Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1893 — CLASSES TO BE EXCLUDED. [ARTICLE]

CLASSES TO BE EXCLUDED.

Senator Chandler's Bill to Restrict Undesirable Immigration. Senator Chandler has introduced a second bill restrictive of immigration designed to supplement or supplant the first bill. The features of the new measure are the designation of four new classes of excluded persons, a requirement for a declaration by every immigrant of name, place of departure, former residence, and other information, the issue of certificates by United States consuls upon voluntary application of immigrants, a requirement of more cubic space for immigrants aboard vessels and better ventilation, and, lastly, a new naturalization clause requiring sixty days’ notice of the apDllcation before trial. The excluded classes are additional to

those persons excluded by the present law, and are as follows: J. All persons physically capable and over 15 years of age who cannot read and write with reasonable facility their own language; except that an aged person not so able to read and write who Is the parent or grandparent of an admissible immigrant may accompany or be sent for by such Immigrant. 2. All persons not provided. In addition to means of reaching their final destination with sufficient money of their own or of the heads of their famllla t for their comfortable support for two months after their arrival, the amount to be required not to exceed SIOO for each single person or head of a family and $25 for each member of a family accompanying or sent for by such head of a family. 3. Persons blind or crippled, or otherwise physically Imperfect, so that they are wholly or partially disabled from manual labor, unless It is affirmatively and satisfactorily shown on special Inquiry that such persons are sure ct an ahundunt support and not likely to become a public charge. 4. Persons belonging to societies which favor or justify the unlawful and criminal destruction of property or life.