The herald., 1897-03-03

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of the strongest companies in the United
Z States"
| Dalzell, Republican of Pennsylvania, }
| declared 1t would require five years to
build an armor plate plant and 1t would
cost $5,00O,000. This Cummings denied,
saying that the secretary of the navy
had a proposition from an European
company ia build a plant in one and a
half years at cost of 81, ,500, 900.
| Boutelle, chairman of the naval COM
mittee, insisted that the house should
disagree to the amendments as whole,
| to allow the conference full swing in
IN attempt to reach an agreement. His
, fogic prevailed.
| The speaker appointed conferees on
! the district bill and on the naval bill
( AS no reports were ready, the house
| took recess for fifty minutes.
| During a lull after reconvening Mr..
! Dalzell made a half-hour'S speech in
| reply to Mr.. McMillin's attack on Justice
| Shiras of the supreme court few weeks
ago, when Mr.. McMillin made some very
| caustic comments on the justice for his
| reversal of position on the constitution
ality of the income take decision. Mr..
| Dalzell was vitrioic. He commented sar-
castically on 1.-THE elegant and classic"
| language employed by Mr.. McMillin
when the latter spoke of having pene-
trated the "thick skin" of Justice Shiras.
| He proceeded to pay high tribute to
| the Justice whom he described as a
high minded, honorable. scholarly and
accomplished gentleman and righteous
| Judge"
The charge against Justice Shiras, he
| said, was based ION a lying report of a
Popocratic newspaper reporter on a
Popocratic newspaper"
| The other side was granted thirty min
| utes to reply, and Mr.. McMillin took
| fIa 6nor with fhp cf1tGDnaOt that Ill III a
reasoning, sophistry and eloquence
could not rid the situation of the plain
facts. He still insisted vigorously that
in the first decision the court stood four
to four, and on the second five to three,
and that Justice Shiras had reversed his
position.
"The gentleman dare not deny 1t, nor
dare the justice himself deny it, said
McMillin.
He has denied it," interrupted Mr.
Grosvenor.
Mr. Dalzell called attention to the fact
that no one knew exactly how the court
divided save the jutsices themselves.
Mr. Dearmond of Missouri, Democrat
who participated in the original attack,
followed with bitter speech. "A few
more of such defenses of Justice Shiras
as the house had listened to-" said he,
would leave the justice in deplorable
condition"
Mr.. Dearmond was exceedingly caus-
tic and was frequently applauded. This
closed the incident
After recess the fortification bill came
over from the senate and was sent to
conference
A bill to authorize the United States
to negotiate settlement with the states
which have defaulted in the payment of
securities on which Indian trust funds
We're invested was defeated. 43 to SS.
At 4:40 p. m. the house took a recess
until 1880 this evening.
At the night session of the house the
presidents veto of the immigration bill
was presented and read. Several para
graphs provoked applause. The matter
went over until tomorrow The confer
ence report on the sundry civil bill pro-
voked long debate Numerous senate
amendments, making appropriations for
pubic buildings, were voted down the
only one squeezing through being an ap-
preparation of 100000 for a public build
ing at Topeka Kas.
The sugar bounty amendment appro-
priating 81 085. 900 was concurred in by
vote of SO to 67.
Western members made a hard fight
for the senate amendment to restore to
entry the 81 900 600 acres reserved as for
est reservation by the presidents recent
proclamation. After a spirited debate,
1t was agreed to substitute a clause for
the senate amendment which will permit
President Mckinley to modify or revoke
the order.
Mr.. Cannon warned the house thai
President Cleveland would never APP
prove bill containing such a proyis-
ion.
Several river and harbor amendments
We're agreed to. including 5000 900 for
oakland, Cal, with an authorization
for completed project to cost s666, 1000.
THE VETO MESSAGE
The president today sent to the house
the Following message vetoing the i'm
migration bill:
To the House of Representatives.
herewith return without approval house
bill No. 1864 entitled can act to amend
the immigration laws of the United
States"
BY the first section of this bill it is
proposed to amend section l of the act
OF March 3, 1891. relating to Immigration
by adding to the classes of aliens there
by excluded from the United States the
Following: All persons physically capa-
Die ana over l6 years of age, who cannot
read and write the English language
or some other language, but a person
not SO able to read and write who is
over 60 years of age and Is the parent
or grandparent of qualified Immigrant
over 2l years of age and capable of sup
Portins Such parent or grandparent may
accompany such immigrant, or such pa
rent or grandparent may be sent for and
come to Join the family of a child or
grandchild over 21 years of age similar
~ qualified and capable, and a wife or
minor child not so able to read and
write may accompany or be sent for
ana come and join the husband or ma
rent similarly qualified and capable.
A radical departure from our national
policy relating to immigration is here
presented. Heretofore we have welcomed
all who came to us from other lands ex-
cept those whose moral or physical con-
dition or history threatened danger to
our national welfare and safety. relying
upon the Jealous weatchfulness of. our
people to prevent injury to our politicul
and social fabric. We have ENCOURAGED
those coming from foreign countries 10
cast their lot with us and Join in the de-
velopment of our vast domain. secur
ing IN return share In the BLESSINGS
OF American citizenship. A century's
stupendous growth, largely due to the
assimilation and thrift of millions ar
sturdy and patriotic citizens, attests the
success of this generous and e-handed
policy. which, while guarding the psu-
pies interests, exacts from our inmi-
grants only physical and moral sound
ness and the willingness to work.
A contemplation of the grand results
of this policy cannot fail to arouse a SEN
timent in its defense; for however IL
might nave been regarded as an orig.
iral proposition and viewed as an ex-
pertinent, itsh accomplishments are such
that IL 1t Is to be uprOOted al thic loto