Evening star., 1898-01-18
RESTRICTING IMMIGRATION.
Passage of the Pending Bill by the
Senate.

At the conclusion of Mr.. Woicott's speech
IN the Senate yesterday afternoon the I'M
migration bill was taken up and discussed
until :; o'clock, the hour at which, py pre-
vious agreement. it mad 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 the immigrant either
10 read or to write should be accepted as a
sufficient test of his literacy, was adopted
by vote of ~ to ~. Another amendment
by Mr. Spooner. providing that the mem
berS of the family accompanying al mmi-
grant rejected under the conditions of the
bill should be returned to the country
whence they came by the STEAMSHIP COM
panies, was also adopted. Other efforts
were made to amend the measure hut
failed. The bill was then passed by a vote
CT ~ to IS.
The bill as passed provides that all i'm
migrants physically capable and over six
teen years of age shall be able to read or
write the the English language or some
ether language. but person net able u
read or write who is over fifty years of
age, and IS the parent or grandparant of Il
qualihed immigrant over twcnty-ons years
of age and capable OF supporting such a
parent or grandparent. may accompany the
immigrant, or the parent or grandparent
may De sent tor 10 Join the family of the
child or grandchild over twcnty-ouc years
OF age qualified under the law; ani wife or
minor ch.id not able to read or write may
accompany or be Sent for and come to JON
me 1he husband or parent who is qualified.
me act does net apply to pCra1Es coming
TO the United STATES from the Island of
Cuba during the continuance Of pres mt
disorders there who have heretofore been
inhabitants of that island.
The bill when placed or its passage was
passed by vote of 10 to Is the detailed
vote being as follows:
c eas-Allison Baker, Burrows Cannon
Elkins, Fairbanks Foraker, FRYE. Gal
iinger. Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough. Harris.
haWley, Hear. Kyle, Lodge, Mcbride. Nc
n, mll,an, Mantle. Mason, Morrill, Penrcsa
Terkns. Pettigrew. Plat Ccnn.), Plat On
-, Pritchard, Proctor. Quay, SeweT
Shoup. spooner Teller. Thurston. Tillman.
Warren, Wetmore, Wilson and Wolcott-
Nays-AlIen. Bacon. Bate. Berry Caf-
iery, Clay, Cockrell. Daniel Gorman, Eeit-
Ield. Jones tArk.). Kenne.'. Lindsay. Nc
Emery. Mallory, Martin, Mills. Mitchell
Money, Morgan, Murphy, Pettus. RawIns
Whites '''''' anu
After the immigration bill was DISPOSED
OF some time Vas devoted to the considera-
ton of bills CT the calendar Among the
measures considered was one called nm nv
Mr. Hans5rorgh On. d., amending section
2.2'4 of the Revised Statutes so that regis
terS OF land offices and receivers of public
moneys for each lard district estahIisbad
by law shall be liable under their bonds
for all moneys received by them for the
sale of Indian lends. Mr.. Hansbrough ey-
pla1ned that under the present law re-
ceivers of public moneys are not responsibIa
under their bonds for any money whicL
came to them from the sale of Indian
lands The bill WIS passed.
\ biil authorizing the Muscogee coal and
railroad conrany to construct and operate
a railway through the Indian territory and
Oklahoma territory and for other purposes
was PASSED ca motion of Mr.. Baker.
MI Garter, chairman of the census COM
Enittee. gave rotice that after the DISPOSE
uon today of the urgent deficiency bill he
should insist upon the consideration of the
unfinished bt sincss, which is the measure
providing for the appointment of a director
and thirty Cne other employes of the
twelfth and Subsequent &C nsuses. Mr.. Car
ter said the committee felt the measure was
OF sufficient Importance to demand and re-
ceive prompt consideration.
Mr.. Allison. chairman of the appropria-
tions committee. in this connection desired
il to be understood that the appropriation
bills. which. under the Senate procedure
have the right of way over other legisia ton
would be pressed by his committee and thai
the pension appropriation bill now on the
calendar would be called up probably on
Wednesday,.
Mr. German (Md) expressed surprise that
the appropriation bills should be advanced
so early in the session, and suggested that
an arrangement be made whereby notice of
the calling up of the bills should be given
in advance by the appropriation committee
In response to inquiry from Mr. White
tCaL), Mr.. Carter said he had no desire to
endeavor to displace the consideration of
the Hawaiian annexation in executive ses-
sion. but he thought the census measure
ought to be passed promptly.
Bills were passed providing for an Amer
lean register for the steamer Navahoe and
to amend section 4440 Of the Revised Stat
utes, authorizing the licensing of mates on
river and ocean steamers.
The joint resolution providing for partici-
patton by the United States in the fisheries
exposition to be held this year in Bergen,
Norway, which had been passed by the
House with an amendment providing that
the commissioner of the United States
should have salary of $500, was called
up by Mr.. Nelson (Minn.). The amendment
of the House was agreed to and the reso-
slution passed.
TIE Senate then. at 4:45 PM, on motion
Of Mr.. Quay, went into executive session,
and at pm. adjourned.