The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-07
Resolutions for al investigation of the
Dominion Coal Company Debated,
but No Action Taken.
BOUNDING JUDGE KICKS
Labor Union Impeachment Me-
mortal Presented to the House.
The Afro-American Democratic Bureau
Charged with Blackmailing Negro
Clerks-New japanese Minister.

WASHINGTON. Aug. Elm the Senate
to-day the resolution offered Aug. 1 by Mr..
Chandler, looking TO the investigation or
the Dominion Coal Company of Nova SEQ
tia, and the substitute offered by Mr.. Mills
in the way of an addition 70 the original
resolution, providing that a special commit
tee of five should be directed to report to
the Senate whether any member of Con-
gress is or was interested in any company
engaged in mining coal in any of the States
of the United States or any railroad COM
pany engaged in transporting coal which
would come into competition with the Do
minion Coal Company, and whether its re-
moval would reduce the price of coal to
consumers and what section of the country
would be benefited by its retention. was
called up.
A discussion arose between Mr.. Mills and
Mr.. Chandler as to whether the old sugar"
committee should be entrusted with this in
vestigation, or whether a new committee
should be appointed. Mr.. Mills favored the
retention of the old committee because, as
he said, it was honest and capable, and had
recently made an exhaustive investigation,
and had reported that the charges made
against Senators had not been sustained.
us that the reason the Senator from
Texas favors Ibis committee?' inquired Mr..
Chandler.
Mr.. Mills answered that he was not in
fuenced by any such motives, and ex-
pressed his willingness TO have a new COM
mittee appointed II Mr.. Cnandler preferred.
The resolution went over without action.
The bill for the deportation of Anarchists
then came up, and Mr.. Hill explained its
provisions. Unless some action was taken
by this government such as was now be-
fore the Senate this country, he said, would
soon be the dumping ground for the An,
archists of the world. 1t was not intended
to make the belief in anarchy a crime, and,
therefore, no attempt had been made to de-
fine anarchy. He favored the provision OF
the Senate bill for inspection by the Treas
ury agents instead of by consuls, and was
sure that no one could attribute his atti-
more patronage for the Secretary of the
Treasury. There were no politics in the
bill, and he favored it because he believed it
was better than the House bill.
MI. Lodge expressed the belief that both
bills were inadequate for the purpose or re-
stricting immigration, but he was anxious
to see some restriction placed on immigra-
ton, no matter how slight it might be.
Mr.. Palmer pointed out the difficulty OF
dealing fairly with the question and the
danger of doing injustice to the harmless
Socialists while protecting ourselves against
the danger of Anarchists. He asked Mr..
Hill whether the bill would apply to unde-
sirable persons already in the country. Mr..
Hill replied that it would.
The discussion then took on a legal as
pect, and hinged upon the right OF a coun-
try to protect itself against undesirable
aliens.
Mr.. Hill pointed out the moderation Of
the pending bill as compared with the act
recently passed by the Parliament of Great
Britain, and Mr.. Kyle asked him to more
accurately define the term Anarchist, for
there were, he said, peaceable and learned
people in Boston who held that it was pos
sible for a people 10 become SO highly civil
lied as to live together without laws. and,
therefore, according to the usual definition,
they were Anarchists.
Mr.. Hill replied that they were at liberty
to hold this belief, but if they tried to over
turn the avs for the pun pose of putting
their belief to the test then they became
dangerous.
After some further debate and the adop-
ton of some amendments the bill was
passed, and Messrs. Hill, Faulkner and
Chandler were appointed conferees.
The conference report on the river and
harbor bill was agreed to. This completes
the bill, and it goes to the President for
signature.
At $50 the Senate went into executive
session, and at 5:+5 adjourned.
Provisions of the Anarchist Bill.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The anti-An-
archist bill passed by the Senate to-day
was sent to Congress with a favorable
recommendation by Secretary Carlisle. and
was accompanied by a report opposing the
bill of Representative Stone, of Pennsyl-
vania, which the House passed, providing
Tor the consular Inspection OF immigrants
at foreign ports. The Senate passed the
bill as a substitute for the Stone bill, and
it was on this. disagreement that the con-
ference was ordered. The first section pro-
vides that no alien Anarchists shall be per-
mitted to land at any port in the United
States, but this provision shall not be so
construed as to exclude political refugees.
The bill provides for hearings in the cases
of landing of reported Anarchists and in
case the charge be proved the Secretary
is authorized to send the accused back to
the country from whence he came. The
bill also provides for the expectation of
any unnaturaliZed foreign-born person who,
upon a trial in any court, shall appear TO
the Judge Of the court before which he is
vides a system of inspection of other immi-
grants by authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to appoint at such ports of de-
parture as he may deem necessary an
immigrant inspector, whose duty it shall
be TO inspect passengers embarking for the
United States. to erase from the pas
sengers' manifest the name of any immi-
grant. who he Is satisfied should not be per-
mitted to land in this country. and to for
longing TO the excluded classes in the first
or second cabin or in an part of the yes
sci. He is also to give Information as TO
any suspected persons. and to admonish
the master of the vessel of the character
of any immigrant, if Objectionable, who
is to be required TO pay a penalty of 500
in case he transports such a person after
receiving the warning. 1t also provides
that the fact that an immigrant had given
notice of intention to become a citizen
shall not constitute a bar to proceedings
ooafnct him