The only objection to this bill is that it does so little in the direction in which it professes to go. Sofar as it does go it has some value. It provides. first. simply for the listing of each immigrant by the master of the vessel. with certain statistics. It provides. secondly. that the master of the vessel shall certify that he or the surgeon of the vessel has examined the immigrant previous to his departure from the foreign country. It provides. thirdly. that this manifest shall be furnished to the collector or the health officer when the vessel shall reach a port of the United States. It imposes a penalty of $10 for each immigrant landed by the master of any vessel where this list is not furnished. It provides further that immigrants concerning whom there is any doubt as to their right to. come in under the act of 1891 shall be held for especial inquiry. subject to review by the superintendent of immigration and by the Secretary of the Treasury. That is all that this bill does. It has some value.
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