5 magg 1892 anni - Signs the Chinese Exclusion Act, also known as the Geary Act, (27 Stat 25) continuing in force for another 10 years all laws prohibiting the entry to the US of Chinese persons and persons of Chinese descent. Anyone convicted under the act is subject to punishment of one year at hard labor followed by expulsion. The bill had passed in the Senate by a vote of 30-15 (67%) and the House by a vote of 186-27 (with 115 not voting)
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5 magg 1892 anni
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~ 133 years ago