Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-25

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE house
dey oted the lay to the consideration OF
private pension bills. Thirty-nne
bills were passed, including bills 10
pension the widow OF General Samu
A. Duncan, at $50 the widow OF Col.
D. Derusy, $50; th4 widow of Geaeral
c. A. Hickman, $50, and the wiGow
Gen Vandeur $50. For the first time
this session the house OF vote de-
clined to override pension veto SUD-
| nitted 70 il for action. The Dill WAS
that to pension Nancy c. Alabaca,
widow of Peter II. Allabach of The
! 18th Pennsylvania volunteers at the
| rste Of $50 Per month. The house sus-
! tanned the veto BY vote Of lis 10 ~,
! the requisite two-tnirds not voting 10
| override the veto. The bill passed 10
! define the jurisdiction o. the United
States courts in cases for infringe
ment of letters patent
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE immi-
grafton bill now goes to the president,
the last legislative step having been
taken in the senate today by an
agreement to the conference report on
the bill. Strong opposition was made
TO the report but on a final vote the
friends of the measure rallied a small
majority, the vote being yeas "a, nays
81. The bill as passed extends immi
grafton restrictions against, "All per-
sons physically capable and over l6
years Of age who cannot read and write
the English language or some other
language; but person SO able to read
and write who is over so years of age
and parent or grandparent of a quail
flied immigrant over II years OF age
end capable OF supporting such parent
or grandparent may accompany such
immigrant, or such parent or grand
parent may be sent for and come to
join the family, or child or grandchild
over u years of age, similarly qualified
and capable; and wife or minor child
not so able to read and write may
accompany or be sent for and come to
join a husband or parent similarly
qualified and capable" For the purpose
OF testing an immigrants literacy he |
will be compelled TO read and write !
about % words OF the United States |
constitution. Aside from these extern |
sons of the present law the bill in
augurates a new system of restriction /
of immigration from border countries |
and is designed to apply principally to |
immigration from Canada. The provi- |
siCnS in this regard follow.
Section 4. 1t shall hereafter be I'M
lawful for any male alien who has not |
in good faith made his declaration be- |
fore proper court of his intention to |
become a citizen OF the United States .
to be employed on any public works /
In the United States or TO come reg
ularly or habitually into the United |
States by land or water for the purpose
OF engaging in any mechanical trade
or manual labor for wages or salary,
returning from time to time to for
eign country
Section 5. II shall be unlawful for
any person, partnership, company or
corporation knowingly to employ any
alien coming into the United States in
violation Of the next preceding section
Of this ect shall not apply to the en-
ployment of sailors, deckhands or other
employees of vessels or railroad train
hands whose duties require them to
pass over the frontier to reach the
termini OF neir runs, or boatmen, or
guides on lakes and rivers on the
northern border of the United States
A violation of these sections is made a
punishable by fine up
to $500, or Imprisonment up TO one year
or both.
A special provision exempts from
the operation Of the law persons ar
irving from Cuba during the continu
ance of the present disorder there. The
law is to take effect July ! next.
Washington, Feb 17.-Today the
house passed bill of considerable
Importance to the arid regions Of the
west. 1t opens to use and occupation
under the right-of-way act Of March
3, 1897, all of the reservoir sites re-
served by geological survey.
Washington, Feb. lS-Today the
open session Of the senate lasted only
20 minutes. During that time Senator
Villas dem, Wis., secured the passage
of the senate bill "to extend the use OF
the mail service" 1t provides for the
use OF patent postal card and envel
ope with coupons attach ed. The post
master general is authorized to suspend
the system IL Il moves unsatisfactory
on test.
The senate theI. went into executive
session and after protracted session
lasting nearly all day confirmed by a
vote of 35 to IA the nomination Of c.
+. Amidon to be United States district
Judge of the district OF North Dakota
This nomination was contested by Sen
ator Hansbrough rep, y, D.. He
made an extended speech against the