The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 3, 1897, Page 2

o = THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1897, tions génerally as to winds, waves and cur- rents and their drift action are more favorable at Port Los Angeles than at San Pedro, and that a breakwaterat San Pedro would cost more to build and maintain than one at Port Los Angeles. That the holding ground for anchorage at Port Los Angeies is at least equal 10 that at San Pedro, and that wharves can be -much more ‘conveniently bwilt and maintained. g That the land approaches by rail at Port Las Angeles are much superior sad much maore free from obstructions to enirance. That during'three vears past the great pier at Port Los Angeles has been in con- tinga! and genersl safe use by large ships. That the -successiul eperation of this rifor Solong a timein an unprotected seaway esiablishes the superiority of this Jocafign, and “that it will be generally ac- knowledged without argument ‘that it would haye been impossible to operate one at San Pedro without a breakwater. That the Jocation at Port Los Angeles has advantages over San Pedro in respect to ‘tire regular coastwise passenger and freight tratlic' where time is of any impor- tance. That even if a breakwater were built at San Pedro the advantagss and present commeétcial facilities of Fort Los Angeles would still command the ocean business. That the suitability of a detached break- water under the conditions existing at Port Los in ths ¢ pi rtry dnd other countri ge number of suck works b built and maintained for commercial pur- | poses. | On the side of San Pedro H. Hawgood was the p ipal witness. He stated that permanent deep-water docks could be constructed at San Pedro at a cost no | greater than- of the perishable wharves needed at Santa M ; that the former place was far‘more accessible for railronds; | that there was ‘an abundance of suitable land about the harbor; that the bottom | was better for alt purposes; that the har- | bor was more sheltered and that there was less fog. | LOS AMGEL KEJOICES. Nerchants and Men of All Rank Cele- | brate the 1ictory. | LOS ANGELES, Can. March 2.—Dry- | Qen’s declaratio t “‘men are but chil- | dren of a larger "growth” was forcibly ex- | emplified hereto-day when the news came | from Washington that San Pedro had been Selected as the site for the deep- water” harbor as agiinst Huntingten’s private harbor ‘scheme at Sauta Mo Grave, sedate bankers, capitalists, whole- | sale and refail -business men soon quit their respective counting-houses and went forth in search of friends with whom they ‘could ‘exchange greetings and congratu- lations. Hands were clasped in rapture, and many masculine hugging matches were witnessed on the public streets. The infection spread rapidly from mouth to mouth, and then -there was general re- joicing all through the business portion of the town. Several steam whistles pro- claimed the glad tidings. while an im- promptu procession was soon formed and, headed by several of the leading business | men, marched through the principal streets accompanied by a band and car- rying banners, flags and several live roos- ters, “San Pearo gets the harbor,” on a huge banner, told the canse of this commo- tion and public rejoicing. Simitar demon- | sirations were witnessed in all the towns | around this-city, with one exception— | Banta Monica. The public demonstration | here in honor of this noteworthy event | will be further emphasized later in the| week by an excursion to San Pedro, under | the auspices of the three commercial bodies of this ¢ity, and a banquet. It would be difficult to exaggerate the importance of this decision to Los Angeles and to Southern Culifornia. The expendi- ture of- $3,000,000, mostly for labor, is of itself a great thing, but that is the least important féature. The location of the | harbor-at San Pedro renders certain the | immediate construction of a third trans- continental raiiroad to Salt Lake City through some of the richest sections, precious metals and col fields of the coun- try, besides shortening the route to the East about 300 miles. Then the construc- tion of-thié harbor insures the supremacy of Los’ Angeles as the commercial metr polisof the Southwest; as a greatentrepot on tae line of shortest communication and by the easiest erades between the Orient and the’ Occidental. When that other great enterprise—the Nicaragua canal— sball be completed Los Angeles and the | southern couniry will be in position to take advantage of the benefits that will | ‘accrue therefrom. | TheTocation of the Government deep- wvater-harbot at San Pedro marks the be- ginninz of 3 new and.marvelous era for Los Angeles and Southern California. It is 1:0t too much to predict that wheh the census of 1000 shall.be taken this city will have a popalation of 200,000. NQUIRY. Cecil Kihodes Under Cros by Laboucher LONDQY, Exc., March 2,—The parlia- mentary committee appointed