Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-25
TO EXCLUDE CHINESE.
THE COUNTRY FOR 20 YEARS.
A Measure Intended 10 Cover the Whole Ques-
ton Of Chinese Immigration and Keep
Them 0ut-Msrchant kRs Do Q
Business Of $4,000 Tear.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., January "a
Representative Stump, OF Maryland,
the chairman OF the House Committee
on Immigration, has prepared bill ab-
solutely prohibiting the coming OF
Chinese laborers into the United States
for period OF twenty years. which he
will lay before the committee at an
early day.
Mr.. Stump has considerable knowl-
edge OF Chinese immigration, having
been a member OF the House Committee
OF the last Congress that visited the
Pacific coast, and conducted an investi-
CATION on the subject. His bill is long
one OF eighteen sections, and Is drawn
with careful attention as To details. Mr..
Stump invites criticism OF any features
OF the bill from persons interested In
the subject. Its principal provisions
are as follows:
1t is made unlawful for q period OF
twenty years after the passage OF the
act for any Chinese laborers, whether
the subjects OF the Chinese Empire or
any other foreign government, includ-
ing those now here and who may here
after leave the country and attempt TO
| return thereto, and those who have
never been here. or having been here
have departed thereirom to come
within or cross the boundaries Of the
United States, or 10 come 10 or within
TO land, or remain In any port or place
within the United States. This pro-
vision applies TO Chinese laborers who
come to the United States for the pur-
pose OF transit only, as well as TO those
who come for any other purposes, The
coming OF any Chinese persons, other
than laborers is also absolutely pro-
hibited, except as hereafter provided
| for.
The words "laborer aud laborers" are
| 10 be construed To mean both skilled and
unskilled laborers. All Chinese other
| than laborers desiring TO pass through
or over any portion Of the United States
| In transit or 10 visit the country tempor-
arIly for any purpose will be required To
obtain a permit from the United States
Consul at the port OF departure, specify.
ing the object, ETC., OF their visit con-
tanning personal description OF them
selves and of those persons accompany
Ing them. Any Chinese merchant now
residing In the United states, and doing
n business of which the sales amount 10
at least $4,000 per year, desiring TEN.
porarlly TO visit abroad will be aifopfa
TO return 10 the United States provided
he establishes satisfactory evidence Of
the above facts before his departure.
| Nothing contained Ia the act Is 20
! prevent the coming into the country OF
Chinese persons who may be duly ac-
credited TO the United States govern
ment, as Ministers Plenipotentiary aud
ambassadors, or other diplomatic repre-
sentatives, Consuls General, consular
and commercial agents and other OIL
GERS OF the Chinese or other govern
ments, travelling upon the business OF
| their governments with their Immediate
families and body and household ser
wants.
The master OF any vessel knowingly
| bringing into the country any Chinese
persons In violation OF law will DO liable
TO punishment, and every vessel whose
master knowingly violates any OF the
| provisions OF the act, will be deemed
| forfeited to the United States. IL is
made the duty OF all Chinese persons
now IN the United States 10 register be-
fore an officer OF the United States with
| In FIVE months after the passage OF the
act, and TO apply for resident physi-
cans certificate granting them
permission 20 remain within
the United States. Persons found there
after unprovided with q certificate, as
required by the act, will be liable 70 de-
portation unless they can show that by
some unavoidable causes they had been
unable TO procure their certificate and
that they were residents OF the United
States at the time Of the passage Of the