The herald., 1897-11-19
CHANDELIERS
FORECAST
OF the Work of the Coming
Session
RESTRICTION OF IMMIGRATION
NOT LIKELY TO AFFECT BoRDER
NEIGHBORS
RESTRICTION OF IMMIGRATION
Cuban Policy Is Problematical, But
the Hawaiian Annexation Treaty
Will Be Ratified
Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. Nov. Ex-senator
William E. Chandler of New Hamp-
shire, in an interview regarding legisla-
tion at the coming session of congress,
said:
Senator Lodge proposes pushing the
measure looking to the restriction OF I'M
migration and of demanding its pas
sage without delay.
"Bills proposing to bar the undesirable
foreign element from enteringJinto this
country are now pending in both the
house and the senate, and there Is no
doubt that the two houses will be able
to agree upon bill. The house measure
lays restrictions on what are called birds
of passage but the senate bill does not.
The class referred to is that which lives
along, the northern and southern border
lines of the country and embraces Mexi-
cans and Canadians who work daily in
the United States but live in their native
countries. This part Of the bill. in my
Judgment, eventually will be omitted
and the senate bill, which applies to i'm
migrants from European and Oriental
countries, passed.
"Some action, believe, wilB be taken
looking to the relief Of the Cuban in.
surgents. OF course, the Republican
policy will largely depend on the presi-
dents message, but my opinion is he will
leave the entire matter to the judgment
OF congress.
1.-THE prospects for the ratification Of
the Hawaiian treaty are excellent. The
| Republicans will stand by it to unit.
and many Democrats will do likewise.
think the necessary two-thirds' vote
will be secured.
LAS to final legislation, especially as
to the revision of the banking laws,
cannot see how any such legislation can
be passed"
PROSPECTIVE PENSIONS.
WASHINGTON, Nov 1s.-Secretary
of the Interior Bliss. in his annual report
made public tonight, submits estimates
aggregating $156,532,4 ,419 for appropria-
tions by congress for the fiscal year end
ing June 30 1885,
| Discussing pensions, he says 100000
pension claims are awaiting adjudica-
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fifty per cent of these will be finally ad-
mitted. If they are rapidly adjudicated
and the first payments made thereon,
the amount of the pension roll will de-
crease very rapidly, possibly to 5,000.-
900 or $3.50 ,0OO, 900 for the first year.
Concerning Alaska, Secretary Bliss
says existing conditions demand a rad
ical change in the laws relating thereto,
and he recommends that the public land
laws be extended to that district, that
additional land offices be created and
appropriations made to carry them into
effect; that the granting Of rights Of way
for railways, telegraph and telephone
lines and the construction of roads and
trails be specially authorized; that pro-
vision be made for the incorporation Of
municipalities, providing for the hold
ing of elections, defining qualifications
for voting and giving such powers as are
used and exercised by municipalities
elsewhere; that the legal and political
status of the native population, which Ia
in doubt, be defined; that citizenship be
extended to the Metlakahtla Indians,
who emigrated from British Columbia
and under authority of an act of con-
gress approved March 30, 1891, now oc-
cupy Annette islands; that complete
territorial government be authorized
and established and that representation
in congress be granted.