Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-18
LODGE b|[[ PASSES.
Immigration Restriction Gets q
Large Majority Of the Sen.
ate Statesmen.
TWO AR1DxEsTs ARE ADOPTED,

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wasAingtoa Man Blasts the Trusts.
Washington, Jan. Is. - Features Of
yesterdays proceedings in the SEN
ate were the speech delivered by VOL
colt Of Colorado. chairman Of the BIZ
metallic commission. upon the negotia-
tons CT the commission with European
countries relative to international BIZ
metallism. and The passage Of the
Lodge bill restricting immigration into
the United States. The proceedings
were the most interesting and I'M
portant that have characterized any
single days work of the senate during
the present session. In anticipation Of
them the galleries were crowded at an
early hour. Quite Unexpectedly Hanna
appeared at the opening Of the session.
Foraker, the senior senator from Ohio,
presented Hanna's credentials for the
CT Sherman's term. Foraker
escorted Ills colleague to the desk where
Vice President Hobart administered the
oath. Al the conclusion Of the morning
business wolcott began his address and
at its conclusion he was surrounded
and warmly congratulated by his Re-
publican colleagues.
spooner's Two Amendments Adopted.
The immigration bill was then taken
up and discussed until o'clock. the
hour at which. by previous agreement
IL had been arranged to vote finally up
on the amendments and the bill. An
amendment offered by Spooner Of Wis
cons.n. providing that the ability on
the part of the immis gran; either to read
or to write should be accepted as a
su,i,cie..t test OF his litsracy was adopted
by a vote Of ~ to %. Another amend
mcnt by Spconer. providing that the
members Of the family accompanying
an immigrant rejected under the condi-
lions Of the bill should be returned to
the country whence they came by the
steamship cc-.papy was also adopted.
Other efforts were made to amend the
measure. but failed. The bill was then
passed by a vote Of q to %.
Provisions Of the Bill No Passed.
The bill as passed provides that all
immigrants physically capable and over
1S years Of age shall he able to read or
write the English language, or some
either language: but a person not able
to read or write. who is over 30 years
Of age. and IS the parent OF grand
parent Of n qualified immigrant over n
years OF age and capable Of supporting
such @ Parent or srand-parent, may &C.
company the immigrant. or the parent
or grandparent may he sent for and
come TO join the family OF the child Or
granichiid over q years OF age quail
fed under the law; and wife OF minor
child not able to read or write may &C.
company or he sent for and come to
Join the husband or parent who is
qualified. The act docs not apply to
persons coming to the United State,
from the island Of Cuba during the con-
finuance OF p. csent disorders there u 40
have heretofore been inhabitants OF that
island.
Men who Voted In the Negative.
The senator's who voted against the
bill were: Allen. Bacon. Bate. Berry.
Caffery. Clay. Cockreil. Daniel. Cor
man. Heitfeid. Jones Of Arkansas.
kenney. Lindsay. McEnery. Mallory.
Martin. Mills. Mitchell. Money. Morgan.
Murphy. Pettus. Rawlins. Reach. Stew
art. Turpie. walthall and Whites.