Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-22
cENsURES CANADA RAILWAYS
Representative Shattuc Says They
Are Imposing on ImmIErs-
tiOn Laws.

WASHINGTON, May 21.-The house began
consideration Of the immigration bill to-
day. The principal speech was made by
Mr.. Shattuc OF Ohio chairman Of the com
mittee on immigration. He was especially
severe in his condemnation of the manner
in which immigrants are introduced through
Canada by Canadian railway and steamship
companies.
Mr.. Wood OF Alabama gave notice Of an
amendment to provide an educational test,
and much OF the discussion during the day
was upon this subject.
The house earlier in the day settled three
contested election cases in favor Of sitting
members and passed a number OF bills OF
minor Importance.
The house today received oflcial notifi-
cation of the exercises attending the un-
yelling of the statue OF Marshal De Roch-
ambeau in Washington on Saturday next
On motion of Mr.. Payne Of New York the
house agreed to adjourn over from Friday
10 Monday in order to take part in the ex-
ercises.
Number of Bills Passed.
bill was passed providing that the
statutes of Limitation Of the several states
shall apply as a defense to actions brought
In any courts for the recovery Of lands pat
ented under the treaty of May 10. 1854. be-
tween the United States Of America and
the Shawnee tribe of Indians
Other bills passed as follows: Granting
homesteaders on the abandoned Fort
Bridger, Fort Sanders and Fort Laramie
military reservations. Wyoming, the right
TO purchase one-quArter section OF public
land on said reservations as pasture or
grazing lands; to authorize the erection OF
buildings by the international committee OF
the Young Mems Christian association on
reservations OF the United States; 10 au-
thorize the sale OF Fort Niobrara military
reservation in Nebraska; TO regulate COM
mutation for good conduct Of United States
prisoners. Other measures passed were
these: Granting the Grand Army Of the
Republic the right to be quartered in the
unfinished government printing ofice dur
ing the coming national encampment; au-
thorizing the Santa Fe Railroad company
TO sell or lease its property and franchises.
Throws LentE Out.
By unanimous vote the house seated
Charles R. Thomas from the Third North
Carolina district. whose seat was contested
by John F. Fowler The contest Of e1-
Representative John J. Lentz against Mr.
Tompkins from the Twelfth Ohio district
was settled in the latter's favor.
The same action was taken with Mr..
RheA Of Pennsylvania concerning the right
Of the seat for the Ninth Virginia district,
the contestant, James A. Walker, having
died.
The immigration bill was then taken up
under a special rule, giving it the right Of
way.
Mr.. shsttuc opened the debate with
speech deliberately presenting the various
immigration problems and explaining the
corrective purposes of this bill. In part he
said:
The immigration laws OF this county are
hagrantly violated. Those Canadian steam
ship agencies in Europe DO not hesitate
to advertise openly and guarantee TO their
passengers. the good. bad and Indifferent
that they shall be safely delivered into
the United States and n9 questions asked
II they viii only take passage via Canada.
have their bills so advertising.
1T can be proven that one Of the Cana
dian railways is in the Chinese passenger
trsfhe regularly and is assisting the SNUG
glers by stopping its passenger trains sew
eral miles out Of a certain city and dis.
charging the Chinese in the country where
wagons, built especially for the purpose
take whole gangs over the lines. ana In
this way thousands Of Chinese enter the
United stAtsS"