Speech #630424267

Mr. BURNETT. was kind enough to grant me a hearing. and after going into the matter carefully. the following provisions were incorporated in this bill. reading as follows: SEc. 5. That it shall be unlawful for any person. company. partner. ship. or corporation. in any manner whatsoever. to prepay the transportation or in any way to induce. assist. encourage. or solicit. or attempt to Induce. assist. encourage. or solicit the importation or migration of any contract laborer or contract laborers into the United States. unless such contract laborer or contract laborers are exempted under the provisions of section 3 of this act. or have been imported with the permission of the Secretary of Labor in accordance with said section . and for every violation of any of the provisions of this sectin the person. partnership. company. or corporation violating the same shall forfeit and pay for every such offense the sum of $1.00. which may be sued for and recovered by the United States as debts of like amount are now recovered in the courts of the United States. the Department of Justice may from any fines or penalties received pay re. wards to persons other than Government employees who may furnish Information leading to the recovery of any such penalties. or -to the arrest and punishment of any person. as hereinafter in this section provided. For every violation of the provisions hereof the person violating the same may be prosecuted in a criminal action for a uisdemeanor. and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of $1.000. or by imprisonment for a term of not less than six months nor more than two years. and under either the civil or the criminal procedure mentioned separate suits or prosecutions may be brought for each alien thus offered or promised employment as aforesaid. SEC. 6. That it shall be unlawful and be deemed a violation of section 5 of this act to induce. assist. encourage. or solicit or attempt to induce. assist. encourage. or solicit any alien to come into the United States by promise of employment through advertisements printed. published. or distributed in any foreign country. whether such promise is true or false. and either the civil or criminal penalty imposed by said section shall be applicable to such a case: Provided. That States or Territories. the District of Columbia. or places subject to the Jurisdiction of the United States may advertise. and by written or oral com munication with prospective alien settlers make known. the inducements they offer for immigration thereto. respectively. SEC. 7. That it shall be unlawful for anyperson. association. society company. )artnership. corporation. or others engaged in the business of transporting aliens to or in the United States. including owners. mastors. officers. and agents of vessels. directly or indirectly. by writingi printing. oral representationl. payment of any commissions to an alien coming into .tile Unied States. aliowance of any rebates to an alien coming into the United States or otherwise to solicit. invite. or encourage or attempt to solicit. Invite. or encourage any alien to come into tie United States. and anyone violating any provision hereof shall be subject to either the civil or the criminal prosecution prescribed by section 5 of this act. or if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Labor tbat any owner. master. officer. or agent of a vessel has brought or caused to be brought to a port of tile United States any alien so solicited. invited. or encouraged to come by such owner. master. officer. or agent. such owner. master. officer. or agent shall pay to the collector of customs of the customs district in which the port of arrival is located or in which any vessel of the line may be found. the sum of $400 for each and every such violation . and no vessel shall be granted clearance pending the determination of tie question of the liability to the payment of such fine. or while the fine imposed remains unpaid. nor shall such fine be remitted or refunded: Provided. That clearance may be granted prior to the determination of such question upon the deposit with the collector of customs of a sum sufficient to cover such fine: Provided further. That whenever it shall be shown to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Labor that the provisions of this section are 1persistently violated by or on behalf of any transportation company it shall be the duty of said Secretary to deny to such company the privilege of landing allen immigrant passengers of any or all classes at United States ports for such a period as in his Sdgment may be necessary to insure an observance of such provisions : rovided further. That this section shall not be held to prevent transportation companies from issuing letters. circulars. or advertisements confined strictly to stating the sailing of their vessels and terms and facilities of transportation therein. SEc. 8. That any person. including the master. agent. owner. or contignee of any vessel. who shall bring into or land in the United States. by vessel or otherwise. or shall attempt. by himself or through another. to bring into or land in the United States. by vessel or otherwise. or shall conceal or harbor. or attempt to conceal or harbor. or assist or abet another to conceal or harbor in any place. including any building vessel. railway car. conveyance. or vehicle. any alien not duly admitted by an immigrant inspector or not lawfully entitled to enter or to reside within the United States under the terms of tills act. shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1.000 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years. or by both such fine and imprisonment. for each and every alien so landed or brought In or attempted to be landed or brought in. From the above it will be seen that the present law. which simply provides a penalty of $1.000 to be recovered in a civil action in the name of the Government of the United States. the suit to be prosecuted at the instance and expense of the informant who is to receive onehalf of the amount of judgment recovered. will be changed so that not only will there be a liability of $1.000 in a civil suit brought by the Government of the United States but the offense is also declared a misdemeanor and punishable with a thousand dollars fine and by imprisonment of not less than six months or more than two years. with separate suits or prosecution either civil or criminal for each alien offered or promised importation. I believe this legislation will accomplish the desired result. that it meets the demand of the people of my district and State. and that in voting for this measure I am obeying the insructions of those whose representative I am.