The Washington times., 1894-08-03
CARLISLE In OPPOSITION
He Objects to the Inspection Of Immi-
grants BY u. S. Consuls.
ANARCHISTS TO BE EXCLUDED
Senator Hill Reports Bill to Prevent Them
From Landing Political Refugees Not
Included-Undesirable Immigrants Also
to Be Refused Admittance.

Secretary Carlisle, to whom was referred
the House or Stone bill providing tor the in
spection of immigrants by United States
consuls at the port of embarkation, has made
q report in opposition to the bill.
He says the law of 1898, under which the
Department is now acting, rs daily becoming
more useful and efficacious and should not be
hampered by dual administration Of the
State and Treasury Departments, rs would
necessarily be the case under the Stone bill.
He speaks OF the adverse report on this
same subject made by the immigration COM
missioner to Secretary Foster, and gives in
detail the objections urged by that commits
sion which were in effect that it would proba-
bly, lead 10 international CONF mplications; would
confer upon consuls duties not recognized by
international law, and would doubtless result
in lower class of immigrants coming TO this
county than now, and in keeping out able
bodied men who would likely be held for
military service. The bill would entail ad-
dition;al expense on the Treasury, and also
would relieve the steamship companies OF all
responsibility.
EXCLUSION OF ANARCHISTS.
Accompanying the Secretary's adverse re-
port on the Stone bill was the draft of a bill
amendatory Of the present immigration law.
This bill Senator Hill yesterday reported from
the COMMITTEES or immigration. Its principal
aim is tine exclusion of anarchists.
The first section of the substitute provides
that no alien anarchist shall be permitted to
land at any port in the United States, but that
this provision shall not be SO construed as to
exclude political refugees.
The bill provides for hearings in the cases
Of the landing of reported anarchists. and in
case the charges be proved, the Secretary OF
the Treasury is authorized to send the accused
back to the country whence he came. The
bill also provides for the expectation OF any
unnaturalized foreign-born person who, upon
Il trial in any court. shall appear 10 the judge
OF the court before which he tried, to be an
anarchist.
The substitute also provides system OF in
spection of other immigrants by authorizing
the Secretary of the Treasury to appoint, at
such ports of departure as ne may deem nee
essary an immigrant inspector. whose duty
it shall be to inspect passengers embarking
for the United States, to erase from the pas
sengers manifest the name OF any immigrant
who he is satisfied should not be permitted to
land in this country. and he may forbid the
transportation of any person belonging to the
or in any part of the vessel.
WATCHING SUSPECTED PERSONS.
He is also to give information as to any sus-
pectcd persons. and to admonish the master
of the vessel of the character Of any immi-
grant if Objectionable, who is to be required
to pay penalty of 800 in case he transports
such person after receiving the warning.
L is also provided that the fact that an i'm
migrant has given notice of intention to be-
come a citizen shall not constitute a bar to
proceedings against him.
The Committee on Immigration, OF which
Senator Hill is the chairman, gave hearing
yesterday TO Representative Bartholdt. OF
Missouri, and Herman Schulteis, a labor agi-
tator, both of whom opposed the Stone bill.
When Senator Hill introduced his substi-
tute bill in the Senate, Mr.. Chandler, men,
ber of the committee, reserved the right to
oppose the substitute and advocated the
passage at this time OF the original House
bill, but he hoped the Senator from New York
would bring up the two bills with view to
securing some legislation before the adjourn
ment of this session.