The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-25
AN IRON CLAD BILL
Prohibiting Chinese Laborcrs Com
ing Into This Country.
CONGRESSMAN STUMP'S MEASURE.
Tho Provisions Cover Skilled Labor.
crs rs Well us Unstillcd Workman.
Heavy Penalties Attached for Vic.
lations Of tho Iaw...All Chinese In
This Country TO be Registered Five
Months hltcrtho Passage OF tho act,

WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan. 24.-Rcprc.
scntativeStump, OF Maryland, the chair.
man OF the House Committee on Immi-
grafton, hus prepared n bill absolutely
prohibiting tho coming OF Chinese Ia.
borers into the United States for n per-
iod OF twonty years, which he will lay
before the committee at an early day.
Mr.. Stump hus considerable knowledge
OF tho effects OF Chinese immigration,
having been member Of tho house
committee OF tho last congress that Wis.,
tied tho Pacific coast, and conducted an
investigation on the subject. Ills bill
is long one OF eighteen sections and
is drawn with careful attention rs TO
details. Mr.. Stump invites criticism of
any features OF the bill from persons in
tcrestcd in the subject. Its principal
provisions are as follows.
1t is made unlawful for period OF 20
years after the passage OF tho act for
any Chinese laborcrs whether the sub
jects oil the Chinese empire or any
other foreign government, including
those now here and who may hereafter
leave the country and attempt to re-
turn thereto, and those who have never
been here or having been here have de-
parted therefrom, to come within or
cross the boundaries OF the United
States, or TO come to or within to land,
or remain ut any port or place within
the United States. This provision ap-
plies to Chinese laborers who come TO
the United States for the purpose OF
transit only, as well as to those who
como for any other purposes. The
coming OF any Chinese persons, other
than laborcrs, is also absolutely pro-
hibited, except as hereafter provided
for. Tho words labor or laborers" are
to be construed to mean both skilled
and unskilled laborers. 80
All Chinese other than laborers de-
siiing to pass through or over any por-
ton OF tho United States in transit or
to visit the country temporarily for any
purpose will be required to obtain per-
nit from the United States consul at
port OF departure, specifying the object,
etc., Of their visit and containing per-
sonal description OF themselves and OF
those persons accompanying them.
Any Chinese merchant now residing in
the United States and doing business
OF which the sales amount TO at least
$4,000 per year, desiring! temporarily
to visit abroad will be allowed to return
to the United States, provided he cs-
tablishcs satisfactory evidence OF the
above facts before his departure.
Nothing contained in tho act is TO
prevent the coming into the country OF
Chinese persons who may be duly
accredited to the United States govern
ment, rs ministers plcnipotentiary and
ambassadors or other diplomatic repre-
sentativcs, consuls general, consular
and commercial agents and other ohi-
GERS OF the Chinese or other govern
mcnts, travelling upon the business OF
their governments with their immc-
diate families and body and household
servants. The master OF any vessel
knowingly bringing into the country
any Chinese persons in vio-
latlon OF law will be liable to pun
ishmcnt, and every vessel whose
master knowingly violates any
OF tho provisions OF the act, will
be deemed forfeited to the United States.
1t is made tho duty OF all Chinese per-
sons now in the United States to regis
ter boioro an officer OF the United States
within five months after the passage OF
the act, and to apply fora resident physi-
clans certificate granting them permis-
sion to remain within the United States.
Persons found thereafter unprovidcd
with certificate, as required by this
act. will be liable to deportation unless
they can show that by some unavoitla-
bic causes they had been unable to pro-
cure their certificate, and that they
were residents OF tho United States ut
tho time OF tho passago Of the act.