Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-02-20
IMMIGRATION BILL.
The Senate Agrees to the Confer
ence Report on tho Measure.
TIE ARID REGIONS OF The WEST,
Tho House Passes tho Bill for the Use OF
Reservoir sites-The Biii to Prevent
Black Lists The Free
Homes Bin.

| WARRINGTON, Feb. ts-Thc iinmigra.
ton bill now goes TO the president, the
last Legislative step having been taken
In the senate yesterday by IN agree.
ment to the conference repeft ON the
bill, Strong opposition was made to
the reroft, but on the final vote the
friends Of the measure rallied small
majority. the vote being yeas ~,
nays 81. The bill Us passed IN
tends the immigration restrictions
against ''all persons physically capa-
bic md over 10 years Of age who
cannot read and write the English
language or some other language; but
person not So nble to read and write,
who Is over 80 years Of age, and is the
parent or grandparent OF qualified
immigrant over 81 years Of age, and
capable Of supporting such parent or
grandparent, may accompany such Inn
migrant, or such parent or grand
parent may he sent for nnd come to Join
the family of child or grandchild over
81 years of age, similarly qualified
child not so able to read and write may
accompany or be sent for, and come to
join the husband or parent similarly
qualified and capable For the purpose
of testing the immigrants illiteracy he
is compelled to read and write from
20 tn % words Of the United States
constitution. Aside from these cx-
tensions of the present law, the
bill inaugurates new system OF re-
stricting immigration from border
countries, and designed to npply
principally TO immigration from Can
uda. A special provision excmpts from
the operation Of the law persons arriv-
Ing from Cuba during the continuance
of the present disorder there. The law
is to take effect July next. During
the morning hour Mr.. Allen (pop.) Of
Nebraska. spoke on his resolution re-
lating to disinissals from Office at South
Omaha. Ncb. His resolution calling on
the civil service commission for full in
formation as to the South Omaha dis
charges was then agreed to. Also res
olution b. the same senator asking the
secretary of the interior whether
he had granted privileges to GER
tain persons to operate steam passen.
ger appliance in the Yellowstone can
yon, and II so, to suspend such grant.
senator Bate presented u rcmonstruncc
signed by official representatives of the
i've civilized tribes of Indians. protest
ny against the passage of legislation
or reforms in the Indian territory. ms
proposed in the Indian appropriate o
bill.
THE HOUSE.
The house yesterday, after two
lours' debate, passed q bill of consider !
lblc Importance to the arid regions Of |
he west. II opens to use and occupa-
ion under the right-of-way act OF
March 3. 1891, all the reservoir sites re.
ervcd by the geological survey. There
ire 1873 of these sites scattered through.
tut the arid country, and this act will |
Enable them TO he put to practical use
" individuals or corporations. Two
were attached TO the bill,
me OF which permits states or terri
cries to occupy these sites II they
moose, and the other empowers the
tates and territories in which they are
coated TO fix water rates.
BILL To PREVENT BLACK LISTS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. iS.-The house
committee on labor yesterday author
zed favorable report on bill intro
luced by Representative Lorimer, of
illinois. to prevent conspiracies to
blacklist. Letters were received from
}. NJ. Arthur, OF the brotherhood Of
locomotive Engineers; L. L. Clark, OF
he Railway Conductors, and W. V.
lowell. Of the Railway Tclegraphers,
II approving the bill.
THE FREE HOMES BILL.
WASHINGTON. Feb. Is. - The free
zones bill has been favorably reported
" the committee on public lands of
ne house to the committee on apprc-
riations, which leaves it in no better
than II was before. Friends
I the bill. however, are diligently at
york TO get it reported back to the
ousc.