Arizona republican., 1896-12-18
MUST READ AND WRITE.
Bill Restricting Immigration
 Passed by the Senate.
Conservative Stand on the Cuban OueStion-Bill to Abolish the Off, flee of Commissioner of Indian Affairs Introduced.

WASHINGTON, Dec 1.-The sen ate today passed the immigration bill, known as the Lodge bill, with a new section providing that exclusion shall not apply to persons arriving from Cuba during the continuance of the present disorders there.
 The strength of the bill was greater than had been expected, the final vote being 52 to 10. As passed the bill amends the immigration laws so as to exclude from admission to the United States all persons over 16 years of age who cannot read and write the language of their native country or some other language, but an admis- sable immigrant over 16 years may bring with him, or send for his wife or parent or grandparent or minor children or grandchildren notwith- standing inability to read and write.
 An effort was made today while the senate was in executive session to se- cure a reconsideration of the vote by which the senate agreed to adjourn until Monday in order, it is understood, to permit an opportunity to present a report tomorrow on the Cameron res olution in case it is agreed upon by the senate committee on foreign af- fairs The senate declined to consider the motion, but acted promptly upon contrary motion by Senator Aldrich to adjourn
 The incident and the inference drawn from it serves to bring to the surface a fact which has been growing more and more patent daily, that there 1 is a strong element in the senate ep- posed to any radical agitation of the Cuban question at this time. because of it's supposed adverse effect upon the country's business interests.
 The intention of the majority mem bers of the committee on foreign re- | lations who intend to vote for the Cameron Cuban resolution is to vote to report the resolution and allow that to remain on the senate calendar until after the holiday recess. So confident are the advocates of the Cameron res olution of succeeding that the com mittee has already prepared 3, report on the subject so as to have it ready to submit to the senate as soon as it is agreed upon.
 The report is the work Of Senator Cameron. who has from the first agi- tation of the question, taken a posi-
 tion favorable to the recognition of Cuban independence and tried to have the committee pronounce for that course when it declared for the rec ognition of belligerency instead. It
 is understood that he. goes into the subject very exhaustivefy and that the report will be favorable to review of
 the Cuban question.
 The house committee on Indian af- fairs today authorized a favorable re- , port on the bill to abolish the office of l commissioner and assistant commis- ] sioner of Indian affairs and create in } their stead board of Indian commis- sioners of three members
 The house today passed the third oi
 the regular appropriation bills (that
 for the support of the army) and en-
 tered upon the consideration of the
 Legislative, executive and judicial bill The latter bill carried $2l ,669, ,369
 Fair progress was made today. It is
 expected that this bill and the mili- tary academy appropriation bill will