The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-18
HOW II ALL HAPPENED
Senator Wolcott Gives the Rea-
sons for His Failure.
HE DID NOT HAVE A SHOW
Some of the Obstacles Which Were
Thrown in the Way of the Bimetal-
lie Commission The Immi-
grafton Bill Passed.

ton OF the commission with European
countries relative to international bi-
metallism, and the passage of the Lodge
| bill restricting immigration in this coun-
Try. The proceedings were the most in
teresting and important that have char
acterized any single days work in the
senate during the present session.
In anticipation of them the galleries
We're crowded at an early hour. Quite
unexpectedly Senator Hanna appeared
, at the opening of to-day's session. Mr..
Foraker, the senior senator from Ohio,
presented Mr.. Hanna's credentials for
the remainder of Mr.. Shermans term
which will expire on March 4, 1899, and
asked that oath of Office be admins
stered to him. Mr.. Foraker escorted
his colleague to the desk where Vice
President Hobart administered the oath
of office
At the conclusion of the morning
business, Mr., Wolcott at 1250 was rec
ognized to begin his address. He was
in fine voice and commanded the earnest
attention of the auditors. AT the con-
clusion of the speech Mr.. Wolcott was
instantly surrounded by his republican
colleagues desirous of rendering to him
congratulations.
At the conclusion of Mr. Wolcotts
speech the immigration bill was taken
up and discussed until o'clock, the
hour at which. by previous agreement
ii had beeen arranged to vote finally
upon the amendments and the bill An
amendment offered by Mr.. Snooner of
Wisconsin providing that the ability on
the part of an immigrant either to read
or write should be accepted as sufficient
test of his literacy was adopted by
vote of AZ To -. Another amendment
by Mr., Spooner, providing that the
members of the family accompanying
an immigrant rejected under the CON
ditions of the bill should be turned to
the country whence they came by the
steamship company was also adopted
Other efforts We're made to amend the
measure but failed. The bill was then
passed by a vote of As to 2S. The bill
as passed provides that all immigrants
physically capable and over Is years
of age. shall be able To read or write
the English language or some other
language: but person not able to read
or write, who is over 30 years of age
and IS the parent or grandparent of a
qualified immigrant over q years of age,
capable of supporting such a parent or
grandparent, may accompany the i'm
migrant, or the parent or grandparent
may be sent for another time to join
the family Of the child or grandchild
over q years of age who qualified under
the law, and wife or minor child not able
to read or write may accompany or be
sent for and come to join the husband
or parent who is qualified.
The act does not apply to persons
'9Ihl9s 70 tne nlted states from the
s.ahu 81 ,uoa curing the continuance
Of present disorders there who have
heretofore been inhabitants of that
island.
Nolcotfs speech.
At 1e.30 o'clock Wolcott of Colorado.
chairman of the bimefallic commission
was recognized for a speech upon the
werk of the commission Wnlcott was
in fine yrf.iTa -.
sional references to his manuscript
which he had before him. He was 40.
corded the closest attention nv his an
ditors among whom were MANY mem
bers Of the house.
Mr. Wolcott introduced his subject by
saving he WAS glad 10 make a state
nant resnectinp certain pbasae af tha
work of the recent bimetailie commits
sion but in so doing he spoke unoffi
cially. not committing his associates in
the slightest degree. either to his opin-
ions or deductions
Later in the session." he said I'VE
are certain to have ample discussion on
the subject of silver and II will proha
bly, be acrid and bitter enough
In his remarks to-day. he continued he
must avoid as far as possible. ANYTHING
which might give rise to controversy
Taking up the subject of his remarks
he said that when congress met year
ago, soon after the national election.
there was a universal expression bv the
republican membership in the senate
that the pledge of the party in its ST.
Louis platform to promote international
bmetalIism by every means in its
power, was an undertaking to be faith
fully carried out without evasion or de-
Law He then gave an account of the
appointment of the commission saving
that all three of its members were BIZ
metalllsts
our views We're ne SAID known to
u ane president before our appointment.
ihefe was no one OF Us who did not
anu aoes hpt now beieNe the hnanclal
ihestloh oNefshadoNs all others and
taat continued aahesion 70 the single
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