Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-05
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Belief That Senator Carlisle Has
Been rendered the Treasury Port
folio-The New MInister TO Portu-
gal-Senator Chandler's Bill to Reg
Ulnte Immigration.
WASHINGTON, Jan. There is a general
belief among the members of the Kentucky
delegation that their distinguished fellow
citizen, Mr.. Carlisle, has been chosen by
Mr.. Cleveland to sit in his cabinet as the
secretary Of the treasury. This belief Is
based upon positive statements that have
been made, and the legislators from the
Blue Grass state were to-day feeling very
good natured over the recognition that has,
according to this report, been accorded
their state. A prominent leader of the
democratic party, and man who stands
exceedingly close TO the Kentucky senator,
what conversation, if any, he had with
Mr.. Carlisle since his return from New
York, but he would say that Mr.. Carlisle
would be ssked to accept the place. This
gentleman also intimated that he had the
assurance of the senator himself that he
had declined to accept the offer made by
the president elect.
Gilbert Ashville Pierce, nominated as
minister to Portugal, was one of the first
senators from North Dakota, and ia at
present proprietor of the Minneapolis
Tribune, paper that was one of Mr.. Har-
rison's most loyal supporters In the north
west, both before and after the nomina-
ton. Mr.. Pierce is native of New York,
and while in Indiana enlisted at the first
call for troops, winning the star of colo
mel before the war was over. After hold
ing various public offices he entered the
newspaper business, his first connection
being that of editorial writer on the Chi
cago Inter Ocean. In 1884 he was sp-
pointed governor OF North Dakota, in
which capacity he served for two years, be-
ing unanimously nominated by the repub-
icsns for United States senator in Novem-
Der, 1885,
Some time ago Senator Chandler, chair
man of the senate immigration committee,
had a bill reported from his committee
providing for the Issue of manifestos to
vessels sailing for the United States, 40
framed as to guard against the admission
to this county of undesirable Immigrants
The house committee has yet done nothing
with the bill. 80 the senator to-day intro
duced another, establishing additional
regulations concerning immigration to the
United States. The latter bill is intended
to supplement the first bill, If 1t could
pass, but may also stand alone as an effect
i've piece of restrictive legislation. The
features of the new measure are the desig.
nation of four new Glasses of excluded
persons; q requirement for declaration
by every immigrant of his name, and
other requisite information; requirement
of the cubic space for immigrants on
ond ventilation. 1ootly
a new naturalization clause requiring sixty
days notice of the application before trial.
The excluded classes referred to are sd-
ditional to those excluded by the present
law and are:
l. All persons physically capable and
over twelve years Of age who cannot read
and write with reasonable facility their
own language; except that an aged person
not 60 able to read and write, who is the
parent or grandparent of an admissible
immigrant, may accompany or be sent for
by such immigrant.
2. All persons not provided with sufi-
Gent money of their own or of heads of
their families for their comfortable sup
port for two months after their arrival,
the amount to be required not to exceed
800 for each single person or head of a
family and $25 for each member accom-
paning or cent for by such head of a fam
ly.
8. Persons blind or crippled or other
wise imperfect, go that they are wholly or
partly disabled from manual labor, unless
It is afirmatively and satisfactorily shown
On special inquiry tiat such persons are
sure of an abundant support and not like !
y to become public charge.
4. Persons belonging to societies which
favor or justify the unlawful and criminal
of property or life.
The section of the bill relating to space /
On shipboard prescribes a minimum space |
On the main deck or the deck next below, !
If 200 feet for each passenger carried, |
louble the present requirement, and on |
The second deck of $50 cubic feet instead of |
l2o feet as at present. No passengers |
shall be carried on decks more than five |
feet below the water line.
When asked yesterday If he intended re- |
signing as a member of the international !
conference when Mr.. Hsrrison's |
ended Senator Allison said; |
Il may; but certainly will not do 1t now |
md whether I will when Mr.. Cleveland |
axes his seat Is a matter that the future
IAN take care OF"