The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-26
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
CHINESE lnmIGRAT
Text Of the Bill Introduced By
h. Represenaatlve Page.


sion, il was decided TO recommend The
passage of the following bill for the re-
striction of Chinese immigration, It il
based mainly Oh the bills introduces By
Representative Page, but the substitute,
em bodies Also some Of the features o.
the measure proposed by Representative
Welles, as explained IN yesterdays dis
patch, to conform the law to the letter
OF the treaty, and thus avoid eli conceiv-
able attempts to-que.tions of Its Invalid
ity. The vote authorizing Page 10 report
the bill to the House was unanim Gus, hu,
it was understood that each membsr of
the committee reserves the right 10 offer
amendments or oppose the bill. when it
comes up in the Hou.e for action. Only
two or three members Of the committee
have indicated any such purpose, how
ever, and there is no reason to doubt the
measure will command the votes OF ma
jority of the mem bers of the House. Ii
will be reported and placed on the
calendar tomorrow. Its full text is
as follows:
4 bill to regulate and suspend the
immigration Of Chinese ldborerS
to the United States.
Whereas, 1t appears that the great
majority of Chinese immigrants are
unwilling to conform to our institu-
tiOns, or to become permanent resi-
dents of our country.
ReSoloed, For the above reason
that their presence affects, or threat
ems to affect, the interests of our
people.
Therefore, Be it enacted, &C.,
Section THAT che coming into
or residence in the United States of
Chinese laborers, except as herein
after provided, is hereby declared to
be unlawful and is suspended for
the period of twenty-five years
from and after the passage Of this
act.
Sec. 2-Chinese subjects, whether
proceeding to the United States as
teachers, students, merchants, or
from curiosity, together with their
body and household servants, and
Chinese labOrers, who were residing
in the United States on the 18th day
of November, 1880, and all Chinese
who have come into the United
States between the 18th of Novem-
Der, 1880, and the passage of this ACT
shall, upon being identified as
hereinafter provided, be allowed to
go and come of their own free will
and accord, and shall be 7ccorded
all the rights, privileges, immuni.
ties and examples which we &C.
cord to the citizens and subjects
of the most favored nations.
Sec. 3-That the Chinese laborer:
described in the preceding section
who shall depart from the United
States after the passage of this act
shall not be permitted to return and
resume their residence unless before
their departure, they shall have
been duly registered at a custom
house in the United States, and
shall produce to the collector OF the
district in which they shall seek tC
re-enter, the certificates of registra.
ton and consular certificates as
hereinafter provided; such Chinese
labOrerS who may have departed
from the United States prior to the
passage of this act, and any Chimes
of the classes described in the Sec
ond section of this act, shall, as q
condition of entry, produce to the
collector of the district in which
they seek to enter, the permission
of the Chinese government and con-
sular certificates hereinafter pro-
vided.
Sec. THAT the secretary OF
the treasury is hereby in
vested with authority TO carry
into full effect the foregoing
provisions, and for this purpose he
shall forthwith cause to be entered
and kept at the custom houses OF
the United States proper books, in
such form as he shall prescribe, fol
the registration Of Chinese who
shall be entitled, under the provis.
ions of this act, to the privilege oil
entering and residing in the United
States. Such books shall contain
the name of every Chinaman regis
tered and his proper signature, his
place of birth, giving the town OF
district, date OF birth, place of resi-
dence before coming to the United
States, weight and physical marks
and peclIliarities, by which he may
be identified. Every applicant fol
registration shall make oath to the
facts stated in this registry, which
oath shall be recorded in the book
of registry, and in cases where the
applicant claims the privilege OF
registration by reason of his having
been in the United States on the
18th of November, 1881, the fact o.
his residence therein shall be
proved by the oath of two
lcreditable witnesses, which oath
shall be taken, entered and atteste6
| in the book of registry before regis
tration. The collector of customs
or any deputy, shall have power tx
administer and certify 10 al The
oaths under this act.
Sec. 5-That no Chinaman, Cf an!
| class or occupation, shall be allowed
to enter the Jurisdiction Of TIL
limited States government, unles
he has FIRST specially obtained pei
mission, in each case 10 be eyi
denced by a certificate issued, whicl
certificate shall be in the Englisl
Language, or accompanied by
translation into English shown!
Isuch permission, with the name 0
tho narTnittod Dareop his DrODe
signature and all the particulars i
regard to him, as required in sectiO
IL. for registration the genulnenes