to inquire into the Jameson raid- into the Transyaal sesumed its sittings to-day and the cross- examination of Cecil Rhodes, formerly Premier of Cape Colony, by Labouchere, was resymed. Mr. Rhodes said when he said that the next time the Uitlanders would try to ob- taln tueir liberty legitimately he meant lega §dr. Labouchere—If the raid had suc ceeded would the value of the shares of the Chartered Company have been in- creased? Mr. Rhodes—No, that was certainly not among the objects promoting revolution. Mr. Labouchere then proceeded to ex- amine the witness in regard to his finan- cial relations with the Chartered Com- pany, when Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chancsllor of the Exchequer, objecied to questions that affected the admin stration ot the Chartered Company, which he con- ceived to be tne second part of the inquiry. Ezamination - FOKEIGN POLICE. Ezpcoted to Be Distinct From That of % Cleveland. HAVANA, Cuss, March 2.—La Lucha to-day prinis an elitorial discussing the policy of President-elect McKinley. It intimates the possibility of his adopt- .ing & foreizn policy completely distinet and contrary to that followed by Presi- dent Cleveland. The paper does not hesi- “tate to affirm that his first step will be io employ his powér to safeguard the inter- ests of American citizens abroad, leaving other questions alone. MeKINLEY’S ———— Foreclosure Incolving Over $1,000,000. BURLINGTON, Iowa, March 2.—Judge Smith has signed the decree ordering the foreclosure of the morfgage against the Burlington Eleciric Street Railway Com- pany. This foreclosure suit was brought by the American Loan and Trust Com- pany, the purpose being to dispose of the property of the railway company and form a.new eympanv with an increased capital stock and additional business in-| vesiments. Over $1.000.000 is involved in the case. There are $300,000 in first mort- gage bonds beld by tbe above trust com- - hanv. $120,000 second mortgage bonds and 600,000 in 810CK. LONG AND LIVELY SENATE SESSION Silver Members Ridicule the Monstary Confer- ence Bill. Dubois of Idaho Characterizes It as a “Political Prope- sition ” Morgan Fiavs Mr. Huntir gton, Whose Claim Is Stricken Out of the D ficiency Bill. WASHINGTON, D, C., March 2.—Ex- ecutive business went on in the Senate to- day smoothly, and with very little dis- cussion. The first bill that was passed was one for the prevention of the intro- duction and spread of contagious diseases in the United States, the preamble to it reciting the alarming and rapid spread of the bubonic plague now prevalent in India and in adjacent countries. The fortifica- tion bill, aporopriating $9,717,137, passed without s word of discussion ex- cept a short speech form Hawley (R.) of | Connecticut, criticizing the fact that the fortifications, on whose efficient arming some $3,000,000 had been spent, léft them practically without garrisons and there are no men trained as artillerists to man- aze the splendid steel guns provided by the liberality of Congress. The House amendments to tha Senate international monetary conference bill was concurred in without a division, but after several short speeches from Silver Senators, Dubois of Idabo declared his conviction that the only way to reach an | international agreement was for this Na- tion to staud out as in 1776 and declare its intention to regulate its own affairs. Specches of a somewhat similar ten- dency were made by Senators Cannon of Utah, Teller of Colorado. Mantie of Mon- tana, and Morgan of Alubama, the latter stating that he would probably be the only Senator who would vote against the bill. Senate joint resolution for the preven- tion of the introduction and spread of contagious and infectious diseases into the United States was passed. Quay (R.) of Pennsylvania asked and obtained permission to be personally re- lieved from the obligation of secrecy as to the executive business of yesterday and then he went on and complained that the names of certain postmasters in Pennsyl- vania were published in the Record and newspapers as confirmed, when they were in reality not confirmed, but laid on the | table. Cameron (R.) of Pennsylvania offered a resolution, which was sgreed to caliing on the State Department for correspond- ence in the case of the United States Con- sul McCord of Pennsylvania, arrested in Arequips, Pern, in June, 1895. o The House bill regulating fraternal beneficiary socleties, orders or associa- tions in the District of Columbia were passed. 