Show washington notes washington dec 31 representative pierce of tennessee announced today the purpose of himself and some associates to give the anti free silver men a dose of their own medicine and filibuster if necessary to prevent the repeal of the sherman act lie said we will agree to repeal the sharman act and return to the bland act if the minimum monthly coinage bo fixed at instead of as it was in that act I 1 dont think silver men will bp willing to compromise on senator chandler chairman of the senate committee on immigration senator harris chairman of the committee on epidemic diseases surgeon general wyman of the marine hospital service and dr hamilton have returned from new york where they have been a most careful examination of the preparations which ara made in now york and vicinity to repel the cholera senator chandler said with what is to be done in the next month or two it appears nothing will remain to be in the way of preparation to keep out or treat cholera bat I 1 want to say nevertheless that with cli olera now existing in franco and in hamburg I 1 shall urge the immediate promulgation by the treasury department part ment of sanitary regulations and warn all state and city authorities to get ready for cholera I 1 believe that safety can be found only in the suspension of immigration and stoppage of steerage transportation senator harris said he was not in favor of absolutely suspending immigration for one year |