The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-11
IN THE SENATE.
Immigrafion Bill Taken Up-Ad-
tournament Till Monday.

WASHINGTON, Dec. la-The senate
get into the regular channel OF business
sasay. taking Up the immigration bill and
esse1ls nerfecssnx ii. ana also hearing the
A~es soY the speeches on cuba. those OF
CuIlom and Call. The disposition 70 put
through the immigration BIZ was SHOWN
by the defeat OF motion by Gibson OF
Maryland 10 postpone the measure until
after the holidays. Only thirteen votes,
all Democrats. were given IN favor or the
postponement. The proposition served 70
Involve Chandler. Lodge and Gibson IN
several spirited personal colloquiss- The
bin was not passed upon up 70 the time
Of adjournment. but the senate agreed 20
shat IS generally known as the Lodge Dill
as a substitute for the house measure.
The substitute requires that all irnrnl-
grants over the age Of IA years shall be
able 10 read and write their native IAN
suage, and shall be required 10 read ana
write in the presence of a United States
Official at least five lines Of the United
States constitution. The Cuban speeches
OF Cullom and Call were listened 20 by
crowded galleries indicating the pubic
interest felt in this subject. The SENATE
adjourned over 10 Monday
After the speeches on Cuba the imnni-
grafton bill came up as the unfinished
business. Gibson OF Maryland suggested
that she measure go over until after the
holidays Lodge. IN charge OF the Oil.
protested that there should be no further
DELAY Gibson responded that his oppo-
Sstion was due 20 the fact that no demand
came for II from the states. There were
several sharp passages between 1esota
ard Chandler. The latter characterized
C;sbson.s proposition for delay as ''jocose
He oceaSfoaed laugh on suggesting tha1
the senator ought not TO wat while Gid
son read a report. The Maryland senator
replied that he was not jocose, and pro-
eeedea 70 read the features OF the Hmm
gratfon report. pointing out where = dlK-
fered essentially from the cotnnhlLee r.
port favoring this BILL Then oioson
changed MS motion so as 20 postpone the
BIZ until the first Monday In January ana
a roll call vas taken, resulting. yeas lS'
nays s..
T'he vote for postponsmeni was; Bacon.
Bate. Blackburn. Cafery. GIHson Ahis'
Mitchell Of Wisconsin. Nufphy. fasco'
Pugh. Turpie. Vest. Nai'haii, belnvea ,TS. - a.
The measure brought ont extended de-
haze. yest pointed out that the provss-
iers should be restricted 10 male 'mni-
Grants showing that the female doines-
,f~s mostly coming from the foFsaEn
countries. d{d not have the francnlse ana
could not reduce our standard OF cstlzen-
ship -,
I.asga opposed the amendment, SAYING
shs time rad come 10 make restfictlohS
a-nnfe 70 keep ont foreign labor and Tor
ete1 competition. The people gathered
- ass~ cities said he see streams OF i'm
migrants noslrIng into their midst o1E
cxn unemployed we're being I4cea oy tsse
unemployed of other lands.
Chandler called attention 70 the iac,
that IN the recent elecfions Wossen Nosed
IN many states. and tina, the alSitnct tioh
,.vwaa bv Vest was fas. disappearing
s-bansfe~ said II was essential ih&f The
-na.ha~z ars girls who were coming from
ah~oea shaula rot be iiiitersEe. as they
.zuxht and reared the cniAoren ~ho were
- swell our coming generations Sa&h1-
ie~ caused a laugh by reference % hlii
of New York. who tefn9ot 49, oCce - -
.he chair he said the restriction o, m
~ssw~asisr lad been approved by the ssv-
a~sf raeEonal platforms "lf am wrong
- saratar in the chair fhllb vii COR
rect ras. as BE is familiar with al plas-
forms
Chandler said the Repnallcan national
reatfarna and 81 least one o. the paAf-
forms on which BFyan si0o0' 1a1 1s-
clarss sD- restricted trlrns sxrsfson, and ne
saeasfo4sf.r suggested that Vest ought not
- ne she nrsg 20 violate party pledges
Palmer aF fN&noss, ef@red an amend
-n~ne making she restrictions apply 20 al
r,~~<s-s over = years % age. lnsFezA q
Il wears. rs proposed II Ehe eiA- he 9rs =
.sat n vas the usual tire OK reaching
naE9rsfv-
The porsaar Interest ou various taazsia-
stsns y legislation was sEoEn ~ an AFra-
-. q petitions rssd by re petttloa caerE-
Tsna rsa1a subjects % ths fettfiSns Ner>
sa~ faN passage - the D4ngieT g.. tae
s-se.ssr5suce % Cuba ard tn@ TNstEiesion
e ssanngsrasf1ss. Tae csnainx tna0S a.
ss-~ 81 II X zrleT AS foresAseo&s& II q
~a~.sss.san tsTersa he Sh@THsAn o. Dn4S.
we9en nss axreea "a rrevi8tug Tor a
COMMITTEES ~ fnrre sssatsrs. 80 y NAMES
~ ghe pressala- og.cer. % zaAke nseess@-
..n-,.snusa a.. saY.nsa p.se.