New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-28
At THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE REGULATION OF IMMIGRATION.
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yv,su,xcroy. June 27-The friends of the bill
8. 90 ro|,nIate immigration will be glad TO know
that il passed the House to-day without division
and in the form recommended by the Committee on
Commerce. THIS was not accomplished, however,
without some preliminary statements OF very
painf,l nature The worst of it is that members OF
the House are compelled to decide in their own
minds which one of two members s 20 be believed
The Committee on Commerce with an evident de-
sire to bear lightly possible on Mr. Van Noor-
his. presented through Chairman Page very milo
statement respecting the misapprehensiOn under
which the bill was passed a week ago yesterday,
and asked that the bill with the committees
amendments be taken up ana passed, i'll lieu OF the
bill recalled from the Senate. To the surprise OF
everybody Mr.. Van Voorhis objected and the
Speaker held that unanimous consent was required.
Mr. McLane insisted that the matter was one OF the
highest privilege, because it had been made neces-
sarv by the tact that the House had been imposed
upon by false representations and induced TO pass
a bill different from the one 1t supposed was voted
upon. Mr.. Page said the measure was one OF very
great importance and the committee simply desired
without any reflections upon anybody, to have 1t
acted upon.
Mr. Van voorhs then obtained the floor and read
a long statement in explanation and attempted sell
Justification He admitted that he had made the
alterations in the committees bill after 1t was
handed to him by Mr., Richardson and had done so
because in his opinion such alterations were neces-
sary. He also declared that at conference be-
tween himself and Mr.. Reagan on the Saturday be-
fore the bill passed. he explained the alterations to
that gentleman. who had approved them. Mr. Van
rIaclo al tIoto dqV
passed, he carried to Mr.. Reagan the committees
bill and also the bill which he had himself altered;
and that Mr. Reagan knew as well he did that
the bill he offered was not the recommended by
the committee. Mr.. Van Voorhis spoke with great
difficulty and in tone that was inaudlble until he
neared the end of his written statement, when ne
raised his voice and declared that 1t would have
been more manly for the gentleman from Texas TO
have assumed the responsibility than to have
sneaked out of it in this Illuminating manner" lie
also remarked that he could not find language Ill
which fifty TO describe the ineifable meanness
of the false statements made by the gentleman from
Texas. or on his authority.
Mr.. Hammond. of Georgia, was instantly on his
his feet, demanding hat the words should be taken
down and declaring that the language used by Mr.
Van Voorhis was both unpariamentary and in
decent. Mr. Van Voorhis Immediately offered to
Withdraw the offensive language After some dis
cussion Mr. Hammond offered a resolution of CEN
sure Messrs KassOn and HIscock pleaded Tor MI
Van .NOOrhis who was finally allowed an
opportunity to withdraw his language and
SAID that he did not intend TO use IN
parliamentary language-lang uagc that anybody
could crticise. Mr.. Hammond Immediately arose
and sarcastcally remarked that II the gentleman
did not know he language was unpariiamentarY 1t
would be cruel TO press the resolution, and Lie there
fore withdrew II.
MIR REAGAN then obtained the floor and made
long statement in reply To Mr.. Van N0Orhls. lie
solemnly denied that Mr.. Van NoOrhls had showed
him at any time the committees bnl. and q, sol
EMMY affirmed that Mr. Van NOoThis had imposed
upon MIN a bill which he supposed the one
recommended by the committee. In regard 10 me
Saturday conference. at which, ac or ing to Mr.
Van Yoorhls's statement, he and Judge Reagan
went over the bill and agreed TO the aIteIa-
tons SIR. Reagan said: Mr.. Van NooThs
did come to my seat ana say that he wanted
TO talk with me about bll-lt he said what Dill,
! do not remember IL. | tOd nm that was then 50
busy that be must excuse me until some OJher
timeN Judge Reagan declared That according 70
the best of his recollection the immigration bill
was not mentioned III the few words which passed be-
tween him and Mr. Van NOOrhis at that time. Judge
Reagan spoke with much emphasis, evidently feel-
ing that he had been deeply injured man, and he
apparently had the sympathy OF most OF the mem
bers present de declared that Nj. an WORMS
had slowu when called before the Commerce Com
InIttee and again IL his statement before the HOUSE,
that ne had had motive III alierlng the bill. l
would have had no such motive sand Judge Rea-
gan for some of these alterations were such a.
could not approve, and such OF them as discovered
Immediately corrected"
After Judge Reagan had concluded MI. Pace
asked that tue committees bill be put Oh It's pass
age. Alter some hesitation Dir. Van NOOrnls, upon
the advice of Mr.. HIscOck and several other ncm-
bers WI, hdrew his OBJECTION with the remark thdt
If he could not have his own Dlll he was willing
that that OF the committee should pass.