The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-10
OVER THEPRESIDENT'S VETO
HOUSE PASSES TWO PENSION BILLS
FOR SOLDIERS WIDOWS.


Washington, Feb. 9.-In order that it
might prepare the bill making appro-
priations for carrying on the postal ser
vice in the year ended June 80, 1898, the
committee on postoffices and postroads,
on motion of Mr.. Loud, rep, of Cali
fornia, was permitted to sit during the
sessions of the house to-day.
Mr.. Danford, rep, of Ohio, called up
the second agreement of the conferees
upon the immigration bill, which was
presented to the house, and after the
reading of the statement by the con-
ferees he demanded the previous 'ques-
ton. This was seconded-94 to 12.
The bill as agreed upon provides for
the admission of illiterate wives and
children of male immigrants who them
selves are eligible to admission. The
educational test was changed so as to
admit any male immigrant, otherwise
qualified, who can read and write the
English or some other language. The
first agreement compelled the immi-
grant to read and write in the language
of his native or resident nation" The
sections relating to the coming of
birds of passage" especially over the
Canadian border, have been changed to
read as follows:
Section 4--That it shall hereafter be
unlawful for any male alien who has
not in good faith made his declaration
before the proper court of his intention
to become a citizen of the United States
to be employed on any public works of
the United States, or to come regularly
or habitualIy into the United States,
by land or water, for the purpose of
engaging in any mechanical trade or
manual labor, for wages or salary, re-
turning from time to time to a foreign
country.
Section 5-That it shall be unlawful
for any person, partnership, company
or corporation knowingly to employ
any alien coming into the United States
in violation of the next preceding sec
tion of this act, provided that the pro-
visions of this act shall not apply to
the employment of sailors, deck hands
or other employees of vessels, or railroad
train hands, such as conductors, en-
gineers, brakemen, firemen or baggage
men, whose duties require them to pass
over the frontier to reach the termini
of their runs, or to boatmen or guides
on the lakes and rivers on the northern
border Of the United States.
Section 6--That any violation Of the
provisions of sections and Of this
act by any alien or citizen shall be
deemed misdemeanor punishable by
a fine not exceeding $500 or by impris-
onment for the term of not exceeding
one year, or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment, in the discretion Of the
court; provided, that all persons con-
victed of a violation of section of this
whence they came.
Section THAT notwithstanding The
provisions of this or any other exist
ing law, the secretary of the treasury
may permit aliens to enter this coun-
try for the purpose of teaching new
arts or industries under such rules and
regulations as he may provide.
A new section was added, as fol-
lows:
Section S-That this act shall not ap-
ply to persons arriving in the United
States from any place or port in the
island of Cuba, during the continuance
of the present disorders there who
have hitherto been inhabitants of that
island.
Mr.. Mahany, rep. of New York, an
tagonized the adoption of the confer
ence report.
Mr.. Barthold, rep, Of Missouri, one
of the conferees, who did not sign either
report, expressed his qualification at
the form things had taken.
The immigration bill was further dis
cussed by Mr.. Kiefer, rep, of Mime
sota Mr.. Mcguire, dem. of California,
and Mr.. Mccall, rep, of Massachu-
setts, and the report was agreed to, 1862
to 142, A demand for the yeas and
nays was seconded. The vote resulted:
Yeas, 217; nays, 81.
The presidents veto of the bill to
grant a pension to Rachel Patton. a
soldiers widow, who afterwards mar
ried and is now the divorced wife of
her recent husband, was called up by
Mr.. Wood, rep, of Illinois.
Advocating the passages of the bill
Mr.. Cummings, dem., Of New York,
said
THE poor woman gave her husband
to the government. All she got back
from the government was his dead
body, which she buried at her own ex-
pense. Can it be that this house, which
voted a pension of $1,000 a year ago to
the widow Of a chief justice of the su-
preme court of the United States be-
cause he had been chief justice, will
refuse to do justice to this widow?
do now know how you gentlemen may
look at it, but I say, in view of these
facts, prefer to stand by the precedent
made by Andrew Jackson, rather than
to stand by the precedent sought to be
made by Grover Cleveland"
The bill was passed, the objections
of the presidents veto to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
Mr.. Sulloway, rep. of New Hamp-
shile, called up the bill to pension Car
oline Mowatt, which had been vetoed
by President Cleveland on the same
ground as in the Patton case. Pre-
senting the facts in the case Mr.. Sullo-
way referred to the presidents state
ment in the veto message that it's pas
sage would establish a dangerous pre-
cedent. ''Of short memory is the pres
ident." said Mr.. Sulloway. "I looked
up his record in this connection and
find he has approved thirteen bills ex-