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He Also Makes Sensational Charges Against
Fellow. Members, officials of the Treasury
and Representatives of the Press.
One of the Steamship Companies Said to
Be Exercising Too Much Influence.
Courtesies Extended to Many Persons Without
Stint-The Epidemic at Little Rock Not
ChOlera-Typhus Prevalent in Mexico.



He Wants Immigration Suspended and
Makes Insinuations Against Officials.
spec.altO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The prediction of
Senator Dubois that there would be no leg.
Aslstion during the remainder of this
session affecting immigration and that tho
bill upon this subject, finally adopted,
would simply authorize the President to
suspend immigration at his discretion. was
partly verified by the debate in the Senate
to-day. The great disparity of views en-
tertained by the various Senator's would
seem to indicate that it would be almost
impossible for them to agree on any meas
ure radically affecting immigration.
Every Senator who spoke has either some
favorite remedy Of his own or. like Mr..
Mills, is entirely opposed to any legislation
on the subject. The subject first came up
in the Senate to-day when Senator HIPS
resolution was adopted, with some verbal
amendments requesting the State Depart
ment to inform the Senate whether any of
the proposed immigration measures now
before the Senate lnterfered with existing
treaty stpulations. Senator Hill has. on
frequent occasions shown his opposition to
any effective suspension Of immigration.
His purpose is believed to be to
prevent any interference with the rich
pickings now at the disposal of the local
New York quarantine by supersedIng the
authority OF Tammany by o national quar-
antine
The most interesting outcome of to- days
discussion was a cOllOGuy between Sena.
tors Chandler and Vest. as to the imminent
danger OF the Importation of cholera. In
the course OF his remarks Mr. Chandler,
who favors the total suspension of imml-
grafton for one year. caused some sensation
by declaring. in effeot that the North Ger
man Lloyd Steamship Company had, by
the distribution of cOurteses, acquired
over the Secretary of the Treasury and his
chief subOrdinates, and over the newspaper
prese in general, as to make Legislation
restricting Immigration only possible by
the consent of the company. Mr.. Chandler
boldly stated that this particular company
was the favorite of the Treasury Depart
ment and that this company furnished lead.
ing treasury officials with TRANSPORTATION
to Europe every summer and had furnished
certain officials financial advances upon
which no interest was paid.
CHANDLER CoRNERED.
Senator Wolcott interrupted Mr, Chan
dler with the question as to whether the
New Hampshire Senator was susceptible to
such influences as he was describing and
which he said had hindered legislation.
Mr. Chandler made q rather evasive reply,
upon which Mr.. Wolcott excitedly
asked whether Mr.. Chandler would
charge him or any other Senator with
being influenced by the privilege of free
ocean travel. Mr.. Chandler avoided this
thrust by saying that he did not wish to
enter into any personal controversy. Mr..
Chandler also described q dinner in New
York harbor recently gwen TO Washington
and other representatives of the press. and
intimated that these cOurtesies extended
by railroad and steamship companies were
designed for indirect effect upOn public
opinion through the newspapers. He COM
mented sarcastically upon the fact that at
a previous dinner given by the same CON-
paEy the guests included Colonel Weber
the Commissioner of immigration. while at
this latest dinner q conspicuous guest was
General Spaulding the Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury who Is the direct superior
officer of the Commissioner of immigration.
An amusing incident of the debate oc-
Cured when Senator Chandler referred to
the probable unwillingness of the present
President or his successor to issue q prOcla-
nation to suspend immigration. Senator
Frye, of Maine, broke In with the remark
that the coming President had already
begun to issue prOclamatlOn5 against tho
bringing of infection into the United States
Senate" whereat Mr.. Hill smiled silently,
while other Senators laughed aloud. Sem
ator Mills. of Texas was unable to under
stand why this country should be STAN
peded" when other nations suoh as Great
Britain and France, which have far greater
commercial relations with Hamburg. had
as yet not shut their gates against that
port. Mr.. Mills declared that the real pur-
pose of Mr.. Chandler in suspending Immi-
grafton was to stop the influx of intelligent
foreigners who settled in the Northwest
and promptly voted the Democratic ticket.
Senators MCPHERSON and Harris also spoke,
and, as has been said. the notable feature
of the debate was that each speaker differed
from every other.