5 Hale (R.) of Maine, Quay (R ) of Penn- | sylvania and Gorman (D.) of Maryland were appointed conferees on the naval ap- propriation bill, and Teller (Silver) of Col- orado, Allison (R.) of Iowa and Cockrell (D.) of Missouri on the District of Colum- bia appropriationbill. Peifer (P.) of Kansas moved to take up the resolution offered by him several weeks ago instructing the Finance Com- mittee to inquire into the issue and sale of bonds. After some discussion the mat- ter went over without action. Cullom (R.) of Illinois gave notice that | he would move to take up the House anti- scalping bill at the first opportunity. On motion of Platt (R.) of Conpecticut it was ruled that after the passage of the remaining appropriation bills—the fortifi- cations and deficiency bills—House bills on the calendar unobjected to shall be taken up. The fortification bill was then taken up. The amount appropriated in the bill as it passed the House was $9,253,325; as rec- ommenied by the Senate Committee on Appropriations the bili carries $9,717,941. It was passed without auestion. The general deficiency bill (the last of the appropriation bills) was then taken up. The bill as it passed the House ap- propriated $8 442,027; as reported from the Senate Committes on Appropriations 1t carries $10,344,939. The considerajion of the deficiency bill was interrupted and the House amend- ments to the international monetary con- ference bil: was laid befure the Senate at 1 P, )., when Chandler (R.) of New Hamp- shire moved that the Senate concur in the House amendments. Dubois (Silver) of Idabo argued- that the bill seemed to be a. political proposi- tion and nothing else. He admitted that nothing could bs done in an international conference without the consent of Eng- land. He should vote for the bill and hoped it would prevail, but he was con- vinced that the Republicans did not in- tend to and would not accomplish any- thing by the bill. It was “playing poli- tics,” and nothing else. Dubois read extracts from a letter re- ceived by him recently from Mr. Morton Frewen of London, siating that the move- ment in England for currency reform was apparently hopeless and headless. Talk- ing of the silver agitators, Dubois saia that they had left their Republican friends for good. “Do not,” said he, addressing the Re- publican side of the chamber, *lay the flatiering unction to yoursouls that they will come back. Ten of your party will come 1o us for one of us that will go to you, so long as you adhere to the goid standard. You will fool nobody by your pretended international agreement. You will fool nobody any more by planks in vour platform. The issue is squarely joined and you must meet it squarely, 1 mean that you must declare for the free- coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1, and when vour taniff fails and prosperity does not return then you will be brought face to face with this question, and, in my judgment, the result wiil crush you out as a party.”’ Cannon_(Silver) of Utah called for the reading of the House amendment, which provides for sending Republican envoys to E;umrem capitals to seek for an inter- national agreement by diplomatic nego- tiations, and when it was rcad he de- clared that the adoption of that amend- ment would an ufficial admission of Senator Wolcott's mission. if the Senate bill was, as some peopie suggested. non- sense, ‘‘costly nonsense,” In conclusion he said that the next administration would be, so far as the money ques’ion was concerned, the same as it Grover Cieveland had been elected for a third time, Teller (Sil.) of Colorado sgid the only result of the bill would be to convince the American people that bimetallism could not be ob.ained by international aeree- ment. It wasfolly to expect that Great Britain wou!d change her attiiude on this question—the attitude she has maintained since 1816. He did not care to occupy the time of tne Senate in discussing the ques- tion now, but he would discuss it in the was | it came back from the House next session. He did nou propose to let the question die, for it was the greatest question the American people ever had to consider. In order to bold a successful monetary confer-nce there would have to be diplomatic negotiations, A Repub- lican administration was coming into power, and it was known who its Secre- tary of State and Secretary of the Treas- ury were to be. Th ir selection indicated the policy of the admiristration. There Wwas no reason to suppose that tbe Secre- tary of State (Mr. Bherman) would enter into arrangements for the purpose of re- storing bimetallism, nor was there any reason to suppose that the Secretary of the Treasury bad any sympathy With any international agreement. There was no reason to suppose that the President-elect hud any sympathy with it. No one could find an utterance of his after the camoaign which indicated that he was frienly to it. His statements from his cottage porch in- dicated that he had gone over to the gold standard in earnest and would there re- main. “‘We are about to inaugurate a Presi- dent with the pomp and splendor of a mongrehy,” Teller continued. “We are told that there has been nothing in the history of the country to compare with it. There wiil doubtless be a grand and mag- nificent display. 