New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-10
TWO MORE VETOEs OVERRULED'
prvsION BILLS REPAsSED-IoNrr
REPORT on THE IMMIGRATION
pfTI ADOPTED.

u.a.h,ro,on Feb 9-President Cleveland was over .
,oI h,, the House to-day in the matter oil Ve'oe' "a
,uo nensicn bills. They were Tor the oe"o.'
rachel Patton ana Caroline Mowatt' w''o"' ~
dors who had remarked ana lost 'i''' a,, on
hands The bills were vetoed. the mcssabes SAL
the ground tina. their passage wouId eS''o q, ,n
serous precedent Mr.. sulIoway hep' ". ~, 80
- - -, ono 81 tho his asserted that the Preside"'
hl treadv approved thirteen similar MIS- 50 'H
49,, tocedcnt was pretty well established Inc p'''
TO pensIon Rachel Patton was passou, '"e o'' a.
-, rho President Notwithstanding. by vote VI 40"
IN 90 and that to pension Cdioi'he "'""'' ~
to 81. -..,,r, -, tho
After a brlef debate the conference r'p,'. y"
,,,,,ior biI. ,v,s agreed to 2l7 TO g. This makes
Tho third distinct proposition on hat suDJec' WIN"
IN. IJouse has passed The bill as agreed upon Pro-
,des for the admission Of torate wives anu o"'
dren u Immigrants who Themselves are e"sI'" ~
odro,ssior The educational test was changed - as
IN admit any male Immigrant. oth'TwiS" i"a''e'
who can read and write the English or some othcr
lonrroge The frs: agreemen, compelled the iHni-
grant 20 read ard write in the Language OF MS ma
live or resilient nation" The sections relating 10 'A'
coming Of birds o. passage especially over me
Canadian border, have been changed 20 rea1 a. Iol
lows:
Section T. That II shall hereafter be unlawful for
any male alien who has not In good iath hai' NE
declaration before the proper court OF ms INTENTION ~
become a citizen OF the United States 10 lie e,np.oyed
an onr nuhlic work of the United States. or 70 come
regularly or habtunlly into the United States by lana
water for the purpose OF ehgaElhg III any ainrv re-
turning from time to time 10 foreign country. -
Sec 3 That 1t shall be unlawful for any person,
p1rtnership company corporation Knowingly 10
employ any alien coming into the lnitet s t III
violation Of the next preceding section OF th1 "o
provided that the provisions Of this hct slali nor
apply to the employment Of sailors. deck hahds p'
other employees OF vessels or railroad tram haluS,
such as conductors. engineers. brakcIn'h, nreintn
or baggagemen. whose duties require th'm % pass
over the frontier to reach the t"rmini of their runs
or 10 boatrncn or guides the lakes ana rivers on
the northern border Of the United states
Sec g. That violation OF the PROVISIONS OF
Sections { ana : OF this act by any aiien or cltIen
Shall be deemed misdemeanor. punishablc by
term Of not exceeding one year, or by both me ana
imprisonment in the discretion or the court: pro-
yided. that all persons convicted OF yoi i Oh
Section Of this act shall be deported 10 tne coul-
try whence they came.
Sec = That nOtWithstanding the provisions or
this or any other existing law the Secretary of the
FOR the purpose OF teaching new arts or industries
under such rules and regulations as he may pro-
vide.
new section was added follows:
Sec g. That this act shall not apply TO persons
arrivn, IN the United States from any place or
port in the island OF cuba during the continuance
of the present disorders there. who nave hitherto
been inhabitants of that Island
Senate amendments were cOnclrrcd in to the bill
giving preference rights for purchase under the
Homestead law at private entry 10 bona hde
purchasers of swamp lands voted TO the STATE OF
Mississippi In aid of the construction o; the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad and afterUard restored 70 the
public domain
Under tho call of committees the following meas-
passed: Joint resolution to elect John
Marshall Browne OF Maine, member OF thc BOARD
Of Governors of the Natonai Soldiers Homes;
Senate bill providing for the pfonlotIon Of lassed
Ing a penalty for the unauthorized or misleading
use Of the word copyright"
The House at i:o5 O'Clock adjourned until to-mor-