The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-19
IMMIGRATION BILLS
To-Day and Tomorrow the House
Will Give Them Consideration.
A CHAPTER ON BAD WHISKEY
Distilled Spirits. Four Years Old.
to Be Bottled in Bond - II Is
Predicted hat Congress VIII
Adjourn Early In June.

Washington, May 1s.-It was expect
ed that the house would take up the
consideration of the immigrant bills
on the calendar to-day under a special
order, but owing to the pressure of
other matters, the order was not pre-
sented until just prior to adjournment
1t was then amended so as to give to-
morrow and wednesday until 4 O'Clock
for the consideration of these bills
There are four of them. The Mccall
bin provides for an educational test:
the Stone bill provides for consular in
spection and the Mahaney and Corliss
bills provide for more rigid enforce
ment of the present immigration laws.
and especially deal with immigration
from Canada.
Quite number Of the minor bills
and conference reports were adopted
and bills were passed as follows: To
allow the bottling OF distilled spirits I'm
bond; TO expedite the delivery of i'm
ported goods In parcels and packages
not exceeding $500 in value; to provide
for the registration of trade marks on
bottles. barrels, casks and other recep-
tacles used in interstate and foreign
commerce; to incorporate the Ancient
Society of Colonial Danes of America;
for the general distribution of con-
demned cannon by the secretary of
pei the attendance of witnesses before
the local land officers. The conference
report on the bill to improve the mer-
chant marine engineer service was
adopted, and the bill to constitute
Leadville, Pueblo and Durango, sub
ports Of entry was passed.
Evans explained the purpose of the
bill to permit distilled spirits, four
years old or over, to be bottled I'm bond.
Such bottljng would furnish an official
guarantee of the age or quality of the
whislSey or other distilled spirits. The
only whiskey on the American market
to-day with such a guarantee was bot
tied in Canada. The bill furnished Mr..
Morse with a text for some remarks
on the evil effects of whiskey drink
ing, and Colson, republican. Kentucky
on the spurious liquids sold under the
name of straight Kentucky whiskey."
Tate, democrat, Georgia. criticised the
bill on the ground that II Disseminated
in favor of large distillers. The bill
was passed-11320
AT 4:3O p. m. Henderson, republican,
iowa, presented the special order for
the consideration to-day and to-mor-
row until o'clock of the immigration
bills on the calendar.
Bertholdt republican, Missouri,
chairman of the committee on immigra-
tion suggested, in view of the devotion
of almost the entire day to other mat
ters, that an additional day be given
for debate. Henderson explained that
the stress of business would not per-
NIT such an extension. Besides he un-
derstood that Bartholdt was opposed
to the immigration bills and did not rep
resent his committee on the subject.
Bartholdt denied this, saying that he
favored the bill for the application OF
an educational test.
Hepburn, republican, Iowa, Johnson,
republican. California, and Dalzell, re-
publican, Pennsylvania, argued for
more time and w. A. Stone, republi-
can, Pennsylvania, and Lacey, repub-
lican, Iowa, against an extension.
In the course OF his remarks Hen
derson predicted that congress would
adjourn sine die between the 7th and
10th of June. After considerable spar
ring the resolution was adopted. The
house then at sos p. m. adjourned.