Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-28
BY a Big Majority Votes to
Nv" Prohibit Their Sale
ppOrECrING IMMIGRANTS
:. Necessary TO Some ofThem rs
De" r,..-Aud rn'y WIZ be AZ
lowed TO Buy j"

,.u,or May q The house TO-
F'si'n asa the shattuc immigration
81 p ~so feature of the day was a
y. debate on the question Of ,l.I pro-,
N@ ,be sale Of intoxicating liquors
A'l'"o ,aradon stations. 1t was pre-
u by an amendment offered by
op"a ,'a,.,sock of Kansas TO prohiolt
J" ',,e which was carried 80 to 10
s'H ,s.dls NJ Indiana followed TINS
, Ip with an amendment to p rSa,,o,
'eO'' ~ iptoxicants in the capitol
'ns 80, ,,rovailed by a still larger ma
anu ,m TO 49, The bill brings TO-
r. .s., in one act all the scattered 'es,
s '.s,Ion heretofore enacted in regard ara
~ ,be immigration of aliens mo 'he
....a states arranges II In sequence,
lnNeu 'as what has become obsolete py
sl a.or Of subsequent leglsla V iI
I,a sods some of the administrative iea-
a .l..s and also adds some PROVISIONS
tl's, so General law and others maze
Wv "a nv the extension OF terrltOr-
h;'g Sl,,l,s If the Uniter States. Among
"a u m,ors important changes are those
uns n's the head tax on aliens
m. ,,ss into the United States by land
Conl ,ns from 81 to Sl.5O, adding
"a The excluded classes, persons My mno
,svS Mem insane within five years'ahar-
ssis,s or persons who advocate the
. .an,,brow az government by force;
u. S,ti",es and procurers (whose impor-
p ,,ton IL NOW felony, but whose entry
y ~, nrohiblted), broadening the word
a,ar,rsctr in the contract labor To IN
,n5e "offer solicitation or PROMISE
,.'Jdng for the fine Of steamship
,wnsnies which receive at the port
!, departure aliens afflicted with loath-
"ne or contagious diseases, instead
=, nroyidlng. as now, for their depor-
,.,ion an arrival here; extending the
dime within which an allen who be-
comes a public charge may be deported
,rom one TO two years, and providing
,hsi immigrants over 10 years old should
h. able 10 read in some language. Just
Ssiore the session closed a special rule
was presented to make the bill for coin
age az subsidiary silver a continuing
order until disposed Of A vote viii be
taken on the rule tomorrow.
When the consideration Of the immi-
grafton Bill was resumed Mr.. Bower
sock Of Kansas offered an amendment
10 make Il unlawful TO sell intoxicating
LIQUORS in any immigration station.
Mr.. Shattuc made point Of order
against the amendment but II was
Oerruled whereupon he offered the fol-
lowing substitute for Mr. Bowerstock's
amendment.
provided, that beer may be sold in
any immigrant station owned or used
by the United States, or on the grounds
appertaining thereto under the direction
or with the approval OF the secretary
Of the treasury, and that the sale, pur-
chase and handling OF said beer shall
be In every respect under the control
and direction Of the treasury"
NJ Statute sent to the clerks desk
and had read a letter from the new i'm
migrant commissioner at New York. Mr..
Wllan, saying that "a at present
advised. he would not recommend the
dsconiinuance OF the sale OF beer at
Immigrant stations. No heavy bever-
ages were sold, Mr.. Williams said,
ony beer, milk, tea and coffee.
hf. BoWerstock advocated the amend
htlt ne had offered and Mr.. Little
neg o. Maine also supported Il.
Inc latter declared that the govern
menl should not be placed in the POSI-
uoh OIL advocating the sale Of beer up
grant
ar Adams OF Pennsylvania advo-
aIed Mr. STATUES amendment. argu-
us !hat beer to immigrants from Ger
,rlauy anu other countries OF northern
.uVie vas as ItsasSaiy as meat |
.l ofeal and HAT II the ,ale {.
~, as'I national beverage was prohibited, |
Ie immigration Of most desirable |
esS would be discouraged
ny Lands replied that the class Of |
.',,n'sIah's who could be tempted with |
. ssss OF beer on landing were not de-
s :. We ana while not a follower OF Car
a.. SNalon' ne did not believe lntoxicat-
~ liquors should be sold anywhere on
:" w premises OF the United States.
m - a, you are SO keen about prohibition |
~, government property, why do YOU |
n. vi. introduce a resolution to prohibit
NJ shattuc. " '"'' V'p''O' asked
~. would vote this instant" replied
Iat isnuls, Tor a resolution TO pro-
,, 'SS wy, ,ne sale Of beer, whisky or any
Innl. 'nn.oE,ictlng liquor in this capitol"