The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
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Washington. Msy a-Ths House Sesaa consideration of the immigration bin to. day. The principal speech wa made by
 Mfr. ehattue tohic). chairman, sof '.th< comnittee on IinmisrAtion Ae wds cape. cialIy severe in iis condenanat ton sof thS manner in which tmmisrsnts were intro. duced through Canada and sby canadian railway and steamship companies. Mfr Underwood tAia) gave notice of n amendment 70 provide an educational t.s, and much of the discussion during ths day vas upon this subject
 By unanimous vote. ths House seated Charles R. Thomas from the, ,Tihrd North Carolina District swhcse seat wac con- tested by John E. Fowler. ThS rssoiu- ton confirming Mir. Tompklna's. Tight t the seat from the Twelfth Ohio nlstrict tive Jnhn ]. Lenk1. was agreedsto.
 Similar action wes taken confirming Nr Rhea of vireiniz totthe right q, the seai for the Ninth Virginia District, the con testant, John A. Walker. having sdied. \ The immigration bill then was taken uy under . apecial rule. giving it the right of way. The meesure 10 <ntitled fe regulate the ccmint of alien immigranti into the United GtAseg."
 Mir. ehattuc spoke ot the great number of immisrants coming In by way of Can. ada. and said: The, immigration iawl of thts country are nagrantly violated. Europe do not hesitate to advertise open ly and ,suarAntee-to theif passengers (the sood. bad and indifGersnt) thtt they shall be safely delivered into the United States and no questions isked if they will only take paseage via. Canada Ishave their bills 10 advertising. It ts. . fact that most steamship. companies delivering passengers at New York; Philadeiphia. etc, are doing all they can toikeep immi- grants likely to be denied entry Into the United States from securing passage on their boats. whifc these Canadian lines solicit the undesirable and vicious to be taken with .. view of entrance to this country. sIf
 This is not all, It can bo proven that one of the Canadian Raiiways b h the Chinese passenger traA1c regularly and is assisting the smugslsrs by stop ping its passenger trains several miles outside of certain city and dischargihz the Chinese in the country, where wagons. built especially for this purpose. tahe whole gsngs over the border over cover of the night and in this way thousands of Chinese enter the United States an- uuaiiy.''.- -s .f-s
 In explaining the exclusion section. Mir. shattuc said 1t embraced besidts paupers, insane persons. idiotss stc.s the, following:
 "Polygamists, anAfchists' or persons who believe in or advocate the overthrow by force or violencs.-.pf all government or of all forms of law or the assassination of public eeicials; prostitutes and persons who procure or attempt to brink in prostitutes or women for the purpose of prostitution;- persons whose migration to the United States has been induced by offers. solicitations. promises or agree- ments. parole or special. express or i'm piled, of labor or work or service of any kind in the United States. and also any person whose ticket or passage is paid for with the money of another, or who is assisted by others to come"
 Mir. Barthold (Mo.) asked how anar- chists would be detected as such.
 Just as you seek to detect bad wo- man-by asking questions" answered Mir. Shattuc sRt
 Mir. Underwood IAia.,. gave notice oi an amendment embodying an educa tionai test for immigrants and spoke of the growing need of stringent restrictions against immigration as measure of self preservation for American citizenship and republican institutions. ,
 Mir. Kisbers tTtsss) opposed the edu- eationai test as one likely to bar imnii- grant accustomed to manual labor which was one of the most desirable classes for the development of the country.
 Mir, dfosvenor (ohio) opposed the edl- cationai test. The assassins of Garfield and Mckinley were both men who could well pass the educational test. he said.
 Mir. Robinson (Ind.) made plea for a better condition of affairs in the. Indian Territory .a condition which he said. was blot on the sscutcheon of the republic.
 The House then at 5 o'clock, adjourned.