New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-22
IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR CARRIERS.

There wasa now phase in the immigration tax
troubles yesterday upon the arrival OF me AhcEOr
Line steamship Australia, with $50 Italian I'M
migrants from Gibraltar. The agents OF ne AucnOr
Line In their communication 10 the Commissioners
OF Emigration a few days ago stated ihdt lloy
would accede 10 the payment OF the capit3toh TAX
and specified tnat The agreement ShOutd go mo
operation on the arrival of the ClIcISsia. Hence
when the Australia arrived IN advance OF the CIR
cassla, the dirty and vllllanous looking lta.nnS
were landed on the cOlnplnys pier, az inc 1901 OF
Dey-.t. and short iimcta tel ward were wandering
toward the Itaan reservations III Baxter Mott ANA
nelghbOring streets The immigrant inspectors dis
covered among the passengers nlne lniiIin men VINO
are likely TO become public charge, ana the com
pany Obliged TO gave bonds 10 the CITY toreheFe
the taXpayers OF the burden OF caring for the de-
crepIt immigrants The agents OF the Monarch
Line yesterday requested permission 10 lana ne
passengers OF the kersian Monarch, including 800
Russian eXies, at Castle Garden, aud agreed to pay
the capIt9tl0n tax.
The agents OF the foreign steamship lines met
Yesterday at No. 10 Broadway, and appointed
committee 10 take into consideration the provisions
of the Deusler bill TO regulate immigration, which
is now before the PRESIDENT tor his action, and TO
urge It's disapprova An agent OF one OF the steam
ship lines stated yesterday that, t4c Ehgllsh
companies do not complain of the provisions III the
bill requiring that each immigrant must DC pro
vlded with a seat at the table when a meals: Inc
real difficulty Is to get the immigrants out OF thelr
berths TO go to the table. Practically there are
sitings enough for all and no legislation is required
on TINS matter. There are many vagdrlcs In the
bill. For instance the bill prescrlbeS how many
CUBIC feet shall be allotted 10 each passenger On
the deck below the 'uppermoSt deck, anu the
allotment of space on the second deck below the
'uDpennost' deck. Now VINO Is TO say which Is
the uppCrmOst Geek" ,
r. J. Cortis agent of the White Star Line, called
attention TO TIE discrepancy of language, and
thought that il might create confusion among ex-
peTs even. THIS, He thought, was one OF the chef
objections to the bill lie continued: " SO Tar as
the space 10 DE allotted each passenger, there can
be no difficulty about that, unuer the English
law the stcerage passengers have el4een superficial
feet space tIo l26 to 49, cubic feet Of space.
Section OF the Dill i'll specifying the allowance OF
food TO each seelagc passenger, SAYS also thaJ the
daily allowance snail he no less III value IMAM 1O
cents | should be very CAD 10 be able 10 make a
contract with somebody TO iced our Immigrant pas
scmgers at % cents each day; the company would
save money"
A. NJ. Underhi one of the agents of the Guion
Line, SAID that section II OF the bill was
specially absurd and Its provisions could not pos
sibiy be carried out. 1t specifies" lie said, mat
before any notwithstanding vessel shall be
cleared from the port where such passenger
boArued her. the captain shall furnish 10 The Col
ector OF Customs OF each port oct list of all of
tie Passengers both CABIN and seerage, their age,
| sex aud nationality, ana other par Icuars. Now,
this IS utterly impossible Tor the simple reason that
our vessels have clear many time several hours
before they SAL, ana frequently passengers board
! them at the last molent.
| l.. De Bcban, agent OF the French Line, said there
were many serious objections to the bill, but 80 far
! as the provision pecifylng how stceragc passen-
gers should be led IL was not an Improvement on
| the present custom.