Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-26
immigration Bill Is Pass.
ed by the House.
No Yea and Nay Vote Permit
ted on Any Paragraph.
6snsral Deficiency Bill Is Reported.
Carries Over 100000.

washington, June GJ.-C nuer i RUE
limiting debate on all but two sec
tiOns. the so-called immigration bill
was discussed for three hours today
and passed without a yea and nay vote
being permitted on any of the para
graphs. This bill attracted much at
tention. the representatives having
large foreign colonies in their districts
lining up generally against the head
tax of S. which was defeated and
against the educa tional test. After Il
very interesting contest a substitute
for the educational test providing that
the whole matter be submitted to u
commission was adopted by close
vote. The most important features Of
the bill We're thus eliminated and the
bill was passed without division.
At 533a p. NJ the House took recess
until s o'clock this evening to devote
three hours to oratory.
Washington, June 25.-Speaker Can
non delivered a mild lecture to the
House today by stating that il these
closing days of the session. more bus
mess of vital Importance to the nation
would be transacted than in the three
l1lOltIS IItNl anu IL WIS tDS''lul'-
Is necessary that close attention be
given on the part of members to the
business III hand which could not be
done unless order be observed.
BY unanimous consent it was decided
that the House should sit tonight from
8 to II o'clock to consider in committee
of the whole the bill to simplify the law
! in relation to the collection of revenues.
Payne of New York stated that it had
been decided to permit political speeches
to be made on the above bill.
| After an agreement that if the imm-
grafton bill be not completed. it shall
not lose its privilege character because
| of the understanding to the revenue
| bill. the House agreed to recess from
| 6 to s o'clock when general debate " i'll
be in order.
Tho general deficiencwy appropria-
ton bill was completed by the House
committee on appropriations today and
reported to the House. The bill carries
a total of S1O,245.509. to supply def
ciencies in the various departments OF
| the government.
| The chief items included in the bill
are as follows:
Under the state department. trans
| pOrtation of diplomatic and consular
officers. under new law for 1907. $50, 900;
| contingent expenses. foreign missions
| $4,000; contingent expenses at consul
lates. $4,000: payment to Germany in
| settlement at Samoan claims, $4,000.
| Under the treasury department: Col
| lecting the revenues from customs
1907. 100000 engraving and printing
$23, 392; collecting internal revenue, fis-
cal year 1907. 100000; public buildings
on Pacific coast. reupair of. s6O1.117
Under the war departments: Statue
of Liberty, New York harbor, equip
ment and lighting, &c., 800.
Payment to state of Texas of money
paid state troops from 1865 o 1860
$3134l9; state or territorial homes foi
soldiers. sl20.00O.
| Under the military establishment
Mileage. officers of the army. $4,000
replacing military stores. etc. de.
stroycd by earthquake at San Francis
co. S13O4 SS6.
Under the naval establishments: Fol
general account of advances. 1904. an(
prior years, 49,. 400; marine corps, S4l6.
15S; maintenance yards and docks. $50.
900: naval prison administration build
ing at Portsmouth. n. H.. $4,000.
| Under the interior department
Transportation Of Indian goods, $4,000
Under United States courts: Fees %
clerks. $4,000; assistants to the after
nev general in special cases. $4,000.
| Under the postal service: Transporta
ton by steamboat 5000; transporta
ton by railroads, $2S9000; regulation
screen and other wagon service, $50 900
transportation of foreign mails. $4,000
House of Representatives. S107. As,
public printing and binding. $4,000. ant
under the District of Columbia, gen
eral expenses, etc, $S5.S23.
The remaining sums in the bill ar
, for varying amounts less than $4,000
for judgments of courts and claim
audited and certified to Congress.
There are several legislative apprO
| priations in the bill. In one Of them au
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