The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-28
THE NATIONAL
CONGRESS.
Some Record Of What the Peo'
Piles Representatives Are
Trying to Do.
ALLEN AFTER THE COURTS.
No Law To lie Declared Upeonsfituttonal
Unless By Agreement Of The Fall Court
Important ImmiKxstien law-Go,d-
bug HirsiinEs Fight Ax.ioss The Bill 70
Stop Bond Issuss-

bug HireiinEs Fight Against The Bill 70
stop Bond Issuss.
During the week from May ll,h
to May lG, nineteen pension bills
were introduced in the Senate and
sixty six in the House. Some hun
dreds Of pension bills were passed.
The river and harbor appropria-
ton bill, carrying seventyslx mil
lion dollars passed the Senate.
In the House Mr.. Skinner intro
duced a bill! 10 prohibit the further
issuance of interest bearing bonds
without the consen: of Congress.
Monday. M~y Is.-senst~.
The Senat. passed the following
resolutions:
RESOLVED, That for the purpose
Of making the investigation and re-
port ordered by Senate resolution Of
May7, 1896, the Committee on FL
nance be, and are hereby, author
lied to sit by subcommittee or other
wise, to summon witnesses and to
administer oaths during the session
or recess of the Senate, at such times
and places as they may deem advis-
able, to employ stenographers and
such clerical and other assist
ance as may be- necessary, the ex-
pense of such investigation to be
paid from the contingent fund of
the Senate. This committee is to
investigate the bond deals.
The resolution for the appoint
ment of a sele committee to inves-
tigate last years election in the
State of Alabama aud to report
whether Republican form of gov
ernment exists in that State, came
up TO day in the Senate. MIR. Allen,
PopulIst, of Nebraska making mo-
ton that the Senate proceed to its
consideration. There were only six
votes in favor of the motiOn-two
from Populist Senators, Allen and
PETER, of Kansas, and four from
Republican Senators, Chandler,
Frye, Gallinger and Morrill,. The
vote against it numbered Al. Mr..
Allen saw in the result of the vote a
proof of the insincerity Of Republi.
can Senators, but Mr.. Sherman, Re-
publican, of Ohio, justified himself
and his Republican colleagues on
the ground that the question was
one to come before the Senate at the
next session, not at this one; and
that as to the general election in AL
abama-whether fraudulent or not
the Senate had no right to inquire
into it unless it affected the election
of a Senator. Mr.. Chandler, Repub.
lican, of New Hampshire, who voted
for the motion, said that under Other
circumstances when there was NJ
appropriation bill directly before
the Senate, the resolution would re
ceive the support of large number
if not of all, the Senators on tho Re
publican side.
| Twenty-seven pension bi lis wer,
introduced and thirty-five p assed.
Tuesday. May 1e.-senate.
| Four pension bills were introduced
The district of Columbia Appro
priation bill, carrying approximate
| ly 81 800, 900 was passed after a de
, bate on appropriations for charlie
in the District. On vote the Sen
ate sustained the committee in pro
viding specific appropriations 70
numerous private charitable institu
, tons. some of them of a sectarial
! character. A further provision wa
adopted for an inv, stigation int
the charity system of the Distric
with view to ascertaining what,
any, part of the public appropria
+ tons are used for church purposes.
a HOUSE.
Eleven pension bills introduced.
Immigration bills occupied the at
= tention of the House for the create
4 part of to.day's session. The Rel
n resentatives entered upon tw
b days debate of the bills reporte
a from the immigration Committee
= The feature Of the session was til
Q plea of DIR. Buck, of the Louisan.
u against any sort of restrictive legi
{ lation beyond that now on the sta
y ute books, which excluded paupel
:. and criminals
t The bills were four in numbe
g One, known variously as the Bartl
e oldt. Mccall or Lodge bill, provide
o an educational test. Another, tt
9 Stone substitute bill, provided fl
!. the inspection of immigrants by OF
a consular officers and their certific,
d ton that the immigrants do not b
r long to any of the classes of imm
n grants excluded by existing co
c tract labor or other immigratit
p laws.
re The Corlis bill also offered as
= substitute, applied wholly to the C
~ madam border, and made it unlawf
,e for any alien TO enter the Unit
d. States Except to teach new arts
e. indastries) aud engage in any m
a. chanical trade or manual labc
n The provisions of the bill did not a
~ ply to sailors on the great lakes.
u" The Mahany bill, also substitute
makes all contracts by aliens to pc
fern labor in the United States Ill
gal, and had other provisions STIR
n o. ing at the conditions on the Car
% dian border. The bill also provid
~ for a head tax of so cents on eve
nc alien entering the United States.
MT. Manany SUBSTITUTE WAS rul
90 out on point Of order. Mr.. Jof
ny son (Rep. CALI then offered swe.
Ter ing measure to absolutely exclude
ITS "foreign bor,.' laborers, skilled
s9. unskilled, and to make captains q
mt masters of vessels responsible
nd the character of their passenge
~ This was also ruled out.
,ro Wednesday, May 2O.-Sen nate.
he Mr.. ALLEN (Pop.) introduced ,
hi. following resolution:
ni' Be 1t enacted, etc., That from and
no ter the passage of this action no bill
in joint resolution that has passed G.
,ur gress and received the approval of
~. President and become a law, or that
ene become a law by not being returned
GU the President with his approval to
it House of Congress in which it orr