Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-25

over Il years Of age, similarly qualified
and capable; and a wife or minor child
not so able to read and write may
accompany or be sent for and come to
join husband or parent similarly
qualified and capable For the purpose
Of testing an immigrants literacy he
will be compelled to read and write
about p words of the United States
constitution. Aside from these extern
SONS of the present law the bill in
augurates a new system of restriction
Of immigration from border countries
and is designed to apply principally to
immigration from Canada. The provi-
siCns in this regard follow:
Section 4. It shall hereafter be I'M
lawful for any male alien who has not
in good faith made his declaration be-
fore a proper court Of his intention to
become a citizen Of the United States
to be employed on any public works
in the United States or to come reg
ularly or habitually into the United
States by land or water for the purpose
OF engaging iii any mechanical trade
or manual labor for wages or salary,
returning from time to time to for
eign country.
Section 5. 1t 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 section
Of this act shall not apply to the. en-
ployment of sailors, deckhands or other
employees of vessels or railroad train
hands whose duties require them to
pass over the frontier to reach the
termini of their runs, or boatmen, or
guides on lakes and rivers on the
northern border Of the United States.
A violation of these sections is made a
misdemeanor punishable by a fine up
to $500, Or imprisonment up to one year
or both
A special provision exempts from
! the operation of the law persons ar
irving from Cuba during the continu-
ance of the present disorder there. The
law is to take effect July l next.
Washington, Feb. 17.-Today the
Importance to the arid regions of the
west. 1t opens to use and occupation
under the right-of-way act of March
8, 1897, all of the reservoir sites re-
served by geological survey.
Washington, Feb. 18.-TOday the
! open session of the senate lasted only
20 minutes. During that time Senator
Villas (1em., Wis., secured the passage
Of the senate bill ito extend the use OF
the mail service" 1t provides for the
use of a patent postal card and envel-
ope with coupons attached. The post
master general is authorized to suspend
the system if it proves unsatisfactory
on test.
The senate then went into executive
session and after rrotracted session
lasting nearly all day confirmed by a
vote of 35 to IA the nomination of G..
F. Amidon to be United States district
judge of the district of North Dakota
This domination was contested by Sen
ator Hansbrough rep, N. D.. He
made an extended speech against the
confirmation and read numerous tele-
grams and letters i'll opposition to
Amidon. His argument against the
confirmation set forth that the appoint
tee was not fitted for the position
Washington, Feb. 1S.-Today the
house by vote of 1877 to 81 reversed
the finding of the majority of the cleo
tions committee and decided the con-
tested election case OF n. T. Hopkins
VS.. J. NJ. Kendall, fl ON the tenth Ken
lucky district, in favor of the repuo-
lican contestant. Eleven republicans
and three popIlists voted with the dem
ocrats against uLseat:ng Kendall
The conference reports on the bills
to pension Major General Julius H.
Stahel at SIS and the widow of Major
General SLOVENIAN at $50 ere adopted
Washington, Feb, 19-The senate
adjourned after having spent al
most eight hours in continuous
executive session on the arbi
plished beyond the voting down of the
motion made Thursday by Mr.. Nelson
to postpone further consideration OF
the treaty until March 5. Mr.. Sher-
man made repeated efforts during the
/ day to secure a vote on ratification or
to get the senate to fix day and hour
when it would agree to vote on the
treaty.
Washington, Feb. ia spirited
debate on the general subject
OF the payment of claims found to be
due against the United States was in
dulged in by the house during the con-
sideration of the general deficiency ap-
preparation bill. Consideration was not
completed. The bill carries $S,441, 027.
The house again stood by the policy
| adopted few days ago in the case of
the widow of Maj. Gen. Stoneman in
creasing the rate of her pension to $50
a month by rejecting the conference
report granting SIS to the widow of
! Maj. General Joseph B. Carr.
A SONG OF SNOW-TIME.