The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-18
IMMIGRATION BILL PASSED.
It Gees Through the Senate with q Few
Amendments by . Vote Of AZ to %.

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IL Gees Through tho Senate with q Few
Amendments by . Vote or AZ to IA.
WASHINGTON, Jan. I'm the Senate to-day
as soon as the journal was read Mr.. Foraker
rep, o. addressed the chair, and said: ,
'The Legislature of Ohio has elected Mark A.
Hanna to be Senator for the State of Ohio for
the term ending March 3, 1899. I present his
credentials, and ask that he may be sworn and
qualified"
The credentials having been read, the Vice.
President said: "The credentials are valid, and
II there be no objections the Senator-elect will
take the oath Of Office"
Mr.. Hanna, escorted by Mr.. Foraker. went to
tho clerks desk, and there took and subscribed
to the oath Of office.
Mr.. Foraker, from the Pacific Railroad Com
mittce, reported a substitute for the bill re-
lating to the Pacific railroads, and asked for
immediate action, but at the suggestion of
Mr.. Gear of Iowa, Chairman of thescommit.
tee, the matter went over till tomorrow. The
bill authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury,
II doomed necessary for the protection of tho
Governments interest. to bid for and pur-
chase the. Kansas Pacific Railroad at the COM
Ing sale.
Mr.. Hale (Rep, Mel, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported back the Urgent
Deficiency bill, and gave notice that he would
ask for it's consideration tomorrow. The Senate
committee has added to the bill Items of
100000 for q, geological and Geographical
ragua Canal Commission. The provision re-
qufring the owners OF bullion to pay the trans
The bill now carries a total Of 81, S8l ,923.
The Immigration bill was taken up and Mr..
f hSss q SFf iE' M Ma ssid f tSat BECAUSE sho the ssR Elf wn in
in reality a suffrage bill he should consent to
give II his support until some other and better
remedy for the evil OF an impure ballot should
Mr.. spooner rep. Wis., favored the bill in
its general features. but regarded it as too
harsh in its educational provisions. He would
not vote TO turn away any man of good charac-
ter. not a pauper, able TO work and bear the
write. The last census show d that there were
222,63i foreign born citizens in the United
All these would have been excluded under
the pending bill; He moved to amend the bill
by striking out the provision as to writing;
Spooner moved to amend by adding to the pro.
vision which requires steamship o. railroad
fails to pass the educational test, the words,
and shall also TRANSPORT with him the wife
him. il they SO desire" and it was agreed TO
The vote was then taken on substituting the
the Gs'9 phrase read rSa read %d' or W writ; 20 Tie II 20 Sm %aso
neIt was agreed to-yeas AZ, nays %.
of age, instead OF over 49, rejected, 20 to SO
q party vote, except that Mr.. Tillman Of South
Carolina voted mo" with tho Republicans,
and Messrs. Allen. Hawlcy, Kyle, and Stewart
voted aye" with tho Democrats.
The bill. was then passed yeas As, nays Is
Senators Kyle and Tillmnn voting with the Re.
publicans in the affirmative, and Senators Allen
and Stew art in the negative.
The bill amends section ] OF the act of
March 3, 1891, by adding to the classes of
aliens thereby excluded from admission to the
United States the fOllowing:
A persons physically capable and over 10
years OF age, who cannot read or write the Eng
lish language or some other language; but a
person not SO able to read or write, who is over
90 years of age, and Is the parent or grand.
parent of n qualified Immigrant over 81 years
OF age land capable OF supporting such parent
or grandparents may such immi-
grant, or such a parent or grandparcnt may be
sent for and como TO join the family OF a child
or grandchill over II years of ago similarly
qualified and capable. and n wife or minor
child not SO able to read or write may accom-.
pany or be cent for and come to join the husband
or parent similarly qualified and capable"
The second section provides IA mode OF test
ing tho ability OF the immigrant 10 read or
write, and section 3 provides that this act shall
not apply TO persons arriving In the United
States from any port or place In the island OF
Cuba during tho continuance of the present
disorders there WHO have hitherto been In
habitants OF that island Tho act is 10 take
effect three months after its passage.