Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-01-27
WORK OF CONGRESS-

voted two hours Saturday to general
debate on the army appropriation bill
and the remainder of the day to eulo-
giving the life and public services Of
the late representative, Seth w. Milli-
ken, of Maine, who served for fourteen
years in the lower branch of congress.
Those who spoke were Messrs. Bur
leigh Of Maine, who succeeded Mr..
Milliken: Dingley and Boutelle of
Maine, Dinsmore Of Arkansas. Skinner
of North Carolina, Mercer Of Nebras-
ka, Hilborn of California, Hicks of
Pennsylvania and Little of Arkansas.
AT 3:23, as = further mark of respect,
the house adjourned.
Washington, Jan. Is. - Features of
yesterdays proceedings in the senate
were the speech delivered by Senator
WOlcott of Colorado, chairman of the
bimetallic commission, upon the nego-
tiations of the commission with Euro
pean countries relative to information
al bimetallism, and the passage of the
Lodge bill restricting immigration
into the United States. The proceed
ings were the most interesting and I'M
pOrtant that have characterized any
single days work of the senate dur
ing the present session. In anticipa-
ton of them the galleries were
crowded an an early hour. Quite un-
eXpectedly Senator Hanna appeared at
the opening of the session. Mr..
Foraker, the senior member from
Ohio, presented Mr.. Hannas creden-
tials for ia reminder of Mr.. Sher-
mans tern. which will expire on
March 4, 1899. and asked that the oath
of Office be administered to him. Mr..
Foraker escorted his colleague to the
desk and Vice President Hobart adj
ministcred the oath.
At the conclusion Of the morning
business Mr.. Wolcott was recognized
to begin his address. He was in fine
voice and commanded the earnest at
tcntion of his auditors. At the con-
clusion of Mr.. Wolcott's speech the
immigration bill was taken up and dis
cussed until 3 o'clock, the hour at
which, by previous agreement. it had
been arranged to vote finally upon the
amendments and the bill. Efforts
were made to amend the measure but
failed. The bill was then passed by
q vote of As to %.
The bill as passed provides that all
immigrants physically capable and
over sixteen years of age shall be able
to read or write the English language
or some other language, but a person
not able to read or write who is over
fifty years Of age and is the parent
or grandparent of 4 qualified imni-
grant over twenty-one years of age
and capable of supporting such a par
ent or grandparent, may accompany
the immigrant or the parent or grand
parent may be sent for and come TO
join the family of the child OF grand
child over twenty-one years of age
qualified under the law; and a 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 ap-
ply to persons coming to the United
States from the Island of Cuba during
the continuance Of present disorders
there who have heretofore been inhab-
itants of that island.
In the House.
It was District of Columbia day in
the house, but only three bills of local
Importance were passed. The remain
der of the session was devoted to
further consideration Of the army ap-
preparation i.iIl. The debate was par
ticularly notable for vigorous speech
by Mr.. Mcclellan of New York, a son
of Gen. George B. Mcclellan, attack
ing the present army organization 40
obsolete and inefficient. He asserted
that we were woefully unprepared for
war should a crisis come, and con-
tended for modern methods in organ
ization, equipment and supplies which
would enable the United States to
meet an emergency. MIR. Lewis of
Washington also made speech that
attracted attention in denunsiation Of
trusts, which he declared were threat
ening the liberties of the country. The
consideration of the army appropria-
ton bill was not completed.
Washington, Jan. 19.-Cuba had
hearing in the house, and for time it
looked as if parliamentary proceedings
would be set aside and the senate res
olution recognizing the insurgents as
belligerents would be attached as a
rider to the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill. Mr.. Dearmond. a
Missouri Democrat, precipitated the
issue by offering the resolution as al
amendment, but point of order
against it was sustained. Mr.. Dear
mond appealed. He urged the Repub-
licans who had protested friendship
for the struggling Cubans to override
the decision Of the chair as the only
chance of securing action on the prop
osition. Mr.. Bailey, the leader OF the
minority, and other Democrats joined
in the appeal. The excitement be-
came intense, but the appeals of Mr..
Dingley, the floor leader of the ma
jority, as well as other Republican
leaders to their associates not to join
in the programme succeeded. Mr..
Colson. Rep, Ky, warned his side
that unless he was soon given an OPP
portunity to vote his sentiments on
the Cuban question he would cooper
ate in any revolutionary method to Sc
cure action. The Republican tactics
kept to the front the point of the
minorit, seeking to override inc rules
Of the house and get every Republican
vote. sustaining the chair by a vote OF
1872 to III. One Democrat. Mr.. Elem
ing Of Georgia. voted with them on the
ground that he could not violate his
Oatn by voting against unfolding the
rules. Duling tie debate Mr.. Bailey
challenged Mr.. Hit to give the house
any assurance that an opportunity