Speech #510028598

In 1882. a bill was passed by Congressto prohibit Chinese laborers from coming to the United States. Again. in 1884. we passed another bill the object of which was to prevent thecomingof Chinese. and again. in 1888. Congress passed what is known as the Scott exclusion act. to prohibit the immigration of the Chinese. The passage of these three measures proves that the Congress of the United States desires to prohibit the coming of Chinese to the United States. But it seems that these three acts have not been full enough to accomplish the object sought. for information which is believed to be reliable now comes to us that in spite of the law the Chinese are still coming here. crossing the Canadian border and coming in by way of Victoria. or by way of Nogales on the Mexican border. as well as from other places.