1 do not complain. "I think that when the executive of 70,000,000 | people is inducted into power and office these shovld be something more than the ordinary conditions in observance, but it will be painful to those who witness it and who realize that on that day there will be more iale Americans hunting food and huating work than at any other time in the history of this Republic; that there are more men, women and children sup- ported by charity to-day than at any | other time in the history of the country.” Morgan (D.) of Alabama said that as he would ve perhaps the only Sznator voting against the bill it was proper that he | should state his reasons for doing so. The | United States, he said, might as well sur- render its power to make warand peace into tt:e hands of Great Britain as to sur- render its power to coin money and de- ciare its valve. Mantle (Sil.) of Montana declared him- eeif heartily in favor of every effort to bring about an international a.reement for international bimetallism, although his honest conviction told him that it would be futile. The_ vote was taken and the House amendments were concurred in without a division. The bill now goes to the Presi- dent for bis action, Consideration of the deficiency bill was resumed, and Vest (D,) of Missouri offered an amendment directing the Secretary of the Treasury to pay the amounts of the decrees of the Court of Claims under what is known as the Bowman act, and amount- ing in the aggre:ate to $587,900. Various other items were added to the Vestamend. ment. Hale (R.) of Maine and Aldrich (R.) of Rhoae 1sland; spoke against the amend- ment as at variance with the rule against putting private claims on appropriation | bills. Hale warned Senators against load- | ing dowa the bill, as the more heavily it | was loaded the more danger it would encounter. Other items were added to the Vest amendment, including -one of $31,250 to John Paul Jones. The amendmernt was then agreed to without a division and the reading of the bill was continued, the committee amendments being acted upon as the bill was read and all other amend- ments being withheld until afier the bill should Lave been read through. The committee amendments were all disposed of by 5 and then the bill was-open to the offering of amendments by individual Senators. Among the amendments cffered and agreed to were: | Authorizing the leases of certain islands in Alaska for propagating biue and silver | foxes; to pay Henry Ickert of Omaha, Nebr., $2900 for & certain building on Fort Crook; to pay $34,850, found due on con- tracts for surveying public lands in Cali- fornia prior to June 30, 1890. White (D.) of California moved to strike out the House item appropriatinz $1,310,- 327 for the Southern Pacific Company un- der a judgment of the Court of Claims. Cockrell (1.) of Missouri commented on the fact that hitherto when the Senate’ had placed that item on an appropriation | bill the House had always fougnt it stub- | bornly and defeated it, while now the House put in the item of its own accord, “and it is believed,” he added, “that the | change was caused by the enormous con- tribution of the President of the company to the election fund.” Hale remonstrated againstsuch charges. | He did not believe there was any founda- | tion for them. | Without disposing of the bill the Senate at 6:10 proceeded to the consideration of | executive business and at 6:30 took a re- | cess until 8 o’clock. ‘When the Senate resumed its session at 8 o’clock the House bill imposing heavier penalties for mutilating coins was takan from the calendar and passed. It in- creases the penalty from two to five years’ imprisonment and makes uniawful the | attempt to pass, the Importation of and the possession of mutilated domestic and joreign coins with intent to defraud, as well as the mere act of mutilation. A partial agreement was agreed o on the sundry civil bill and a further confer- ence asked on the amendments yet in dis- pute. The conference report on the In- dian appropriation bill was also presented, and, after it was read, Carter (R.) of Mon- tana moved to disagree to the report. He gave as his reason that it contained a fraud, plain, Jmlpnble, bold, for which language could not be employed to make it more dark and damnable. The provision o severely characterized was one 1n relation to certain mineral | lands ceded by the Blackfoot Indians in Montana, whereby those white men who had located upon the lands by the courtesy of the agent prior to the cession should havs their holdings legalized. After some debate the report was disagreed to and a further conference ordered. The consideration of the deficiency bill was then resumed, the pending amend- ment being to strike out the provision tb pav the Southern Pacitic Railway $1.310,- Morgan (D.) of Alabama made a severe arraignment of President Huntington of the Southern Pacific Company. He said that the commission to inveStigate the Pacific railroads had unearthed many frauds, and tbat Mr. Huntington, in his sworn testimony, showed the truth of these conclusions. He asserted that the claim of $1,310,427, allowed by the Court of Ciaims, had been paid forty times over in the obligations of C. P. Huntineton and the Central Pacific, which names were both synonymous with the Southern Pacific Railway. L. After a long debate the amendment to strike out was adopted, providing that the money be retained in the treasury until the final adjustinent of the debts of the Pacitic railroad The bill was then passed, aud at 12:25 the Senate adjourned until to-morrow. 