Evening journal., 1889-01-21
ONE GENT.
UNWELC0ME IMMIGRANTS
The Bill Reported by the Ford
Committee.
WHAT INVESTIGATION SHOWED.

University Professors and clerrymen Not
to be Classed ms Contract Iaborers.p
No Room for Anarchists-The UndesIr-
able Importations in the Coal Regions.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2i.-The Ford immi-
grafton committee has reported TO the house
ms result OF the investigation last summer
q bill prohibiting the admittance into the
United States OF idiots, paupers, those who
have been convicted of infamous crime or
misdemeanor involving moral tuTpi-ude,
persons afflicted with loathsome or con
tasious diseases, or those coming under con-
tract to work in this country, except uni
versity professors or ministers OF che gospel.
The penalty for the person violating this pro-
vision, or assisting another 10 violate it, is a
hne OF $1,000 on conviction within two
years
no vessel Is 70 bring over more than one
passenger to every five registered tons. COM
putting two children between and wears Of
age as one person. Penalty for the violation
Of this provision, $500 fine for each excess
passenger.
The vessel bringing an emigrant il made
responsible for a head tax Of S., which each
is required TO pay, agents Of foreign govern
ments excepted. Intending emigrants are
TO prove good character three months prior
20 embarkation before United States con-
sui, who Is TO receive no fee for the certih-
cate. Tins certificate is only presumptive
evidence 1t is made obligatory on common
carriers TO notify United States officials be-
fore landing OF the number Of aliens on
board. The secretary Of the treasury is.
given power to carry out the provisions OF
the act, and circuit and district courts are
given Jurisdiction Of cases Under Il
Chairman Ford says that after investiga-
tions pursued In New York Boston, Dstroit
and Pittsburg, the committee is convinced
that the law is openly violated and made
quate Speaking of Castle Garden, the re-
port says: "Tho committee visited Castle
Garden on several occasions, and witnessed
the arrival and inspection Of immigrants,
and IL was very obvious TO them that it was
almost impossible TO properly inspect the
large number OF persons who arrive daily
during the immigrant season with the facili-
ties afforded; and the testimony taken puts il
beyond question that large numbers OF per-
sons not lawfully entitled 10 land in the United
States are annually received at this port.
In fact. one Of the commissioners of immi-
grafton himself testified that the local adj
ministrntion OF affairs az Castle Garden, by
the method and system now followed, was a
perfect farce
Soveniy-six per cent Of all emigrants
come In at the port OF New York Along
the Canadian frontier it is shown there Is
no restriction at all, and the testimony
shows that within forty-eight hours after
leaving Quebec Canadians have been appli.
cants for admission to the almshouso in
New York city.
Tho committee says: ITO any pcrsor
familiar with tho results Of the committed,
investigation it must be apparent that Chi
country cannot properly assimilate the i'm
migration now coming TO our shores
Respecting Anarchists the report says
These disorderly persons do not come herr
70 uphold and maintain our form Of govern
ment Their object and purpose is 20 de
stroy and tear it 10 pieces This class o
persons, in the Judgment Of the committee
ought 20 be rigidly excluded from entering
this country
The report goes on to say that "Gener
ally speaking the class Of immigrants VIII
have lately been imported and employed il
the coal regions OF this country are no
such, In the opinion of the committee. a
would make desirable inhabitants Of thl
United States They are Of n very loy
order Of intelligence. Their habits ar
vicious, their customs are disgusting, an,
the effect Of their presence here UPON ou
social condition is 10 be dep'ored
"They have been brought here in such mum
bers, and have been employed at such loy
wages that it has resulted in their replacing
the American citizen who formerly per
formed this class Of labor, until now ther
are comparatively few Americans engages
in mining coal in Pennsylvania.
"The agents Of the steamship companies 4
portions Of Europe have been active in in
ducing, encouraging and stimulating imm
grafton TO this country through false repr,
sentations The number Of immigrants VIII
nave thus been induced TO come 70 the Unite
States cannot be exactly stated, aud
amounts TO many thousands
The report concludes; "The committee b,
lieve that the time has come when immiert
tion should be more effectively regulated
that persons who immigrate to the Unite
States should at least be composed Of thos
who in good faith desire 70 become its cit
zens and are worthy to be such.n
The present week viii see the conclusion Z
the tariff discussion In the senate and proba
bly, the passage Of the bill There seems n
question now in the mind Of any one Of th
adoption OF the senate substitute with sue
notifications as may be offered to-day. On
Of these viii probably be the reduction o
the duty on lumber from 81 TO sl50 Their
may be also a slight change in the woo
schedule. Tho senate viii hold a night session
tonight to consider these matters, and T.
conclude the discussion II may be, how
ever, that it will be necessary for the senat
to meet at a very early hour tomorrow
morning If the original plan is 70 be carrie,
{ out and the vote on the bill to be taken at
o'clock in the afternoon. With the tarii
bil out of the way the senate will proceed q
consider appropriation bills.
In the house this is committee suspension
day. motion win be made TO take up th
Oklahoma bill under suspension Of the rules
IL is understood that fiibustering tactics
which have heretofore prevented the con
sideration Of this MEASURE, will be dropped.
Stose Railroad Bonds.
NEW YORK, jan 2l-William L. Wvtbe