The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-09
THIS Chinese Prohibition Bill
Taken Up.
THE FISHERIES TREATY AGAIN
EVarsB' 9peech-Thc Is q ase In Com.
mLltee oTthe Whole on the
deficiency BiIl-Etc.
SENATE.

W ASHtH0TpN, August S.-St0WaIL
moved that the Tesu ar business (bills
on the calen6ar) bs laid aside and the
Chinese prohibition DILL be taken up.
Agreed ko-ysGs 10. nays 3 Senators
Berry, Coke AMI Jones, OF Arkansas).
The ill was then passed with0aU dIVi-
sion Tho biz provides THAI fgoin and
after the date of the exchange of rsti6-
cations of the pep3ing treaty between
the United s stes end China, gUed on
the 18th OF March, 1888. IL shall be I'M
lawful for any Calnese person, whether
subject OF GSiUa Or Alg other COVER,
to en5er Tho United rGatss except Gs ~
this bill provided.
Chinese otiicisLs, teachers, students,
merchants and travellers for pleasure OF
curiosity shall BE- permitted 10 enter
<he nired States, but in order TO eu-
titlS themselves to DO 80 they shall first
obtain permission OF the Chinese gov
ernpIsnt OK oEher government of which
they may a. the time De citizens or
subjects. Such permission and also
their personal identity shsit In suca
casa bs egidenced by certificate TO
Be made out by rhe diplomatic repre-
sentative Of the United States in Inc
coautry or the consulate representative
of the United states ct the port or
place from which the person named
herein comes. TAe certificate shall
contain q full description OF such per-
son, his age, height aud gem
eral physical features, shall SEATS
his former and present occupation,
or profession, and place of residence,
aud shall be made out in duplicate;
one copy shalt be delivered By the dlplJ-
matio or consular officer to the captain
of the vessel on which the person
named il tue certificate sets sail for the
United states. together with sealed
certificates which shalt be- addressed to
4hc collector OF customs at the port
where such person is 10 land; there
shall be delivered 10 the captain a let
Ger from the consular officer addressed
20 the collector OF customs, anu stating
that such consular officer has On
certain day delivered GO sucb 5i4ptsin
u certificate OF the right Of the person
uRmad therein TO enter the United
States as 8 Chinese official Il other
exempted person as the case may
be. And a1y captain who LANDS
or attempts TO land Chinese person
in the United States withoat having II
his 20 sion such sealed certificate
shall be liable 10 csrtain penalties.
The pravsi ions of this act are 10 apply
90 all persons OF The Chinese race
whether suoJeots Of CHINA or othar for
eIgn power, excepting Chinese dipio-
maric Consular officers, and their at
EendantS, aud Chinese l3boreTs, whsr-
ever used u ms act, shall te cOnst cQS q
to mean both skilled and uaskllled la
borers, ard Chinese employed in miu-
ing. The masters OF any vessel arriving
in the United States from any foreign
port or plroe with any Chinese passen-
gers on boert. snail, when lie delivers
his manifest of cargo and if there De nc
olrge when lie maaer legal
euFy Of lis vessel and before
landing or permitting to land any
Chinese person, unless diplomatic or
consular officer, or attendants of such
officers. deliver to the collector OF
customs of tho district in which the
vessel shall arrive, the sealed csrtiE-
cate and letter as aforesaid, aud u
separate list IF ali Chinese persons
taken on board his vessel, at any
foreign port or Llace, ana Of ali such
persons ON board at the time OF arrival
as afors said. Duch list shall shO8 the
names of such parsons and otaer par
ticul8rs rs sh0Wu by their certificates
or other evidences required By This
act. such list shall be sworn to by the
master in the manner required by
law il relation to the manifest u
cargo. The master of any vessel
shall not permit airy Chinese diplo
matte or consular officer 10 Iaud with
out he has first been informed ny the
collector Of customs OF me off MAJ
character of such ofiGer or attendants
From and after the passage Of ttli5 ncl
10 = IIglif1I -.
shall ba permitted. after having left, to
return thereto uniess he has lswjui
wife, child or parent II the United
States, or property therein Of the value
of 81 coo, or debts OF s like amount due
him and pending settlement. The
marriage TO such wife must b re teket
place at least yesr prior to the spll-
cation of the laborer for a per-
NIT to return TO the United
States and he must have BEEN
followed by continuous cohsbitsiio.. @ (;
the parties as man and vile. The
Chinese iaborer possessing the requisite
certificate shall be admitted % ,ha
United States only at the port from
which he departed. No Chinese per
son, except the Chinese diploms ATTIC
or consular officers and their attend
ants shall be permitted TO enter the
O11tcA OLGbcb OACSDb d. tEo oOI 10 IL bJtsD
Francisco. Portland, 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 o. Chinese
descent, found u ulsVtuIiy 81 the Uuigsd
States or its Territories may ia arrested
upon warrant issued Up1a 8 con-
plant under oath flied by any psrtv On
behalf OF the Uaiiet States by sEy JUS
t1ce or The p9aos or comm ssiOuer OF
any United States court. returnsbIe
hsfora anv ,justioa, Judge or ccmrDs-
siOner Of United States court, or be.
fore any United States court. and when
conVirted upon q hearing and faund
AMI sdjudged to bs one go: isyfui;,
entitled to remain ia the United sta,rs
such person shall be rfmnp. q
from the United 5satee 10 the coun.yv
whence he came. Bat any suci
Chinese person convicted before 9
commissioner OF q United States court