New-York tribune., 1903-03-30
I'M MIGRATION RULES.
INSULAR QUESTION OPEN.
The Head Tor-Right to Appeal
Control of Service,
lBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE rR1BUNE.J

Washington March 2o.-New immigration reg
ulations, drawn in accordance with the immi-
grafton law passed at the last session OF Con-
gress, and containing tWenty-n1ne rules oy
which immigration officials are to be governed
have lust been promulgated by Commissioner
General Sargent, and will go into effect at once.
Nothing is said In the new regulations regard
ing extended jurisdiction of the immigration
service over the Philippines, Guam. Tutuila and
Porto Rico, with the exception of declaration
that the provisions Of the immigration law ex-
tend TO all persons not citizens Of the United
States either by birth or naturalization therein
There is also nothing in the new regulations re-
garding the discontinuance Of the sale OF lntoXi-
eating liquors at immigrant stations This lat-
ter regulation will doubtless be made by spe-
caI order direct to the stations where privileges
are sold.
The question of the extended jurisdiction OF
the service to the insular possessions OF tne
Tinted States is one of the subjects which is
now under consideration by the oflcers OF I"e
service It is the general understanding now
ever that nothing will be done toward making
such an extension until after the service goes
under the Department of Commerce and LABOR
on July 1, this year.
REGULATIONS for collecting the head tax, whlch
Ia increased by the new law from 81 10 S|' Is
the matter of first consideration in the new reg
ulations This tax is to be collected from e0on
and every passenger not a citizen Of the United
States of Canada, of Cuba, or OF MEXICO WHO
shall come by steam or sail vessel from any
roro,sn mort to anv port within the United
States" but net from persons going in transit
dfnectIv through the United States nor from
aliens returning to the United states a11er nav
Ing once paid the head tan 7-F..f
The right Of an alien to appeal from a de-
cision of the immigration officials denying MN
the right to land is dwelt on at length IN the
regulations The right to make such appear Is
granted in every instance, but provision Is mace
that the appeal shall be taken without delay.
The fee which attorneys and others may cnaFse
immigrants for representing them before the
Enumeration officials is limited to S1O and Vlo-
1a+Ion of the regulation will be sufficient cause
for dfsbarrine such attorney or representative
from further right to appear before the lrnIr1sra
ton officials in similar capacity
The expense of maintaining an alien who has
been Temporarily removed from the Vesse! DFlfls-
ing him in, for the purpose Of examination Is
charseable to the owners Of the vessel An I'M
portant regulation provides for the deportation
of sn alien at any time within one year after
admission to this country IN case ne mas become
a permanent public charge, the expense OF sucn
denor+ation TO be paid out of the immigrant
fund.
A penalty of $40 for each alien is imposed on
the transportation companies for failure to de-
liver Immediately on the arrival OF a Yessel Est
or manifest of the passengers carried to the
immigration officials.
The officers of the United States and Marine
Hospital Service detailed for the medical exami-
nation of aliens are to be subject to the direc-
ton Of the immigration officer under whom they
are detailed. such supervision, however, oe1ng IN
accordance with the regulations of the Medical
Service. Collectors of customs at all points
where commissioners OF immigration are not
employed. are charged with enforcing the 1nnnl-
grafton regulations Weekly reports are TO De
made from all immigration officers, giving the
number of aliens admitted, rejected. etc.