Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-21
HIS EXAMINATION
BY The Committee Senator Hill Tries 10 Get
Even With the Administration by a Very
Rigid Examination Of The Com.
missioner Of immigration,
New York, May 2o.-1he worlds special

had ~ allies William II. Chandler. 1t New
Hampshire, who heretofore has been any
thing but Il political friend OF The New YORK
machine leader. and senator Redheld Proc
tor OF Vermont, secretary of war under
President Harrison; Watson &. Squire. of
Washington state. aud Fred r. Dubois OF
Idaho, all Republicans and members " the
senate cOhmlttce on immigration, Of which
Mr.. Hill IL chairman.
senator Charles j. Faulkner, OF West vlr-
gnia, once In While put IN protest
against fneddling With subjects with which,
he said, tile g mmitteU had nothing "a do.
Senator Hin, with his Republican friends,
was III the II aiority. ana whatever Fnulk nef
had TO Oner was practically ignored, For
over i've hours Chaii man Hill, assisted by
Chandler and the rest, kept Dr.. Joseph II.
Senner, the new cOians sloncr uf immlgra-
lion AT this rort. on the rack. They prod.
del him with queries ns To how he gut his
appointment. through when, and even went
So far us to demand nn explanation OF his
race and religious laitl;
Throughout the ordeal Dr. Senncr never
once lost his temper, but made dgniRed
" not satisfactory answers TO all the ques-
tons ny mdignatlol' hocams so great
after he hnd left the stand however. that he
could not refrain from enchanting to re-
porter:
This is but n scheme TO bring dlscredit
upon the cleveland administration and Its
Then lcvelling glance full Of wrath at
those who had been persistent and mercess
IN their luqulsltion, Dr, Senner added:
"liut we shall get square with tncm. You
can depend upon that"
No intlniatlon OF what was coming was
given when Senator Hill sitting NJ the head
OF Il long table placed In private dining
room at the Hotel Normandic, requested the
stenogranher TO read the rcsol Ition adopted
AT inc recent extraordinary session OF the
senate authorizing and directing the com.
mittrc un immigration TO make inquiry into
m" condition aud character " the alien i'm
migrants coming To the United Suites TO
inquire whether the laws ngainst the admls.
sion u lnhOrers uLder contract are efrpctunl-
ly enforced, whether the Immigration laws
NJ .ItaIt, .fst
excessive force Of employees. and to inquire
into the workings NJ the new Immigration
law OF March .. lSn3.
hfter senator Squire had suggested that n
subcommittee he appointed Ia inquire into
the workings of the immigration law ON the
lnciiig shore, with particular reference 10
me tlnhlsc rNclt sion act aud the PROPOSE
tlon had becn adopted, DR., Scnncr was ask
el 10 take the stand He had hardly dlvest.
sd himself N his ovcrcont when lie was
homhur'led with queries by which. rs il
hctanr apparent. II was hoped. by senator
tmuhtlrr nt least. To demonstrate that no
man or foreign birth, especially Of DIR. Sen
llrr y race, ought To lie permitted to uctupy
the office uf commissioner OF Immigration
As Dr. Senuer took his seat United States
Snpeiln'rndrhl " Immigration STUMP enter
the questions.
What is your name In fun?
pr SennCr Joseph Ilcndrick Sennor
senator llill-Whrrc were you horn
llr. S,nnCr-ln Austria.
Senator iilll.And how long have you been
Resident nr This country
Dr. Sehner-l Game to America In 1880
anu became g citizen In 1850.
senator Hin SMILED hundly and after
learning how the witness brcame rblef ~
the foreign department OF the Staats Zeit
9ns, asked lhe doctor u he had anything TO
90 WIN the articles published In the pnper
protesting against the suspension az ltnipi
grafton for II year. The doctor rpnlirI that
ne had not, Then Senator Hin asked:
imnlgrntlOni We