Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-17

Till ouc icl. thc Nicaragua canal out II
the cold FOR the third time
OF tho nets that became laws tho prin
cipal arc ,ho followingi The automatic
car coupler bill the Chinese exclusion
and registry act. the act restricting i'm.
migration md the national quarantine
bill. One Of The most popular Of th,
laws passed by thocongress that has just
expired was that permitting the occoi
steamers New York and Paris 20 ny Tho
United statca nag. The congress at H.
first session enacted u much needed law
pcnsioning armynurscs n this law had
been IN existence before tho death Of
walt whitman. tho Old poet would have
been that much hotter on In bis last days
The law concerning national quaran
tine simply cnlarro5 tho authority Of the
marine hospital service 80 that 1t will
havo power 70 take all needed rrccau
tiuns against an invasion Of cholera nexi
summer lis uuthonty il made para
mount 20 that Of the various state guar
nntlno commissions
Freight trains, under the now law per
tanning 10 them. must use tho automatic
car coupler.
The last important law passed was that
restricting immigration Under this act
II will be almost as hard for HtoeragC
passenger to got into tho United States
az to get into heaven. In Wow Of the
threatened visitation Of cholera, how.
over. aud Of the actual and present owls
of unrestricted immigration, thouow law
Is mono too severe Europe has only her
self to thank for Il. II oho had not made
II practice for the last half century Of
pouring upon M crime. paupcrisn, Il
litoraoy and disease, merely TO get rid OF
II herself. then this law would mover have
been passed
Under the now immigration net the
masters and surgeons Of yoauols Gt the
port Of departure shall make affidavit
that all the immigrants they bring TO us
are eligible rs good citizens In addition
TO this the immigrants AFRO subjected TO
second rigid inspection at tho port OF
ontry by United States officials, mud II
they do not pass muster here may be
sent back BY the time the persons dcsir.
ms 10 come 10 ma hive boon put through
the following examination at the port Of
departure the undesirable immigrants
win DO fairly well wccdod out;
The cmigfsnt must state the full name, full
ugr aud sex, whether married or single. the
calling or occupation. whether able 10 read or
write. the nationality. The last rrsidencc. tho
seaport for landing In the United siatos, the
final destination " any. beyond tho seaport y
landing, whether having ticket through 70
such final destination. whether the cmigrnnt
hrs paid his own passage or whether II has
been paid by other persons or by any corpora-
ton. society. municipality or government,
whether IN possession 81 money. and II -u
whether upward NJ ~, and how much u slo ~
les. whether going to Ion a relative. and u ~
what relative. and his name and hddrraa;
whether ever before In tho United States. and
u 20 when and whcru.
N must also be stated whether ever In prison
or almshnusc or supported BY charity whether
polyramlst, whether under contract lcxpruss
or implied 10 perform labor In the United
States. aud what IL thu cnifrnnt's condition
Of health. mentally and physically. and whcth-
or deformed o. crippled. and " 10 from what
cause.