The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-18
IMMIGRATION LAW PASSED.
educational Qualification Imposed On
All OVtr Sixteen Years Of Age.
WORK OF BI-NETALLIC COMMISSION.
Senator Walco, Delivers spetch on What
1t Did and what He Thinks of the
Future Prospects of tho
white Metal.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17-Thc features
OF to-days proceedings in the Senate
were the speech delivered OF Senator VOL
colt. OF Colorado chairman Of the bime-
tallic commission upon the negotiations
Of the commission with European coun-
tries relative TO international bimetal-
llsm, and the passage of the Lill restrict
ing immieratiou into the United States.
quite Unexpectedly Senator Hanna APP
pearod at the opening OF to-day session.
Mr.. Foraker escorted his colleague to
the desk where Vice-Prcsidcnt Hobart
administered the oath.
BIMETALLIC COMMISSION.
At 1850 Mr. Wclcott was recognized.
Mr.. Wolcott introduced his subject by
laying that he was glad to make a state
msnt respecting certain phases of the
work OF the recent bimetaihc commits
sion. Int that IN doing 80 ne spoke uh-
officially. mot committing he sfoc'ateS
I'm the slightest degree either TO his opih-
ions or deductions
ATTACKS or COMMISSION.
The commission was. he said. also at
tackled from, time 10 time by statements
form extrists m the other direction.
Her, Mr.. Wolcott announced his inten-
ton to retire from the commission.
IMMIGRATION BILL PASSED.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Wolcotts
speech the immigration bin was taken
up and discussed until o'clock the hour
at which. by previous agreement, it had
been arranged t. vote finally upon tho
amendments and the bill. After the adop-
ton OF two amendments proposed by Mt.
Spooner. OF Wisconsin. the bill was pass
ed by "A vote of - 90 2s.
The detailed vote was as follows.
Ycas-Allison. Baker. Burrows. Cannon,
Carter. Chandler Chiffon. Clark Davis
Elkins Fairbanks, Foraker. Frye, CAL
linger. Hale. Hanna. Hansbrough. Harris
Hawley. Uoar. Kyle. Lodge. Mcbride, Me-
MILAN. Mantle. Mason. Morrill,, Ponrose
Perkins. Pettigrew. Platt Comm, Platt,
N. ". Pritchard. Proctor. Quay. Sewell
Shoup. Spooner. Teller, Thurston, TIL
man. Warren, Wetmore, Wilson and VOL
COTS.
Nays-Allen. Bacon. Bate, Berry, CAT
fery. Clay. Cockrcll. Daniel. German, He'll
field. Jones (Ark). Kcnney, Lindsay, Nc
Emery. Mallory. Martin, Mills. Mitchell
Money. Morgan Murphy. Petms. Rawlins
koAfu. stewart j ulil'f " AMMAN anu
Whites
ITS PROVISIONS.
The hHl as passed provides that all i'm
migrants over sixteen years old hall be
able 10 read or write the English language
or some other language. but ocr53n not
able to read or write who is over fifty
years CID and is the parent or grard-
parent Of qualified inmisc1nt over
twenty-one years Of age aud capable Of
supporting such parent or grandpa
rent. may accompany the immigrant, or
the parent or grandpafent may be sent
for and come TO join The .amily Of the
child or crandchild over twenty one years
of age qualified under tic law; and wife
or minor child rot able 20 rrnd or write
may accompany or be sent for 20 come
and join tho husband or parent who Is
qualified.
The bin does not ar1ly 20 persons
coming to the United states from the
Island OF cuba during the c)Ifsc of
present disorders there wiO have i,IctO-
fore Seen inhabitants OF nat .saia.
After the immigration bin Vas d,sposcd
OF the Senate devoted some inc 10 the
consideration Of bills on tac caIenlar.