Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-30

bounty III other words, II is the
new tariff bill rate minus the differen-
tial. The idea OF the democrat-r t.l.gn-
berS OF the committee Is InaU THIS rate
would furnish sufficient revenue with
OFT giving the sugar trust any advant-
aye.
The coal bill WAS SO amended as to
provide for reciprocity.
The amendment 10 the uarhrd vine
bill provides for the free admission OF
barbed wire and ali other fencing
wire and the rods from which they are
made.
The free iron ore bin was not
amended.
Washington, Aug. 21.-A strong IT,
port fayoring the rigid exclusion ana
deportation of alien anarchists was
made by the committee on judiciary
The report says: IT. committee IS
of the opinion that the United States
is fully justified by existing conditions
in using all its powers to prevent imm-
grafton and settlement in this country
of men who repudiate all law. all gov.
eminent and practically PROCLAIM
| themselves as enemies to mankind.
| Your committee has no disposition to
| hamper rigorous ana prompt eXecu-
| ton Of law providing for the eXclu-
] sion and deportation by any unnec-
eSsary proceedings Or delays and is
| now willing To concrde that the SUI
! Eer:ntendent 0i immigration and the
! secretary of the treasury may be fully
| trusted to cOuIine the operation Of the
| Ia, to tn-se Who Ige Justly subject
| to lis p-o. i.5,U-S.
! lie report taAro UP the various OBJ
! jections made to the proposed meas
ure and diSpOses of each CT them. In
| conclusion the report states that
there is full constitutional power for
the enactment of the proposed law
and that there is urgent necessity for
| the immediate passage Of such a meas
ure. Strenuous efforts are being made
to pass the bill before congress ad-
| journs.
Washington, Aug. 21.-There was not
a quorum present when the house
began it's session, but members sought
to take up several measures by unani-
nous consent. The senate bill allow
| ing an additional SOD, 900 for the public
building at Little Rock, Ark, was
! passed.
The senate bill for the exclusion and
| deportation of alien anarchists was
called up. Mr.. Warner, of New York,
| OhjnPtA6 n of a
| bill. Il regret" said he, that 1 must
always stand here and protest against
putting in the hands Of administrative
officers the enormous power conferred
| by this bill" Does not the gentleman
know" interpoSed Mr.. Mcmillan,
that 800 anarchists, whose descrip-
tons are already in the hands of the
police, are on their way to these
shOres?' The gentleman from New
York" replied Mr.. Warner emphati-
! cally cannot be panlc-stricken and
he objects to giving to officers the pur-
suit of a crime not punishable accord
ing to our statutes and to giving them
power to deport such persons as they
may deem offenders" whenever a
word is used in a statute" suggested
MI. Oates, ''it is given the common
law Interpretation. There is no
definition of anarchy in common law
replied Mr.. Warner. land I object 10
the consideration of this BILL
The senate bill authorizing the sec
rotary Of the treasury to allot rooms
in the government building at Mer-
idian, Mass, for holding court, was
passed; also a resolution to print 90
900 copies of the tariff bill; also on
motion Of Mr.. Haugen, of Wisconsin,
a bill to grant to the Duluth and Win
nipeg railroad company a right of
way through the Chippewa and White
Earth Indian reservations.
just twenty-One senators present
when the vice president called
the senate to order. The deficiency
bill was returned from the house
signed by the speaker and the vice
president Immediately attached his
, signature. The absence of quorum
was Immediately pointed out by Mr..
Aldrich and only thirty-three senators
answered the roll call-eleyeE less
than a quorum.
A consultation was Immediately held
among the democratic senators, Mr..
; Blackburn urging that the absentees
might as we'll be sent for at once as
later. The decision Of the impromptu
caucus seemed to be in the same line,
as Mr.. Harris moved that the sergeant
alarms be directed to request the
! presence Of absent senators, which
! was agreed to.
There was a long delay while the
, list Of absentees was being made up
for the sergeant-at-arms. Ore by one
( they reported, Mr.. Blanchard making
/ the thirty-seyenth.
Washington, Aug. 23.-Even before
/ the reading of Wednesdays journal in
I the senate the absence Of a quorum
was pointed out. Finding it impossi-
I bic to get a quorum the senate ad-
/ journed.
! In the house Amos J. Cummings pre-
sented a preliminary report upon the
Investigation of the armor plate and
billets furnished to the government
/ by the Carnegie Steel company. The
! committee finds that the charges of
! fraud have been sustained scores the
| company severely, and recommends
! that fifty-nine suspected plates in use
icI ha +DI ~ ~