The sun., 1891-01-16
NEW InsuGRAT1oN Bill.
II IL Not Intenaea 20 Restrict InuiGrs-
tion. but TO sin IL.


n II No, I.tensea 70 Restrict Inuigrs-
tios. hut TO sin IL.
WARRINGTON, Jan. l5-Representatiye owen
of Indiana Chairman OF the Committee on
Immigration and Naturalization. presented
this evening. under Instructions from bis COM
mittee. . bill for tho regulation OF immigra-
tion, with q report based on tho testimony
taken in the Investigation by q joipt commit-
toe Of tho Senate and House. covering the last
ten months. Tho committee has taken large
amount OF testimony. some OF which brings to
light much Information OF value touching the
immigration question.
Tho sittings OF tho committee were held In
Washington. New York. Boston. Chicago. st.
Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, and on the Pacific
slope; but tho report presented makes no
reference to the Investigation concern
Ing Chinese immigration, the Chairman
saying that report on that sub
ject would be presented later. The
preponderance OF sentiment. as expressed BY
those who were brought before the COM
mittee. is against any radical change In
the present laws; but 1t Is confessed that.
whatever tho spirit Of those laws may
be. their enforcement seems to have been i'm
possible. and the recommendations OF the COM
mittee are chiefly directed to this point. The
bill has the undivided support OF the House
committee. and it's main features having been
submitted to me mbers OF the Senate commit
tee, there is but little doubt OF it's pRss ssage. An
attempt will be made to call 1t up within the
next few days
Tho bill contains most OF the features Of the
hill introduced by Mr. owen mt the opening Of
the session. but has been revised to some ex-
tent to meet the different views OF various
members OF the committee. II provides for the
exclusion o. oil idiots. insane PERSONS paupers
or persons likely to become public charge.
persons suffering from loathsome or conta-
ious diseases. those who have been convicted OF
felony or other infamous crime or misdemean-
or. involving moral turpitude. polygamls:s.
and all persons whose tickets Of passage hove
been paid for by others. unless It is afIlrma-
lively shown that they do not belong to the ex-
cluded classes. 1t also provides that. in case OF
Conviction for violation OF the Allen ontract
nw Shall BE- ade Tue 'n'
A impoiiep. feature , Of the bill is i0Snd S in
tisements In foreign papers shall be treated az
coming under y coptrnct and IN VI lattnn OF
suit o. the committees invest cation Mt Boston
and Chicago. where associations oil contractors
d TeFs Sr 70 ,he
the newspapers Of Europe and Canada
The printed testimony shows thai much evi;
Immigration by steamship and transportation
companies. ahd section Of the bill is drawn 10
ss Of He e
and transportation facililies OF various steam
shin The Testimony taken con-
s1a,ion s1s a~ mss sHoS With n many my Ssuites Is
by several inspectors, and which they claimed
to be unable to remedy, Is the clnnse in the law
II e shat
grants coming In violation OF the law were in
structed In Its provisions. and on the report
and could not be detained.
to the nlisged orort OF ofilcors an societies ia
European countries to deport their undesir-
able polniati,n and e3,rafh's hs, from rom parers
has received during the last lew years a large
some the Theo Sove
also been energetic efforts oa tho part OF i'm
to 's encouraee % age emieration to America. One ei
these combinations alone sent l2.40S emf
grants to this country within a Ieriod of four
s.asrtss presented to the "om%ittee
en Is only s es %
sane: AZ per cent Of the inmates Of prisons.
na 81 per cent ses noed n
Of the other States e The Union. and in some
shs nave Mfs Go s1" shS%
the foreign born it is ono In every l91. Oi these
receiving support among the native population
the ratio 10 one to every Gsl. while amoLR the
foreign born it is one to every no. Among the
Is one In every 6s7. while Of the foreign born 1t
af,airs HI' svidentiy induced the committe
70 take some &C. action to ,,;s correct It. and they
a publ charge within one year after his ar
rival In the United States from causes exist
ing al the time OF his laniing. will be returned
to tho country from whence he came st the OK.
him here. Under the present law such an I'M
migrant cannot be returned after lie has once
landed but. becoming helpless. Is at once
thrown on the charity OF the State where he
The bill also provides for the establishment
OF an Imm gration bureau and proposes to
place all emigration affairs under Federal
control, instead Of as the present law provides
contract with the Secretary OF the Treasury.
1.-The intent OF our immigration laws" the
report says, ts not to restrict Immigration
but to s!ft 1t, to separate tho desirable from
only those to land on our shores WHO have cor
tain physical and moral qualities. The time is
far In the future when We Will suffer from an
oyercrowded population. The territory OF the
esent Inhabitants"
The report also says that ono or more OF the
political parties 10 twenty-three OF our States
this year in their State platforms demandol
tho purpose OF the present bill. as stated by q
member Of the committee. is not to restrict
Immigration. but to so amend the laws as to
enable the officers OF the Government to en-.
force them.
TRELAND'S P1C1TOyG