Mr. Speaker. this antedates the Geary law. It is in pursuance of a desire on the part of the two Governments. mutually entertained. to put in force provisions limiting and restricting Chinese laborers from emigrating to the United States. and the Chinese minister in Washington under the express direction and instructions of his home government submitted to the Secretary of State the following proposals: The proposed provisions are as follows: 1. China. having of her own accord prohibited the immigration of its subjects into the United States. will do so from time to time in such manner as may be required by circustances. there being no necessity for fixing a certain period for that purpose. 2. No Chinese laborer who has never been to the United States shall be permitted to go thither. Any such laborer who shall be detected in attempting to go to the United States by fraudulently making use of a return ticket and by personating the name of the person mentioned therein will be visited with a heavy fine. 3.
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