Evening journal., 1896-05-21
ACTION OF CONGRESS.

Tariff aud Finance In the senate e-iioust
PASSES McCau's Immigration Bin.
WASHINGTON. May 2l-The senate do
featod proposition by Mr.. German foi
the issue of 800, 900, 600 OF per cent
treasury certificates Co meet prospective
deficiencies This was followed Ivy the de
feat Of another proposition by Mr.. Peiici
of KANSAS for the issue Of Preenhacks tC
meet tho appropriations made by the forti-
ncation bill. Both propositions were offer
ed as amendments to the fertilization
bill, which wna passed, thus leaving but
ono of the appropriation bills unacted on
by the senate.
Mr. COrmnn's amendment developed an
animated financial dehato, with Mr. Shor.
man and Mr.. German as the main par
ticipants. Mr. Sherman resisted the
amendment ana urged that the proper
step was TO pass the Dingloy emergency
tariff bill. Mr.. German made an oiler &c
Mr. sherman that both sides Of the cham
Dor join in nonpartisan relief measure,
imposing a tax on ten and on coffee and
repenling the rebate on alcohol used In
the arts. which would, he said, add $40,-
600, 600 TO 500, 600, 600 TO tho revenues
and would reduce rebates by sl5, 1000, OOO
Mr. Sherman did not respond to tho sug
gostion.
A motion by Mr. Mills TO lay the Cor
man amendment on the table prevailed
yeas, AZ; nays 8. Mr.. PETERS greenbnck
amendment was defeated without debate
yeas, 43; nays, 2. Tho fertilization
bill as passed carries $40, 76a, Sss, or 81,
9lS.O5l moro than the house appropriated
After two days debate the house, by the
overwhelming vote of 1875 10 90, passed the
Bartholdt Mccall immigration bill rs
modified by the Corliss amendment. The
Stone circular inspection bill, which was
offered as a substitute, was dofeated-75 t.
13i.
The bin as passed adds 20 the classes OF
aliens excluded from admission to the
United States oil male persons between
the ages OF g and 90 years OF age, except
parents OF porson6 living In this county,
who cannot both read and write English
or some othor language The Corliss
amendment added TO tho bill excludes
aliens who come across the borders yeai
after year TO perform labor In the United
States with no intention Of settling herein.
IL declares all labor contracts with aliens
void and makes parties thereto within the
jurisdiction OF the United Stntaa punish,
ablo by fine Of $1,000 or imprisonment
not exceeding one year; makes II a mis-
dcmeanor for naturalized citizons who
have returned to foreign country max
ing the same their home to again perform
labor IN the United States; makes it a
misdemeanor for any alien to GROSS tho
border for labor IN the United States ex-
oept at port of entry and imposes a head
tax of 90 cents on each Immigrant Those
who participated IN the debate were
Messrs. Wilson dem OF South Carolina,
Mccall (Rep) OF Massachusetts, Mahany
(Rop.) Of New York and Danford (Rep.
of Ohio
Before the debate began a special order
was adopted setting aside today for the
consideration Of the Phillips commission
bill and tomorrow for the krdman arhi-
tration bill Tho order provoked the We
hement protests Of the friends OF war
claims, who charged the leaders of the
hbuse with treating them unfairly. Both
Mr.. Mnhon (Rep, Of Pennsylvania, chair
man of tho war claims committee, and
Alr. Walker (Rep. OF Massachusetts, served
notice that at the short session, begin
ming In December no bills would be al
lowed to pass by unanimous consent,
Their threat is for the purpose Of forolnn
the oonadaratlQn Of hills on the calendar,
President Cleveland sant to the house a
veto OF the bin to pension Lydia A, Taft,
The president recites that the beneficiary
was the wife of Lowell Taft. who served
as a private In a Connecticut regiment
that he sustained no disability and mover
applied for pension that his wife secured
divorce from him IN ssn on account OF
habitual drunkenness and failure TO sup
] port hor.