Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-05
AN ANTI CHINESE BILL.
iSCOTTs OF PENxSYLYANIA INTRO
LDUCES a MEASURE. {,

Some Of the Sections Given. and Ful
i synopsis of the Biil-It Creates Som
i Discussion, But Finally Passes tn
/ Honse Without Opposition--Its Effacl
WAsiIIseros. September 8 LIN the Hous
to-day Scott Of Pennsylvania, asked unani
nous consent to introduce, for presen
consideration. q bill supplementary to a
act to execute certain treaty stimulation
relating to the Chinese, approved May 6
1878. sss si'si 'Rff.s SO ,
Section one progides that rom and aftel
the passage Of thea act, it shall be
uNLAvFpL FOR ANY CHINESE LABoRER I.
who has at any time, heretoiore, j. or wht
| mag, be. now, or hereafter become resi-
ident within the United States, and who
shall Id re departed or may depart there
fro1os and has not returned beforetfe pass
age OF tEis act. TO return to the United
States a,s its sssszss ~
Section providss that no. certificates To
identity provided for In the fohrth and fifth
sections, the act TO which this is supple
mentary, shall hereafter be issued and every
certificate heretofore issued In pursuance
thereof is hereby declared void and of no
effect, aud the Chinese laborer. claiming ad-
missiob, by virtne thereof shall not be per;
mitted TO enter the United States. ~,
Section 3 provides that all duties pre-
Escribed, and liabilities, penalties and for
FIXTURES prescribed by the second, tenth,
eleventh and twelfth sections OF the act to
which this is supplementary, are hereby
extended and made applicable to. the pro-
visions OF this act. ,,,s - Il snif,4g &;
( Section 4 provides that ali such part or
parts OF the act to, which this is supple
mentary as are Inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed. lf,.....i Ts,,sf .hf..a ss91e
J, .n DISCUSSING THE BILL, ~ A'ii.
Scott stated that The proposed legisla-
tion is is;thelonlY means by which, the Chi
nese laborer can be kept ont OF the eoun-
try. fe zs9ss s2g lss '3t'
Payson. of Illinois, inquired whether the
bill had been submitted to the Republicans
OF California ........ ~
Scott t.replied that IL had not. Itwas
submitted TO them now. II the; report as
to the rejection OF the Chinese treaty was
correct, orif the treaty was hereafter rati.
fed. There was IN the bilfno violation Of
the treaty. g,.,Sfr l.. sf,is,4,l. II :,
Morrow; Of Calf rnia, said that the bill
was'directed to revocation, OF the issu-
ance OF certificates Of Identification. The
California delegation was entirely in favor
OF any measure which would cure 'ssr =.
TIE EVIL EXISTING ON THE PACIFIC Z.
Coast, but the pending bin, as he had heard.
it read, did not cover the point ct issue.
Il provided for the repeal OF that provision
Of the act OF May 6, 1882, which provided
for the issuance OF certificates Of identity.
Thetronble was that the treaty OF 1850
provided that thelC Chinese who were in the
United States could 60 and come Of their
own free viii and accord. Itwas not until
1882 thata law was placed on the statute
books providing for the Identification OF
those who should depart: Between the
date ofthe treaty and 1882. $4,000 China
men departed without certificates Of iden-
tifcation. Now. according to a.'.a -.
THE DECISION OF, THE COURTS, ,g.,st,+
these persons may return on parole testi-
mony. s*tS,1'i @s'' ,'s s.ss
The bill not cover this difficulty. II the
gentleman from Pennsylvania would, in,
The course OF the afternoon introduce a 4
bill which would provide that Cinnamon
who leTt the United States prior to the act
,f 'S2, should not be entitled to return, it /
would cover; the difficulty. saets.st;
Scott could see no reason for waiting
until the afternoon. If the gentlemen from
California would offer an amendment to
remedy the evil, he would acceptit. aese Il
The bill then, at Morrow's request, was /
again read and Morrow expressed himself
satisfied with it. as it stood. There was
10 objection. and the bill passed without
livision. tsf@ h 'saaFi