The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-28
JEFFERSONIAN
DEMOCRACY.
Senator Allen CHATS Nj. HiIl
and MI. Gray.
HE TELLS THE DELAWARE sENA.
TOR THAT HE is A GOOD RE-
PUBLICAN, WHO, In RETURN
SAYS MR.. ALLEN IS A MILAN
CHoLY EXAMPLE OF PopULlsT1C
NoTIONs-A NEW IMMIGRATION
BILL PRESENTED IN THE HOUSE

Washington, Jan. 21-The military
appropriation bill was passed in the Sem
ate to day after long and somewhat
amusing controversy on an amendment
providing for the payment of expenses of
attendance of West Point cadets at the
inauguration parade The proposition
was made the text by Mr.. Allen, of Ne.
oraska, OF dissertation on the virtues of
Old Jefersonian Democracy and sim.
plicity and the ''dry rot'' which Is s'de-
stroying the American republic as it did
the Roman Empire" and of an attack on
Mr.. Gray, of Delaware, for inconsistency
IN attending Democratic caucuses and
claiming to be Democrat, while "to all
intents and purposes he had been a Re-
publican three or four years"
And there was another distinguished
Senator, Mr. Allen adden, pointing 70 the
seat of Mr. Hill, of New York, who said
that he too was Democrat.
THESE remarks made with all the seri
BUSINESS characteristic of the Nebraskan
were received with smiles by the tSo
Senators alluded to and by che whole
Senate. Mr.. Gray contented himself nv
saying that Mr. Allen was melancholy
example of the effect of Populistic no.
lions, and he would probably prefer to
have contingent of Coxeys army attend
the inauguration, and Mr. Allen admit
te" thae this would be little more rele--
want.
Finally the amendments was rejected
and the bill was passed. 1t appronriotes
F4'9,3I2; or $4,000 more than the bill as
it passed the House. This 5000 is for
the purchase of one Maxim semi. auto
matte ive-pounder quick firing gun.
The memorial of Henry A. Dupont. of
Delaware, in which he asserts his claim
to n seat in the Senate and which was
defeated last session through miscount
or through mistake about pairs, was
| presented by Mr.. Chandler and was re-
| elections.
The Nicaragnan bill was taken Ip. It
gave rise to quite spirited debate, In
the coarse of which Mr.. Sherman sup-
gested that. although he would vote for.
the oiil in any form presented, it would
he better to let It lie over until next SEES
sion, and intimsted that he would favor
the negotiation of II new treaty on the.
lines of the Freylinghuysen treaty. A
motion to recommit the bill was made by
MI Villas aud WAS pending when the SEN
ate, ut 4;45, adjourned till tomorrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
BY vote of 13l to 11S the House to-.
day agreed to the conference report on
the immigration bill, which embodied
substantially n new measure, being Ci Ter
ent Iii some respects from either the SEN
ate or House bill.
Chairman Bartholdi refused to sign the
report recommending the bill. Tho prin-
cipal objection to the bill was tho clause
requiring immigrants to read and write
1.-THE language of their nntive or resident
country" This, it was pointed ont.
would prevent several classes of peonje in
Europe and in Central America and Mex-
leo from gaining admission to the United
States, because they do not speak either
OF the languages to which the elause
limits them 1t WAS admitted that the
language was Intended to proven. the
coming of great body of Russian Jews.
The vote was taken ON the adoption of
the conference report and on division it
was agreed toll to 105.
Mr.. Bartholdi demanded the yeas and
1T. '''
The usual motion to reconsider and TO
lay that motion on the table having been
made by Mr.. Danford and agreed 20, the
House at 4:45 adjourned till to morrow.