The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-16
WORK OF THE SENATE.
Method Of Inspecting Immigrants TO BE
Investig sted-0I5.O O0O. 900 for the South.

Method Of Inspecting Immigrants TO BE
Investigsted-s15.OO .OOO. 900 for the South.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Mr. Chandler in
troauced in the Senate. to-day. q concur
rent resolution instructing the Senate and
House committees on immigration to in
vestigate the working of the various laws
of tho United States relative to immigra-
ton from foreign countries, and the impor-
tation of contract laborers, and especially
in connection with the recent admission of
New York. Mr.. Chandler said these immi-
grants had been admitted in oontravention
and disobedience of law. and had been dis
tributed from one end of the Eastern States
to the other. perhaps TO infect those CON-
his judgment, been admitted when they
should have been excluded by the imml-
grant commissioners in tho performance of
strict and imperative duty under the
ton was passed, and now goes to the
House for its action upon It.
Mr.. Gibson, Of Louisiana, from the COM
mittee on commerce. reported bill to the
Senate appropriating $4,000 600 for the i'm
>provement of the Mississippi river, and it
was placed on the calendar. Ten millions
of the amount - for the river from the
head of the passes near it's mouth to the
mouth OF the Ohio river. not
more than 100000 to besxpsnded psSn
for the river from the mouth of the Ohio to
the mouth of the Illinois In reply to
questions by Mr. Allison, Mr.. Gibson said
that the improvements for the river above
gated to the river and harbor BILL while
the improvements contemplated by the bill
reported were to be excluded from the
river and harb0r bill. Mr.. Allison said
that he did not like the idea of drawing the
line of appropriation south of the mouth of
On notion of Mr. Gibson, the Senate bill
appropriating $3.50, 900 for dry dock on the
government reservation near Algiers. La.
and limiting the entire cost to $3.50. 200, was
taken from the calendar and passed.
The bill to authorize the construction of
bridge across the Illinois river. between
its mouth and Joliet ILL.,, was also taken
from the calendar and passed.
The Senate then resumed consideration
of the bill providing for the public print
ing and binding and the distribution of
public documents, the pending question
being Mr. Gorman's amendment 20 strike
out the section creating the office of super-
lntendent of public documents. After a
long discussion the section was modified by
q provision that public documents are to be
supplied Co Senators and Represen tstives
by the superintendsnts of the folding
rooms of the two houses, and the bill, which
had been considered in committee of the
whole. was reported to the Senate and
passed-yeas, Al; nays. 6-Messrs. Bate,
Berry. Chiffon. Coke. George and Vance.
Mr.. Paddock's bill for preventing the
adulteration and misbrandDg of food and
drugs was then taken up as the special
order. The bill was read in full, and por-
tions of the report. which accompanied
like bill at the last Congress. were also
read. The bill went over as unfinished
business. to come up at o'clock ca Oh day.
After q brief executive session the senate
adjourned