7 THE HOUS. APPKUPRIATIONS. Unable to Agres With the Benate on Ser- eral Amendments, WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2.—The assumption by the Senate of sole direc- tion and control of the inaugural exer- cises at the Capitol was made the subject of a resolution of inquiry offered by Dock- ery (D.) of Missouri immediately upon the reassembling of the House at 10 o’clock this morning, in continuation of yesterday's session. It asked the Com- mittee on Rules to investizate by what authority the stand for the inaugural ex- ercises on the east front of the Capitol was being erected against the Senate wing and accessible only from the corridors, the stand usually being erected in the center and accessible from both House and Sen- ate wings, as had been the unvarying cus- tom since the Capitol was built; also to report whether or not the House had any part in the arrangement for and manage- ment of the inaugural exercises. The resolution was referred as Dockery re- quested. A recess was taken until 10:30, when the naval and District of Columbia anpropri- ation bills were reported from the Senate. The latter bilt was referred to a commit- tee on conierence. Bouselle (R.) of Maine made s like re- quest with regard to the naval appropri- ation bill, and he made a statement of the effect and scope of the principal Senate amendments, Hopkins (R.) of Illinois asked the House to take a vote on the Senate amendment fixing the price for armor plate for naval vesiels at $300 a ton and concur in it. He said that the companies which are now furnishing this armor desire to continue to furnish it, bus they shoulddosoata reasonable price. He said that the Illinois Steel Company was ready to contract for armor at $240 a ton and it was competent to carry out that contract. To Dalzell of Pennsylvania Hopkins said he knew how long it took to build an armor-plate plant and how much money it took. He called attention to the fact that while the companies which furnished the armor plate for the Kearsarge and Ala- bama charged the United States $520 a fon they were selling the same armor to the Russian Government at $240 a ton, de- liverea in St. Petersburg. _ Cummings (D.) of New York said that if the Balhfchem Iron Company had fur- nished armor plate to Russia at $249 a ton it was also true that now it was furnizhing that Government the same armor at §527 per ton, The first contract was taken at a loss to break into the European market. To Dalzell Cummings said that it wouid not require three years to build and estabiish an armor-plate plant, for the Secretary in his reporv submitted the proposition of an English firm to install a plant in eighteen monzhs. The request of Boutelle was agreed to, and Boutelle (R.) of Maine, Dalzell (R.) of Ponnsyivania and Cummings (D.) of New York were appointed conferees. Conferees on the District of Columbia bill were appointed as follows: Grout (R.) of Vermon:, Pitney (R.) of New Jersey and Dockery (D.) of ouri; and then, at 11:10, on 'motion of Dalzell, the House adjourned until 12 o’clock. Whep the House assembled for Tues- day’s session Dalzell (R.) of Pennsylvania obtained unanimous consent to address the House for thirty minutes in reply to the strictures passed on the official con- duct of Justice Shiras by McMiliin (D.) of Tennessee and De Armond (D.) of Mis- souri during the consideration of the sundry civil bill. Leave was also given to the Democratin side to respond for the period of thirty minutes, Dalzell said that a great_injustice had been done Justice Shiras, The charge of unexplained and damaging change of opinion had been made not only on the floor of this House, but in Democratic and Populistic papers and on every stamp in the campaign last year. Showing the record which he had made, Dalzell in- vited the gentlemen who had made tue charge to an open and manly retraction. If they did not accept hisinvitation, he warned them that a reaffirmation of the charge was not_satisfactory to the Amer- ican people. He loved justice and fair play and would not accept an unfounded assanlt uvon the most august judicial tribunal in the world, nor condemn an in- dividual member of that court who rose to his high place because of his merit, and who for more than three score years had borne the white flower of blameless life. Daizell was heard with great interest and deep atteation, and at the close the Republicans greeted him with loud