The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-15
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN
Two Speeches Delivered In the Senate on
the Bill TO Restrict immigration.
SENATOR GIBSON OPPOSED THE MEASURE
The Question OF MIR. Dupont's Title
toa Sent I'm Senate from Delaw are
Discussed-Iu the Contested Flee
tion Case or Cheatha,n VS.. Woodland
Decided In Favor of Woodard.

Washington. May h.-Senate.--Ths Sem
ate bill TO restrict immigration by the
application of the illteracy test was to-
day the occasion OF the delivery OF two
speeches. one against and one for the
bill. Mr. Gibson. of Maryland spoke In
opposition, and Mr.. Nelson. (Rep), Min
nesota, In Its advocacy. Mr.. Gibson at
tributed the instigation of the bill to the
American Portective Association, which
he characterized as q secret, oath-bound,
red-lettcred. left-handed. dark -lanterned
organization The real purpose of the
bill was. he asserted, hostility TO the
Catholic Church. Mr.. Nelson defended
the bill on account of the necessity OF re-
stricting Immigration. and denied that
the a. u. a. or hostility to the Catholic
church had anything to do whit 1t. No
action was taken on the bill, II being
taken up for the sole purpose OF having
those two speeches delivered
The increase of the sugar bounties pro-
posed In the German Reichstag was
noticed in the Senate to-day by MIR. Caf-
fer, (Dem), Louisiana. In some remarks
on bill providing for an increase Of
United States duties in that and all sim
liar cases
The discussion OF the question OF Mr..
Duponts title to q seat in the Senate
from Delaware came UP again to-day.
When 1t waa suspended two or three
ing by unanimous consent that 1t was 10
be taken up again after the passage of
the River and Harbor bill. and that the
final vote was to be taken at 6 o'colck of
the second day.
When Mr German referred to-day to
mat unanimous consent agreement, Mr..
Mitchell, (Rep). Oregon, in charge Of the
resolution, admitted 6the correctness of
the statement. but, added, suggestively.
that what the particular final vote would
be on would be determined then.
MT. Platt made an argument In favor
OF Mr.. Dupont's right
The following bills were passed:
House bill to settle titles on the Are
dondo grant, Florida
Senate bill for monuments 10 the reyo-
lntiopary generals, Francis Nash and
William Davidson, Of North Carolina
5000 each
The pension bills on the calendar were
then taken UP and were passed very ex-
peditiousiy, to the number OF 60, in half
an hour.
Senate bill granting a pension of s75 a
month to the widow of Rear Admiral
waiter w. Queen and of s25 u month TO
the daughter of Major-General Philip
Kearney.
After short execuN session the SEN
ate at sos adjournesY
House.-In the Hduse to-day Mr..
Prince reported from Elections Commit
tee No. the contested case OF Cheat
ham, Republican, We. Woodard, Demo
crat. from the Second District Of North
Carolina, recommending thai the sitting
member (Woodard) retain his seat. The
report was agreed to-,
The House then resolved Itself into a
committee of the whole to consider pri-
vat pension bills. under the special order
adopted last week.
Tho consideration OF these bills was in
terrupted to receive the River and Har-
Dor bill from tn Senate. On motion Of
Mr.. Hooker the Senate amendments
were disagreed to and a conference or
dered.
Messrs. Hooker. Hermann nnd Catch
ings. (Dem.) Mississippi, were named as
6onferees.
Ftfty-three pension bills were acted
upon favorably and reported TO the
House for passage, among the beneficial