STONE: Petition of D. H. Morrison. J. D. Black. J. A. Hilliard. G. W. Miller. and other citizens of Venango County. Pa.. favoring the enactment of legislation to more effectually restrict immigration and prevent the admission of illiterate. pauper. and criminal classes to the United Statesto the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization. Also. petition of the Womans Christian Temperance Union of Kushequa. Pa.. asking for the passage of a bill to forbid the sale of intoxicating beverages in all Government buildings. and for other purposesto the Committee on the District of Columbia. Also. protest of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Volunteer Firemens Association. against the bill establishing a division in the Treasury Department for the regulation of insurance among the several States. and for other purposesto the Committee on the Judiciary.
Identified stereotypes
Immigrants are broadly categorized as illiterate, paupers, and criminals.