Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-07
ANTI-CHINESH.
An EiIlcaciOus Bill to Neep 'Em
Out Reported In the House.
1t Provides for Their Absolute
Exclusion.

Those Outside Our Domain Must Stay
Out, and Those Inside Must Stay in or
Never return If They DO Leave--Transit
Across the United States Prohibited.
VIII 1t Become a Law?
WASHINGTON, Aug. Representa-
tive Morrow, of California, from com
mittee on foreign affairs, reported to the
house his bill to absolutely prohibit the
coming of Chinese persons into the
United States, whether subjects of the
Chinese empire or otherwise.
Provisions of the Bill.
The bill proposes to exclude all Chi
nese, even those who may hereafter
leave the United States and attempt TO
return, excepting diplomatic and con-
sular officers and commercial agents,
and the coming of Chinese to the
United States for transit is expressly
prohibited. A fine of $500 for each Chi
nese brought into the United States is
provided for the punishment Of vessel
masters bringing them. and the vessels
are to be subject to forfeiture.
Provision is made for the punishment
of persons aiding Chinese to enter the
United States by land or otherwise, and
for the removal of Chinese found un-
lawfully in the country. 1t is further
provided that Chinese shall not be ad-
mitted to citizenship, and that conflict
ing treaty provisions shall be abro-
gated
In its report the committee, after re-
viewing the history of past legislation,
says that the net of 1882 mad not long
been in force when it was discovered
that systematic effort was being
made to evade its terms of exclusion,
and in 1888 there We're landed in San
Francisco alone 3,0l4, Chinese includ-
ing large class who were without GER
titicates, but claimed that they We're in
the country at the date of the last
treaty.
These We're permitted to land under
writs Of habeas corpus issued by the
courts. Many also came in as mer-
chants-an excepted class The act of
Oct. /, 1888, provided against the re-
turn of the laborers, but did not provide
against the coming Of Chinese laborers
who We're never in the United States.
The bill now under consideration pro-
poses to settle the question. 1t makes
the exclusion permanent and thoroughly
effective.
The report refers to a disposition
shown to reopen the question of the pro-
priety of exclusion based upon state
ments that the Chinese are never found
in prisons or poorhouses, and are peace
ful and law-abiding. In answer to these
statements tables are produced TO show
that in ten years %, 1866 Chinese were
arrested in San Francisco, and state
ment made by the chief Of police is to
the effect that the Chinese commit mere
crimes in proportion to their number
than any race in the city; that they are
vicious and immoral, and dangerous to
the young of both sexes of other races.
A Minority Report
Chairman Hit presented minority
report dissenting from the favorable ac-
ton of the majority upon the bill. He
says it is in conflict with treaty now in
force, to which the faith Of the United
States is pledged, and which declares
that the United States may regulate,
limit or suspend such coming or resi-
dence. but may not absolutely prohibit
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