Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-02-25

! to be employed on any public works IN
| the United States Or to come regularly
or habitually into the United States
by land or water for the purpose of en-
gaging In any mechanical trade or
manual labor for wages or salary, re-
turning from time to time to foreign
country.
Section Sit 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 act. 1t is provided that the
provisions of this act shall not apply
to the employment Of sailors, deck
hands or other employees of vessels OF
railroad train hands whose duties re-
quire them to pass over the frontie.
to reach the termini of their runs, or
boatmen, or guides on lakes and rivers
en- the northern be rdel of the United
States. A violation of these sections
IS made q misdemeanor punishable by
a fine up to $500, or Imprisonment UP
| to one year or both"
/
operation of The law persons arriving
from Cuba during the continuance OF
the present disorder there. The law
! is to take effect July ! next.
Washington, Feb. 17.-Today the
house passed q 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. 1S.-Today the
open session of the senate lasted only
20 minutes. During that time Senator
Villas dem, Wis., secured the passage
Oh the senate bill Ito extend the use
OF the mail service" 1t provides for
the use of patent postal card and en-
velope with coupons attached. The
postmaster general Is authorized to
suspend the system If it proves unsatis
factory on a test
The senate then went into executive
session and after protracted session
lasting nearly all day confirmed by a
vote OF 35 to IA the nomination of G.
r. Amidon to be United States district
judge of the district of North Dakota.
This nomination was contested by Sen
ator Hansbrough rep,, N. d. He
made an extended speech against the
confirmation and read numerous tele-
grams and letters in opposition to
Amidon. His argument against the
confirmation set forth that the ap-
pointee was not fitted for the position.
Washington, Feb. 1S.--Today the
house by a vote of 1877 to 81 reversed
the finding of the majority of the cleo
tons committee and decided the con-
tested election case of N. r. Hopkins
vs. ], M. Kendall, from the tenth Ken
lucky district, in favor of the repub-
lican contestant. Eleven republicans
and three populists voted with the
democrats against unseating Kendall.
The conference reports on the bills
to pension Major General julius Fl.
Stahel at SIS and the widow of Major
General Stoneman at $50 were adopted.
Washington, Feb. 20.-Today the
house spent the day in discussion
of the general deficiency bill which was
not finished. There was a warm de
bate over the amendment by MI. Hop.
klns rep, Ill y to take out the item OF
$l2,200 to pay the members of the $50
congress for the amounts withheld fr m
their salaries for absences In accord
ance with the rules adopted by that
congress. Mr.. Hopkins said that
Speaker Crisp enforced the rules to
hold a quorum and the uemocrats
should not apply to republican house
for reimbursement Mr.. Hopkins car.
ried the point by vote of 113 to 55.
just before adjournment Mr.. Ne.
Millin dem, Tenn.) renewed his re-
cent attack upon Justice Shiras of the
supreme court Of the United States for
his part In the income tax decision and
incidentally said that he was glad that
1t had at last got through the thick
hide OF the justice that he had de-
prived the American people Of the right
to tax wealth He spoke of the ma
jority opinion of the court as "slush "
Washington, Feb 20.-Today the
senate had lively session after pro-
tracted struggle behind closed doors on
the arbitration treaty. At the outset a
resolution by Senator Cameron (rep.,
PENN was unanimously adopted, ex-
pressing sympathy with Greece in the
present continental conflict. Senator
Quay (rep., Penn. sought to bring for
ward the bill for commission to look
into labor problems, but 1t was displaced
by the Indian appropriation bill. The
latter measure led to two animated dis
cussions. the first on silver and then on
sectarian schools.
Wisconsin Legislature.