The times., 1899-10-27
THE IMMIGRATION BUREAU.
It's Annual Report Submitted by Com
missioner General PoyyderIy


missioner General PowderIy.
Commissioner General Powderly, of the
Bureau of immigration, yesterday sub
mitted his annual report to the Secretary
Of the Treasury Besides containing sta
tistics as to the number and nationality
Of immigrants who arrived in this country
during the fiscal year ending June 80,
1899 the report makes recommendations
for restrictive legislation on the immigra-
tion question.
While the total arrivals reported reach
the number of 81 us, exceeding those re-
ported for the next preceding year by 81
416, or SO percent, the opinion is expressed
that at least % 600 were not listed in the
above number through a defect in the law,
as well as an indeterminate number from
Canada and Mexico, who are not, under ex-
isting regulations, accounted for.
The increase over the figures for last year
is represented largely by immigration from
Europe specifically from Italy, Austria
Hungary aud the Russian Empire, and Fin
land, which show gains respectively of 49,,
sos 22,694, and 31,154, or 30, 81, and 104
per cent.
The total cost for enforcing the alien
contract labor laws was $S7. 725.0S, and of
the immigration laws, s2SS, ,0O226. A bal
/ ance of $4l8326.43 remains on hand, sub
ject to a deduction of $3.50, $50 appropriated
to pay the cost of constructing the new i'm
migrant station on Ellis Island, n. Y,
leaving Sl27.476.43 and from this sum and
possible future accumulatiOns there is also
[ appropriated by act Of Congress further
sum Of $500. eco for the same purpose, pay
able in four equal installments. at inter
walls of one year, beginning July so. 1900.
For the purpose of providing a sufficient
fund to defray the increased outlay re-
sultant from the enlarged duties of the bu-
reau, it IS recommended again that the
head tax be made not less than 81.
The severance of the connection between
the customs and immigration branches of
the public service is again urged, upon the
ground that the performance of the duties
required by each results in the sighting
OF one or both.
In addition to those already referred to.
number Of important amendments are
urged, among them one to extend the au-
I thority of the Secretary OF the Treasury
( to the arrest and deportation of aliens in
/ this country in violation OF any law, as
/ well as TO such as have landed in disregard
! Of the provisions of the alien contract Ia
/ Dor laws; to extend from one to five years
/ the time within which aliens who have be-
! come public charges or inmates OF penal
! or rsformatOry institutions may be deport-
! ed, upon condition that those seeking re-
/ lief from the burden during the four addi-
! tional years defray the expenses of the de-
ported alien to the port OF departure, the
| bureau defraying the cost Of steamship
] transportation; to allow the preparation of
! manifests OF cabin passengers on the Voy-
! age and their CertiticatiOn on arrival at an
! American port before an immigrant inspsc-
! tor to prevent a defeat Of the purposes Of
the laws, through the claim of passengers
! to be visitors merely, and not immigrants;
/ by express enactment extending the laws
to all aliens, including seamen on foreign
vessels after discharge at a port of the
/ United States.