Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-21
UNWELCOME IMMIGRANTS
The Bill Reported by the Ford Committee.
WHAT INVESTIGATION SHOWED.


 No Room for Anarchists-The Undesir-
 able Appropriations in the Coal Regions.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 2i.-The Ford immi- grafton committee has reported to the house as result of the investigation last summer bill prohibiting the admittance into the United States of idiots, paupers, those who have been convicted of infamous crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, persons afflicted with loathsome or con- taglous diseases, or those coming under con- tract to work in this country, except uni verslty professors or ministers of the gospel The penalty for the person violating this pro- vision, or assisting another to violate it, is a fine of 1000 on conviction within two years.
 No vessel is to bring over more than one passenger to every five registered tons, com putting two children between 1 and 8 years of age as one person. Penalty for the violation of this provision $500 fine for each excess passenger.
 The vessel bringing an emigrant is made responsible for 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 to authorization before United States con-
 
 cate. This certificate is only presumptive evidence. It 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 it.
 Chairman Ford says that after investiga- tlons pursued in New York, Boston, Detroit and Pittsburg, the committee is convinced that the law is openly violated and inade- quate. Speaking of Castle Garden, the re- port says: 1.-The committee visited Castle Garden on several occasions, and witnessed the arrival and inspection of immigrants, and 1t 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 it beyond question that large numbers of per- sons not lawfully entitled to 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 ad- mlnstratlon of affairs at Castle Garden, by the method and system now followed, was a perfect farce"
 Seventy-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 almshouse in New York city.
 The committee says: ITO any person familiar with the results of the committees investigation it must be apparent that this country cannot properly assmilate the i'm to our
 Respecting Anarchists the report says: 'These dfsorderly persons do not come here to uphold and maintain our form of govern ment. Their object and purpose is to de- stroy and tear it to pieces This class of persons, in the judgment of the committee, ought to be rigidly excluded from entering this country.n
 The report goes on to say that "Gener- ally speaking the class of immigrants who have lately been impoftei and employed in the coal regions of this country are not such. in the opinion of the committee. as would make desirable inhabitants of the United States. They are of a very low order of intelligence. Their habits are vicious, their customs are disgusting, and the effect of their presence here upon our social condition is to be deplored
 ''They have been brought here in such num- bers, and have been employed at such low wages, that it has resulted in their replacing the American citizen who formerly per formed this class of labor, until now there are comparatively few Americans engaged in mining coal in Pennsylvania
 1.-The agents of the steamship companies in portions of Europe have been active in in- ducing, encouraging and stimulating immi- grafton to this country through false repre- sentations The number of immigrants who have thus been induced to come to the United States cannot be exactly stated, and it amounts to many thousands"
 The report concludes: "The committee be lieve that the time has come when immigra- tion should be more effectively regulated. that persons who immigrate to the United States should at least be composed of those who in good faith desire to become it's citi- zens and are worthy to be such"
 The present week will see the conclusion of the tariff discussion in the senate, and proba. bly, the passage of the bill. There seems no question now in the mind of any one of the adoption of the senate substitute with sucb notifications as may be offered to-day. One of these will probably be the reduction of the duty on lumber from $2 to 15O. There may be also slight change in the wool schedule The senate will hold a night session tonight to consider these matters, and to conclude the discussion. It may be, how ever, that it will be necessary for the senate to meet at very early hour tomorrow morning if the original plan is to be carried out and the vote on the bill to be taken at i o'clock in the afternoon. With the tariff bill out of the way the senate will proceed to consider appropriation bills.
 In the house this is committee susnens;on day. motion will be made to take up the Oklahoma bill under suspension of the rules It is understood that filibustering tactics. which have heretofore prevented the con sideration of this measure, will be dropped
 Stole Railroad Bonds.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-William L. Wythe,