The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-30
TILLMAN'S IMMIGRATION TAX
He Wants 500 Collected From Each
Person Who Comes 10 This Country,
NOFOREIGNER ALLOWED STAY HERE
while Retaining His Citizenship In Ans
other Country Until amer the Triumph
of Iieo Tillman Abuses
Ilc,eIand-C Chambers Eidicule.

MASHINGTON. June I.-Aiter tedious
consideration OF inc tariff bin thioLshout
tie day iho Senate wound up Mlth
hall hour of lively and amusing coAopuy
between Senators Tlman (of soutn
Carollna) and Chandler (of New hanip-
shire. Tho former had proposed an
nmondcmnt TO the tariff bill providing
Il Slop head tIx on immigrants and re-
sircaon against an those no, coming 10
the United States 10 become citizehs'
During the day the senate disposed OF
ths lead paragraphs. the committee rate
of l-2 cents per pound on lead ore Deihs
agreed 10 by vote OF - TO oV Inc
other paragraphs considered were OF cOhi-
qaIltNCy MINOR importance.
several .uuuftd pension nlis W'i' l'
ported as the result Of the hrst meellhb
OF tAU Pension Commission since tlle pl l'o
,uf Congress assembled. II took hait an
hour q, read the list OF private pension
bills when 90 was concluded MI Mvi
gan (oi Alabama commented on the lact
that tho men and women named IN thesc
bills must wait Tor reief, OWING 10 @ @liiao
tion oi one Of the branches oI ,uns -. -.
At this time Congress was without 'le
ouuorfunif. OF liberty TO pass one vi
these pension bills. Congress was Hol
even In session, asserted Nj. MVIsan. s,.
The lawyers % fthc country Woulo .N .uoN
deal Of trouble ahead over TINS question:
of Congress being in session. ...
HEAD TAX OK IMMIGRANT
Mr.. TUiman tof South Ca-ohna) WIS
then recognized for "a speech III supp. ~
OF The following amendments 10 the tn'
'trhat there shall De collected a h'hh
tax OF $500 On an immigrants coming 10
the ThitDd States 10y land or water.
CHA. 20 shall be a misdemetnp., puh-
ish Ibie bv Ane or Imprisonment. fer any
lliln who does not intend TO become an
American ciDzen or who retains ms CIV
yeus hip i'm q foreign country, 10 enter INC
United states for the purpose OF en-
raeing I'm any mechanical trade OF
manual labor within the borders thereof
Provided that this section ana the one
Immediately preceding shail ohiy i'hi"in
iu force until silver shall be admitted 10
our mints for coinage at the Iatio OF
So to on the same conditions with
Nir 'rillmar spoke Of the rapid spread
Of pauperism. as shown by the staus1ics
OF tails and prisons. il was Time ne
eaid. 10 Keep platform promises, TO 40
something for labor. TO keep back the
horde of immigrants arriving annuallN
and 10 place a value on American o'H-
TO sell IL at 800 head" suggested
Mr. Chandler. ironically. ill.,.
"Ol. If the Senator wants n colloduN
with me he can have ~ 1eloIe 1 so'
through" answered Mr.. 1lllmah.
dition of the coal miners or fennsyNaila
and read from official reports saving
many OF the miners were compelled TO
live like beasts .,
risively. "when Senators are framing
thcir laws for the protection OF american
labor and American industry.
Mr. Quay remarked that the report
from which Mr.. Tillman read was mdue
bv "A Republican Committee, appointed by
IprrffIlfDun LEGISLATURE
"And l am asking q Republican Com
,ress 10 protect these people against conf
petition" declared Mr.. Timan. VIII
YOU do it2 Dare you do itY or viii you
be satisfied with giving labor LID SER
Ho gave the extent Of the slum element
e. New York Baltimore. Chicago, ana
other cities and said that showed where
tho big Republican maJorities came from
last year.
NE senator dealt more in statistics
than usual although he added the char
actoristic Vchcmcnce OF voice ana gesture
10 his remarks. lie closed with gloomy
prodiction that If the tide OF Immigration
was not turned back the country would
DE torn bv revolution and blOodshed and
repetition of the Paris Commune.
MR.. CHANDLER RESPONDS.
Mr.. Chandler briefly Responded 10 me
South Carolina Senator. and asked why
II was the Enumeration bill passed by
Rcpublican majoritios in the last Con-
eress had been defeated.
because your Republican President,
Grover Cleveland. vetoed it, shouted Mr..
Tillman.
Amid laughter Mr. Chandler protested
against having Mr. Cleveland designated
n Republican. when the Senator from
south Carolina Crllmam had Joined other
Democrats IN clecting that President as
q Democrat.
"Ycs" observed NIr. Tillman. while the
galleries roarcd. Il ask forgiveness for
that. and promise, so help me God. III
never DO IL again..
Mr.. Chandler went on 20 say that the
failure of the only recent amendment TO
the immigration laws was defeated by
Democratic President. land the Senator
should have turned the tines of his pitch
fork ON Grover Cleveland and left the
Republican party for another day., con-
1lnued the Senator in droll tones.
Here Mr.. Tillman insisted on setting
himself straight on Grover Cleveland
and in spite of protests he proceeded rap
idly 20 assert that In 1892 he went 10 the
National Convention at the head or the
South Carolina delegation. after the State
Convention had declared Mr. Cleveland
10 he prostitute OF Democracy
AIR Chandler here interposcd protest
and with mock seriousness convulscd the
Senate boy refusing To yield longer.
Il cannot permit he said, " Such IAN
rraee against the President or the SEN
ators party" lie would yield only in
case tho South Carolina Senator adopted
hs usual courteous and respectful style
toward The late President.