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Show l.tl)llilillllo. A Krporl nr lbs liutitttlssfoti wttlrli Msllril liiriipe. Washimiius, Feb. 7. The mem. tiers of the conimliilon which visited Kuroiufor thu urimsoof Invesllgallug lho sullict of (migration to the United Btalts Itavo submitted thblr rt port to lho Hecretary of the 1 rsasury, Htallstlca front Ibe Irsns Atlantic) steamship comranlcs, furnished by Cuuinils. lb nen Weber and Ktuipiter, show that niorethauOOpcr cent of Immlgranls come on tickets sent by relatives an 1 friends who prcctded to this country. As to wbt Ihi r the steamship lomiuinlvs stimulate Immigration, they nrcrt that lu the countries visited by them, this Is forbidden ty law. As to tbe lniiertatlon of contract liburers, they say that Congreislonal legislation has largely atopiwil the wholesale practice of such operations, audit now exists to a very limited extout. Uelatlve to tbe HtsTUIATlU SHU Mg.NT Of CniMlMAIJI, Insane, itc, lo this country, they report re-port that In lhe countries visited, Ibis Is not now done, although there Is uo doubt that Is was done formerly. The large number of Jews emigrating from llussladttermlned them to make a thorough Investigation of tho causes existing lu that country which ro. duceathls overflow, and Ibecohimls. slonrrs suut most of their tlmu there, and kavo it full account of the methods pursue), wlilob, If contluueJ, will cauie thu immigration of a imputation iiiimteiinglleo or seven millions, pot only Jews, but all nou members of the orthodox Ureek Chunk The ion iluslons aro that the tsrrllle perssru lions are Used almost entirely upon religious grounds, and mutt, If con tliiucd, drive out the entire population of eoalled unorthodox. ILL.r. rattkrexliiMal lot Illers. WAHllIVUTOS.reb.il In the House, the day vtii devoted to thutlcllvtry or etiltigks. Httrelary Ilryantof Western Water W)i Assoclillou aipiaiett beforu the Honalu committee or commerce totlay and resented a memorial urging upon Congress a mere liberal appropriation tor the Improvement of Western water ways. A. J. Hawser, Minneapolis, was leforet the llousu cantniittio on agriculture again today, lie defended de-fended the custom of bu)lug uj lions on (ho exchango to covir thu loislbll-Ity loislbll-Ity of losiou wiitnt in elevators. He wild that speculators carried a surplus fornetual win at tiiitrs and enabled themtosell Ihelr win at as fait as It tould bo ahsorUd. If thu wheat lu storu waa shoved forward thu market would I u glutted uiu! tbe cash wheat Moult full lu n very low pilce. Hy buylug future a against the wheat bu ha J In elevat)rs,thti elevators' owuer Insured blniirK agalutt losa. |