The sun., 1901-12-05
THEWORK OF CONGRESS-
President Transmits to Senate the
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty.
ALSO MANY APPOINTMENTS,
Senator Burrows Introduces q Bnl
Intended to Do Away With An
archy and Anarchists In
the United States.

Washington, Dec. 4.-rhe senate was !
the only congressional branch In ses-
sion. The early business included a
flood of executive communications.
mainly formal. One of them. from the
attorney general, submitted the com.
pilation of the laws of Porto Rico In
English and Spanish, as ordered by
the last congress.
The president sent to the senate the
new -Pauncefote treaty for an
iSthmian canal.
The president also sent number OF
recess appointments and the new ap-
pointment of George W. Lieberth OF
Kentucky to be collector of internal
revenue for the Sixth district of Ken
lucky. Among the recess appointments
sent in was that.of Attorney General
| Knox.
| When Mr.. Hoar sought TO advance
the consideration OF certain pension
bills, Mr.. Morgan (Ah.A objected, re.
marking, There Is too much slack on
pensions, and would like to tighten
1 II mp little"
Senator Lodge introduced a bill to
provide revenues for the Philippine Is
lands. 1t provides that the tariff pass
Nel by the Philippine commission Sept.
/ II 1901, and approved by the secretary
of war Shall remain In full force and
effect. This covers goods going into
the islands.
The second section Iof the bill pro-
+ N.s,l lnt- tu ilA HItv and
tariff on goods coming into the United
states from the Philippine Islands that
are now collected from foreign coun.
tries Section 3 provides that until
otherwise ordered statutory laws of
the United States shall not he in force
III tile Philippines except as ordered by
the Philippines commission. Section
4 provides that all duties collected
in the Philippine Islands shall be paid
into the Philippine treasury.
D,n Aimed ut Anarchists.
senator burrows has introduced a
hill TO provide for the exclusion and
deportation Of alien anarchists The
first section of the bill Is rs follows;
That no alien anarchists shall here
after be permitted to land ut any port
of the United States or he admitted In.
to the United States, but this prohibi'
tion shall not be SO construed as to ap
ply to political refugees or political of
Tenders OtheI than such anarchists"
The second section directs the spe
clal board Of inquiry authorized by the
. Immigration laws to make diligent In
vestigHtion concerning the antacedents
! of amy alien seeking admission into the
/ United States who is suspected of be
in. an anarchist authorizing the boarc
To even go to the extent of examining
the person Of suspected aliens fol
marks Indicative of membership in an
: archistic societies.
) section 3 provides for the return o.
0 persons to their native countries whit
have secured admission to the Unite,
e States contrary to law and who hay,
/ nftarward been found TO be anarchists
i The fourth section provides that Whel
!. any alien Is convicted of crime i'll an,
i Tfnitcd States court and it shall appea
e from the evidence that he Is an anarcl
d ist the presiding judge shall direct
/, further hearing. and If the Judge is sni
iSfed that the convicted alien is an al
archist he may direct that, in addltlo
- other punishment adiudged, the col
I vIctrd alien. after undergoing sue
7 punishment. shall be deported.
Provision Is made for the appoin
g ment Of twelve immigration ageIKs /
e salary Of $500 each to make inyo
G tigations in foreign countries conceri
u ing intended immigrants. The siXt
i and last section of the bill provide
n that "the fact that an alien has d
clnred his intention TO become eli
zen Of the United States shall const
tute no bar to proceedings against hi
Y under this act
y At 2:3t p, III. the senate adjourned
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