The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-22

claiming the vacant seat as senator from
Delaware. The claim OF Henry A. Du-
pont for the same seat has already been
presented.
After q two days debate. In the course
OF which considerable partisan passion
was aroused and an Intellectual attempt
20 flibuster for the purpose OF gaining
time, the house to-day decided the con-
tested election case OF Yost vs.. Tucker.
from the Tenth Virginia distric; by
denying the seat 10 Mr.. Yost and con-
hrming Mr.. fuckers title thereto. The
Republicans were badly divided. fiiiy-
four OF them Joining with the Democrats
and supporting the claims " the Demo-
cratic contestee.
When the supporters OF Mr.. Tost's con-
teniions found they were defeated by a
narrow margin OF eight votes Cthe Not'
being 11s-l27 against him) they inaugur-
ated flIbuster in the hope OF gaining
tifne, and for two hours there was g sue
cession OF roll calls, but They were hnai-
Iv oyerpowered BY numbers and the res
olutions confirming Mr. fuckers tide 20
his seat were adopted ar. Yost j
member-elect OF the next house, and Mt.
Tucker, who Is son OF Randolph Tuck
er. has been a member OF the last four
Congresses. He declined re-nomlna-
tion because he did not agree with his
party on the money question.
The compromise immigration bill.
which has been agreed upon by the con-
ferees OF the house and senate and wnieh
will come before the TWO houses FOR ac-
ceptance within q Few days, contains
several new features, which have not pe-
fore been made public.
r,Ff g. N - hill re-
tained, which excludes from the United
States all persons over sixteen years or
age who cannot read and write the Eng
lish language or the language OF their
native country, but Is amended by the
words cor resident" before country
in accordance with a suggestion made by
Chairman Bartholdt, OF the house COM
mittee. -,
For the purpose OF testing the ability
Of immigrants 20 read It provides that
they shall draw from box printed
slip containing between twenty ana
twenty-five words OF the cons ssitutlCh' s,i
instead OF FIVE lines OF tt required py me
senate bill. and read these words.
The olan OF representative Corliss, OF
AIichiFan, for excluding aliens from
Temporary employment, in the United
States, reads as follows:
That II shall hereafter be unlawful
for any male allen who has not IN Sood
faith made his declaration before the
proper court OF record OF his intention
10 become q citizen OF the United
States, or to come regularly or habit
ually into the United States by lana or
water for the purpose OF engaging IN
any mechanical trade or manual IA
boz. for wages or salsry.returning from
time 10 time 10 foreign country.
THAT Il shall be unlawful for any
person, partnership company or corpor-
alton knowingly to employ any alien
coming Into the United States in viola
don OF the next preceding section OF
this act, provided that the provisions
OF this act shall not apply 20 the en-
ployment Of sailors. deck hands or 9th
er employees OF vessels, or railroad train
hands, such as conductors. engineers
brakeman. fremen or baggagemen'
whose duties require them 90 pass over
the frontier 10 reach the terminus or
their runs, or to boat men or guides on
the lakes. and rivers on the northern
border OF the United States.
A new section IS added 20 the bill
which follows:
THAT any alien who shall, in viola
tion OF this act. or any other existing
law. secure entry into the United
States without inspection or examlna-
tion, or through mistake, misrepresen-,
tation, collusion, deception or fraud.
may be taken into custody and such
allen, upon 4 special inquiry at the
most convenient place. conducted ac~
cording to section 8, OF the immigra-
tion act OF March 3, 1898, shall be
dealt with az provided BY law for
alien immigrants, upon their first ar
rival -
Instead OF taking eIrect three months
after its passage. the bill is amended
to take effect July !, 1887
Considerable interest was manifested
IN the senate to-day over the arrival in
the city OF Senator -elect Kenny, OF
Delaware whom 81 was said would dur
ing the day present HIS credentials and
ask 10 be sworn IN as a successor 20
Hon. Anthony Higgins, on the strength
OF the recent election in the Delaware
legislature This interest was heighten-
ed by the fact that Mr.. Addiclls was
known 90 be In the city with the in
tention OF antagonlzing Mr.. Kenny's
claim
A conference between the rspresen-
tatlves OF the two sides OF the chamber
resulted In an agreement 10 postpone
action on Nr. Keauy's credentials until
after next Wednesday, when II was
agreed the committee should meet and
make its report upon the petition of
Mr.. Dupont, who nov claims seat in
the senate.