, 1893-11-25

~ Tue OuenOin8 ChlneSe WCUlu lncreAso tne
total cost of each ones deportation fully S35
per- capita. The average cost therefore OF
deporting 5000 Chinese is S6O,OOO,C0J.
The following is the full text of the bill as
repored to Gay:
Section l.-That ection 6 of the act en-.
titled IAN act to prohibit the coming Of
Chinese persons into the United States" ap-
proved May 5, 1892, is hereby amended so
as to read as follows
Section C-And il shall be the duty of all
Chinese laborers within the limits Of the
United States entitled to remain IN the Uni
ted States before the passage Of the act to
which this act is M amendment, TO apply to
the collector Of Internal Revenue cf their
respective districts, within six months after
the passage Of this act, for a certificate Of TO-
sidence, and the Chinese labourcr within the
limits Of The United States, who shall tail,
neglect or refuse 20 comply with the provls-
ion Of this act and the act 10 which this is IN
amendment, o. who, after the expiration Of
said six months 81 all be found within the
Jurisdiction Of the United States without such
certificate Of csidence, shall be deemed and
adjudged to be unlawfnlly within the quoted
states, and may he arrested by any United
States customs cficial, Collector Of Internal
Revenue OF his D. pUties, United States Mar.
shall CT his deputies and taken before a UNI
AC0 OldlCS UQO9Cy NlIOSH NtoF - EH"H 'N ~
order that he be d|eportcd from the Uni
ted States as provided by this set and the act
to which this on amendment. unless he shall
show clearly to tie satisfaction OF the sand
Judge that by reason Of accident, sickness or
Unavoidable cause be was unable 70 procure
his certificate and to tie satisfaction Of The
United S ates Judge by at least one credl.
bic witness, other than Chinese, that he was
a resident Of the United States ON May .
1892, and if upon the hearing It shall appear
that he is entitled 10 a certificate II shall be
granted on lis paying the cost
Should it appear that said Chinese had pro-
cured a certificate, which had been lost or
DESTROYED. he shall be detained and the
Judgment suspended tor a reasonable time
to enable him to procure a duplicate from the
officer granting It, and IN such case the cost
IF the arrest and trial shall be in the discTe.
ton Of the Judge.
Any Chinese person other than a Chinese
labouIer, having the right to be and remain
in The United States and desiring such q Ger
tifcate as evidence Of such Tight may apply
for and receive the same without charge, and
that 10 proceeding fol violations Of provisions
Of said section 6 Of said act Of May . 1892, as
originally enacted, shall hereafter be.instituted,
thlt all proceedings for the said violation aud
now'pending are hereby discontinued.
Section 9. The word laborer or laborers,
wherever used in this act or the act to which
this is an amendment, shall be construed 70
mean both skilled or III skilled laborers, i'm
Gliding Chinese employtdln mining, fishing,
huckstering, peddling laundrymen or those
engaged in taking and drying or otherwise
preserving sh.l or other fish for ZONE con
sumption or expectation"
It is not probable that the committee will
como to an understanding TO have the kill
considered before the Federal election bill is
decided.
Thebill whichSenatorDolph introducedsoIne
time ago approrriating $500, 600 to carry out
the Chinese exclusion act WAS reported back
to the Senate to day by the Committee ON
Foreign Affairs without recommendation.
Senator Dolph disavowed concurrence in the
action of the committee of which he is MEM
Der. This was probably dictated at the
White House. The bill now goes to the COM
mittee on Appropriations, where it will le
pigeon oled to await the result Of the efforts
to have Congress pass the McCreary bill.
Strenuous efforts have been made by the
Congressman favoring aud those opposing
the McCreary substitute for the Greary bill
to agree upon a time when the bill shall be
considered. 1t is feared that there will he no
quorum in the House as soon as a vote is
taken on the Federal election law repeal bill
and efforts will he made to get the bill up as