The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-21
CORTELYOU REPLIES
Explains to Senate Reason TOT Delay in Giving ir-
 formation.
HOUSE TALKS IMMIGRATION
Debate Notable for Number ot Ne" Members in Maiden Efforts at
 Speech Making.

dSHlHS ton, JdH. -V.o uS' the senate adjourned to-day senator Aldrich received a letter from Seefe- tary Cortelyou explaining the delay Ill replying to the resolution ealing oli him for information concerning the recent Panama canal bond issue, anu the latter was laid before the senate Earlier in the day Senator Tillman ln- dulged in caustic comment upon what he characterized as the secretary apparent "disobedience" of a senate resolution.
 In his letter to Senator Aldrich, MT Certelyou said;
 Il am sorry that there should nave been any misunderstanding as to the time when my answer to the senate resolutions regarding the treasury op- erations would be sent in. Had l been advised of your request to know when it might be expected, l would have, replied that I required little more time to go over the mass ol figures it involved, It is my desire. of course, that all business of this kind
  this matter is So important that l have felt 1t desirable that every feat ure of the report should be clearly stated, both for the information or the senate and in justice to the de partment. IL is my desire and inten- ton to submit complete response to the resolution and l hope to have 1t ready in the course of the next few days---in all probability about the be- ginning of next week.
 The amount of work involved iii the preparation of such voluminous some, but 1t should be remembered that the force in all the bureaus here which have to do intimately with financial matters, have been for weeks working overtime on the regu- lar business of the department and to have this duty put upon them in addi- tion, materially increases their bur dens."
 The senate devoted two hours to considering the bill revising the criminal laws of the United States and then adjourned.
 Washington, Jan 20.--Unrestrained opportunity to express views on the immigration question was offered members of the house to-day by the decision, soon after converting, to take up and consider bill appropriatine $250,o00 for an immigration station in Philadelphia and so many took ad- vantage of 1t that the code of laws bill, which the managers of the house 1 had planned to take up was side. tracked for the day The discussion 1 of the immigration station bill opened up the whole subject of immigration and excited the interest of the entir, house Members on both sides of th' chamber clamored for recognition which carried with 1t the right t speak for an hour if so desired.
 The discussion showed decided op position. voiced chiefly by MT Hep burn of Iowa, and Mir, Byrd of Mis- sissippi to certain classes of immi grants. but other members mad earnest pleas for them upon tn 1 ground that the prosperity of tn country had been advanced by thei 1 presence in this country
 MT Hepburn made an impassione l plea for more stringent restriction l against immigration. The difficultie of the problem were increased b lack of such restrictions, he said. an the government was placing itself | more peril.
 The presiding officer, Mir Boutel of Illinois. found it necessary to ca to order MT. O'Connell of Massachu setts for charging that Mir. Hepburn had been untruthful and unfair i his remarks. MT. O'Connell contend ed that every facility should be al forded to bring to the United State those whom Europe may he able [ l spare.
 The debate was notable in that was engaged in largely by member serving their first terms who found | the bill a chance to make their maid en efforts at speech making on tn floor of the house.
 The entire session was devoted to consideration of the bill, which Wa passed.