The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-05-23
Immigration ENACTMENTS
Regulating Aliens Who Come Here to
Take Money Only. IS

WASHINGTON; May 21.--After two days
debate, the house, yesterday by the over
whelming vote Of 1876 to 26. passed the
Barth Mccall immigration bill, as
modified by the Corliss amendment. Ihe
Stone consular inspection bill, which was
offered as a substitute, was defeated. %
TO ls1. The bill, as passed, adds to the
classes Of aliens excluded from admission
70 the United States all male PRISONS be-
tween the ages of, is and GO years Of age
Except parents Of persons living In TINS
country who cannot both read and write
English or some other language.
The Corlss amendment added to the bill
excludes aliens VINO come across the por-
ders year after year to perform LABOR IN
the United States with no intention or set
ting therein. 1t declares all labor con-
tracts with aliens void and makes. parties
thereto within the jurisdiction OF the
United States punishable by a tine OF
ST 900 or imprisonment not exceeding one
year; makes it misdemeanor for nat
uralized citizens, who have returned 70 a
foreign country made the same! ms nome
to again perform labor in the United
States; makes it misdemeanor Tor any
alien to cross the border for labor in the
United States, except at port OF entry
and imposes a head tax of SO cents on
each immigrant.
Those who participated in the debate
were Messrs. Wilson .Dem., s. @, Nc
Call Rep, Mass), Mahany (Rep.' N To-
and Danford (Rep., Ohio)
s Before the debate began. a special or
der was adopted setting aside today tor
the consideration of the Phillips LABOR
commission bill and Friday for the Erd-
man arbitration bill The order provoked
protests from friends OF war claims VINO
charged the leaders of the house with
treating them unfairly. Both Mr.. Mahon
{Rep., Pa, chairman of the war claims
committee, and Mr.. Walker (Rep:. Mass-),
served notice that, at the short session De-
ginning in December, no bills would pc al
threat is forrthe purpose OF forcing the con-
sideration of bills on the calendar.
Mr. Walker charged the leaders of the
house with sneering contemporary at
the chairman Of the war claims committee
when he sought to have the government
ridicule the precipitancy with which the
house rushed in sympathy to the support
of Venezuela and Cuba, while 1t turned
its back coldly on creditors Of the govern
nent who were unfortunate enough TO De
its own citizens. Il
.'If God spares my 1ife,'' he cried out,
passionately, land return to this house
at the next session this thing will end.
I have served here eight years ana re-
ceiye no more consideration than dog.
Mr.. Henderson, who, had presented the
rule, Indignantly denied that there was:
any attempt on the part Of the rules
committee to dictate to the house
: why do the leaders adjourn this house
over Saturday while these bills on the cal
endar are Enacted upon" demanded Mr.
Walker
..The leaders cannot adjourn this house"
responded Mr.. Henderson, turning upon
Mr.. Walker. unless you and a majority
desire to adjourn" @(Applauseo
Mr.. Cannon (Rep., Ills.) gave it as his
opinion that with all matters that had
pressed forward this session the houses
record was second to only one in recent.
years. h.
Mr.. Dalzell (Rep., PAD, a member Of the
committee on rules, said the real contro-
versy here was between the committee on
labor and those who sought the conslde1a-
ton Of, private claims.
s'rhat dena goguery won't go,'' ex-e
claimed Mr.. Walker.
Il II won't suffer myself to be interrupted
by the impudence Of the gentleman from
Massachusetts, said Mr.. Dalzell, proceed,
Ing with his remarks. <e $780,. u.
Mr.. Mahon then moved to re-conlnait
+ the order, which was defeated, 55-12S.
When the speaker was about to put the
question on the adoption of the order
Mr.. Watson Qeep., Ohio asked II the or
der would prevent the giving OF another
day to pension bills.
lit WILL shouted Mr.. Pickler, before.
the speaker could reply. s
y 1.-THE gentleman from South Dakota says
Yes" interposed the speaker, but the
chair says No. gs'. 81 55s &:
The order was then adopted and the de-
bate on the immigration bills was re-
neWed. .s&, Se