The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-21
An IMMIGRATION BILL PASSED
The BarthoId-McCaII Bill Passed
the House Yesterday.
As modified by the Corliss Amendment
Maie Foreigners Between Sixteen and
sixty Years Who Cannot Both Read
and Write Excluded-Mr. Gorman's
Proposition to Issue Treasury Ger.
tihcates Was Defeated.

DAYS debate the House to-day, by the
overwhelming vote Of 1875 to 90, passed
the Bastholdt-McCall Immigration bill
IS modified by the Corliss amendment.
The Stone consular inspection bill,
which was offered az q substitute. was
defeated by rs to 1871. The bill as
passed adds to the classes of aliens ex-
c!uded from admission to the United
States all male persons between the
ages OF 1o and so Except parents OF
persons living in this country who
cannot both read and write English
or some other language.
The Corless amendment added to the
Dill excludes aliens who come across
the border year after year to perform
labor In the United States with no in
tention OF settling therein. 1t declares
all labor contracts with aliens void, and
makes parties thereto within the iuris-
diction of the United States punishable
by line OF 81, 600, or Imprisonment not
exceeding one year; makes 1t q misde-
meanor for naturalized citizens who
have returned to foreign country max
ing the same his home, to again
perform labor in the United States;
CROSS the border at port of entry and
imposes a head tax OF fifty cents OF
each immigrant
Before the debate began to-day spe.
cial order wss adopted setting aside to-
morrow for the cons Iteration of the
Phillips commission bill and Friday for
the Erdmsn arbitration bill. The order
provoked the vehement protests OF the
friends OF war claims, who charged the
leaders Of the House with treating them
unfairly. Both Mr.. Mshon (Rep., PAL.
Chairman OF tho war claims committee,
and Mr Walker crop, Mass), served
notice that a. 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 fore
ing. the consideration of bills on the cal.
endar.
Senate Proceedings.
The Senate to-day defeated a promo
sition by Mr.. German for the issue OF
500, O00, 0O0 Of 3 per cent. Treasury GER
tihcstes 10 meet prospective deficien.
cies. This WAS followed by the defeat
OF another proposition by Mr.. Pfeffer,
OF Kansas, for the issue OF greenbacks
to meet the appropriations made by the
Notifications bill.
Both propositions were offered as
amendments TO the Notifications bill,
which is the last but one of the appro-
priation bills TO be passed. Mr.. Cor
mans amendment developed an anil
mated financial debate, with Mr.. Sher.
man and Mr.. German as the main par
Elephants. Mr.. Sherman resisted the
amendment and urged that the proper
step was to pass the Dingley emergency
tariff bill.
Mr.. German made an offer to Mr..
Sherman that both aides of the cham
Der join In non-partisan relief meas
ure, imposing q tax on tea and coffee,
and repeating the rebate on alcohol
used In the arts, which would, he said,
add $4,000, 600 to $50, 900, 600 to the
revenues, and would reduce rebates by
1000 900. Mr.. Sherman did not
respond to the suggestion.
A motion by Mr. Mills to lay the Cor
man amendment on the table prevailed,
yeas 40, nays 0. Mr.. Pfeffer's greenback
proposition WAS defeated without debate
yeas 43, nays -. The fertilization bill
90 passed carries $40, 763, $50, or S4.91s.-
O5l more than the House appropriated.