The San Francisco call., 1897-02-10
Second Agreement of Con-
ferees Agreed To by
the House.
Changes in the Measure Which
Make Its Enac ment a
Certainty.
Bills Allowing Pensions to Widows
of Soldiers Are Passed Over
the Pres dential Veto.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 9.-In or
der that 1t might prepare the bill making
appropriations for carrying on the postal
service in the year ending June 80, 1898,
tae Committee on Postotfices and Post
roads, on motion of Loud (R.) of Califor-
MIA, was permitted to sit during the ses-
sions of the House.
Danford (R.) of Ohio called up the sec
ond agreement of the conferees upon the
immigration bill, presented to the
House yesterday, and after treating OF the
statement by the conferees he demanded
the previous question. This was seconded;
% to IL.
The bill as agreed upon provides for the
admission of illiterate wives and children
of immigrants who themselves are elgi-
BILE to admission. The educational test
was changed so as to admit any male i'm
migrant otherwise qualified who can read
and write the English or some other lam
guage. The first agreement compelled
the imm migrants to read and write ;he IAN
guage OF their native or resident natlon.
The sections relating to the coming OF
birds OF passage" especially over the
Canadian border, have been changed 10
read as tollows:
sec. 4. mat IL shall hercater be OnlaWlul
| for any male alien who has nos in good faith
made his declaration before the proper court
OF his intention TO become citizen OF the
United States to be employed on any public
works OF the United States or to come regu-
larry or habitually into the United States by
land or water for the purpose OF engaging n
any mercantile trade or manual labor for
wages or salary. returning from time to time
to foreign country.
Sec. D. That IL shall be unlawful for any
person, partnership, company or corporation
1 L n n I'M m M NJ ~
United States if in violation OF the preceding
section OF this act; provided, that the proyis-
ions oil TINS act shall not apply 10 the employ
ment OF sailors, deckhands or other emp Dyes
OF vessels or railroad train hands, such as con-
ductors, porters, brakemen, firemen or bag
gagemen, whose duties eQuire them 10 pass
over the from tier to reach the termini of their
runs, or TO guides or pilots on the lakes and
rivers on the northern border oil the United
States.
Sec g. That any violation of sections and
D of this act by any citizen shall be deemed a
misdemeanor punishable by fine not exceed
ing $500 or by imprisonment for the term not
exceeding oae year, or by both such fine and
imprisonment in the .scretion of the court,
provided that all persons convicted of a viola
tion of section OF this act shall be deported
to the country whence they came.
Sec. z. That Notwithstanding the provision
OF this or any other existing law. the Secretary
OF the Treasury may permit aliens to enter
| this country for the purpose OF teaching new
arts or indus tries under such rules and regu-
lations as ne may provide.
A new section was added as follows:
Sec. st hat this act shall not apply to persons
arriving in the United Stale from any port or
place in the island of Cuba during the con.
tlnuance OF the present disorders there, who
have heretofore been Inhabitants OF that
island.
The conference report on the immigra-
ton bill was agreed to-162 to II. A de-
mand for the ayes and noes was seconded
and this vote resulted: Ayes 2l7, noes 81.
Mahany (R.) OF New York antagonized
The adoption of the conference report.
The bill, he said, would admit freely an
archists, socialists and communists and at
the same time keep out God-tearing men
who, with their descendants, would make
good citizens of the Republic.
Barthold (R.) OF Michigan, one of the
conferees who did not sign either report
expressed his qualification at the form
things had taken. Every Objectionable
feature he had 10 oppose last week had
been eliminst ted and the amen ments he
proposed in conference had been incor-
pOrated into the bill. 1t met his approval
now altogether. save as to the educa tionaI
requirement for migrants who come In
as domestic servants, and he believed Con-
gress would be compelled to make an ex-
ception as to Them within year.
Pending the discussion of the bill
message was received from the Senate
conveying concurrent resolution re-
questing the President to return to Con-
gress the Senate bill recently passed 10
amend the act 10 repeal the tim mber-culture
law. On motion of Hyde (R.) OF Wash
ington the House concurred In the resolu-
ton.
The immigration bill was further dis.
cussed by Keifer (R.) of Minnesota, Ma
guire Cd. } of California and Mccall (R. } of
Massachusetts,, and the report was agreed
to-162 to IA.
demand for the ayes and noes was
nd ad ha tod
noes 81.
Hooker (R.) of New York called up and
the House passed the Senate bill TO amend
the river and harbor bill of last year so as
to give Admiral Walker, the naval men,
ber of the board to examine and report
upon the site for a deep-water harbor on
the Pacific Coast, the same mileage and
per diem as the civilian mbers of the
board
The Presidents veto of the bill to grant
a pension to Rachael Patton, soldiers
widow who afterward married and is now
the divorced widow of her recent husband,
was called up by Wood (R.) of Illinois.
Advocating the passage of the bill Cum
mings (D.) of New York made forcible
speech of couple of minutes.
The bill was passed-the objections of
the President to the contrary notwith-
standing-137 to go.
Su!loway (R.) of New Hampshire called
up the bill 10 pension Caroline Mowatt,
which had been vetoed by President
Cleveland upon the same ground as in the
Patton case.
Grow (R.) Of Pennsylvania submitted
Jew remarks on the general subject of
pensions. Referring to these particular
cases he said it would be true that repub-
lies were ungrateful. if the executive
branch of the Government permitted the
present conditions to continue, which he
characterized as "an injustice 20 the lIv-
ing and wrong to the dead"
The bill was passed over the veto-143
to 55.
The message from the President trans
mitting the passport regulations of the
several countries in Europe. Asia and
Africa as collected by United States Con-
suls and reported to the State Depart