The reason is this: Aliens coming by rail pay their head tax in addition to their fare. Aliens coming from Europe pay their head tax as part of their fare. Under the present law the tax is refunded. as I understand it. to steamship companies. who claim a refund in the case of rejected aliens for whom they have paid the head tax. When a stoenmer arrives in New York it has on board a great many aliens as well as a great number of citizens of the United States. The steamship companies average the passage price. and aliens and citizens pay the same amount. You or I coming into the United States by sea would pay the same passage money as an aliel would pay. For each alien the steamship company would pay a head tax Into the Treasury of the United States.
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