The record-union., 1892-01-25
Bill Absolutely Prohibiting Their
Coming to This Country.
NO NATTER FROM WHAT PLACE
THEY DEPART.
Funeral Services Held over the Re-
mains of the Late Supreme Justice
Bradley at His Late Residence In
Washington-Prob Proceedings
in Congress During the Present
Special to the REconD-Ux1oS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Representative
Stump of Maryland, Chairman of the
House Committee on Immigration, has
prepared bill absolutely prohibiting the
coming of Chinese laborers into the
United States for period OF twenty
years, which he will lay before the COM
mittee at an early day. Mr.. Stump has
considerable knowledge of the effects of
Chinese immigration, having been a
member of the House committee Of the
last Congress that visited the Pacific
Coast and conducted an investigation
into the subject. The bill is lengthy
one. He invites criticism of any features
of the bill from persons interested in the
subject
The principal provisions are as follows:
1t is made unlawful for a period of
twenty years after the passage Of the Act
Tor any Chinese laborers, whether sub
Jects OF the Chinese Empire or any other
foreign Government, including those now
here and who may hereafter leave the
country and attempt to return thereto,
and those who have never been here, or,
having been here, have departed there
from, to come within or across the
boundaries of the United States, or land
or remain at any port within the United
States. The provision applies to Chinese
laborers who come to the United States
for the purpose of transit only, as we'll as
to those who come for any other purpose
The coming OF any Chinese persons
other than laborers, is also absolutely
prohibited, except as hereafter provided
Tor. The words Labor or Iaborers'' is
construed to mean both skilled and un-
skilled laborers.
a oil 1al
ing TO pass through or over any portion
of the United States, i'll transit or to visit
the country temporarily for any purpose,
Will be required to obtain a permit from
the United States Consul at the port of
departure, specifying the object ofthe visit,
and containing personal description of
themselves and those accompanying
them. Any Chinese merchant now re-
siding in the United States, and doing q
business Of which the sales amount to at
least $4,000 year, desiring temporarily
to visit abroad. will be allowed to return
to the United States, provided he estab-
fishes satisfactory evidence of the above
facts before departure.
Nothing contained in the Act is to pre-
vent the coming into the country of Chi
nese duly accredited as Ministers Pleni-
potentlary, ambassadors, or other dIplo-
matte representatives, Consul General
Consular and commercial agents and
other officers of the Chinese or other
Governments travelling upon business of
their Governments, with their immediate
families, body and house servants.
The master of any vessel knowingly
bringing into the country any Chinese
person in violation of the law will be LA
bic to punishment, and every vessel
whose master knowingly violates any
provision of the Act will be deemed for
feited to the United States.
1t is made the duty Of all Chinese per-
sons now in the United States to register
before an officer of the United States
within five months alter the passage of
the Act and to apply for a resident certifi-
cate granting them permission to remain
within the United States. Persons found
thereafter unprovided with certificate as
required by the Act will be liable to de-
portation, unless they can show that by
some unavoidable causes they have been.
unable to procure a certificate and they
were residents ofthe United States at the
time OF the passage of the Act.
1t Is made unlawful for common car
rlers to transport, or for anyone to en-
plOy any Chinaman, who does not first
exhibit his certificate Of registration as
required by the Act.
When Chinaman is convicted of any
crime by the United States Court, or Of
violation of any provisions of this Act,
and ordered deported to China, ii may be
lawful to order and direct that the con-
Wet pay fine not exceeding 500 and
cost of conviction and deportation. In
case Of failure to do SO he may be COM
PEELED to labor upon some Government
work long enough to satisfy said fine and
costs at the rate of 81 per day and rations.
The penalty for the commission of
crimes against the United States by
Chinese persons Except those of capt.
tai nature OF the first degree) shall be de-
portation to China.
Any Chinese person entering the United
States by way ofany contiguous foreign
territory shall be deemed as having come
direct from China, and be deported.
unless he claims to be and can produce
reasonable proof that he is a citizen of
such contiguous foreign territory.
No State or United States Court is here
after to admit Chinese to citizenship.