Session #51 · 1889–91

Speech #510217540

They are. The reading of the bill was resumed at line 8. on page 57. The next amendment of the Committee on Appropriations was on page 57. line 23. after the word "territory."I to strike out "and also to investigate the immigration of such persons from Asiatic and European countries ninety" and insert "eighty." so as to make the clause read: Enforcement of alien contractlabor laws: For the enforcement of the alien co. tractlabor laws and to prevent the immigration of convicts. lunatics. idiots. and persons liable to become a public charge. from foreign contiguous territory. $80.000. said sum to be immediately available.
Keywords matched
immigration Asiatic

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Legal / procedural Humanitarian

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM ALLISON
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
IA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
510217540
Paragraph
#0
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