Speech #670133059

Res. 33) permitting Chinese to register under certain provisions atd conditions. The joint resolution was read. as follows: Whereas 379 Chinese men. some of Ihe merchant and others of the labor class. attached themselves to the punitive military expedition under the command or (:enl. Pershing. which entered Mexico in 1916. and when said expedition returned front Mexico were temporarily admitted to liet United States as refugees: and Whereas the said Chinese perfornmed extensive services and rendered valuable assistance to .the punitive expedition in Mexico and jeopardized their lives ain[ made their further residence in Mexico at the tim! impossible by attaching themselves to the expedition and rendering such services: and Whereas the said Chinese afler temporary admission to the United States as refugees conlinued to render and are now rendering services to the military branch of ti United States 0overnnent. such services being valuable. nnsual. and iii some instances of a hazardous nature. and Whereas the said Chinese call not return to their former homes in Mexico with safety and can not at this time be deported to any other place justly and humanely: Now. therefore. be it Resolved. cte.. liat the Commissioner General of Inmigration be. and he hereby is. authorized and directed to permit the said Chinese to register under the terms of and in accordance with the provisions of section I. of the act approved May 5. 1892 (27 Stats. 1.. p. 25). as amended by section 1 of the act approved November 1. 1893: (28 Stats. I... p. 7). With the following committee llitendient: Strike out tie preamble and all after the resolving clause and Insert : " That the- Colmissioner (eneral of Immigration t. and lie hereby is. authorized and directed to register. and to issue an appropriate certificate showing registration to. the 365 Chinese men. now temporarily domiciled in the United States. who attached themselves to the punitive military expeditlon under the command of Gen. Pershing which entered Mexico iintl.: and who were brought intio the United States as refugees by sad. expedition when it returned from Mexico. SEC. 2. That tin registration hereby provided shall correspond as nearly as circumstances pernit to the registraion of domiciled Chinese prescribed by section 6i of the act approved May 5. 1892 (27 Stats. Y.. ). 25). as atimended by section 1 of the act approved November 3. 1893 (28 Stats. L.. p. 7). and the certificates of registration issued to such Chinese shall constitute evidence of their right to be anid remain "within the United States: ProVided. however. That before being registered hereunder ithe said Chinese shall be given the examination prescribed by the immigration act of February 5. 191.7 (39 Stats. L.. p. 874). with the exeption of the reading test prescribed by section 3 thereof. and such of them as way be found inadmissible tnder said act shall not be regislered hereunder. but shall be deported by the Secretary of Labor in ite minlner prescribed by section 19 of Said immigration aet: Provided imrther. That if any of the said Chinese shall. :it any time after being registered pursuant to this resolution. become members of any of the classes for the expulsion of which provision is made in section 19 of the siaid immigration act. they shall be taken Into custody and deplorted upon the warrant of the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the terms of said section. " SEC. 3. That ile certificate of registration herein provided shall he issued to the said Chinese by the commissioner general without charge. and it shall be unlawful for any person. directly or indirectly. to collect any fee. gift. or remuneration for services rendered. or alleged to have been rendered. said Chinese in the procurement of such certificate or. directly or indirectly. to collect from the said Chinese any fee. gift. or remuneration for services performed in placing before Congress evidence or Information on which the passage of tills resolution is based. and any person who shall violate either of these provisions shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a line of not more than $10.000 or by imprisonment for not more than sLx months. or by both such fine and imprisonment."