The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-14
LODGE BIhL VOTE
SENATE DECIDES TO CLOSE THE
IMyIGRATION DEBATE ON
JANUARY II.
ABY MUTUAL AGREEMENT.
THE Result OF AN EFFORT TO
SECURE AN IMMEDIATE
BALLOT.
PErrIcRnw MEASURE ADOPTED.
Right Of Settlers to Make Second
Homestead Entries the Sub
ject of the Bill.

WASHINGTON, Dec 13-NIr. Lodge
CIass) made an effort in the senate
today to secure an immediate vote upon
his immigration bill, which is substan-
tally the same measure that was pass
ed by the Fifty-fourth. congress and
vetoed by President Cleveland. Mr.
Allen CNeb) objected to an immediate
vote and suggested that the final vote
on the amendments and the bill be
taken on Monday, Jan. II at 8 p. m.
This suggestion was accepted by Mr..
Hodge and the order for a vote at
that time was made. Mr.. German,
chairman of the Democratic steering
committee, presented an order, which
was adopted, rearranging some of the
committees.
MI Davis, chairman of the committee
on foreign relations, early in the day
called UP the bill prohibiting the kill
ing of fur seals in the North Pacific
ocean, but upon the suggestion of Mr..
tPettigreW Is. D., who said he desired
to offer some amendments to it, the
measure went over until tomorrow.
Mr.. Pettigrew Is. D. called up the
bill granting to settlers the right to
make second homestead entries. He
made a brief explanation or the meas
Jre. 1t gave all persons who were not
lat the time owners of land acquired
- under the homestead law the right to
make second homestead entries. Each
tperson would be entitled to acquire 100
acres of land. The bill was passed.
Mr.. Butler IN. CD spoke at length
Gupon. amendments he had offered to
the bill which he had previously in
troduced. providing for postal saw
ings bank system Such system
would, in his opinion, insure greater
comfort in the homes of the plain peo-
ole of the land, as a great majority OF
them would certainly become deposit
ors in such banks. This would cult
Vate among them thrift and economy
and enable them easily to provide for
themselves in illness and in old age
AS another argument in favor of such
a system. Mr.. Butler declared that, if
the system were established, there
would never be another issue of bonds
by the government i'll time of peace.
1t would give men of small means an
opportunity to increase their capital
would place a greater amount of money
in circulation and afford benefits to all
the people of incalculable value.
A bill providing for the erection of
an addition to the public building at
Los Angeles, Cal, to cost $25OO0O, was
passed.
Mir German CMd.) of the Democratic
steering committee, presented an or
der making some changes in the Demo-
cratic representation on the standing
committees of the senate. The order
provided that MI Jones (Ark) be APP
pointed chairman of the committee on
private land claims; Mr. Daniel, chair
man of the committee on corporations
in the District of Columbia; Mr.. Tur-
pie. chairman of the committee to in
yestigate the condition of the Potomac
river front at Washington; Mr.. Berry
Chairman of the committee on WOmans
suffrage: Mr.. Gray, chairman of the
committee on additional accommoda-
lions for the library of congress. Mr.
Pasco Q7la), chairman of the commit
tee on five civilized tribes Of Indians.
Other senators were assigned to COM
mites as follows: Mr.. Daniel Wa.)
tc the finance; Mr. Mills CTex.), to the
committee on commerce; Mr.. Pettus
CAIa0, to the judiciary; Mr.. German
OId0. to the District of Columbia; Mr..
Mallory F'la) to public health and
national quarantine; Mr. Walthall
NUssD. to rules; Mr.. Money CMiss.l, to
agriculture and forestry: railroads,
p postoffices and post roads; public
buiIdings and grounds, and geological
L
land claims, privileges and elections,
TRANSFORMATION routes to the seaboard,
education and labor and patents. The
order was adopted without debate.
The immigration bill, the unfinished
business of the senate, was called up
by Mr.. Lodge CMass9, the author of
the measure, and a vote asked for inn
mediateIy. objection was made by Mr..
Allen pop, Neb2, as III, he desired sired time i'm
lures of it, He suggested that Mon
day, Jan. H. be fixed as the date for
taking final vote on the measure. Mr..
chandler On. HI then asked unani-
NOUS consent that the bill remain the
unfinished business until p. NJ, Jan.
A. when a final vote on the bill and its
amendments is to be taken. This was
Mr.. Wilson CWash) presented reso-
y, tuition directing the civil service com
mission to transmit to the senate a
statement by fiscal years since 1890
showing the total number of persons
examined, the total number passed and