The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-18
Interesting Proceedings Enhanced
BY W0lcOtt's Speech.
THE IMMIGRATION BILL
DEBATE AND PASSAGE AFTER
AMENDMENT
Galleries Well Filled-Mrs. Wolcott
In Diplomatic Gallery-Boss Han
ma Sworn In-Wolcott In Fine
Voice-Vote on immigration Bill
Its Provisions.

Washington, Jan. lin anticipation
of an interesting session of the senate
! today, all of the galleries were filled
some time before the senate convened
Mrs. Wolcott, wife of Senator Wolcott,
chairman of the bimetallic commission,
who was to deliver a speech upon the
work of the commission, was in the
diplomatic gallery with a party OF
friends. The wives of the members of
the foreign relations committee were
also in the diplomatic galleries
Senator Hanna, who has just been
reelected from Ohio, was cordially
greeted by his colleagues on both sides
of the chamber. His coming to Wash
ington was unexpected. as it had been
announced that he would remain in
Cleveland for several days to rest
HANNA SWORN IN.
Mr. Foraker announced that the leg
islature of Ohio had chosen Marcus
Alonzo Hanna to be senator from Ohio
for the remainder of Mr.. Sherman S
term of six years, ending March 4,
1899. He presented Mr.. Hanna's Gre
dentials, and they were read. AS there
was no objection to the administration
of the oath of office, Mr.. Foraker eS-
corted Mr.. Hanna to the vice presi-
dents desk. AS the two senators
passed down the main aisles of the
senate, there was murmur in the gal
lerieS and a craning of necks to get a
good view of the two distinguished
Ohioans. Mr.. Hanna appeared to be in
frst-rate health. The oath of Office
was administered by the vice president
and Mr.. Hanna's response was dis
tinctly audible. Many senators has
tened to extend their congratulations to
Mr.. Hanna.
Among the memorials presented were
the remonstrances of % Roman CathO-
lie societies, representing more than
5000 members, presented by Mr.. Muir
ply, New York, against the enactment
of the pending immigration bill.
PERTINENT QUESTION.
Mr.. Harris, Kansas, presented a reso-
luton for which he asked immediate
consideration, asking the secretary of
the treasury why, since 1892, he had
omitted from his statement an item of
some 81, 100000 interest due the United
States from the Pacific railroads. OBJ
lection was made by Mr.. Thurston, Ne
braska, and the resolution went over.
WOLCOTT IN FINE VOICE.
AT 1890 Mr.. Wolcott, Colorado, chair
man of the biInetallic commission, was
recognized for a speech upon the work
of the commission. BY this time the
bakeries and the floor were crowded.
Mr.. Wolcott was in fine voice. and
spoke with only occasional references
to his manuscript which he had be-
fore him. He was accorded the closest
attention by his auditors. among whom
were many members of the house.
At the conclusion of Mr.. WOlcott' s
speech the immigration bill was taken
Il 4 IL l.
hour at which, by previous agreement,
it had been arranged to vote finally
upon the amendments and the bill. An
amendment offered by Mr.. Spooner of
| Wisconsin, providing that the ability
on the part of an immigrant either 70
read or write should be accepted as
sufficient test of his literacy, was
adopted by a vote of ~ to %.
Another amendment by Mr. SpOoner
providing that the members of the fam
| lily accompanying an immigrant reject
ed under the conditions of the bill,
should be returned to the country
/ whence they came by the steamship
company, was also adopted.
Other efforts were mace TO amend the
measure but failed.
IMMIGRATION BILL PASSED.
The bill was then passed by vote
of As to %.
| Yeas:-Allison, Baker, Burrows, Can
non. Carter. Chandler, Chiffon, Clark
! Davis, Ell1ins, Fairbanks, Foraker
/ Frye, Gallinger. Hale, Hanna, Hans
bIough. Harris. HawIey. Hoar, Kyle,
! Lodge. Mcbride Mcmillan, Mantle
| Mason. Morrill,. Penrose, Perkins, Pet
| tigrew. Plat of Connecticut, Platt OF
New York. Pritchard, Proctor. Quay
Sewell, Shoup, Teller. Thurston, Till
man, Warren, Wetmore, Wilson and
! Wolcott-45.
( Nays:-Allen, Bacon, Bate. Berry
i Caffery, Clay, Cockrell. Daniel, Cor
man, Heitfeld. Jones of Arkansas. Ken
/ ny. Lindsay, McEnery, Mallory, Mar
/ tin, Mills, Mitchell, Money, Morgan
art, Turpie, Walthall and Whites.
NATURE OF BILL.
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 80 years
of age and is the parent or grand par
ent of qualified immigrant over q
years of age, capable of supporting
such parent or grand parent may ac-
company the immigrant, or the parent
| or grand parent may be sent for and
come to join the family of the child OF
grandchild over q years of age who
| qualified under the law and wife OF
minor child not able to read or write
| may accompany or be sent for anC
come to join the husband or parent
who is qualified
The act does not apply to persons
coming to the United States from the
Islands of Cuba during the continuance
of present disorders there who have
heretofore been inhabitants of thai
island.