Morning journal and courier., 1883-06-27
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Wednesday, June 27. 1883.
"Ass1sTED', EMTGRANTs.


 sAss1sTED'' IMMIGRANTS.
 The President told the committee which recently visited him for the purpose of talk ing with him about the exportatioa of paul. pers from IrSland to this country that an in vestigation of the matter had been begun and that it would be thorough. That there is need of such investigation has become very clear.
 On the steamer Furnessia, which recently arrived at New York, there were a number of persons who came direct from the pauper establishments of County Kerry. There were several women from these establish ments with iilegitimate children. TEere were numbers without means to reach their pretended destination |; others who claimed to have friends, but could not tell where these were others whose alleged friends knew nothing of their coming and had given no assurance of ability or intention to sup port them. On the steamer Anchoria, which arrived Monday, there were seven families of "assisted people" An inspector was in formed by Bridget Boyle, one of these pso- pie, that she had four children with her, and that the Poor Guardians had given her e3 7s. and five railroad tickets to Ashland, Penn. Just before the vessel sailed enc of the agents of the Poor Guardians examined Mrs Boyle's tickets and took them away, telling her that ''she would find kind gentle men at Castle Garden who would give her tickets" The other assisted immigrants who arrived on the Anchoria were Neil Me Ilyaine, wife and six children, received e4 los. James Brice, wife and seven children, received e7 los. Anna Bolman, widow, with three children, received e3; Patrick Brennan, wife and six children, received e7; Ann Murtha, widow, with four children, re- ceived e4; Katherine Brennan, single woman, received e1
 The Commissioners of Emigration have held an interesting meeting at which the mat ter of pauper immigration was discussed. Commissioner Tsintor said that he had been informed by an intelligent immigrant that the occupants of the Irish warehouses were to be sent here in large numbers and that from one small section in Ireland seven hundred paupers were to be sent to America. Con- missioner Lynch stated that he had received positive information that all Irish paupers who have friends here are to be sent to us. He cited several cases where Irish paupers had been sent to friends here who were in the most destitute circumstances themselves. He also read several extracts from foreign papers to show that the British govern ment was adopting 8 system to flood the United States with paupers from Ireland. Commissioner Stephenson offered a resolu ton to the effect that the secretary be direct ed to prohibit the landing of all persons who are found to hold money and tickets given them by the British government, and that such facts should be reported to the Collec- tor of the Port with request that he shall enforce the law and send sach persons back to Ireland. This resolution was passed unan- imously.
 The United States law relating to imnnigra- tion provides for 8 strict examination of all immigrants before they are permitted to land It says: ''And if on such examination there shall be found among such passengers any convict, lunatic, idiot, or any person unable to take care of himself or herself without be- coming public charge, they shall report the same to the Collector of such Port and such persons shall not be permitted to Iand.'' There should be no hesitation in the enforce. ment of this law. There are paupers enough in this country, and so long as the British government can take care of it's own poor it should not be allowed to ''shove them otf'' upon another country. A little vigorous off, cial talk to that government concerning the matter might not be out of place