The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-01-27
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WaSniUStUu, 10. "a
Yesterdays proceedings In the senate
were the speech delivered by Senator
Wolcott of Colorado chairman of the
timetable commission, upon the nego-
nations of the commission with Euro
mean countries relative to internation-
al bimetallism. and the passage OF the
Lodge bill restricting immigration
into the United States. The proceed
incs were the most interesting ana ini-
pOrtant that have characterized any
single days work of the senate dur
ing the present session. In anticipa-
ton OF them the galleries were
crowded an an early hour. Quite I'M
expectedly Senator Hanna appeared at
the opening of the session. Mr..
Foraker, the senior member from
Ohio, presented Mr.. Hanna's creden-
tails for the remainder OF Mr.. Sher-
mans term. which will expire on
March I, 1899 and asked that tile oath
of office be administered To him. Mr..
Foraker escorted his colleague 10 the
desk and Vice President Hobart adj
ministered the oath.
At the conclusion of the morning
business Mr.. W0lcOtt was recognized
10 begin his address. He was in fine
tention of his auditors. At the con-
clusion of Mr. Wolcott's speech the
Immigration bill was taken up and dis
cussed until 3 o'clock. the hour at
which, by previous agreement. il had
been arranged TO vote finally upon the
amendments and the bill. Efforts
were made TO amend the measure but
failed. The bill was then passed by
vote of A. to 2S.
The bill as passed provides that all
immigrants physically capable and
over sixteen years of age shall be able
10 read or write the English language
or some other language, but Il person
not able TO read or write who is over
fifty years of age and is the parent
or grandparent of qualified immi-
grant over twenty-One years of age
and capable of supporting such par
ent or grandparent, may accompany
the immigrant or the parent or grand
parent may he sent for and come TO
Join the family of the child or grand
child over twcnty-One years of age
qualified under the law; and Il wife or
minor child not able TO read or write
may accompany or be sent for and
come to join the husband or parent
who is qualified. The act does not APP
ply TO persons coming TO the United
States from the Island of Cuba during
the continuance Of present disorders
there who have heretofore been inhab-
itantS of that island.
In the House.
II was District of Columbia day in
the house. but only three bills of local
Importance were passed. The remain
der of tue session was devoted to
NJ nf Al n
preparation bill The debate was par
ticularly notable for vigorous speech
by Mr.. Mcclellan Of New York, n son
of Gen. George b. Mcclellan, attack
ing the present army organization as
obsolete and inefficient. He asserted
that we were wOefully unprepared for
war should n crisis come, and con-
tended for modern methods in organ.
ization, equipment and supplies which
would enable the United States to.
meet an emergency. Mr. Lewis or
Washington also made speech that
attracted attention in denunSiation OF
trusts, which he declared were threat
ening the liberties of the country. The
consideration of the army appropria-
ton bill was not completed.
Washington, Jan. 10.--Cuba had
hearing in the house. and for time 1t
looked as if parliamentary proceedings
would be set aside and the senate res
olution recognizing the insurgents as
belligerentS would be attached Us
rider 10 the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill. Mr.. Dearmond.
Missouri Democrat. precipitated the
issue by Offering the resolution as an
amendment, but point of order
against it was sustained Mr.. Dear
mond appealed. He urged the Repub-
Leans who had profeSsed friendship
Tor the struggling CubanS To override
the decision of the chair as the only
chance of securing action on the prop
osition. Mr.. Bailey, the leader of the
minority. and other Democrats joined
in the appeal. The excitement be-
came intense, but the appeals of Mr..
Dingley, the floor leader of the ma
jority, as well as other Republican
leaders 10 their associates not 10 join
III the programme succeeded. MIR.
Colson, Rep. Ky. warned his side
that unless he was soon given an OPP
portunity TO vote his sentiments on
the Cuban question he would cooper
ate in any revolutionary method 10 Sc
cure action. The Republican tactics
Kept to the front the point Of the
minority seeking to override the rules
of the house and get every Republican
vote, sustaining the chair by II vote Of
1o2 to Ia. One Democrat, Mr.. Flem-
Ing OF Georgia, voted with them on the
ground that he could not violate. his
oath by voting against upholding the
rules. During the debate Mr.. Bailey
challenged Mr.. Hit to give the house
any assurance that an opportunity
would be offered TO vote on the resolu-
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