ap- plause. MecMillin rose to reply and the interest and attention continued. He reaflirmed the “‘“S' that Justice Shiras had changed his mind, aud referred to Daizell as the mouthpiece of the Justice. McMillen said that if any person, court or power at- tempted by any means to tear down the constitution he should stand uamoved, even by the eloquence of the gentleman from Pennsyluania, and hold up the con- stitution as the supreme law of the land and ever to be preseryed. [Anflm"e‘] De Armond fotlowed, xpeaking along the same lines he followed in h1s original remarks upon the action of Justice Shir. Aldrich (R.) of Illinois endeavored to get up the bill prohibiting tl ansmis- ston through the mails of illustrated and elaborate accounts of prize-fights, but Dockery (D.) of Missouri moved to take a recess until 3:30 o'clock, which prevailed by a vote of 72 to 33. When the House reconvened at 3:30 o'clock the Sonate amendments to the fortificatiens bill were non-concurred in and a conference asked. Sherman (R.) of New York moved to suspend the rules and pass the House bill | authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury, | whenever a State defaults in the payment of the interest due on Indian trust funds, | instead of instituting an action acainst | the State to recover the money, to seil the | bonds and compromise the claim against the State. After considerable debate and various futile efforts to amend the bill, the House refused—43 to 88—to suspend the rules and pass the bill, and then, at 4:40, took a recess untill 7:30 'o-night. As soon as the House assembled in the evening, Speaker Reed laid before the Honse & message from President Cleve- lbnl:xd vetoing the immigration restriction 1. Bartholdt (R.) of Missouri moved that consideration of the message be postponed until 11 o’clock, when there would doubt- less be a larger attendance than was pres- entnow. This was agreed to, After a further recess of an hour a par- tial conference report on the sundry civil bill was presented ana agreed to. The House voted to insist upon 1ts disagree- ment to the remaining Senate amend- ments. All Senate public buildings amendments were concurred in except in the case of Topeka, Kansas, where the amount was reduced from $100,000 to $35,000. The amendment to pay suzar bounty claims amounting to $1,085.000 was con- curred in by a vote of 85 10 63, and a con- lar:noe was ordered on the items in dis- pute. For the amendment of Senate bill restoring to the public domain the thir- teen forest reservations in Wyoming, Uiah, Colorado, Montana, Washington, Idabo and South Dakota, comprising over 21,000.000 acres, set aside by orociama- tion last week, a substitute was agreed to, giving the President authority to modify any order setting apart forest reservations, soas to correct any mistake that may have been made in alignment or description, The House further insisted on its di: agreement to the Senate amendments re- quiring appropridtions for riveis ana harbors, the great lakes batween Chioago, Duiuth and Buffa'o;*Point Judith, R. I. and Humboldt, Cal., and providing for the necessary survey< and bearings fora memorial bridge across the Potomac River at Washington. The House further insisted upon its disagreement to ihe Benate amendment for a new National house for disabled volunteer soldiers at Hot Springs, 8. D. A further conference was asked with the Senate upon the items still in d spute. At 3:10 A. M., the House took a rece: until 10:30 a. An Arbitrator Chosen. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2.—Em. bassador Bayard cabled Secretary Olney to-day announcing the selection of the British Chiet Justice, Hannen, at Shang- bai, as the arbitrator in the Cheek case— the cause of controversy between the United States and Siam. VETOES THE NEW IMMIGRATION BiLL Cleveland Says the Measure Is Unnecessarily Harsh and Oppressive. Defects in the Proposed Law That Would Cause Family Separations. . Illiteracy Tests That Cou!d Enable an Educated Man to Desert His Wife. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2.—Pres- ident Cleveland, in his message vetoing the immigration bill, calls attention to the first section of that measure, excluding from admission to the United Etates il- literate persons designated in the section, and declares that the provision presents a radical departure from onr Natioral pol- icy relating to immigration. “Heretolore,” he says, “‘we have wel- comed all who have come to us from other lands except those whose moral or physi- cal condition or history threatened dan- ger to our National welfare and safety. Relying upon the jealous watchfulness of our people to prevent injury to our polit- 1cal and social fabric, we have encouraged those coming from foreign countries to cast their lot with us and join in the de- velopment of our vast domain, securing, in return, a share in the blessing of American citizenship. A century’s stu- pendous growth, largely