The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-02
THE CHINESE EXCLUSION BILL
The President Signed 1t Yesterday
kilograms From Europe And The East

LONDON, Oct. 1.-The lord mayor.
has offered reward of e500 sterling,
for the arrest of the White Chapel
murderers.
DUBLIN, Oct. 1.-The Catholic
bishop of Limerick has been forbid
den to collect money at chapels for
the Parnell fund.
BUSY MAN.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct.-The present
week will be another busy period for
Gen. Harrison, already eleven delega-
tlons have been booked to arrive.
A BIG FAILURE.
New YORK. Oct. 1.-The failure of
Q. G. Marsh & Co., is announced on
the stock exchange. The firm con-
slsts OF Charles G. Marsh, board men,
Der, Joseph N. Collins and Chauncey
+. Kerr, special members.
THE TARIFF BILL.
WASHINGTON, Oct. There was a
full meeting of the finance committee
this morning, at which three or four
points left open in the senate tariff
bill were considered and disposed of.
The bill is now complete, and will be
reported as soon as the minority
finish their work.
TWO SHORTS CINCHED.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-The Journal re-
ports two failures on the board of
trade this morning, as the result of
the advance in wheat. The firms
mentioned are Frank Clifton Il Co.
and p. Orr. The amount for which
they are short is not mentioned.
SIGNED AT LAST.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The presi-
dent has signed the Chinese bill and
transmitted it to congress accompan-
led by q long message.
| The provisions of the act are to ap-
ply to all persons of the Chinese race,
whether subjects of China or other
foreign power, except Chinese diplo-
matte or consular officers and their
attendants; and the word "Chinese
laborers" wherever used in this act
shall be construed to mean both
skilled and unskilled laborers and
Chinese employed in mining. The
master of any vessel arriving in the
United States from any foreign port
or place with any Chinese passengers
on board shall, when he delivers his
manifest of cargo, and if there be no
cargo, when he makes legal entry of
his vessel, and before landing or per-
mitting to land any Chinese person
'unless q diplomatic or consular of
fcer, or attendant of such officer
deliver to the collector of customs OF
the district in which his vessel shall
have arrived, the sealed certificates
and letters as aforesaid, and a sepa.
rate list of all Chinese persons taken
on board his vessel at any foreign
port or place, and of all such persons
on board at the time of arrival as
Aforesaid. Such list shall show the
names of such persons and other par,
ticulars as shown by their certificates
or other evidences required by this
act, and such list shall be sworn to by
| the master in the manner required by
law in relation to manifest of cargo.
| The master of any vessel shall moi
permit any Chinese diplomatic or
consular officer to land without hav.
ing been informed by the collector of
customs of the official character OF
such officer or attendant.
From and after the passage of this
act no Chinese laborer in the United
States shall be permitted, after hav-
ing left, to return thereto unless he
has lawful wife, child or parent in
the United States, or property therein
of the value of $1,000, or debts of a
like amount due him and pending
settlement. Marriage to such wife
must have taken place at least q year
prior to the application of the laborer
for permit to return to the United
States, and must have been followed
by continuous cohabitation of the
parties as man and wife. The Chi
nese labOrer possessing the requisite
certificate shall be admitted to the
United States only at the port from
which he departed therefrom, and no
Chinese person, except Chinese diplo-
matte or consular officers, and their
attendants, shall be permitted to
enter the United States except at the
ports of San Francisco, Portland, Or,
Boston, New York New Orleans, Port
Townsend, or such other ports as may
be designated by the secretary of the
treasury.
Any Chinese person or person of
Chinese descent found unlawfully in
the United States or its territories
may be arrested upon a warrant is
sued upon complaint under oath, filed
by any party on behalf of the United
States, by any justice, judge or COM
missioner OF United States court,
returnable before any justice, judge or
commissioner of a United States court
or before any United States court,
and when convicted upon hearing
and. found and adiudged to be one
not lawfully entitled to be or remain
in the United States, such person
shall be removed from the United
States to the country whence he
came. But any such Chinese person
convicted before a commissioner of
a United States court may within ten
days from such conviction appeal to
the judge of the district court for
the district. A certified copy of
the judgment shall be made, and it
may be executed by the marshal of
the district or any officer having
authority of the marshal under the
provisions of this section, and in all
such cases persons who brought or
aided in bringing such persons into
the United States shall be liable to
the government of the United States