The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-14
Mr.. EVERETS new BILL
Will Brighten the Hopes Of Our
Chinese Population.
The FULL TEXT OF TIE MEASURE
voorhees, stu Struggling to Hurry Up
Repeal. Hut His Efforts Seem to be
Futile. A. the silvsrites Intend to
Talk Against Time.
THE FULL TEXT OF TIE MEASURE

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The house
committee on foreign affairs referred the
Everett bill to amend and modify the
Geary Chinese registration law to a sub
committee for examination and report
When the committee met In special ses.
sion to consider the matter all the men,
bers were present save Messrs. Storer and
VanVorhis of New York.
Chairman McCreary laid ths bill before
the committee with statement that upon
examination 1t had been found necessary
to revise and amend IL in several partic-
ulars, in order that 1t should be effective
for the purpose intended. He therefore
suggested that IL be referred to a sub
committee for examination, and motion
was adopted referring IL to sub-commit-
tee of five, with Chairman McCreary as its
head, the other members being Messrs.
Geary, Everett, Hit and Harmer. The
subcommittee will meet at an early time
and proceed with its work.
In the course of the discussion there
seemed to be unanimous sentiment
favoring the extension of the registrating
period for six months from the date of
passage. and this will in all probability
be the term fixed In the bill as reported
from the committee. The Everett bill
proposes period Of year. but this Is be-
lieveSe6 be longer than Is necessary. Mr..
Geary himself, q member of the commits
tee, is In favor Of the extension. and If he
can secure with 1t certain amendments,
which will make the measure acceptable
to his people at home, he is satisfied.
Text OF Everctt's BILL
The following Is the full text OF the bill
introduced in the house by Representative
Everett Of Massachusetts,:
A bill TO amend an act entitled IAN act TO
prohibit the coming Of Chinese persons into
the United States" approved May 8, 1897 Be
itenacted, ETC., that section Of an act entitled
"An act to prohibit the coming Of Chinese
parsons into the United States" approved
May 5, 1892, Is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sect O. And Il shall be the duty of all
Chinese laborers within the limits of the
United States at the time OF the passage of
this act. and who are entitled 10 remain In
the United States, TO apply TO the collector of
internal revenue OF their respective districts
on or before the first day Of September, 1894,
for certificate OF residence, and any
Chinese laborer within the limits OF the
United States who shall neglect, fail or
refuse TO comply with the provisions of
this act. or who, after said first day Of Septem-
Der, 1894, shall be found within the jurisdic-
tion Of the United States without such certih-
cate Of residence, shall be deemed and
adjudged TO be unlawfully within the
United States. and may be arrested by any
United States customs official, collector Of In
ternal revenue or his deputies, United States
marshal or his deputies. and taken before
q United States Judge, whose duty II
shall be TO order that he shall be deported
from the United States, as herein before pro-
vidcd. unless he shall establish dearly TO the
abstraction Of said Judge that. by reason Of
accident, sickness or other unavoidable cause,
he has been unable TO procure his certificate,
and TO the satisfaction Of the court. and by at
least one credible white witness. IN at he
was a resident OF the United States at tha
time Of the passage OF this act; and II upon the
hearing II shall appear that he II so entitled
20 q certificate, II shall be granted upon his
paying the cost.
Should 10 appear that said Chinaman has
procured a certificate, which has been Lost or
destroyed, he shall pe detaiEcd and Judgment
suspended reasonable time to enable him 10