The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-01-30

made the opening argument in support Of
the measure. He drew a graphic picture
OF overcrowding great oentegs OF popula-
ton. great numbers out Of work and the
constant necessity Of relieving them from
want and starvation. He believed the I'M
employed In the country tocly constitute
ed the greatest danger to the republic.
Mr.. Barthold OF Missouri spoke In favor
of rejection OF the report and Instructions
to conference to insist upon certain mod
ifcations OF the bill
The bill as agreed TO by the eonferees,
he said. would bar out the Germans of
the Baltic provinces OF Russia and many
Of the people of southern Europe and of
South America who could not read and
write the language Of their native or resi-
dent lands, The German QuakeFs who
spoke no Russian and yet were under
Russian domination. the French who
lived In the German province
of Alsaee-Loraine and other con-
auered subjects who had not learn
ed the language of the eonquerors would
be barred also.
MIR. Boutelle interrupted to express
the opinion that Mr. Barthold gave a mar
row definition to the words OF the bill
In reply TO a question, Mr.. Barthold
said he thought the bill would exclude
one-third of our present Immigration.
Mr.. W. A. Stone OF Pennsylvania said
the house was confronted with the alter
native of accepting the agreement of the
conferees or having no immigration bill
passed this session He sent to the
clerks desk and had read some kilograms
addressed to Senator Lodge. copies OF
which appeared In an interview with Sen
ator Lodge printed today. He quoted
some statistics to show that last year
but III immigrants Of the class OF which
we are proud would have been excluded
by this bill 1t was the Importation OF
those from Italy, Hungary and other
countries OF southern Europe. large per
centage of whom would be excluded by
this bill, which was causing the giut In
the common labor market. Two hundred
and twenty-five thousand OF go, 900 Immi-
grants who came in last year, he said,
remained In the three states of New
York. Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania
which has been legislacing for years in
the interest of higher wages for labor.
Now We should do something to prevent
foreign pauper labor from coming here TO
enjoy conditions we created for the BEN
eft Of our own people.
Mr. Buck OF Louisiana opposed the con-
ference report. He believed that what
ever tended to restrain or restrict human
effort collected within It the germs Of in
justice and wrong.
other Opposition.
Mr. BarmOE OF Illinois favored sending
the bill back TO conference to make more
plain the reading and writing quahrica-
tons
Mr.. Grosvenor opposed certain features
Of the report and said he did not sub
| scribe to the belief that If the house re-
| jected the report 1t could not perfect
and pass at this session such a bill as
| it desired. He said he would refuse to
vote for a bill which would permit a man
| to abandon his wife and yet bring In
his pauper and iIliterate relatives.
Mr.. Dolliver SAID he would vote for no
bill which admitted the husband and eX-
| Guided the wife, because he believed 1t
vastly more important that man should
enjoy the society OF his wife than that OF
his grandfather.
| Mr. Taylor Of Ohio said the principle OF
| protection was behind this bill and 1t was
| the principle OF self-preservation.
| After some further debate by Mr.. Morse
OF Massachusetts In favor OF and Mr.
Boatner in opposition to the bill. Mr.
| Hepburn OF Iowa closed the debate IN
| support OF the report
When he declared that hundreds Of
| thousands of American laborers were TO-
day walking the streets OF the great cite.
| because they had been crowded out BY
the incoming stream OF aliens. the public
| galleries Of the house fairly shook with
| acclaim.
At AIS the vote was taken. Much in
bers listening intently 20 the responses
| The report was adopted, lsl to lis
| Then at 4;45 p. n. the house adjourned