The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-27
STATISTICS OF IMMIGRATION
ARRIVALS FOR YEAR OxE-THIRD
GREATER THAN LAST YEAR.
The Increase In Represented Large
~ From Russia, Italy and Aus
tria-Hungary-Comm ssioner Pow
derby Suggests Changes in Law.

WASHINGTON, Oct. S-In his annual
report TO the secretary Of the treasury,
Commissioner General Powieriy, Of the
immigration bureau gives the tota ar
rivals for the year ended June a., 1879. as
81. il3 an Increase over the next preceding
year OF s2.4is. or 81 per cent The opinion
- expressed that &, least $3.50 persuns
were not listed In this number. through
defect In the law. as wei as an izdetey-
inmate nurnoe from Canada and Mexico,
~ho are not under regulations ana unac-
counted for. The increase over the figures
10Y iast year is presented largely by IN
migration from Europe, especially from
ita-y. Austri1-Hungary and Russia which
snow gains respectively OF ls,ss. --.s4s and
81. 10. OF the total arrivals Europe sup
Piled 2ys.s4s Asia, s.si2; Africa 81. and ali
other countries. 5.3&3 The distribution as
70 sex was iS.2 males and lis, AS females;
II 10 IS and is.5+ OF s. years OF age or ODD
er. AS TO iiliseracy, e0.i46 could neither
read nor write and or could read, but We're
Unable TO write; AZ TO the amount OF
and f'+.sls had each less than $50 The total
amount OF money exhibited 10 officers was
s, IA. s62. There were returned 10 their
own countries within one year after ar
rival 2.s32
In addition to 7ss paupcr and 3a3 alien
contract laborers debarrcd on the Cana
dap aud Mexican borders. there were re-
fused admission ! idiot. 10 insane persons,
2.5ss paupers or persons likely TO become
public charges. 3ss diseases. persons, con-
v,c;s. s. assis,ed iInnigra ants and al con-
tract laoorers. making total Of 3Te. me
number of contract laboyers debarred last
yenr exceeded the number for the next
preceding year by q per cent. Legislation
,s recommended to enable the Commissioners
general 10 have Investigations made at the
centers of labor in this country. to wnicA
contract lASorers are destined.
The recommendation OF lac, year Is re-
pea.ed as TO the Necessity for transferring
The migration stations at Canadian
points 10 certain designated points on cur
boundary which shall be the only ports
OF entry fer aliens coming through the
Dominion.
This recommendation is sustained by fig
tres showing that the immigration through
Canada has largely increased. and that
the care exercised by the officials at the
American ports Is merely diverting the
tide through channel offering little OBJ
information be collected showing the mum
Der Of aliens annually leaving foreign
countries. also that the authC,jtr e trs
bureau be extended So as to include the
subject OF naturalization to such extent
as may be necessary to prevent fraud.
severance Of the connection between
the customs and immigration branches OF
the government In urged
With regard 70 the islands now held I'M
der military authority as an outcome OF
thn war with Spain, the opinion Is ex-
dressed that the prompt extension Of the
immigration laws 10 them. by order OF
the secretary OF war, Will avoid many en-
barrassments.
II Is also recommended that the author
fly OF the treasury IN extended 10 The
arrest and deportation OF aliens In this
country in violation Of any law. as we'll
as 10 such az have landed in disregard
81 the provisions OF the alien contract labor
law. TO extend from one 10 five years the
time within which aliens Who have be
come public charges OF institutions may
be deported. on the ground that those seek
ing relief from the bureau during the four
additional years defray the expense OF the
deported aliens to the port Of departure,
the bureau dsfraying the cost of steam
ship transportati"',
II Is also recommended that authority he
granted allowing the rnanifests Of cabin
passengers 20 be made UP during the voy
age and their certification on arrival at an
American port before an immigrant In
srector. II Is also recommended that to pre-
vent defeat Of the purpose OF the law.
through the claim of passengers 70 be VS.
itors merely and NOT immigrants. the laws
hs extended 10 all aliens, including seamen
on foreign vessels after discharging 1t
port OF the United states.
The cost Of alien contract lasor laws
during the wear was ssT, rs and Of the i'm
migration laws $2Ss.t2