The daily gazette., 1883-02-09
RgpRlNrep FROM YESTERDAY
our LE0TsLATIvE LETTER.
The House Discussing the Immigration
Bilt--This Mornings Business.

The House Discussing the Immigration
Bili-This Mornings Business.
Especial correspondence or the Qaxette.l
DovER, Feb. s.--Tbe immigration bill
was again under FIRE In the House as Com
mittee Of tho Whole yesterday afternoon,
and the bill was reported back TO the House
so changed that the Senate will hardly re-
cognize 1t. The bill when sent In 70 the
House created commissioner Of immigra-
tion, at salary Of 81 900, and appropriated
for expenses 81 800 for the fret year and
$500 for the second and succeeding years.
Tho House went into committee at 4 o'clock
with Mr.. Justis presiding, and Mr.. Bates
opened the discussion by alludiug TO the
Importance OF the measure, and said that he
was desirous OF ascertaining the views of
the Kent and Sussex members In order
that steps should be taken to make
the thing go. He did not want to
be commissioner. Laughter. little
sally followed between MIR. Comegys and
Mr.. Cooch, the former replying to the sug-
gestion OF the latter that the commissioners
should work without pay, that he Mr..
Comegys) would move that Mr.. Cooch be
made one OF the commissioners. Mr.. Cooch
replied that he was already serving his State
| for honor alone almost, and Mr.. Bates de-
| clared that it was general for sucn offices to
be filed by men who were not to be
tempted by salary, and they usually did their
work more conscientiously than men who
wanted the places for what was in them
DIR. Watson called attention to an article in
to-day's New York Herald which spoke OF
the Immigration Commissioners OF that
| State working without salary.
| After some more discussion amendments
were adopted providing for the appointment
| by the Governor of three commissioners,
one from each county, who shall work with
out compensation, and shall make expendi-
lures in connection with the Governor. Mr..
Frasher, who by the way Is one Of tie most
liberal members Of the House, offered an
amendment increasing the appropriation
from 81 800 TO 81, 500 annually" Mr..
Barlow suggested $500 and Mr..
| Comegys s., 600, and DR.. Watson said Mr..
Frasher was too high He said that last
night even Mr.. Bates did not feel satisfied
to 90 heavier than 50 800, but If this thing
was to keep up the House would soon at
tempt to appropriate $4,000 Laughter
Some New Castle member retorted that his
county would pay at least one-half of the
sum, anyhow, and finally Mr.. Frasher's
amendment was lost by vote Of to 2.
Mr.. Barlow then moved to make 1t $1,000
and this was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Bates the act wa'
limited TO two years so as to give 1t the
depSNN " ehN NAPeAiAhNhe "hiNh ~ NoAA'
changes were also made In the preamble Sc
as not to make II appear that the agricul
tural interest of the State was not the lead
ing one.
1t was 8 o'clock before the Committee o
the Whole arose. The bill was laid OF
the table, and on motion Of Mr.. Cooeh l5I
copies were ordered TO be printed. Tn
probability is that the Senate will concur IL
all the amendments made to the bill by th
House, except the one providing that tn
act shall only be In force for two years. Tn
less the House does 1t the Senate is likely u
give the commissioners authority TO selee
an agent or secretary at a salary of abou
81 600.