New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-30
DISCUSSING IMMIGRATION.
THE SENATE COMMITTEES MEETING.
MR.. CHANDLER SUGGESTS AMENDMENTS TO THE

Mr.. CHANDLER SUGGESTS AMENDMENTS TO THE
L,w-MR HILLS ABSENCE.
The senate Committee on immigration secured
quorum Yesterday and a meeting was hein WIZ"
,as.cd FOR several hours The quorum was not duc
IN The efforts or TO the presence OF senator HE NV
oyer as ths statesman again found ii "inconvemeh'
70 h, present Senator HIS colleagues on the com
mt,ee do not understand why he does rot attehu
thc meetings q the commute OF "N'
mart In is deliberations Inc qu'Su'"
of Immigration Is important one o''' IL
would naturally lie supposed that any m'moer vi
the United States Senate who had been appointed 10
serve upOn committee 10 l)ok INTO Tue suoJ'''
would naturally pay some attention to II. M,
,t IN lac especially 50 when the meetings arc h'id
.. . n,acc SO easy for Senator Hill TO reacm rs II
vevc York City on Monday Senator ChandieF' 'le
chairman OF the committee telcgrapned 10 NM pu'
mo rcnli,d Yesterday from Albany MS Few h'nl'
that he could not leave court case WHICH L' hau
80, hand The members OF the committee whp were
n,os.n, were Senators Chandler, OF Ncw-Iiamp'hire
Hale. of Maine: Proctor OF Vermont, FaulRner' %
w., virduin. GRAY Il Delaware. and Can, OF
rlor,do The meeting was calll 70 order by scEator
Chandler who presented the following propo'ihon
70 he cml died in bin TO he passed early " '"c
coming session 0! Congress:
All immigration. eXccp, from NORTH ana 'oou'"
American countries. shall be- suspended TOT one year
from Marcn !, l@J3 ii' III" ~ ~ ~ A''''N
t. hinder n, free return If American citizens or the
easy admission % visitors So
No action was taken upon this proposition beyohu
an informal discussion OF n. The reason advanced
lv senator Chandler for taking action OF TINS NATURE
now * on account OF :hc possible brcahing ont OF
cholera in Europe ncan next spring suspension n I'M
rnIrratou for the year would not only ad greatly the
efforts 10 keep II ont q tic country, but II would
o,so show The practical effect Of stopping imnig"'
u,n for tine. This question will DO taken up ~
the meeting Of the committee today.
senator Chandler who has been investigating INC
question Of immigration thoroughly than M ~
Of the members % To, committee also presented fr
Tie consderail Of his associates four Other propos
lions TO be emb )died in II law. They aS fows:
No Immigrant shall 10 admitted the United States
.tNeen he arcs O, u and 65 unless he read
and write i:ce'v and easily his n'tNe language; nor
,hou a per,on above % Yeas be- admitted who cannot
90 read or write except member CT family coming
No immigrant shall be admitted unless he possesses
500 IN money ia equivalent except that the head
n family nay bling with him or send FOR the other
member. Of his family n he they S25 for each
such member.
Az Intend ne immigrants shall bring with them GER
tg.a,e, from intel States Consuls abroad showing
ha, they have satisfied such Consul that they have the
tlqh, 70 admission as immigrants.
All persons seeking nnai naturalization papers shall
,i,. bic notice 20 he court which they intend
% apply AMI oncil representing the Government
shall nye,rrafe the facts and appear upon the oher
eide wh~n the application Is CONSIDERED
These questions will also be considered n, future
meeting, OF the committee. which will BE- held either
here or IN Washington.