Session #58 · 1903–05

Speech #580062968

It is as follows: SEc. 9. That the said commission shall have power to exclude from the canal zone. and from all places without said zone which shall be from time to time occupied. controlled. and used by the United States under the provisions of said treaty. all idiots. insane persons. epilieptics. paupers. criminals. professional beggars. persons afflicted with loathsome or dangerous contagious diseases. persons who have been convicted of a felony. or other crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. anarchists. or persons who believe in or advocate the overthrow by force or violence of the Government of the United States. or of all government. or of all forms of law. or the assassination of public officials. or whose purpose it is to incite or by any. means promote insurrection against the Government of the Republic of I anama or of any neighboring republic and such other persons as will for any reason by their presence within said zone tend. in the opinion of said commission. to create public disorder. endanger the public health. or in any mainer impede the prosecution of the work of constructing. operating. sanitating. and protecting the canal. railwsv. and auxiliary works to be constructed or controlled on the canal zone by the Uhited States. And the said commission may cause to be expelled from the canal zone any person or persons of the classes above mentioned. and also such persons as may be embraced by any exclusion act passed by said commissiot. pursuant to the authority by this section conferred. who may enter the canal zone. and to this end said commission may enact all necessary laws. rules. and regulations. All acts and regulations enacted or made pursuant to the authority of this section shall be in force when the same shall have been approved by the President. I call attention t the absolute incongruity and conflict between section 4 and section 9 of this billsection 4 referring to section 9. the two can not stand together.
Keywords matched
exclusion act

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN MORGAN
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
AL
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
580062968
Paragraph
#0
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