Testimony Taken by the Select Committee of the House to Inquire Into the Alleged Violation of the Laws Prohibiting the Importation of Contract Laborers, Etc (9781130272543)
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 Excerpt: ...i'or him from parties who had seen it in the newspapers. Q. Has he already been returned?--A. No, sir; the steamer sails to-morrow. Q. Wouldn't you take any action in this case if you should find out that a place had been provided for by somebody; would you still return him; wouldn't yon take any action about his being Rent back?--A. Yes, sir; I would have sent it over to the collector if it came to my notice. Q. Hasn't it come to your notice?--A. I was told so by Mr. Brunn, the vice-president of the society. Q. He is an officer there?--A. Yes, sir. Q. Don't you consider that as au official notification?--A. He has as much right as I have; he can present it to the collector as well as I can. Q. Don't you think, if that is the case, this man is evidently a man whose family have been in comfortable circumstances; they all look clean, neat, and intelligent, and now the fact appears that a situatiou has been offered him before the steamer that should take him back has sailed, and dou't you think it will be your duty in this case to prevent that man being sent back?--A. I would consider it so if it came k to my bands. Mr. Brunn is acting president of the society, and he has great knowledge of immigratiou affairs, aud I have no doubt he will take proper action. If he would ask nie to do so I would do so with pleasure. I speak of the two offers that he mentioned to me; one was from a riding school in Jersey Cily, who were willing to give $10 a week, and we conld get one hundred places i'or the two older girls. They are nice-looking German girls, and we would provide for them. The other offer was from a gentleman out in Tennessee; he would take the whole family upon a stock farm, but the expense of getting out there would be more money thau the man has. Q. That one...
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