The record-union., 1896-12-11
CUBAN INDEPENDENCE
STRONGLY URGED.
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Of our country or our people. I have
little choice or preference as to the
know the public wants, settlement on
a humane and just basis. The United
States can do no less than to initiate
this effort for humanity and liberty"
AT the conclusion of Cullom's speech
Call CD Of Florida took the floor and
spoke on the Cuban question. Calls
joint resolution was at the conclusion of
his speech referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
The bill to amend the immigration
laws was then taken up as unfinished
business.
Gibson CD of Maryland favored the
bill until after the holidays
Lodge (R) of Massachusetts, in charge
of the bill, opposed any postponement.
Gibson made the formal motion that
the bill be postponed until the first Mon
day in January. The Senate, by a vote
of 13 yeas to 81 nays, refused to post
pone consideration of the bill.
The Senate substitute for the House
bill was agreed to, and then the substi-
tute was open for Independent amend
ments.
Sewell (R.) of New Jersey moved to
amend the first paragraph SO as to make
1t exclude "all persons over IA years old
who cannot read and write the language
of their native country or some other
language, except that an aged or minor
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is the parent, grandparent, child or wife
Of an admissible immigrant, may ac-
company or be sent by such immigrant" 4"
Vest Cd of Missouri protested
against the application of the test of
tlliteracy to women and girls. He as
sumed that really at the bottom of the
whole question was the restriction of
immigrant votes. He did not see how
the workmanship or labor of a man
who could not read or write debarred
the laborer or workmanship of amy
body else. But certainly the argument
against illiterate immigration could not
apply to domestic servants.
Lodge replied to Vests comments,
and said the amendment offered by the
Senator from Missouri should not be
adopted, as it would take away from
the force and scope of the bill, none
too great.
Chandler (R) of New Hampshire also
opposed V st's amendment. He remind
ed the Senate that the national con-
ventions of both political parties had
declared in favor of the restriction of
foreign immigration. If he was wrong in
that statement, no one was more COM
petent to correct him than the present
occupant of the chair chill of New
York;, who was thoroughly familiar
with these platforms. Oaughter)
Without action on either of the pend
ing amendments, the Senate proceeded
ness, and at 800 p. m. adjourned un-
til Monday.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The House
to-day indulged in it's first political dis
cussion, sarcastic and humorous in its
nature. It was provoked by the cOnsid-
Grafton of a bill amending the law pro-
hibiting the alien ownership of lands
In the Territories so as to permit aliens
to acquire possession under foreclosure
of mortgage and hold the land for ten
years, within which period they must
dispose of it Hepburn CR) of Iowa
asked by what right a delegate from
the Territories sought to change a law
now in accordance with the platform the
inhabitants had approved by their
votes at the last election. A breezy
discussion ensued in which the ethics
of Populism were considered taking a
wide range and so conducted as to af-
ford considerable amusement to the
members. The Territorial Delegates
urged the passage of the bill as a mat
ter of justice to their people who were
now deprived of the power to reserve
investments of foreign capital, but the
House-60 to 73-refused to pass the
bill to a third reading
The bill to define the rights of pur-
chaSers of the Atlantic and Pacific Rail-
road under foreclosure of the mortgage
authorized by Act of April 20, 1871
was laid over until Monday next, after
having been amended so as to forbid
the issue of capital stock by the new
corporation except for full value at par
on account of money paid in or labor or
material furnished, until approved by
the Secretary Of the Interior
Hon. c. J. Boatner, elected from the
Fifth Louisiana District to fill a vacan-
cy occasioned by the action of the
House at the last session declaring his
seat vacant, appeared and took the oath
of office.
Under the call of committees Scran-