The reiminder of that section relates only to clerks. salaries. and tenure of office. but the second section is very interesting: SEC. 2. And be it further eimiled. That all contracts that shall be made by emigrants ti lie United States iii foreign countries. in conformity to regulations that lay lie establislid by tile said commissioner. whereby emigrants shall pledge tic wages of their labor for a term not exceeding twelve months. to repay tile expenses of their emigration. shall be held to be valid ill law. and incy be enforced iii ile courts of the United States or of the several States and Territories. and such advances. if so stipulated ill tile contract. and tie contract be recorded iii tile recorders office ill thie county where the emigrant shall settle. shall operate as a lien upon anyland thereafter acquired by tile emigrant. whetmer tinder tile honiestead law whe tile title is consummllated. or on property otherwise acquired. itil liquidated by tie emigrant. but nothing herein containeil shall be deeiued to atimrize tiiy contract contravening tie Constitution of the United States. or creating ill any way tle relation of slavery or servitude. Why insert the words "or creating in any way the relatiom of slavery or servitude" but for the reason that they well knew that it was a deathmblow ained at American workmen at the instance of wealthy capitalists whose only excuse was their greed? At a time when the Republican party was in full control of all branches of the Government it became a law. and is the pioneer work in encouraging the introduction of alien imported labor to destroy American labor.
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