this act,
shall obtHin permission Of the Chinese |
government IN each, case, to be evidenced
By passport issued by said government,
which passport shall be in the English |
language, or accompanied by stransla-
ZION lnlO tud CuSihni sHOWlnX SUCH per.
with the name of the permitted
person IN his proper signature, and
which passport shall state the name, title
or cficial rank, il any, the age, height
and sll the physical peculiarisles,
former and present occupation, or
profession and place of residence, in
China, Of the persons to whom the pass
% IT is issued, and hat SUCH person is en-
titled by the trestY IN this act mentioned
to come within the y nited StaIes. This
and .he identity OF the person
named in it, shall, before such person
goes on board any vessel to proceed to
the URited States, be viseed by the en-
dorsement of diploIn stic representative
of the United States il the Empire Of
China or of the consular representative
of the United Ststes at the port or plaza
from which the person named in the
passport is about to depart. Such pass
port shall be priEsG fGcie evidence Of the
facts set forth therein, and shall be pro-
duced to the collector of customs OF the
port in the district in the United States at
which the person named therein shall ar
rive, and afterward, produced o proper
ufboritiaa IF tho IInIfo1 Stetfs whpDavar