The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-25
Mongolian Laborers Barred Out
for Twenty Years.
NEW BILL TO be SUBMITTED.
ALI Present Residents Must Register
and Secure Certificates.
Democratic Factions Make War on
CIeveland-Bf1l and German Plot to
Compel His withdrawal ~ . Presi-
Dental Candidate.

WASHINGTON CRY, Jan. A.-Representa-
tive Stump,Tof Maryland, chairman of the
House committee on immigration, has
prepared bill absolutely prohibiting the
coming of Chinese laborers into the United
States for the period of twenty years,
which he will lay before the committee at
an early day. Mr.. Stump has considera-
Bile knowledge of the effects of Chinese
immigration. having been 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. He invites criticism
of any features of the bill from persons in
terested in the subject. The principal pro-
visions are as follows:
1t is made unlawful for a period OF twenty
years after the passage of the act for any Chinese
iaborers, whether subjects OF the Chinese en-
pire or any other foreign government, including
those now here and who may hereafter leave the
country and attempt to return thereto, and those
who never have been here or having been here
have departed herefrom, to come within or cross
the boundaries of the United States or land or
remain at any port or place within the United
states. The provision applies to Chinese labor
ers who come to the United states for the pur-
pose of transit only as well as to those
who come for any other purpose The coming
also absolutely prohibited, except as hereafter
provided for. The words ''laborer or laborers"
Is construed to mean both skilled and unskilled
iaborers All Chinese other than laborers de-
string to pass through or over any portion OF
the United States in transit to visit the
country temporarily for any purpose, will be
required to obtain permit from the United
states consul at the port Of departure, specify
ing the object of the visit and containing per-
sonal description of themselves and those ac-
companying them
Any Chinese merchant now residing in the
United States and doing business of which the
sales amount to at least $1,000 per 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 prevent the coming into the country of
Chlnese persons duly accredited ministers
plenipotentiary, ambassadors or other diplo-
matte representatives, consuls general, consular
and commercial agents and Other officers of the
Chinese or other governments travelling upon
the business of their governments with their
immediate families, body and house servants
The master of any vessel knowingly bringing
into the country any Chinese persons in viola
ton oil the law will be liable to punishment and
every vessel whose master knowingly violates
any provisions of the act will be deemed for
feited TO the United States 1t is made the duty
vi aiA SuihSeC ECISUHs uOW III tue = nltcQ states
to register before officer OF the United States
within five months after the passage of the act
and to apply for resident certificate granting
them permission to remain within the United
States. Persons found thereafter unprovided
with certificate as required by the act, will be
liable to deportation unless they can show that
by some unavoidable causes they were unable to
procure certificate and they were residents of
the United States at the time of the passage of
the act.
1t is made unlawful for common carriers to
transport or for any one TO employ any China
man who does not first exhibit his certificate of
registration as required by the act When a
Chinaman is convicted of any crime by the
United States court, or of violation of any pro-
visions OF the act, and ordered deported to
China, Ii may be lawful to order and direct that
the convict pay fine not exceeding $500 and
the costs of conviction and deportation. In
case OF failure TO do so he be pellei to labor
upon some government work long enough to
satisfy said fine and costs at the rate of 81 Der
day and rations. The penalty for the commits
zion of crimes against the United States by Chi
nese persons Except those of capital nature of
the first degree) shall be deportation TO China
Any Chinese person entering the United States
by way of contiguous foreign territory shall be
deemed as having come direct from China, and
shall be deported unless he claims to be and
produces reasonable proof that he is citizen of
such contiguous foreign territory. No state or
the United States court Is hereafter to admit
Chinese to citizenship.