Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-25

coming the dregs with tue wine? Polis-
ical economists differed widely as to the
capital value of immigrants, but taking
the estimate Of Edward Young, former
chief Of the Bureau Of Statistics, as cor
rect, the immigrants that had come to the
country had contributed Sl2, GOO, 900 to
its wealth. Bat vast as had been this
contribution TO the nationsl wealth, it by
70 means measured the proportionate
value Of immigration In total which rep
resented the civilization, proepe rlty and
power Of the country. Immigrants had
Dug its canals, built its railways, bur
roWed in its mines and reclaimed and
made beautiful lis wilderness. Some OF
them had been eminent in statesman ship,
commerce. science, invention, education,
ert, literature aud morals, and many OF
them, when the life Of the govern
ment was tssei!ed by internal foes
had consecrated their lives and for
tune TO its defense. There was no pres
ent numerical reason for prohibiting the
il flx Of immigrants except possibly the
crowdiug Of the labor market But 81
undue and oppressive competition in
wages was being felt 81 the Industrial
centers. Public institutions were being
growth Of classes upAmeT!csn and hard
Of assimilation which men.ced the public
pesce and threatened TO overthrow all
established !aW and usage. Tbs convic-
ton was growing that the country with
its SO, 600. 0C0 people and its $50, 900, 900, =
600 mad passed beyond the need Of lmmi-
grafton and that it was time to go out of
"the asylum" business, time to cease to
be the dumping ground fer the vicious
delinquent human product Of other na-
lions. The object Of this bill wss to pro.
vide for exclusion Of dependent, delln-
quent and dangerous classes through cd
Inspection and investigation in their wn
countries instead of at the ports Of entry,
and to effect this with the least
possible hal dship or Inconvenience to de-
sirable immigrants. He quoted ex.ens-
lively from United States consular re-
perts to snow the undesirable character
OF large classes Of immigrants from Eu
rope. he referred to the Chicago riot as
& result of the Introduction cf al Anarchists
and their teachings, and concluded by
saying that while his bill was lot all that
could be desired, it was step in the
right direction. IG would make the eva
sion & the existing laws on tie subj CT
more difficult snd would compel what
WAS demanded by TIE enlightened senti-
ment of the American people, moral
guarantee.
The bill was referred to the committee
on foreign relations, sDd the Senate then
proceeded to the consideration of the de.
fciency bill.
Without d!sposing OF it the Senate ad-
iourned.
THE KoUsE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a Mr.. Oates OF
Alabama, from the committee On judi-
ciary, reported bill meklT G bills of lsd-
ing conci usive evidence in certain cases
Placed on the House calendar.
Mr.. Whitthorne of Tennessee, from the
committee On naval affairs, reported g
bill sppropristipg $4,000 tor repairs Of
the Uoited States steamship Hartford.
Committee OF the whole.
Mr.. Davis of Massachusetts, from the
Committee on commerce, reported bill
TO reward EsquimauX natives for acts OF
humanity TO snip1reckea sesmen. Com
mittee of the whole.
Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee, chairman
Cf the committee on printing, reported 8
resolution calling on the Public Printer
for information as to whether he has re-
Gently discharged or turloUghed any Of
bis force, and # SO for what reason at q
lime when the printing ordered by the
House is lsrgely in arrears; also, whether
IN making such discharges regard has
been had 70 the statute giving preference
In employment to honorsbly discharged
soldiers Adopted.
The House proceeded to consideration
of the resolution concerning Fort Brown
military reservation in Texas. The pre-
amble to the resolution recites that In
March, 1855, $l60,e60 wss appropriated
to enable the Secretary of War TO acquire
a valid title TO the reservation and to pay
oil claims for use and occupation Of the
property by the government, and ths.
no part OF this appropriation has been
used on account Of disputes between
claimants and that $4,000 would be g
large price to psy for the reservation IN
olution directs the committee on mill
rcry affairs to investigate the mat
ter and TO report what necessity
The Secretary OF War is requested to
withhold the payment of any psrt Of the
sun OF $3.50, eco for grounds and rents for
Tue ISotl tllOu. AltSf . oisSussiOu tuS
resolution was adop'ed
On motion Of Mr.. Pnelan OF Tennessee
the bill was passed authorizing the con-
stTucticn OF bridge across Inc Mississip-
pi river st Memphis.
The bill corf=rrirg civil jurisdiction in
the Indian Territory on United States
courts having criminal Jurisdiction
passed.
Mr.. Wheeler of Alabama offered q reso-
luton for printing 5000 extra copies Of
the report # the BOARD of visitors TO the
military academy. IN ofarlng the reso-
luton, which Was referred, MIR. Wheeler
paid tribute to George W. Guilds OF
Philadelphia, president OF the BOARD,
chose generosity was not bounded by
municipalities, by states, by sections or
by people, and whose fame extended TO
races foreign TO Us in language and idess.
Acquired.