Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-26
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, April 25.-The bill TO
protect American laborers. reported f.v-
oraoly from Senate Committee on Edu
cation and Labor, by George. provides
tnat the importation of immigrants
from any foreign country into a place
within the jurisdiction of the United
states Of anv aliea under any agree
ment. expressed or implied, that such
alien shall work. labor. or in aayxi-e
serve IN said jurisdiction any person OF
corporation. shall hereafter be probib-
tied: that such agree nIent shall be con
sidered null and void; that anv advance
of the cost of transportation or any
part thereof, or agreement TO paw ~ Sc
cure snch transportation of any alien -
any place within the jurisdiction of the
tnIted States. made ny anv person en-
gagged IN mining. manufacturing. build
ing. or transportation. or BY anv cor
porat'on whatever. shall be prohibited.
IL provides a penalty Of $40 for each
and every violation OF these provisions:
aud that it shall misdemsanor.
punishable nv a fine of 5000.
and disqu aliticstion from holding
Office nnder the United States for any
person while in the official service of
the United States to violate any pruvis-
Ion Of the act. or knowingly TO aid and
encourage such violations. II also pro
vidss that II shall he nisdeneanor
Tor the master or other officer of a YES
Sci of American register tn Knowingly
bring from any foreign country into
the United States any alien who Ii uu-
der the agreement prohibited by this
act. and that such misiemaanor shall
be punishable by a fine of not more
than $1,000 for each and every alien
transported in his vessel. the act
shall not be so construed as to prevent
any citizen of a foreign country COM
ing into the United States from bring
ing With him servants for personal ser
vice or convenience TO his family. nor
preventing any such foreigner while
temporarily residing in the United
States from bringing such servants !;
and II shall not be construed to apply
to the employment of sailors or seamen
on vessels engaged In foreign comms ce.
Ii any person or corporation shall com
plain to the President Of the United
states that be or II is engaged In or Is
about to start business requiring skill
I'd labor Of particular kind, and suf-
dcient quantity Of such skilled labor
.ahnot be obtained In the United States.
tine President may. on being satisfied of
the truth thereof. issue a license to SUCH
person or corporation affected by this
act. specifying tue kind of skilled labor
and tue number of artisans permitted
10 be brought into the United States
Gone to Florida.
The Postmaster General and wife, ac-
cOmpanied b. party of friends. look
a fast train for jacksonville, Florida,
tod ".
Indian Eduraiion
Senator Call reported favorably from
the Committee on Education the bill
introduced by Anderson, to encourage
Indian education in Dakot which pro-
vides that GAO acres of land shall here
after be Set apart for school purposes
in that Territory for educational pur-
p ,ses among the Indians OF the Terri
tory, and shall be carried on as An in
dustrial farm and school for the exclu-
sive education of the Indian children
of Dakota.
Charges Dismissed.
The Supervising Inspector General of
Steam Vessel, recommends the dismis-
sal of the charges preferred against
Charles G. Bemia, Supervising Inspec
tor, and Charles Hillmap and j. IL.
Freeman. local inspectors of the dis
trict of San Francisco, of negligence
and inefficiency in connection with the
explosion of the boiler of the steamer
Pilot.
The Tarin Discus>tOn.
The leaders of the tariff discussion
contemplate closing the general debate
on May 9th. Representative kasson
makes the closing speech on the Repub-
lican side. He expects to make mo-
ton tn strike out the enacting clause of
the tariff bill.