due to the as- similation and tarift of millions of sturdy and patriotic adopted citizens, attests the success of this generous and free-handed policy, which, while gnarding tne people's interests, exacte from our immigrants only physical and moral soundness and a willingness and sbility to work. “A coritemplation of the grand resuits of this policy,” he writes, “‘cannot fail to arouse a sentiment in its defense.” Reforring to the claims that the quality of recent immigration is undesirable, President Cleveland says the time is quite within recent memory when the same thing was said of immigrants who, with their descendants, ere now numbered among our best citizens. It is said too many immigrants settle in our cities, thus dangerously increasing their idle and vicious population. This is surely a dis- advantage. It cannot be shown, bowever, that 1t affects all our cities, nor that it is permanent; nor does it appear that this condition, where it exists, demands as its remedy the reversal of our present immi- gration volicy. The claim is also made that the influx of foreign laborers deprives of the opportunity of work those that are better entitled than they to the privilege of earning their livelinood by daily toil. An unfortunate condition is certainiy pre- sented when people who are wiiling to Jabor are unemployed, But so far as this condition now exists among our people, it must be conceded to be a result of the phenomenal business depression and stagnation of all business enterprises in which labor is a factor. With the advent of sattled and wholesome financial and economic government policies, and a con- sequent activity of capital, the mis- fortunes of unemployed labor should, to a great extent, at least, be remedied. **[f it continues its natural consequences must be to check the further immigration | to our cities of foreign laborers and to de- piete the ranks of those already there. 1ln the meantime those most willing and best entitled ought to be able to secure the ad- vantage of such work as th re is to do.”” The educational test contained in the bill receives close attention. On tiis par- ticular point Mr. Cleveland says: “In my opmion it is infinitely more safe to admit 100,000 immigrants, who, though unable to read and write, k among us only a nome and an opportunity to work, than to admit one of those unruly agi- tors and enemies of governmental control who can not only read and write, but de- lights in arousing by inflammatory speech tiie illiterate and peacefully inciined to discontent and tumult. Violence and dis- order do not originate with illiterate la- borers. They are rather the viciims of the educated agitators. The ability to read und write, as required in this biil, in and- of itself, affords, in my opinion, a misleading tes: of contented industry and supplies unsatisfactory evidence of de- sirable citizenship or a proper appreci tion of the benetits of our institutions. The provisions intended to rtd that part of the proposed logislation already re- ferred to from obvious hardship appears to me to be indefinite and inadequate. “A parent, grandparent, wife or minor child or a qualified immigrant, though unable to read and write, may accompany the immigrant or be sent for 1o join his family, providing the immigrant is capa- ble of supvorting such relative. These exceptions to the general ruies of exclu- sion contained in the bill were made to prevent the separation of families, and yet neither brothers rior sisters are provided for. In order that relatives who are pro- vided for may be reunited those still in foreign lands must be sent for.to join the immigrant here. What formality is necessary 10 constitute this prerequisite and how are the fucts of relationship and that the relative is sent for to be estab- lished? Are the illiterate relatives of im- migrants who have come here under prior laws entitled to the advantage of these ex- ceptions? A husband who can read and write and who determines to abandon his illiterate wiie abroad will find here under this law an absolute, direct and safe method. The relatives mentioned must not only be sent for, but such immigrant must be capable of supporting them when they arrive. This. requirement proceeds upon the assumption that the foreign re- iations coming here are in every case by reason of poverty liab e to become a pub- lic charge uuless the immigrant is oapable of their support. The contrary is very often true. And yet, if unable to reaud and write, though quite able and willing to support themzeives and their relatives here b-sides, they could not be admitted under the.provisions of this bill if the im- migrant was impoverished, though the aid of his fortunaie but iiliterate brother mignt be the means of saving him from papperism.’” Further on the President remarks: “Prohibition against the employment of aliens upon any public works of the United btates is in line with other legisia- tion of a like