We have a penalty in section 9 of $100 imposed upon steamship companies for bringing dangerous contagious diseased aliens to the United States who could have been detected by proper medical examination at the time of foreign embarkation. These persons are prohibited from coming here under section 2. Suppose under this examination by a medical officerthey escape and they get into the United States. Then what do you propose to do in regard to them? Do you propose to make the steamship companies take these Immigrants back to the country from which they came and exempt the steamship company from all liability by reason of the medical examination made by our surgeons. and if not. what do we accomplish by making this examination?
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