Arizona republican., 1898-01-18
ENGLISH READ AND WRITTEN
Made a Standard of Capability
 for Citizenship
Other Amendments Light nlng u Q Restrictions of ths Original 5ilI. Senator Wolcott Speaks or the Work Of Himself and Associates


 of today's proceedings in the senate were a speech delivered by Senator Wolcott of Colorado, chairman of the bimetallic commission, upon the ne gotiationS of the commission with European countries relative to inter national bimetallism, and the passage of the Lodge bill restricting immigra- tion into the United States. The pro- ceedings were the most interesting and important that have characterized any single days work in the senate during the present session. In anticipation an early hour.
 Quite unexpectedly Senator Hanna appeared at the opening of today's session. MT. Foraker, the senior senator from Ohio, presented MT. Hanna's credentials for the remainder of MT. Sherman's term, which will ex- pire on March 4, 1929, and asked that the oath of office be administered to him. MT. Foraker escorted his col league to the desk, where Vice-Presi- dent Hobart administered the oath of office.
 At the conclusion of the morning business MT. Wolcott, at 12:30. was recognized, and began his address. He was in fine voice and commanded the earnest attention of his audience. At the conclusion of MT Wolcott's speech the immigration bill was taken up and discussed until o'clock. An amend ment offered by MT. Spooner of Wis consln 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. Another amendment by MT. Spooner, providing that members of family accompanying an immigrant rejected under the conditions Of the bill should be returned to the country whence they came by the steamship companies, was also adopted. The bill as passed provides that all immigrants physically capable and over 16 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 50 years of age and is a parent or gTandparent of a qualified immigrant over 21 years of age, capable of supporting such parent or grandparent, may accompany tbe immigrant or the parent or grandpar- ent may be sent for and come to Join the family of child or gnndchild over q years of age, qualified under law; and wife or minor child not able to read or write may accompany or be sent for and come to join a hus- band or parent who is qualified. The act does not apply Ito persons coming to the United States from the island of Cuba during the continuance of the present disorders there, who have heretofore been inhabitants of that island ,s
 THE HOUSE.
 Washington, Jan. 17.-This was Dis trict of Columbia day in the house, but only three bills of local importance were passed. The remainder of the session was devoted to a further con- SluGIdllOu Ol LITE dlmy appIOpi IdllOu bill. -che debate was particularly mo- table for a vigorous speech by MT. Nc Clellan of New York, a son of General Mcclellan, attacking the present army organization as obsolete and inefl- cient He asserted that we were woe fully unprepAred for war should crisis come, and he contended for modern methods in organization, equipment and supplies that would enable the United States to meet an emergency.
 Mr. Lewis of Washington made z speech that attracted attention, in de. nunciation of trusts, which, he de clared, were threatening the liberties of the country. Consideration Of tht army appropriation bill was not com pleted today.