The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-02-27
INTERESTING INTERVIEWS
Are Those Which Are Given
Below Concerning Immi-
grafton Matters.

Below Concerning Imml-
grafton Matters.
Some Terrible Hot Shot Fired Into
Our Young Representative.
Mr.. Lonaan.
Just after the var, during republican
rule, = state board of immigration vas or
ganized BY 'he sctionO Of the Missouri lsgis-
lature. The board has been in existence
ever since, but was abolished, Friday, by
the action of the same body which gave it
existence.
The bill abolishing the
STATE BOARD OF IMMIGRATION,
originated in the house, where it passed by
q respec' able majority. II was then intro
duce1 in the selat.. by henator Edwards,
OF st. Charles, and was defeated, last
Wednesday, but On Friday was again taken
up, and a motion to reconsider the vote
by which it failed to pass having prevailed,
it was again put upon its third reading, and
passed by . vote of 20 ayes to u nays alb
sent, 9 The increased affirmative vote was
sccssioned BY the presence of Senator Da-
Wis, who was absent on Wednesday, and the
changes Of from no to aye in the votes of
Senator'S Bryant, Farris and Morrison. Sem
atOrs Allen and Baldwin, who were absent
on Wednesday, voted in the negative Fri
day. The bill, in addition to the abolition
OF the immigration board, provides that
Immediately after the passage OF this act,
il shall be the duty Of the president OF the
state board OF immigration to surrender
possession OF the Office nov rented for the
use of said board IN the city of st. Louis,
and proceed, without delay, to dispose
OF TIE OFFICE FURNITURE AND FIXTURES,
and other property in said Office purchased
BY the state for the use of said board. at
public auction, 10 the highest bidder, for
cash i'm hand, and for this purpose he may
employ an auctieneer; and after dispos:n.
OF said property and receiving the proceeds
OF the sale thereof, and after paying the
costs OF said sale and any other valid out
standing claims agsinst said board, the
said president OF said board shall pay into
the treasury department the balance of
money remaining i'm his hands and belong
ing to the state, taking duplicate re-
ceip;s from the state treasurer therefor, one
of which shall he filed with the state
auditor, who shall charge the treasurer
. with the sum therein named and the
president shall therenpon make and pre-
sent to the governor his tinal reporr, show
ing the expenditures of money by the
board since the date of the second biennial
report of said board, dated January, 1883,
and further specifically showing how he
has complied with the provisions OF this
act And the said president oil said board
is hereby further
DIRECTED TO TURN OVER
to the secretary OF the Missouri Immigra-
ton society all publications relating to
| immigration now on hand and In posses
sion of the state board, taking his receipts
therefor, which shall lie filed with the state
auditor.
While the question was pending before
the house,
REPRESENTATIVE LONGAN,
of this city, made q speech favoring the
abolition OF the Office, in which he is cred
tied with having said shat the class OF
emigrants attracted to this state by bureaus
and boards were the scum of foreign lands,
who came to this state only to people her
! jaiIs, her WORK houses and her poor houses. .
As the proposition to abolish the board
has received no little unfavorable comment
from the papers, not only OF Missouri, but
| of the whole union, and as Mr.. Longan's
remarks have been particularly denounced
by the republican and German press OF the
state, and have been endorsed by only enc
journal, which lays claim to being the Or
gan of The democratic party in the state
and to WELD an influence i'm the nation, a
BAZoo reporter was detailed Yesterday to
obtain an expression of opinion upon the
abolishing of the Office and the course OF
MIR Lonqan. The reporter found the "for-
eign elemen mt" to be much batter posted on
the subject than the native born, therefore
confined his operations principally to that
class Of our citizens, selecting, as we'll as be
could, representative men,
Mr. b. III. INGRAM
was found at the circuit clerks Office, and
i'm reply to the question: "What do you
think OF the act sbolishing the board OF
ipmigration?' rrplied: ut was rather an
expensive and useless piece OF machinery,
which might as we'll be Topped of as not.
Had it done what it was created
to do. it would have been good
idea to keep it going, but as il
was of no practical benefit, it is in
my opinion we'll enough te stop the ex.
pense. No. as to what George is alleged to
have said on the subject, am not prepared
to express an opinion until know he said
what he is charged With having said. 1t
is denied by some that he made the re
marks which so many find fault with.
| MAJOR wN, BECK.
will saw in regard to immigration tha
I sn in favor of not only encouraging inn
migration from the older states, but alst
those coming from foreign lands. We neeC
in the west a great deal oflabOr. and in ths
southern part Of our state We have grea
deal of room for handwriting people in
the sparssly settled counties. An eficien
board of immigration can do vast amour