The Worthington advance., 1899-11-03

Washington, Oct 27.-Commissi0nex
General Powderly, Of the Immigration
bureau, has handed in his annual report
to the secretary OF the treasury, a SUM
mary Of which follows:
The total arrivals for the ye4r ende0
June 20, 1899, are given as HI.715, an fn-
crease over the next preceding year OF
S2,H6, or IS per cent. The opinion IS ex-
pressed that at least 25.000 persons were
not listed In this number through defscS
In the law. as well as an indeterminafe
number from Canada and Mexico who are
not, under existing regulators, accounted
for. The increase over the figures of last
year Is represented largely by immfgra-
ton from Europe, specifically from Italy,
Austria-Hungary and Russia. which snow
gains respectively OF 1886, z. $50 and I,-
154- OF the total arrivals Europe supplied
49, Asia, 8,g72: Africa. 81. and ali other
countries, 5,343 The distribution as TO
sex was 195,2z7 males and us.ssS femaies-
as to age, 1883 were under r. rs TS7 from
"a to IS and 1856 OF As years or Older
As to iiliteraey,s 81. .446 could neither read
nor write. and 1,022 could read but were
unable to write AS 20 amount of money
brought, 39.gTT had each $50 or over and
N4,613 had each less than $50 The total
amount of money exhibited 20 officers was
&,n4, ,462- There were returned 20 their
own countries within one year after ar
rival 2,632. In addition TO 7s5 paupsrs and
303 alien contract Iaborers febarred on the
Canadian and Mexican borders, there were
refused admission IDIOT. - insane per
sons, 2.5s9 paupers or persons likely to
become public charges, As diseased per
sons, eight convfcts, 81 assisted immi-
grants ard III contract Iaberers. making
y total Of 319s. The number of contract
laborers debarred last year exceeded the
number for the next preceding year oy .
per cent.
Legislation is recommended TO enable the
commissioner general 70 have investixa-
tons made at the centsrs OF labor in this
country 10 which contract Iaborers are
destined. The recommendation Of Last
year is repeated as 20 the necessity for
transferring the immigration stations az
Canadian ports 20 certain dssfguarsf
points on our northern boundary which
shall be the only ports Of entry fo- aliens
coming through the dominion This rec
ommendation is sustained, it Is said By
figures showing that the fmmfgratIon
through Canada has largely increased and
that the care exercised by the immsgTa-
ton officials at the American porss IS
merely dfvertfns the tide OF frnmfgraticn
through channel Offering EftFEe oassrssc-
tion- It is also recommended tfsat in
formation be collected showing the Hrru-
Der of aliens annually leaving for Eorsfgn
countries. also that the authority of me
bureau be extended 50 as 10 include the
SUBJECT OF natuFaiEZal1C1 70 SuSn extent aS
may be necessary 10 prevent fraud. Il
severance Of the connection betwesa the
customs and immigration branches OF the
government is urged
With regard TO the Islands now nsTf un-
der military authority rs an outcome Of
the war with Spain. the opinion - sx-
pressed that the prompt extension Of the
immigration laws 20 them. by order OF
the secretary Of war. viii avoid many en-
barrassments. &c Is also recon- mendsd
that the authority Of the secretary OF the
treasury be extended 30 the arrest and de-
portation Of aliens in this country IN vfoIa-
ton OF any law, well as 20 such as have
landed in disregard Of the provisions Of
the alien contract labor laws 10 extend
from one to five years she time within
which aliens who have become pacIie
charges OF inmates OF penal or reformatory
institutions may be dep0Ftsd, uDoH cor
ditfon that those seeking relief from the
burden during the four additional years
defray the expense OF the deportsd alien
to the port Of departure the bureau de-
fraying the cost OF steamship tra-sporta-
ton. It is also recommended that 1uthorf-
ty be granted allowing the rnanfEssrs Of
cabin passengers TO be made up during
the voyage and their cerTfffeatior On ar
grant Inspector 1t Is also recommended
that TO prevent defeat Of tns purposes
Of the laws. through the claim Of passs-f-
gers to be visitors merely and nor fn5Fz1s-
grants. that the laws De extended 20 ali
aliens. including seamer on foreign ves-
States
The cost Of enforcing the alien contract
labor laws during the year was ss1,s and
Of the immigration laws s2ss ST.