New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-05
THE WAR ON PAUPER IMMIGRANTS.
COMMISSIONER STEPHENSON PREVENTS THE LAND
ING OF TWELVE MORE

COMMISSIONER STEPHENSON PREVENTS THE LAND
ING OF TWELVE MORE.
When the steamship City of Rome, of the Anchor
Line arrived at her pier yesterday morning, tse
watchful Emigration Commissioner Stephenson
was among the first to scramble aboard. He care
fully inquired into the mental, physical aud
prcunarv condition of each of the storage passsn-
GERS and refused to allow twelve of them to land
on the ground that they were paupcrs. OF the so
six were Polish Hebrews. without money or
friends who came here with the intention of maxi
ing living by begging or peddimg. OF tho
others. one was Mrs Mead, who has sister in New
Bedford, ticket to that city aud $l, and another
a Mrs. Stack. who was accompanied by her four
small children. Mrs. Stack is without money, but
is on her way to join her husband, who is store
mason IN Syracuse. Mrs. Mead aud the STACKS viii
probably In permitted to land but Alr. stephenson
has resolved that the Others shall 60 back on Tho
CITY of Rome TO the port from whence they came.
or the seven assisted immigrants now on board the
Trinscria, only one has found friend VIII prom
ICES TO prnvide for him and see that he gets WORK
Mr. Coverly, of the Anchor Line. however, Is CONN
dent that ~ the assisted immigrants on that ship
have been reduced from thTty then present
number they will he still further diminished IN
numbers A to the prospect Oi the D"vonia sailing
ON her appointed day, the agents oi the line express
no fear that they will not be able to get clearance
papers for her somehow IN spite ol tue lact thdl
The nssisied immigrant licsenStcln was allowed To
csra.e An official AZ the Custom Hou5e said IN re-
pard to the matter " Oh there ale plenty OF loosen
ST ins ~ the city. gucss thcy will lnd one Wh9
will do" Commissioners stephenson. however VIII
have the only aud original R'eon'tein or nons.
TOO MrCU SILVER AND tO) LITTLE GOLD.
Thonnp g. Acton. Assistant Treasurer of the
United states. aid yostordiy that he hid tocsit od
no inatrurt nug from the department ~ rcEHtl f.
The ptymcut at IA, sub lUuuY balances AZ the
Tearing House IA silver, llc remarked
on B. nul, qurst on o. ilnr, % "a. u'hht" ~ sIv
f. continued t bon nr % ~ have 80 paw Io balances
wholly ,n silver Ihr 'lt tu thn treasury II n,ug o.
aurrt npdly va rtti nu oyoru million dollars 4
dN o. 'c tNrrt rtNrtA " las mnuih, t'd hl Ihli
rate 4 viii rot br ou- hrutt We ia III De down 20 ,u4
limit The div b po,tYu Irt nv inpnrt- ~ cow,
ana hoir Nat W -ltl get back -0ur ui what we
p "a AWAY 60 s. % hr EAR That would Itl''l u1 lus
trtidIV ANA y r8ns .hc next Congress may DO sO"e-
tumg about silver culutt".
The gold i'm Inc lrnljel stats Treasury wac r,-
dncrJ 81 G~' sol In July, and since DECEMBER J
oi LAST wear the decrease has been 81, lSE6lG
The gold reserve on August | was fll3,OlN,ubo
and ~ lv 10 cannot bc reduced below one hun
drcd millions. The amount of silver IN the lIe!'-
ury was increased 81. 1891 DOB during July, Whle
there was "a decrease of : 2N~,GlO IN the volume
Of (; yer certificates since December the Ir'as-
my has increased us stock of silver b. $l2O'o,-
SOB.
The Clearing House banks have no option
about receiving silver i'm exchanges with th' san
treasury The a-sociafiud attempted 10 cY1io
uaymcnt OF balances IN silver. ana " hen tie As
Si,taut Treasurer was admitted to membership II
was on tine condition th1' payment should he made
~ gold. Congress rctauJtcd by passing Ia"
forhiddinI any National bank from he ongng to a
clearing house which refused silver. The rcsoiu-
ton a>4rscIudcd without delay.