New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-19
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS-.
TO RESTRICT IMMIGRATION BY AN 1LLlr-
ERACY TEST.

TIVE AND JUDICIAL APPROPRIATIONS
BILL REPORTED TO THE HOUSE.
Washington. Feb 1S.-In place OF the various oiiis
before It or the subject OF restricting li's "'''
tia Senate immigration Committee to-day re-
ported bill adding to the classes OF a"e"'
cuded from admission to the United states al
nersons over fourteen years of age VINO canho'
read and write the language or thei' N'..'' 80,
try except that aged person not 50 aD'e ~ -
and write who Is the parent or grahupafen' u "
odr,.ss,ble immigrant may accompany or be sent
for by such Immigrant. For the purpose VI S'
ing the ability Of the immigrant to READ ana wiz
Tho nsnection officers shall be furnished WIN copie'
of the constitution Of the United States prih'eu vi
numbered uniform pasteboard Slips eae"
tanning five lines Of the Constitution pr"'eu - ~
various languages Of the Immigrants ia 49,
small plea type. These slips are 10 De KEEP ~ -.
made for the purpose. and so constructor % ~
ooo,, tho aims from View each box to contain
sns Of but one language and the Immigrant may
designate the language In which ne pFeie,' w
test shall he made. Each Immigrant shaii oe
ouired to draw one OF said slips from the poA an"
read and aferward write out In iuII view thereon
immigration officers the FIVE lines prih,eu s
Each slip shall returned to the box 40 he
after the test is finished ana ,ne ofcer be-
fore another drawing is made NO iinis rn Nv
ns to tead ana WfS but he shall be returned to
the country from which he came AZ tme him as
Tho o
now nrovlded by law The inspection officers shait
keep in each box at all times tula IN ueexciuded
10, SS-ant shall keen certified memorandum Oh
the number of the slip when me saiu '''''''
failed to read or copy out III "iiO'o'
In the report accompanying the BIZ the committee
states that there Is a general ana earnest ue'' ~
restrict foreign immigration. The committee pe
Iieves the country IS not yet ready for caP''"'''
tax on immigrants. and is convinced that 'ne
consular certiacation plan is impracticaoie IL 'hi
fore recommends the bill as the pest propoS "o-
yet advanced. Statistics are presented VIII" So
that the teracy test will affect almost e"''e'
,hose races whosc immigration to this country mas
begun in recent times and which are most a''e" ~
language and origin to the people who iouhuen '"'
thirteen colonies and have built up the Ih''eu
States that II will tell most heavily on those o"S'
which now furnish the paupers, diseased persons
and criminals excluded BY existing law, anu 49,
therefore, continuance of the present poicy OF 'h
I,nited states: that the immigrants who would De
excluded By the illiteracy test 40 nVt 80 ,nn,gra
no Western End Southern states. where immlgra-
Ion IL needed and become agricultural popu!a-
ton but remain almost entirely III VIZ 49,
ha , o market Is overcrowded the proposed
measure would exclude larGer numDet oi M a
sIrabe Immigrants and a smaller huh!pe, Vi ~, a.
s,rabe immgrants so far as statistics can be relied
on than any other restriction whioh oo"'u '' Wv
vlsed.
The minority report on the Dupont case was iad
before the Senate this morning h Mr. Turpie Dem
J.
OF the committee. They deny the Legality OF me
election Of May O. 1885, under which Henry a. Du-
mont claims to have been elected to he intel
States Senate the committee assuming the posi- ,o
then cast The report sets forth the record which.
IT says SHOWS that on the last o ,d I ny dfeen
which was less than a majority, ne we O. ,,tor
ernor NaI7On, VIZ" en~eeded to the Ciovernoship Is
cDun,oI in the record The minority contend thit
,be VOTE OF spe1ker Watson was legal for he WAS
D tho "A sf..De
Standing he was Actin. Governor. Having oten a.
cod opy be- deprived Of his privilege to act as
such through death. resignation or ne oenatv az
r rpo 5t also holds that it perfectly compat,
bic FOR Mr. Weson to exs Wo thnk it clear the
minority say from the ansnsee OF ths are eH
pressly made compatible and competent Dy the 'e''S
OF that instrument
A hill apnropriating $50 600 for alterations in the
Pos,oaice Building at New-York, TO provide better
facilities for the Federal courts there. was reported
to the Senate to-day. and placed on '"e c''e"D''
The House Committee on Interstate and Foreign
Commerce to-day heard those Interested IN 'he pro-
rosod :, Louis bridge. Mr. Murphy VINO intro
duc4d the bill explained It's object ara heid 'na'
,he proposcd structure would greatly reduce 'oi'S
| Representative Barthoidt OF Missouri faVoTeh con-
,ruct,nc the bridge at South ST Louis asserting that
TIA location al that place would in 70 way oosruct
rovioaton Captain H. G Haarstick. on behalf OF me
river men protested against building the Dlluss III
the barber OF -, u,i non conmerce As he understood
the plans. the company proposed 10 pu''u '"7
at Cars 81.
Mr. bingham OF Pennsylvania. from the COM
m,ttee on Appropriations. reported TO the io"Se ~
d.v N. Legislative. Executive and Judicial Appro-
rri,.,on hin for the coming fiscal year the Dill
carries an appropriation OF LILLE wh'ch Is w.
s55 below the estimates submitted ana So-''''- 'sS
than H.. aprroprla lion for the current nscal year
The hill provdes specifically for 1907 salaries being
%, les. than the namber estimated for ana 3"5 less
than now provided for or this number SoS were
additional collectors % internal revenues under the
/ Income TAX law. In appropriat!ng Tor me o"halr
80 sIowanca Il made FOR clerks 70 the Committees
on Woman Suffrage ard Mines ana Mnihs "h'h
have heretofore been provided FOR at s2lVV each
The sub. committee OF the Ways and Means Com
mittee having charge OF tho several DIS dehhlhs
filled cheese" and imposing tax on lts manu-
facture importation, expectation ana sil' nave
agreed to report measure TO Inc iuh c'n'''''e "
carry out the propositions advanced in the various
measures on the subject Their bill will be offered
AZ n substitute for the other bills. II Will define
nued cheese" and extend the provisions OF the oeo-
margarine law TO this product with such additions
AZ the internal revenue laws may require 10 make
the proposed law effective FROM test,noS saAsm Oh
| the subject II clearly shown mat me sreat
dairy interests Of the NORTH ana Nsst were ncins
II was agreed that IL 'fllel cheese" was marketed
it should be as such. and not as pure cheese me
Mil II Is believed, add considerable TO the revenues
The Treasury to-day paid to an informcr $1,000
as his one third share of fine imposed on Rhode
Island manufacturer who imported twenty-elsht
| men under contract to work In his factory
THE TRADE OF 1895.
STATISTICS OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS rrB-
ILsHED BY THE TREASURY.