New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-16
4 NEJV INMIGRATION BILL.
DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN EXISTING
LAWS
REGULATIONS FOR SITTING OUT UNDESIRABLE
CLASSES OF NEW CoMERS-FEATURES
F TIE MEASURE.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE 1I.iGcsE.!

Try TELEGRAPH TO THE 1I.iGCsE..
Washington Jan. 15.-Thc COMMITTEES on lhmErH
ton NJ the senate and the Committee on Immigration
AVID Natn azaon Of the House. acting together unceF
the oint resolution OF last March. have at last chden
choir l,tors and Mr. owen. Of Indiana. chairman OF
the House Committee instructed 10 day TO report
bill which embodles the views of both committees
Tho posed measure Is not repeal Of existing laws
but ratbcr strengthening Of the act Of 1--2 ana OF
The Alien Contract Labor law OF lr61. A. a member
~ the committee expressed it, the sentiment oil the
country as shown in the investigation, does not favor
ary radical changes in the present law but conceccs
TINT large number OF undesirable immigrants are land
I'd hcc every year and it was the purpose Of the com
mitee in framing their bill. 80 to amend the present
ra1, az IN slft out all undes rablc immigration
Tho bill provides for the exclusion OF all idiots IN
sane persons, paupcrs. or persons likely 10 become
public charges; persons suffering from loahS'me OF
dangerous contagious diseases. persons who have been
convicted OF a felony OF Infamous crimes or mNdc
mcanors involving moral turpltudc. and poly6amlsts'
and in addition all persons whose tickets OF passage
are paid for by Others unless it is ar'rmatves and
satisfactorily shown the authorities that they do
not belong to the excluded classes.
one OF the importa features Of the bill Is found in
section g. which prohibits employers or Others from Gil
conragng immigration BY advertisement In foreign
papers The committee In It's investigation AT Bos
Ton last April found that contractors in the organiza
tractors Association endeavorng TO import stone
cutters by advertising in English, German and Ca
madam papers. The wages offered in these advertise
ments were the same As the rate cOhNhded ior bS
their old employees. but owing to differences whlch
had arisen between the stonecutters ana the s'oho
contractors the latter endeavored TO suppaht th'ir
emploves by importing foreign laborcrs. The same
condition was found by the committee In Chicago
where building association cndcavored to break tho
force Of a strike by importing mechanics from Canada.
section g. accordingly prohibits such advertising. and
provides that an alien coming in consequence OF sucA
advertisement shall be treated as coming under Il
contract as contemplated by this act and the penal
Tie, imposed by the act 10 be applicable IN such
cases
The committee also found that one Of the chief
sources OF announcement 10 immigration was the adj
vertiscmcnts Of steamship companies. and the com
mi,tce cpdcavors to remedy this by prohibiting Such
advertisements. except the issuing Of circulars ana
ordinary advertisements, giving timetables ana rdtcs
Of transportation.
The committee found in It's investigation that one Of
the weakest points In the present Alien Contract LABOR
law was tho clause permitting the solicitation Of imnl
grafton by personal friends. The immigration Officers
testified that immigrants coming under contract "'i'
50 Instructed that they would avoid the difficulties 'i
landing by representing that they Lad been sent for b.
pertonal friends Tho present bill relieves the officers
Of this embarrassment II also provides that an hmm
grant who may become a public charge "I'h'h one
year from the time he lands In America, rom cause
existing prior 10 his landing, may be returned TO me
country from whence lie Under the old Ia" the
officers had no power % return such an Immigrant aicF
n. had once LEFT the vessel The ill a,7O creates
nnreau OF Immigration providing for the appointment
OF superintendent who shall have general supervision
over immigration affairs with headquarters al wash
ngton.
Tho committee has taken largo amount OF p9u
mOny, some Of which Is extremely valuaoo' Inv
salient features OF this testimony are touched upon
in the report presented by the committee !" VIM" ''
following statement IS made
"The intent Of our immigration laws is not 10 r
strict immigration. but 10 SIT II, 70 separate uc u"
sirable from the undesirable immigrants 70 perm
only those to land orr shores VINO nave CERTAIN
pnv-ical and moral qualities The inadeGntcy % TIE
i,vs and amended laws on tbs subject is confessed
one or more of the political parties n twenty three
~ oir state, tbs year in their state platforms, d"
mauCcd additional regulation 81 lm'hl-I1tnh' Inc
great Organized labor societies have made sn'h ~
oucet and tie present Nien Contract Labor liw Wa
formulated ly the KNIGHTS 81 Labor. The time ' far
In trc futur, when we will su,~ from an ovcrcrowdoN
population. The territory u the United states vii
support seven times orr present inhabitants IT VIII
lac nfty years before craftsmanship need app"h"ni
g, linden from the influx Of desirable aliens but the
tine :, AID always viii be, when Inc Uhde'iidbi.
s!oald be prohibited from landing Foo orr country
cd herein. The report dtrS certain testimony
tolchlu. the efforts made ~ Officers ard Socet.'-
in foreign countries - dcpor III" und"-ahle ci'H"n'
Of tncir population and an examination Of the tc'u
monv shows much evidence 10 support ms hcHcl
The testimony taken IN New Iorh showed tnat III
ESQ the foreign population of Tat city was =" per
cent while the ratio ~ forcSnlorn insane IN INC
a.ylums was A. per cent, the ratio 81 clSn-bofH
in prison 81 per cent and the ratio 81 foreign born
rrcc. wing support 81 per cent. Among the native
born only one ont Of every 671 persons was receiv
iDg support while Of the forcgn-born population, ono
ont Of 10.
In referring 10 tho solicitation o. immigration, the
committee IN II, report that II appear, In the cv
dencc that hundred, Of people brought over here
every month i'm this manner. who oft"nmc, sell their
personal effect or borrow money the passage whrh
i, go 10 SO at a rate which maic, the passage cost
them over so or fluu They are iiL'i 49, ci I-c on
landing hy IL pldrDue or labor ho-, who nerd Then
in q tenement house and hires th.m ont. at WAGES h"
dictates and which be -lav- Win hi' victims. one
combination OF agent, IN ~ -tra secured Inc "mls'1
ton 0i J,7JO persons - tho country 40 one Yea. .
another combination in talicia, province of Austria
induced 2,i0G to cmiSHtc within prr"" 81 f.nft en-
IRE report also refer, to the tsan>i'ory mmgra
ton and an examination OF the te~t:m"nF ""dld IN
dicat" that large number Of people come here every
year during the active SEASON ANA return ~ 1t, coa".
getting the bcucl OF the higher standard Of wages in
America The statistic OF immigration show that
arrived, which j., double the number arriving ~ any
OF ucr dccpi. The coautric- showing The mot marked
incrta,c lr. Italy Hungary and IN" Austrian proNiuc
~nrdry Recommendation, It, 10 the Immigration aw.
az z,uud u tie testimony. nclrdins an eduohtlo al
examination. cOnsuiar Inspection. property Gnallhca
ton and other restrictive measure. bnt the pre-
p,udrIancc Of sentiment Gems to BE- AGAINST any r.
brpl,.s. dependent ard criminal ca .e- what are
generally known the undesirable Immigrants.
PROCEEDINGS Is TIE House
Washington Jan. I5.-hfter the journal of Yesterday