character. It is quite a different thing, however, to declare it a crime for an alien to come regumrly and NEW TO-DAY. Under eminent scientific control, “APE NTA The Best Naturval Laxative Water. “Speedy, Sure, and AGMI/A." L 'READ nabitually into the United States for the pur;m!eoyf obtaining work from private parties if such alién returns from time to time to a foreign country and to consti- tute any emplovment of such alien a crim- inal offense. When we consider these piovisions of the bill in connection with our long northern frontier and the boun- daries of several of our States and Terri- tories, often but an imaginary line MD‘I; at ng them from the British domains and recalling the friendly intercourse between the people who are neightors on au;mr side, the provisions of the bill affecting them must be regarded as illiberal, nar- row and un- American. “The residents of these States and Ter- ritories have separate and especial iter- ests which in many cases make an inter- change of labor between their people and their alien neighbors mostimportant, fre- quently with the advantage largel in favor of our citizens. This suggests the inexpediency of Federal experience with those conditions when not necessary to the correction of a sutstantial evil affect- ing the general welfare. Such unfriendly legislation as is proposed could hardly fail to provoke retaliatory measures to the injury of many of our citizens who now finlil employment on adjoining foreign soil.” . In conclusion he says: “A carefulex- amination of this bill has convinced me that for the reasons given and others not specifically stated, its provisions are un- necessarily harsh and oppressive and that its defects in construction would cauvse vexation and its operation would result in harm to our citizens,” INTERESIS THE COAST. Postoffice for Johannesburg — Military Zransfers—Patents lesued, WASHINGTON, D. €., March 2.—A Postoffice was established to-day at Jo- hannesburg, Kern County, Cal, and George H. Curtis appointed Postmaster. By direction of the Secretary of War, First Sergeant Harry Somers, Battery L, Third Artillery, will return to-Alcatraz Island. Patents have been issued as follows: Byron O. Clark, Pasadena, Cal., safety clevis; William C. Diilinham, Los Ange- les, Cal., punching attachment for print- ing presses; Henry L. Lightner, San Fran- cisco, rotating gravity engine; Charles A. Lord, San Francisco, not-retillable boitle; 8mith McGaryin, San Jose, Cal., fruit grader; Joseph Singer. Los Angeles, gun barrel, with blued or brown bore; Charies A. Switzer, Los Angeles, gas governor; Ernest J. Verrue, San Francisco, rotary pump. ———— Protest Againat Heitfold. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2.—A protest against seating William Heitfeld of Idaho, signed by nineteen members of the Legislature of that State, was laid be- fore the S nate tc-day by the Vice-Presi- dent. The principal ground lor contest is the iilegal unseating of two meémbers of the Legislature. e APPROACHING THE MILLENNIUM. Much Interest in the Comferénce of the Neronth-Day Adventiste, LINCOLN, Nesr, March 2,—There is much interest in the events transpiring at the world’s conference of the Seventh- day Adventists to-day, The report of the committee on work indicated as the sense of the body that there should be three divisions ol the general work, with a president over each, and that the outlying mission field should be under the direction of the mission board, who should have charge of all mission funds pertaining to these fields; that the ex- ecutive committee chosen by the general conference shall consist of thirteen mem- bers, composed of the presidents of the three general conferences, the superin- tendents of the general conference dis- tricts, the president ot the mission board and three other persons, the president of the general conference being the chair- man of the commitee. The spiritnal ses- sions were devoted to a discussion of what is believed to be the near approach of the millenmiom. AL E From flluencs to Poverty and Insanity. DUBUQUE, lowa, March 2. — Joseph Theopont Miller was taken to Mercy Hospital yesterday, where he will be ex- amined for insanity. This man has a re- markable history. He was one of the revo- lutionists of '48 in Germany, and was the companion of Carl Schurz, Hentzelman and Siegel. He was very wealthy and lost everything coming to the United States. He has resided here over forty years, of late in great poverty. it b Big 5t Louls Commission Firm Fails. ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 2.—Schwartz Bros. Commission Company made an as- signment to-day. No statement of the in- debted ness is made, but the firm estimates its assets at $300,000. The assignment is directly attributed to the recent failure of the Mullan Bank. Schwartz Bros. was one the largest commission firms here and had an extensive country clentage. 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