Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-17
DETAILS Of EXCLUSION
BILL IS PERFECTED FOR
PROMPT PRESENTATION
How Chinese Of Island Possessions
Are to be Handled Scheme
For Certificates and
Registration,

washington, Jan. 6.-Thc Senators
and Representatives of the Pacific
Coast, who have been considering a
bill for Chinese exclusion, have per.
iCcted measure which will be intro.
duced in both Houses in a few days.
1t is much more comprehensive than
any bills that have been presented
heretofore ON this subject, most OF
which simply provided for excluding
Chinese or re-enaCting the Geary law.
The bill under consideration contains
forty-ive pages. II does not limit It.
self to any term of years, as did the
Geary act, but II passed in its present
form would be perpetual unless re.
pealed
The bill declares that all Chinese.
other than citizens of the United
States. or those who are secured in
coming to and residing in the United
States under the present treaty with
China, shall be refused admission aud
returned to the country whence they
came at the expense Of the transpOrta.
| ton company bringing them. Trans.
| portation companies bringing Chinese
to the United States shall detain them
until their right Of admission shall be
ascertained. Penalties are provided
for not complying with the provisions
OF the act, $1,000 and one years i'm.
| prsonment being the minimum, with
liability to .orfeiture Of vessels viz.
latlng any Of the provisions of the law.
The only Chinese persons permit.
! ted to enter the United States under
the act are those who have become
| citizens by birth and naturalization
] aNaI off fnl ..f h.. 4.
ment, teachers, students, merchants,
travellers for pleasure or curiosity. re.
turning labOrers, who must have Ger.
titicates, or domiclled merchants. Chi.
nese coming as above enumerated
must have certificates with a photo.
graph attached. The Secretary OF the
Treasury is to ask the Chinese Govern.
ment for the list OF names OF all off.
Gals other than diplomatic and consU.
lar officers who desire to visit the
! United States.
Several sections are devoted to pro.
vidng how Chinese laborers shall be
registered and provided with certtd.
Gates when returning to this cOuutry
Certificates for any Chinese lahOray
are not good after such laborer has
been absent for two years. Domicilei
merchants are compelled to file anuu.
ally q full and complete report OF the
nature and character of their business.
In order to better identify them. No
Chinese. except diplomatic or Cousu.
Lar officers. are allowed to enter the
United States at any other ports than
San Francisco. Port Townsend, WASH.
ingtOn, Portland, Ore, Boston, New
York, New Orleans, Honolulu. San
Juan and Manila. or such other ports
as the Secretary OF the Treasury may
( designate. Ports may be designated
on the Canadian or Mexican boundary
after contracts have been made with
the transportation lines to comply
with the act.
Provision Is made for the inspection
oil Chinese and enforcement OF the
provisions OF the act under the direc.
ton of the Commissioner of ImmlgTa.
ton; also for the deportation of Chi.
nese who come to this country. Ap.
peal from the Commissioner or his OF.
ticers to the United States court, Is
provided for. and the method By
which cases may be brought to the Su
pIeme Court is defined.
Following are the provisions reia.
I NiN' W ShlHtSN III Nut
That no Chinese persons beiug
lawfully in Hawaii or Porto Rico or
the Philippines, or any other insUIag
possession of the United States, shall
by reason thereof be entitled to enter
or remain in the United States, or any
OF the territory of the United States
other than that in which he was 10 the
first instance permitted to enter or 10
main"
The words United States" wher.
ever used in this act 1t is provided
shall be deemed to mean the lands
and waters included IN the United
States and its territories. the District
OF Columbia. Hawai-, Porto Rico, the
Philippines and any and all other ter.
ritory or possessions now owned or
hereafter acquired by the United
| States"
Provision is made for the registra
ton of all Chinese now in the United
| States, to be completed within six
months after the passage OF the act
Each registered Chinese shall have 4
certificate with photograph attached
and those without certificates at the