Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-07
A STRONG EXCLUSION LAW.

the bill Wednesday.
A STRONG EXCLUSION LAW.
Measure Perfected Which Will Be In
troduced in Both Houses.
Washington, Jan. THE senators and
Representatives of the Pacific coast who
have bene considering bill for Chinese
exclusion have perfected measure
which will be introduced in both houses
in a few days. 1t is much more COM
prehensive than any bills that nave
been presented heretofore on this sub
ject, most OF which simply provide TOT
excluding Chinese or re-enactlng the
Geary law. The bill under consideration
contains forty-five pages. 1t does not
limit itself to any term of years, as ala
the Geary act, but if passed in its pres
ent form would be perpetual unless re-
pealed.
The bill declares that all Chinese 9TH
err than citizens of the United States OF
those who are secured in coming to ana
residing in the United States under the
present treaty with China shall be re-
fused admission and returned to the
country whence they came at the ex-
pense of the transportation company
bringing them. Transportation compa-
MES bringing Chinese to the United
States shall detain them until their
right of admission shall be ascertained.
Penalties are provided for not comply
ing with the provisions of the act, $1,000
and one wears imprisonment being the
minimum. with liability to forfeiture
IF 40 nj
ions of the law. The only Chinese per-
sons permitted to enter the United
States under the act are those VINO
have become citizens by birth and nat
uralization and officials of the Chinese
government teachers. students, mer-
chants, travellers for pleasure or curl
osity. returning laborers. who must
have certificates, or domiciled mer-
chants.
Chinese coming as above enumerated
must have certificates with photographs
attached. The secretary of the treasury
is to ask the Chinese government for the
list of names of all officials other than
diplomatic and consular officers who de-
sire to visit the United States.
Several sections are devoted to pro-
viding how Chinese laborers shall be
registered and provided with certifi-
Gates when returning to this country.
Certificates for any Chinese laborer are
not good after such laborer has been
absent for two years. Domiciied mer-
chants are compelled to file annually a
full and complete report of the nature
and character of their business in order
to better identify themselves.
M Chinese ayoapt dtn1Oma tic or con-
sular officers, are allowed to enter the
United States at any other ports than
San Francisco, Port Townsend, Wash,
Portland, Ore, Boston, New York. New
Orleans Honolulu, San Juan, and Man
liza, 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 transportation lines to
comply with the act.
Provision Is made for the inspection
of Chinese and enforcement of the pro-
visions of the act of immigration; also
for the deportation of Chinese who
come to this country. Appeals from
the commissioner or his officers to the
United States courts are provided. and
the method by which cases may be
brought to the supreme court IS de-
fined
Tn following are the provisions rela-
tive % Chinese in the islands:
That no Chinese person being law
fully in Hawaii or Porto Rico, or the
Philippine islands, or any other insular
possession of the United States shall by
reason there of be entitled to enter or
remain in the United States or any of
the territory of the United States other
that that in which he was in the first
instance permitted to enter or re-
MAN,
The words United States wherever
used in this act shall be deemed to
mean 1.-The lands and waters included in
the United States and It's territories,
the district of Columbia, Hawaii, Porto
Rico. the Philippines, and any ard all
other territory or possessions now
owned or hearafter acquired by the
United States"
Provision is made for the registration
of all Chinese now In the United States,
to be completed within six months af-
ter the passage OF the act. All regis
tered Chinese shall have certificates
with photographs attached and those
without certificates at the end of six
moths shall be deported.