Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-05-23
THE HOUSE PASSED A FEW EsEis
N'"asures w i'll BE Com
side red Later.

Washington, May 1S.-lt was expected
that the house would take up the con-
s.ieration Of the Immigrant bills on the
calendar today, under a special order,
but owing to the pressure Of other mat
trrs the order was not presented until
just prior to adjournment. It was then
amended so as to give tomorrow and
Wednesday until O'Clock for the con
sleration of these bills. There are folr
Of them The Mccall bill provides for
an educational test, the Stone bill pro
yIdes for consular inspection, and the
Mahaney and Corliss bills provide for
more rigid enforcement Of the present irG-
m; grafton laws, and especially deal with
immigration from Canada. Quite a mum
ficr of the minor bills and conference re-
ports We're adopted and bills We're passed
as follows:
70 allow the bottlng of distilled spirits
in bond.
To expedite the delivery of imported
goods in parcels and packages not exceed
ing $500 in value.
TO provide for the registration of trade
marks on bottles. barrels, corks and other
rcceptacles used in interstate and foreign
commerce..
10 incorporate the Ancient Society Of
Colonial DANES of America.
For the general distribution of con
drmned cannon by the secretary Of war
and secretary OF the navy.
The conference report on The bill to i'm
pI owe the merchant marine engineer SER
wee was adopted and the bill to constitute
I.aadville, Pueblo ana Durango Col. sun
ports of entry, was passed
Mr. Evans explained the purpose Of The
h;jl to permit distilled spirits, four-year-
ola or over, to be bottled in bond. Such
hottling would furnish an official gua1 an
tee of the age or quality Of the whisky
1.l ~ i
ky on the American market today with
such 4 guarantee was bottled in Canada.
The bin furnished Mr.. Morse with a text
for some remarks on evil effects Of whisky
drinking, and Mr.. Colson Of Kentucky on
the spurious liquids sold under the name
Cf straight Kentucky whisky
Mr.. Tate Of Georgia criticized the bill
o. the ground that it Disseminated in
favor Of large distillers.
The bill was passed. 115 to 90.
At 1870 p. m. Mr.. Henderson Of Iowa
presented the special order for the con
sit.eration today and tomorrow at o'cl ok
of the immigration bills on the calendar.
MI Bartholdt Of Missouri, chairman Of
The committee on immigration, suggested
Ii view of the devotion Of almost tn
entire day to other matters, that an ad-
t:tional day be given for debate
Mr. Henderson explained that the stress
81 business would not permit such an ex-
tension Besides he understood that .Ir
Bartholdt was opposed to the immisra-
ion bills and did not represent his com
nlittee on the subject.
2Fr. Bartholdt denied this, saying that
H. favored the bill for the application of
n educational test.
NIr. Hepburn Of Iowa, Johnson OF Cali
fornia and Mr.. Dalzen Of Pennsylvania
argued for more time and w. A. Stone
If Pennsylvania and Mr.. Lacey Of Iowa
against an extension.
In the course of his remarks Mr.. Hen
erson predicted that congress would adj
jollrn sine die between the 7th and 10th
Of June.
After considerable snarring the reso-
lutton was adopted. The house then at
40 adjourned.