In the case of Andersen against the mayor of N w York. in 2 Otto. the United States Supreme Court decided that the law of New York as to headmoney in lien of bonds conditioned for the support of such emigrants as might become a burden and a charge was .unconstitutional. Suite have been brought to recover from the local authorities moneys paid before that decision was made. The virtue of this bill is to stop that litigation if possible by Federal lgislation before expenses occur. The foreign steamship companies have taken out of the fares of the immigrants this -very headmoney. Had there been no police provision of the State. such as we had before the decision these companies could not have been allowed to fix burdens upon them. That money was appropriated by the State of New York to take care of the poor. sick. aged. and imbecile. thrown upon our shores by the steamship companies.
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