Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-23
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cholera at Hamburg has given an impetus
to the feeling in favor of the bill of Sena-
tor Chandler to suspend immigration in
toto for the period Of one year. While Mr.
Stump's bill, leaving the question of pro-
hibition to the President, and providing
for foreign quarantine, is apparently
reasonable, it is feared by many of the
members to whom the correspondent of
TIE DISPATCH spoke on the subject to-
dav, that to leave to ConsulS the work of
giving a clean bill of health to vessels or to
immigrants in case the President might
not see fit to impose q prohibition, would
involve much risk.
The case is cited of more than one Consul
who was deceived during the late intense
excitement, when he Endorsed the bills of
health given 20 vessels by foreign sanitary
authorities, only to send over horrible
pesthouse in the shape of cholers-laden
ships
Europe Sure to Have 1t Again.
Mr.. Chandler insists, and he has host of
followers. that his plan is the only one
which will insure, as far as lies within the
power of any Government, immunity from
the transportation of cholera to this coun-
try, as it is absolutely certain there will be
an outbreak in Europe next spring OF
course, in certain Congressional circles
there is a very tender feeling for the steam
ship companies, which is not to be changed
or affected in any way BY the danger of in
PRODUCTION of cholera to this country. A
tremendous influence is being brought to
bear by these companies against the enact
ment Of the Chandler bill, the agents and
lobbyists of the companies preferrIng the
Stump bill as one which might possibly be
rendered imperative.
The representatives. of the Hamburg
lines, who are the most anxious, would do
well to suppress all reports of new cases of
cholera in that besieged city of North Ger
many, if they expect to prevent the pas
sage of bill that will be practically pro-
hibitory. Both the Chandler and the
Stump bills will be favorably reported, one
TO the Senate and the other to the House,
and it can be safely predicted that the out
come of the two bills will be virtually a
prohibitory act in some form.
AMOnth Lost in the Senate.
Senatorial courtesy has fooled away the
month of December in the Senate as far as
the anti-option bill is concerned. For four
weeks the bill was discussed during the last
session. 1t has been before the Senate for
two weeks this session. 1t would almost
seem that some of its supposed friends are
determined TO talk it to death, as nearly all
of the almost interminable and melancholy
speeches have been made by its supporters.
Senator Washburn, the father of the bill
in the Senate, is much irritated at the delay,
but he chokes back his disgust, and when
lie insisted to-day that time be fixed for a
vote after the holidays, and was opposed by
Harris, of Tennessee, he acquiesced as
gracefully as a Senator always does when
he is informed that ''there are a few other
gentlemen who desire to give their views of
the bill"
Mr. Washburn merely and mildly replied
that the House had passed the bill BY an
overwhelming majority last June; that it
had already been discussed for SIX weeks in
the Senate; that it had the support of a ma
iorlty in the Senate; that nine-tenths of the
people of the country were in favor of the
bill; that ninety-nine hundredths of the
farmers OF the country were praying for its
passage, Ind he thought the discussion
ought to come to an end soon after the re-
convening of the Senate on the 4th of Janu-
ary.
Everybody Has to Have a Word.
OF course no vote can be pressed until
every Senator who wants to go on record
has had his say. Most of the Senators who
are seeking reelection, and whose cases
will be taken up in their State Legislatures
about the middle of January, want to make
speeches tor moral effect upon the bodies
which will re-elect or reject them.
Speaker Crisp is extensively quoted this
afternoon as being in favor of an early extra
session of Congress for the purpose OF or
ganization and to start the Ways and Means
Committee well on its way toward a revision
OF the tariff in regard to the objection
that if Congress once gets under way in an |
extra session the danger is that it would |
continue and take up ali sorts of subjects,
Mr.. Crisp says that he has never known Con- |
gress to refuse to take a recess or to adjourn |
at the request OF the Committee on Wavs |
and Means and be assumes that when that |
committee would speak in the contingency |
suggested the remainder of the House would |
obey, and that the Senate wohld fall into |
line.
The Speaker asserts that it will take |
months to perfect a tariff bill, but in this he |
is probably at fault, as those who have been |
studying the .tarIf question for wears say
they can perfect a bill within four weeks |
heallNs lne prospect Is Inat no matter When L
Congress meets, several members will come
to the first meeting of the committee with
bills protruding from their pock-
cts The most of the time that will elapse
before bill can be reported will be spent
in the wrangling of members OF the COM
miCtee, each of whom will insist on his par
ticular view of the question.
Only American-Built Sh ips Now.
Senator Frye said to-day that no more
vessels will be granted Ameri-
can registry. The City of New York and
the City of Berlin, of the Inman Line,
will begin to fly the American flag next
week, but they will be the last of their
Kind. From this time, ne believed and
loped. no vessel would be permitted to
AIRY the Stars and Stripes other than those
1uilt of American timber and by American
abor. The Senator was pleased to know
hat the Inman people were contemplate g
he construction of five feet steamers in
his country, and he would guarantee If
hev did so the venture would pay amazing
V, as ali Americans would prefer crossing
he ocean in a vessel flying the Stars and
Stripes at the masthead.
The appointment of Allan p Dickey, to