Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, with the Annual Message of the President, December 6, 1875, Volume I

No. 25.
Mr. Fish to Mr. Delaplaine.

Department of State,
Washington, April 7, 1875.

No. 486.]

Sir: I inclose herewith a printed copy of an act of Congress approved March 3, 1875, in relation to immigration.

Your attention is invited to the fifth^* section of the act, which you will perceive is intended to prohibit the immigration into the United States of certain objectionable classes of persons. It is desired that you will bring the provisions of this section to the notice of the Austro-Hungarian government, explaining the object of its enactment, and the penalties and forfeitures denounced against any violation of the law.

I am, &c.,

HAMILTON FISH.

1. See Statutes at Large, vol. 18, part iii, p. 477. A copy of this act was also sent to each of the United States legations in the following countries: China, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, Sweden and Norway, and Switzerland.