The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-03
The Immigration Laws.

eo0AAtSoOA Hdo lCpOlGcu AIOll
the committee on Immigration bill
amending the immigration laws and it
IS his intention s to push for it's consider
alton. N The principal feature OF the bill
Is g provision for an agent of the
| United States, accompanied by sur
geon, to be stationed at all important
European Immigrant ports to inspect
aliens seeking admission to the United
| States. 1t also provides for head tax
of So an immigra
Protection of President.
Three years ago when congress as
sembie q 2 flood Of bills were presented
fforAt he protectio 90 Of the. president and
those 1neFllne of succession. Some Of
these measures were reported and even
reached the stage of conference between
the two houses when the fifty-seventh.
congress expired. On the senate calendar
is notice given by Senator Hoar last
April that on Tuesday, Dec. 6, he would
ask the senate to take up and consider
Dill for the protection of the presi-
dent. Whether or not some member of
the Judiciary committee will push the
measure now that the Massachusetts,
senator IS dead is not known. There is
serious opposition to the bill as it
stands and unless it is materially modi-
hed It probably could not pass.
Currency Legislation.
T. Currency legislation will be talked
about, but it probably will not be en-
ACTED. The Aldrich bill, the Nelson
stblH, the Fowler bill and the Hill bill,
4 as well as number Of others, are pend
ing before the committees, but no one
has shown any particular desire to have
them passed. In fact one measure lis
antagonistic to another and, with no
apparent danger to the finances Of the
country, those who are not experts in
the matter Off currency law, cannot be
induced to push these measures for
ward to- the exclusion of other business.
Southern Representation.
Reduced representation in southern
4 states which have by one form or an
other disfranchised negroes, will be a
! theme of discussion, but not action,
3 during the winter. The republican ma
: tional platform is interpreted by some
! OF the more radical members Of the
party to. call for such reduction and
they will go at the subject from the
: beginning. 1t is well understood that
to bring about anything like re-
duced representation would require
! much more time than three months
, session of congress- which expires by
: limitation. %@,. .tE
No doubt number of bills to prohib-
it or control campaign contributions
will be presented, as that matter became
an issue at the close Of the recent
campaign, Just how it can be reached
is yet to be ascertained, as there are
so. many ways in which a law Of this
kind can be avoided ~ .. l.
4:gs I54s Trust Regulation. :. III
The trusts will receive attention, at
least in debate, altho some doubt is
expressed about any: effective legisla-
ton being passed. Following a cam
paign in which the trusts were made
that there must be a great deal of talk
on the subject whenever there is an
opportunity
Interstate Commerce. ..
Interstate commerce legislation il
some form or another is always pend
ing in congress, and there may bt
an effort to enlargeth powers of the
Interstate commerce. commission so al
to" allow it to- fix rates. ~ Railroad
interests have and will continue to con
troll this measure. Another pending
measure is to permit pooling and thi
is opposed by the shippers. With 81
much contention there is little prospec
that anything will be done. A bill t.
amend the law for >the safety of EN-
ployees of railroads has been reported
and it is expected that it will pass.
As. Eight-Hour Bill. y
T. A bill which has $agitated congress
for number Of years providing TO
eight hours work only on all govern
ment contracts, no doubt will be re
ported from the senate committee o.
labor, which has given much time t.
: + hearings. A bill of similar characte
was lost in the last congress by beln'
II 7 4 ~ off h1,S1
i same fate may await this measur
should it be reported from the com
Pure Food Bill.
Senator Heyburn Of Idaho has give
=. notice that he will call up the .pur
q food bill during the first week OF tn
session and the friends Of the measur
| Ehone to have it passed. But there
@ strong opposition which will take &C
! vantage of the senate rules to attemp
h. to defeat the measure by delay.
%. OF .ts. Army Drill Sites. +.
OF A measure which created great des
m of interest in the last session, an
IN which no doubt, will cause consider
re. able discussion if it comes up. again
ny is bill providing for several larg
eo camp sites in different sections OF tn
lie country for the use of the regular r, arm
ne and militia lOr uIil1 pun pooCs'' =,
en- calities most likely to get the sites
'h the bill becomes law are energetlca
q " pushing it to the front, while oil
/ appointed rivals are opposing 1t.
llPs n1s Fairbanks, Endeavor.
los f Senator Fairbanks, who has onl
IN three months to serve as senator o.
IL: fore he becomes vice president, Ian
III III who, as chairman of the committee %
of Of public buildings and grounds, has e.
]. deavored to secure a bill providing
hi. building for the departments OF stat
eTrsstEiustice and commerce and labor, WI
the try to bring about favorable action
sil the bill in the ninety days ne IS to
rs. main a national legislator; 1t Is NJ
expected any general omnibus Dill WI
"a be pushed at this session.
III Irrigation Measures.
- Irrigation has become a permane7
emit legislative topic. interviewer close
Sc Sc with the public-land question, 1t n
~, resulted in setting two house clmm1
tees by the ears and creating VII
hit, difference Of opinion among senate
=. from western states. Several measur
sac So. intended as amendments to the lrrig
ton law have been suggested and a.
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