Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-02-22
THE PENSION BILL.
The Senate Passes Tt After Ten
Minutes Debate.
THE RESTRICTION OF IN MIGRATION.
a Bill Introduced to Exclude Those Who
Cannot Read and Write-The House
Passes the A Agricultural APP
preparation Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The session
of the senate yesterday furnished a
succession of breezy incidents. Little
actual work was accomplished, but
brief debates on number of subjects
developed frequent sharp personal ex-
changes between the senators. Mr.
Hill, of New York, had lively tilt
with Mr.. Tillman, of South Carolina,
during the debate on Mr.. PETERS reso-
luton for senate investigation of the
recent bond issue. M. Allen, of Ne
braska, joined issue with Mr.. Gear, of
Iowa, and Mr.. Wolcott over the course
of the Pacific railway commission in
conducting their inquiry. Mr.. Chan
dler and Mr.. Cockrell had an animated
but good-natured colloquy, and Gen.
Hawley and Mr.. Allen had difference
somewhat less good-natured.
Two appropriation bills, the military
academy and the pension bill, were
passed during the day. Efforts were
made to amend the military academy
bill by increasing the number of
cadets by two from each state, 60 in
all, but after a debate of three hours
the plan was defeated. The pension
appropriation bill, carrying $142, 000.-
600, was passed after ten minutes de-
bate.
Senator Lodge, chairman of the
committee on immigration, reported a
bill from that committee for the re-
striction OF immigration. The bill pro-
vides for the exclusion of all persons
who are so ignorant as to be unable to
read and write any language. Senator
Lodge presented written report of
the bill, in which he says: This meas
ure, if adopted, will exclude large
portion of the present immigra ton
and with few exceptions will tell e1-
clusively on the most undesirable por-
tions Of immigra ton. No measure can
be devised which will let in absolutely
every one who ought to come in and
exclude every immigrant who ought TO
be shut out, but the percentage of de-
sirable immigrants who would be ex-
Guided by this bill would be reduced to
the minimum y
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb 19.-The house
yesterday passed the agricultural ap-
preparation bill. 1t carries So, 158, 1872.
The section of the revised statutes for
the purchase and distribution of rare
and uncommon" seed, which Secretary
Morton declined to execute in the cur
rent appropriation law, was repealed;
the appropriation for seed was in
creased from $3.50, 600 to $3.50, 900 and it's
execution was made mandatory upon
the secretary. Mr.. Cousins, of Iowa,
introduced his amendment to reduce
Mr.. Morton's salary from SIS, 900 to S25
until he expended the appropriation in
the current law, but the amendment
was ruled out on point of order.
Several amendments to the meat in
spection act of 1891, recommended by
Secretary Morton, which would have
given him additional power to enforce
regulations and have strengthened the
law by the imposition of penalties for
violations, were stricken out. A bill
was passed to permit the Kansas &
Fort Scott railroad to extend it's lines
into the Indian territory. A resolution
was adopted directing the committee
on ways and means to Investigate the
effect of the difference of exchange
between gold and silver standard
countries upon the manufacturing in
dustries of the United States.