Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-04-13

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NssHfyervS. APRIL ? The Sranirra-
tbou Law PaSs.-s hy the afty->~esrzsl s.sa-
wrrsS Narch 4 - take eject Mar :.
has been the sahisce % inquiry hy the
senase. tuitiatssl b. Mr. Chans4ler. uE-
sii r~reasiT Chairman q th~ i-ani<ra-
tioa camnitse~. who eoateasEcss that
the ~ertio1 af the law requiring srr,-
arz,ely veris~st Haaifests Was not b-izx
complied vita The r~sslufiou PRO
sfuc~ss she following essrr~spoua-ne~s
Commissioner w-h-r. from Ns-
York. wrose - th> secretary cf the
trrnSurv. under the date % MARIA =.
in r~Psy - query foe his sa<xr~tiocs
from the department. The cath. %
;h- Commanding orss-~r and sur.~on
have attached a. the cud - the whcl.s
numhsr % Lists his might ucs SEEM
~ be IN accordance with th- letter of
the las. but "a ~~ have hast eas-> xhach
~0abt Involve the ssaEin< % forty -
seventy Of thez. lists for one ssearn-r.
u --pulA h%cerse r~sher serious burden
uroa tn ships' eeSe~r~ A. w~Il a. the
csnsal ~ cuznpl<s~ them darinx IN.
hsr-seA sn-sna-ntz pr-c-ssinx the ships
aepartar~. The responsibility of IN.
oeseers do~s not s~~u - me- - -. les
srn-st ~ the single Atsi,savit At the end.
and Il is = deemed b the Department.
- - slthia ;he requirements. I vould
umz~n.l sha. ysu - ruIe
NarrA - A~~issan. Secretary >paid-
ing vrese NJ. Claws. - this city. rep
rss~atiu< steamship iat~r~stS. a. FOL
bows The manifest - ~ - the
wssth sf sample sheet ant os Ienxsh -
E psrasis of ensry of thirtv uamcs with
osst cro7vdia-s Lists st -hoI@ uazh~r
snsalr rrants taken "a bard q th~ v~~-
81 may y. securely fssssu~si Together
a. The sep ant IN thE~ ca~e Goly os>
oath af master &c sarl-eoa aevsi De at
Z tarhsyA
Th@ .r.r- ~~ns th. s-ruase frs-ia.tsS
( replv ~ >--nasor Chanssi~r. n fsiiav--
'-Nosar answer q my Irtter that the
tufsrrs~<1torisss ~ ~ masi~ 10 th~ @sui-
I grants are a0s - =. pisre-i GA ths. SANE
<Asct> with lists % manaf=sts. bat are
T e accompany tA~n Ga separate raP~r~.
Z is.lsls me % SaT that further es,o>4si~ra-
/ tion . the subject cnnvias~s me lat
I the aaislitissaal requirements DEVISED
ant N4taptsSt by the Department q it,
own Haesi.lu- 4ad mt IN ass-orvtazee
T With anT iaw. are in daa-wr ot i'm
Z pairSn- rathsr than aiding ths opera
( tbius q the laW. aad ought a0t ~
[ ~ pat IA farcr az this TIM
The responsibility % th-.
1 Tnisesf >sates bsxias saiy aft~r th.
[ voyage ant az the p.prt e ARRIVAL up1n
Z th~ reception u the saumi xrsns and ~
lfss Th- above being the lizzir-d ssssas
{ ant method - the at. The treasury d-s-
Z Partm-at. instead II carrying Il cut lit
E orally ami una.srosnpsaiesih ~ any other
siea and ns~thssi and alio-iux the
f Praets-ahilifF and sssefHlne~s % the set
"a be brou<at so n test Hniarum h~T-.l
ami unenbarz<ss.,s By additional ua-
chia-ry. has seen ~ 20 supplement the
arsho.i q th. as,t By vvrv material al
/ ditiuns q it, Own 20 The statute
I l'TAsss regulations are quoted
I cannot help feeling ads Nr.
[ Chandler. that this will work against
the main purp.0rt. ~hieh - - put the
+ responsibility upon the steamship rora-
paHi~< at the time sasi place of embark
asioG "a the emigraHss, and that the
companies will a.e Il 20 relieve them
selves from responsibility
I believe that the atternp'
% the treasury department. by rexuls
tioa - add ~ and improve uPon The
law Of couxr-S. Is mistake likely q
| result IN the establishment ot a neshod
of working the law materially differ
ent from that which the law IL
self euutemplate<. The law Is not q
b-s tried and tested hy itself alone. bal
by it, own provisions plus an import
ant amendment inserted By the sssers
tzrT Of the treasury ] respectfully AL
wise she department. To cancel artiel'
Il Of It's circular of March II. 1895. ans
try the experiment of enforcing tbs
law exactly a. congress provided il
IL the steamship companies wish Il
take the answers Of the enixrznts le
them do thi. on their own responsibility
and not on that of the United States.
Continuing. Mr. Chandler says. re
ferrinx 20 the naauifests-
The law requires that the certifi
cate. Of the master and surgeon o
steamships shall ~ placed upon easl
Of the lists aud manifcSt< Any rui
which eontemplaseS allowing one Ger
tifcate IN cover in any form of word
more than one list or manifest will b
in direct disobesii~nee Of the we'll
worsied and clearly explained intentios
aud direction Of the statute- The h-
requires that no list shall contain
} more than thirty names in order 10 hav
the lists separate from each other fo
the purpose OF examination there 10 b.
made To aiiop kee steamship eos1pa
nies TO fasten them together and max.
one certiasate for all the lists insteas
Of one certificate for each list wouls
defeat the whole purpose Of the 6rS
four sections Of the law. As well n dis
obey its express Injunction
The matter has been referred 10 III,
committee on immigration
Arrival Of the H.kEa-
NEw YORK April I0-The Thing
vzlla steamship Hekla was doc<-d n
the eomPany's pier in Hobosxen yester
day and the passen~ers landed afre
! their eventful VOYAGE There wer'