Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-07

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| proclamation to suspend immigration if In
his judgment It Is necessary; because, long
before March he issued a proclamation to
| prevent what he believed would be an in
lection of the senate. Lsughter].
Mr.. Chandler dislike the senator's
fippant way of introducing his humor in
to the discussion of serious questions.
Eight years ago the president-eleot issued
| q proclamation on the subject of free coin
| sge and of silver and requested that CON-
| gress should pass bill suspending the law
for the monthly purchase of 1000, 900
| ounces of silver, and I am now waiting for
the pronunciamento of the president elect
| so as to decide my vote on the bill intro
duced by the senator from New Jersey
But do not think that he has any views
on the subject of the suspension of immi-
grafton on account of the cholera. I do
not believe he will want to take up that
subject after March 4. I think that here
and now we ough. to say that no alien i'm
migrants shall come here to settle during
the year 1898. If we do not pass such q
law, and If European visitors do not real
iLe that they will not be subject to long
detention at quarantine, they will not come
to the fair
Mr.. Frye interposed the remark that the
most cleanly people on esrth-the Chinese
were excluded by law.
Mr.. Chandler said he invoked the aid of
the North German Lloyd Steamship COM
pany and the press to aid in improving the
condition of steersge passengers on the
vessels eff that company. So far as that
company and its newspaper friends were
with congress in the matter there could be
good legislation; otherwise not. The in
fuence which from time to time had been
exercised by the steamship companies had
prevented any progress in legislation. He
made no charge of illegitimate influences
Referring to the North German Lloyd
Steamship company Mr.. Chandler said 1t
was the favorite route of the secretary of
the treasury, the commissioner of immigra-
ton and other treasury officials when they
go abroad, and 1t had always been very
kind to them. 1t had always, he sale, given
them the very best Accommodations, and If
they ran short of money while on the other
side and congress had been negligent about
providing the means for their transit and
their support over there, 1t loaned them
money.
Mr.. Chandler was asked by Mr. Dawes
whether those influences which he was de-
nounoing wereprovided against in the pend
ing bill.
Mr.. Chandler then went into long story
about proposed legislation as to the venti-
lation of STANDARDIZATION did not, how
9'SA, noAo VIC punt any clearer. lie In
voked the assistance of the North German
Lloyd Steamship company to carry out its
promise not to bring 1900 passengers on
one steamship, and he urged the news
paper press of the country to aid him in
that great work of beneficence and human
ity.
Mr.. Mcpherson opposed the bill on the
ground that all usrantine authority should
be lodged in the federal authorities and
nowhere else.
Mr.. Mills opposed it on the ground that
quarantine powers should be exercised by
the states and not by the federal authori-
ties
Mr.. Platt opposed the bill for somewhat
the same reason as those put forward by
Mr.. Mcpherson.
Mr.. Dolph was in favor OF the bill with
some notifications which he suggested.
All of Mr.. Dolph's notifications were
agreed to, consisting mostly of proposals
to substitute the words secretary of the
treasury" for marine hospital service"
Other amendments, mostly verbal, were
offered by Senators Vest, Call, Morgan,
Teller and Mcpherson. Some of them
were agreed to and the rest went over
without action. The bill was then ordered
to be printed with all the amendments and
the senate adjourned.
Work Begun on a Repeal Bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-The first active
step towards report to the house of pro-
position for the repeal of the Sherman Silver
Bullion Purchase act was taken this morn
ing by the house committee on banking
and currency which briefly discussed the
repeal of the act and then adjourned IN
til O'Clock tomorrow afternoon, when
It will further consider the matter.
A quorum was present when the com
nittee met at 1890 o'clock. Chairman
Bacon stated that at the last meeting the
committee had informally passed upon
she banking features of the Andrew bill
and had authorized him to make any
changes necessary in the first and third
which authorize national banks to
issue circulation up to the par value of
bonds deposited and reduce the tax on cir
oulation. Mr.. Bacon stated that on ex-
he thought there was no occs-
sion for making amendments and accord
ingly had no amended bill to report. The
committee then plunged Immediately into
section four, which repeats the silver bull
lion purchase features of the Sherman act.
The special Reading investigating COM
mittee of the house has concluded its in
and the chairman, Mr..
Coombs, expects to make report to the
house within few weeks. The members
have not yet consulted together as to the
nature of their report, but at least part
of them believe that 1t is possible for con-
gress within its constitutional province to
enact legislation that will be effectusl In
the coal combination.
The president has extended, by an
to postal rule 1, the classic
cation of the postal service 80 as to in
clude all free delivery offices, of which
there are understood to be COL. The
president has also approved an amend
ment to the classification of the sgricul-
ture department. bringing within the
of that department the en-
ployes of the weather department else
where than at Washington.