Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-02-09
He Will be Finally Elected Pres
ident of the United States in
Congress Tomorrow.
THE ARMOR PLATE MATTER
Provisions of the Immigration
Bill as Agreed to In Con-
gress, This Afternoon.
THE AMERICAN WHEELMEkl

WARRINGTON, ID. u, FEBRUARY "
Ca motion of Mr.. Hoar, It was order
ed that at O'Clock, tomorrow, the
senate proceed to the hall Of the house
OF representatives and take part in the
count OF the electoral vote for president
and vlce-president.
The resolution withdrawing from the
president the bill as to timber culture
land, was presented and agreed to, Mr..
Hill, Of New York, stating that the
question of the constitutionality OF
such withdrawal could be raised, when
the bill came back, if the president
should return 1t.
The senate bill appropriating $780,.
900 for the Improvement of South Pass
in the Mississippi river, was taken from
the calendar and passed. At IL 40 the
senate proceeded to consideration of
executive business, the Anglo-Ameri-
can treaty of arbitration.
The senate in executive session re-
sumed consideration of the arbitration
treaty. Mr.. Morgan continued his
speech against the convention.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The committee on postoffices, on
motion of Mr.. Loud, OF California, was
permitted to sit during the sessions OF
the house, to prepare the postal appro-
priation bill.
Mr.. Danford, of Ohio, called up the
Immigration bill, presented TO the
house yesterday, and after treating of
the statement by conferees, demsnded
the previous question, seconded, "a to
~.
The bill, as agreed upon, provides
fo- the admission of illIterate wives and
children of male immigrants. who
themselves are eligible to admission.
The educational test is changed so as TO
admit any male immigrant, other
wise qualified, who can read
and write the English or
some other language. The sections
relating to the coming Of "brds of
passage, specially over the Canadian
border, have been changed, making 1t
unlawful for any alien to come regular
ly or habilually into the United States,
by land or water, for the purpose OF
engaging in any mechanical trade, or
manual labor for wages, or salary, re-
turning from time to time to foreign
country. It is unlawful, too, to en-
ploy them. The secretary Of the trea-
sury, however, may permit aliens to
enter this country for the purpose of
teaching new arts, or Industries, under
such rules and regulations as he may
pr. vide The act does not apply to in
habitants of Cuba.
The conference report on the immi-
grafton bill was agreed to, 1872 to IA
The demand for the yeas and nays was
seconded and this vote resulted:
Yeas. 217; nays, 81.
Mr.. Manany, of New York. antago-
nized the adoption OF the conference
report. The bill would admit freely
anarchists, socialists and communists
and at the same time. keep out God.
fearing men, who, with their descend
ants, would make good citizens Of the
republic.
The house committee on coinage,
to-day, further considered the senate
bill providing for the appointment OF
delegates to the proposed international
monetary conference. Mr.. Hill, OF
Connecticut, opposed the bill. He
said, il the bill was pledge made in
the ST. Louis platform, it did not need
the Indoi sement of Senator Jones and
others of the silver party; further, it
did not behoove a democratic admins
tration to carry out the pledge OF a
republican convention. This ob.iga-
ticn was upon the president-elect and
the incoming congress.