The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-27
IT SHOWS AN INCREASE
Annual Report of the Bureau OF
immigration.
IT CAME FROM EUROPE
A Large Percentage Of Them Were
Illiterate-They Brought $6,414 900.
Powderly Makes Several
Recommendations.

Washington, Oct. 26.--In his annual
report to the secretary of the treasury,
Commissioner General Powderly of the
immigration bureau gives the total ar
rivals for the year ended June 80, 1899,
as 311,715, an increase over the next pre-
ceding year of s2,416 or So per cent. The
opinion is expressed that at least $4,000
persons were not listed in this number
through a defect in the law, as we'll as
an indeterminate number from Canada
and Mexico, who are not under regula-
tions and unaccounted for The in
crease over the figures for last year is
represented largely by immigration
from Europe, especially from Italy. Aus
tria Hungary and Russia. which shows
gains respectively of 1896, 22,649 and
31156
Of the total arrivals, Europe supplied
297. $40; Asia, 8,972: Africa. 81, and all
other countries, 50,343. The distribution
as to sex was 1876, 1921 males and 116,43S
females; as to age, 1888 were under
n; 24S,1S7 from IA to As and 1885 of
IS years of age or older. AS to litter
acy, 6O,446 could neither read nor write
and 1922 could read, but were unable
to write. AS to the amount of money
brought 39,OS1 had each $50 or over and
174613 had each less than $50. The total
amount of money exhibited to officers
was S. 414,462. There were returned to
their own countries within one year
| after arrival, 1882 In addition to 796
| paupers and 1903 alien contract laborers,
debarred on the Canadian and Mexican
| boundaries. there were refused admis-
| sion one idiot, 10 insane persons, 1883
| paupers or persons likely to become
public charges, 3SS diseased persons, :
| convicts, So assisted immigrants ana I4l
| contract laborers. making total OF
3.79S. The number Of contract laborers
| debarred last year exceeded the number
| for the next preceding year by n per
cent. Legislation is recommended to
enable the commissioner general to
have investigations made at the cen
| tiers of labor in this country to which
contract laborers are destined.
The recommendation of last year is
| repeated as to the necessity for trans
ferring the immigration stations at
Canadian points TO certain deslgna Y, E .
points on our boundary, which shall be
/ the only ports Of entry for aliens coming
through the Dominion.
The Recommendation is sustained by
figures showing that the immigration
through Canada has largely increased
and that the care exercised by the Off
Gals at the American ports is merely
|
Offering little obstruction. 1t is also
recommended that information be OBJ
tanned showing the number of immi'
grants annually leaving foreign coun-
tries and that the authority of the
bureau be extended so as to include
the subject Of naturalization to such
extent as may be necessary to prevent
| fraud.
A severance Of the connection between
the customs and immigration depart
ments is recommended.
1t is also recommended that the au
thority of the secretary be extended t.
the arrest and deportation of aliens IL
this country in violation of any law
as we'll as to those who have landed il
disregard of the provisions of the alie'
contract labor law to extend from on
to fifty years, the time within whicl
aliens who have become charges of in
situations may be deported on tn
ground that those seeking relief from
the burden during the four additional
years defray the expenses of the de
ported alien to the port of departure