Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-03-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
THE WHEELS OF REPRESENTATIVE
GOVERNMENT STILL GO ROUND.

the WHEELS OF REPRESENTATIVE
GOVERNMENT STILL GO ROUND.
New Immigration Lsw-what Congress
man Dingley Told the Mugwumps about
Shoddy-Senator PETER, Wants Lightning
Observation-Disclosures British Force could
do In the Northwsst- Chicago Fair to b.
InvestigAted-Penny Wise Policy, of tn.
Democratic Congress In Relation to the
National Medical Library Other Impor
tant Matters.
Especial for the BELLOWS FALLS TMEs.l
WASHINGTON, D. c., March %, 1892
The committees on immigration in both
the senate and house have come to an
agreement on the proposed amendment
to the present law. The amendment
provides that steamship companies shall
make their own inspections. All other
propositions have met with little favor,
the objections being chiefly aimed at the
provisions that the immigrants shall be
inspected in Europe. The amendment.
that has been agreed upon is such that
the companies will be compelled to make
the inspections themselves, and do it
thoroughly. This takes all the power
out of the hands of the consuls, one of
the strongest objections to government
inspection in Europe. The proposed
amendment provides that upon the ar
rival Of any alien Immigrants upon any
vessel In any port of the United States,
the master Of the vessel shall furnish to
the commissioners of immigration list
or manifest of all the immigration pas
sengers, with their places Of embarka-
ton, name, age, sex, calling or former
employment, native country. last resi-
dence, intended destination, mental and
physical condition, including deformity
at birth or from accident, and whether
any of their passage money has been
paid. This list must be verified by the
signature and oath of the master of the
vessel before the United States consul or
consular agent at the port of departure.
The master must also file sworn state
ment that he has personally inspected
each one of the immigrants, and that the
surgeon of the vessel has also made an
examination of each and all of the immi-
grants and he does not believe there is a
person on board who is an idiot, an in
sane person, a pauper or likely to become
public charge, or one suffering from
any lOathsome or dangerous contagious
disease, or person who is polygamist
or has been convicted of any crime or
misdemeanor involving moral turpitude,
or any one who, under the immigration
laws Of the United States, should be de-
barred from landing. The surgeon is al
so required to make an affidav Wit indoors
ing all the statements made by the mas
ter. These affidavits are to be counter
signed by the consul, who is to keep a
duplicate copy of each. In case of the
quired list he. shall be required to pay a
fine of $40 for each passenger carried be-
fore the ship shall be allowed to anchor
or tie up to dock. This is the most
comprehensive and thorough bill yet pre-
pared and ought to become law.
The Chinese minister has written q
letter to the United States secretary of
state setting forth his views on the ques-
ton of the exclusion Of the Chinese.
He holds that to be just and live up to
the constitution the Chinese should be
permitted free entry to this country.
He says that he has talked with promi-
nenr men on the subject and has given
Chinese government would retaliate by
excluding Americans he replied as fol
lows: cit seems to me that Americans
should consider the situation, and with
draw from China of their own free will.
Suppose that the American minister in
London should say to the Chinese minis
ter: You keep away from the Ameri-
can legation house; don't want you
here Do you think the Chinese minis
ter. would visit the American legation
any more? And do you think the Amer.
lean minister would expect much of q
welcome at the Chinese legation? You
may draw your own differences. The
American people are talking great dea
about reciprocity just now. They should
remember that reciprocity works two
ways"
Acting Secretary Nettleton has writer
letter to Col. Weber, commissioner Of
immigration at New York, prohibiting
the landing Of destitute immigrants al
New York at the request of societies
Gen. Nettleton tells Col. Weber thai
the latter's recent action in permitting
the landing Of destitute immigrants upoI
the simple assurane Of certain charitabl,
associations that such immigrant
should not become public charge wa
In violation Of the plain spirit and mean
ing Of Gen. Nettleton's order of Decem
Der Z, disseminating the landing of desti
tute immigrants upon bonds, excep
when authorized by the department
Col. Weber claimed that he acted un
der authority of letter from the super
intendent of immigration, dated Decem
Der % last. Gen. Nettleton, however
declared the superintendent's letter wa
unauthorized aud says: "Whenever al
immigrant is found upon inspection t.
be likely to become public charge 20,
will not land him because of any writer
or oral assurance Of any person or socie
ty except upon distinct written authori
cation from the secretary of the treas
ury."
Mr.. Cutting of California, from tn
committee on militia, reported to tn
house his bill to reorganize the militi
and increasing the appropriate
therefor 100000. In, the report &C
accompanying the bill he says Grea
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