The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-07

uent. lt was not q question tlat SnOulu De OOne
when the cholera had broken out For thirty or
sixty days after the 4th OF March the President
would have more troublesome subjects To deal
with than even contagious and infectious dis
eases.
SLAP AT CLEVELAND.
Mr.. Frye-The President who is to come In on
the 4th of March has courage enough to issue
proclamation to suspend immigration If in his
Judgment it Is necessary, because long before the
4th OF March he issued q proclamation to pre-
vent what he believed would be an infection OF
the Senate. [Laughter.l
Mr. Chandler-I dislike the Senator's fippant
way OF introducing his humor into the discussion
OF serious subjects. know very well that eight
years ago the President-elect. in the month or
February. issued proclamation on the subject
OF free coinage OF silver, and requested that
Congress should pass O bill suspending
the law for the monthly purchase OF
the S2,0O0,000 OF silver, and am now waiting
Tor the pronuncmentO OF the President-elect so
as TO decide my vote on the bill introduced by
the Senator from New Jersey MCPHERSON But
L don't think he has any views on the subject of
suspension or immigration on account or the
cholera. don't believe that he will want to
take up that subject after the 4th or March,
think that here and now We ought to say that
and that no alien immigrants shall come here to
settle during the year 1898. IL we do not pass
such law, and If European visitors do not real
lie that they will not be subjected TO long deten
ton at quarantine, they will not come to the
worlds far. and if cholera should break out in
this country the Columbian exposition Will be
failure. earnestly hope that advantage may
be taken OF the present suspension OF fmmlgIa-
ton TO complete that suspension, not only until
the worlds fair has passed. but until We can de-
wise ways and means for the resumption OF I'M
migration under the proper conditions.
IN the further course OF his speech, Dir. Chand-
Ter spoke OF the inconsistency of admitting ten
dollar immigrants and OF excluding self-sup-
porting, industrious men under the laDOr-cOn-
tract law: and Mr.. Frye interpOsed the remark
that the most cleanly people on the face of the
earth tChinese) were excluded by law. Mr..
Chandler then spoke OF the entertainment re-
Gently given TO the GrldirOn Club of Washington
by the North German Lloyd Steamship Com.
pany on board the steamship Lain. and said
that he invoked the aid OF the company. and the
press, and the GridirOn Club to aid IN improving
vessels of that company. He said that SO far as
that steamship company and its newspaper
friends were with Congress In the matter there
could be good legislation; otherwise not.
10 a question asked by Mr. WolcOtt as to why
not, Mr.. Chandler replied, because the iniu-
ences which from time to time have been eXer-
vented any progress in legislation" To another
remark OF Mr.. WOlcOtt, Mr.. Chandler replied
that he would not enter into personal discus
sion with the Senator from Colorado. He made
no charge OF illegitimate influences. He was
asked by Mr.. Dawes whether those influences
which he was denouncing were provided against
in the pending bill. He said he wOnld give an
illustration of what he meant, and then he went
into n long story about proposed legislation as
to the ventilation OF ships, which did not, now
ever. make the point any clearer.
Referring to the North German Lloyd Steam
ship Company. Mr.. Chandler said 1t was the
favOrte route of the Secretary of the Treasury.
the Assistant Treasurer the Commissioner of
Immigration andiother Treasury officials when
they go abroad, and IL had always been very kind
to them. II had always. he said, given them the
very best accommodations, and II they got short
of money while on the other side and Congress
had been negligent about providing means for
their transit ana their support over there. 1t
loaned them money. He invoked the assistance
OF the North German Lloyds to carry out its
promise not to bring 2.2OO passengers on one
steamship, and he invoked in ali sincerity the
newspaper press of the country. which was
largely represented in Washington by the
Gridiron Club. to aid him in that
great work of benfcence to humanity,
SO that its members should, when they took
their annual excursion next year on the cars of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, to New
York, and were Hospitality entertained on board
of the Lain or the Spree, be able TO congratulate
themselves that there was some fruit OF their
labors and that not only did the steamship COM
pany give to their newspaper guests and to
their official guests splendid entertainment, but
that 1t also gave accommodations to the passen-
gers down in the depths OF the steerage; so that
these passengers might bless the Gridircn Club.
After further argument the bill was modified in
some particulars and ordered printed.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Hill
calling on the State Department for information
as to whether the bill TO suspend immigration is
in. cc~.ilict with any treaty with foreign gov
ernment was taken up and agreed to with some
verbal amendments.