The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-21
The Bartholdt-McCall Measure, as
Adopted by q Vote OF 195 to 20.
ITS PROVISIONS RADICAL
FOREIGNERS TO BE SUBJECTED TO
AN EDUCATIONAL TEST,
And Canucl<s Who Come Across the
cluded-American Gold i'm Russia.

WASHINGTON, May 2O.-After two days
debate the House to-day. by the overwhelm-
ing vote of 1856 to rs, passed the Bartholdt-
Mccall immigration bill as modified by the
Corlss amendment. The Stone consular in
spection bill, which was offered as sub
stitute, was defeated-175 to 131. The bill
as passed adds to the classes of aliens ex-
cluded from admission to the United States
all male persons between the ages of six
teen and sixty years of age Except parents
Of persons living in this country who cam
not both read and write English or some
other language. The Coriiss amendment
added to the bill excludes aliens who come
across the borders year after year to per-
form 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 Jurisdiction of the
United States punishable by fine of s., 900
or imprisonment not exceeding one year;
makes ii misdemeanor for naturalized cit
liens who have returned to foreign coun-
try TO make the same their home to again
perform labor in the United States; makes
it a misdemeanor for any alien to cross the
border, for labor in the United States, ex-
cept at port of entry. and imposes head
tax of so cents on each immigrant. Those
who participated in the debate of to-day
were Messrs. Wilson of South Carolina Nc
Call Of Massachusetts. Mahaney of New
York and Danford of Ohio.
Before the debate began to-day a special
order was adopted setting aside tomorrow
for consideration of the Phillips commission
bill and Friday for the Erdman arbitration
bill. The order provoked the vehement pro-
tests of the friends of war claims, who
charged the Leaders, NJ ba
ing them unfairly. Both Mr. Mahaney,
chairman Of the war claims committee, and
Mr.. Walker served notice that at the short
session, beginning in December, no bills
would be allowed to pass by unanimous con-
sent. Their threat is for the purpose of
forcing consideration OF bills on the ca
endar.
Mr.. Walker charged the leaders of the
House with sneering contemptuousiy at the
chairman Of the war claims committee when
he sought to have the government pay its
honest debts. He proceeded to ridicue the
preciptancy with which the House rushed
TO TO the support OF Venezuela ana cuoa. while
1t turned its back colby 10 the poor cred
itors or the government who Were unfor-
tunate enough to be its own citizens. If
God spares my life," he cried out, passion
ateiy, "and l return TO this House at the
next session, this thing viii end. L have
served here for eight years, and receive no
q.
Mr.. Henderson, who haG presented the
rule; Indignantly denied thu that there was any
on 10 ,ns sba part Of the rules committee
why do the leaders adjourn this House
over Saturday while these bills on the cal
endar are unacted on?" interrupted Mr..
THE leaders can't adjourn this House"
responded Mr.. Henderson. turning on Mr.
Walker, unless you and majority desire
Mr.. Cannon gave 1t as his opinion that
with all the matters that had pressed for
second to only one in recent years.
Mr.. Dalzell. member of the committee on
rules, said the real controversy here was
between the committee on labor and those
who sought consideration Of private claims.
That demagogy won't co. exclaimed
II won't suffer myself to be interrupted by
| the impudence of the gentleman from Mas
sachusetts;" said Mr.. Daizell, proceeding with
Mr.. Mahan moved to recommit the order,
| which was defeated-55 to 12S. When the
Speaker was about to put the question on
| Ohio asked If the order would prevent the
giving Of another day to pension bills.
| 1T WILL shouted Mr.. Picker. before the
Then gentleman from South Dakota says
yes. YES" interposes.d . the Speaker. but the
The order was then adopted and the de-
| bate on the immigration bills was renewed
Mr. Wilson favored radical restrictive
During the debate the preliminary confer
| ence report on the Indian bill was adopted
j and the bill sent to further conference
/ Mr.. Hendrick opposed an extension of the
| laws designed to restrict immigratio
| Mr.. Danford supported the Stone bill for
| consular inspection. Thousands of petitions
| from all parts of the country had come in
| favor of this bill. The main opposition to
/ the bill came from the steamship compa-
/ nies which were in the business of trans
| porting immigrants.
Mr.. Bartholdt the champion of the edu-
| cational test bill, closed the debate. In do
/ ing so he protested against the statement
/ frequently made in the course Of the de-
| bate that 80 per cent of the inmates of the
(; penitentiaries and almshouses were foreign
/ that q per cent of the inmates Of the PEN
| itentiaries and 13 per cent of the inmates
/ of the almshouses were foreign born. He
| asserted that the German-American press
| of the country was unit against the Stone
| bill.
AT 4 o'clock, under the special order, the
| voting began. The first vote was taken on
| the Corliss amendment to the Mccall edu-
| cational test bill. The amendment was de-
| signed to prevent Canadian competition with
American labor on the American border,
| and also amended the existing immigra ton
/ laws so as to make them more stringent
| 1t was agreed to-122 to As.
The Stone consular inspection substitute
was lost-75 to 131.
| The bill as amended was then passed. Air.
Fitzgerald, of Massachusetts demanded the
yeas and nays, but his demand was not sup
| The House then adjourned.