The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-18
cUBANS ALONE EXCEPTED.
DURING THE INsURRECTIoN THEY
ARE TO BE WELCOMED WITH
OUT RESTRICTION.
EDUCATIONAL TEST. NOW APPLIED.
No One Over Sixteen Years of Age to
Be Admitted Who Cannot Read
and Write.

| apply to persons arriving from Cuba
i during the continuance of the present
disorders there. The strength of the
| bill was greater than had been expect
ed, the final vote being 50 to 10. AS
passed, the bill amends one immigra-
ton laws so as to exclude from adnlis-
sion to the United States all persons
over sixteen years of age who cannot
read and write the language of their
native country, or some other language,
but an admissible immigrant over the
age Of sixteen, may bring in with him,
or send for, his wife or parent, or
grandparent, or minor child, or grand
child, Notwithstanding the inability to
read and write.
For the purpose of testing the ability
of the immigrant to read and write as
required by the foregoing section, the
| inspection officers shall be furnished
| copies of the constitution of the United
| States, printed on numbered uniform
! pesteboard slips, each containing five
lines Of the constitution, printed in
| the various languages. of the immi-
grants in double small plea type. These
| slips shall be kept in boxes made for
that purpose, and so constructed as
| to conceal the slips from view, each
box to contain slips Of but one langu
age and the immigrant may designate
| the language in which he prefers the
| test shall be made. Each immigrant
shall be required to draw one of these
slips from the box and read, and af-
terwards write out, in full view of the
immigration officers, the five lines
! foI oh elf c11 ha
returned to the box Immediately after
the test is finished, and the contents
of the box shall be taken up by an
| inspector before another drawing is
made. No immigrant failing to read
and write out the slip thus drawn by
him shall be admitted, but he shall
! be returned to the country whence he
came at the expense OF the steamship
on railroad company which brought
him, as now provided by law. The in
spection officers shall keep in each
box at all times a full number of these
printed pasteboard slips, and in the
case of each excluded immigrant shall
keep a certified memorandum of the
number of the slip which the immi-
grant failed to read or copy in writing.
The Cuban section added to the bill
provides that the act shall not apply
to persons arriving in the United
States from any port or place in the
island of Cuba during the continuance
Of the present disorders there, provided
that such persons have heretofore been
inhabitants Of that island.
An amendment by Mr.. Elkins, pro-
posing a SO head tax on immigrants
coming in other than American ships
| occasioned considerable S5oate, and
was finally tabled, as was several other
| amendments. The immigrant measure
now goes into conference, as the bill
passed today is substitute for the
Corliss-McCall bill passed by the
house.
At o'clock the immigration bill was
taken up, previous agreement having
been made that the final vote should
occur at p. m. Mr.. Pasco (Dem., Fla.)
secured modification of the senate
substitute. Sc that the exclusion will
apply to "aIl persons over IA years Of
| age who cannot read and write the
language of their native country, or
some other language, but an admissa-
BILE immigrant over IA years Of age may
bring in with him or send for his wife
or parent or grandparent, or minor
child, or grandchild, Notwithstanding
their inability to read and write.
An amendment by Mr.. Palmer
Dem, Ill) to make the age of admis-
sion 81 years, was defeated, and Mr..
Lodge accepted one offered by Mr..
Vest Dem, Mo- to make 1t 16 years.
MI. Morgan Dem, Ala.) offered a
new section to the bill providing that
tho exclusion shall not apply to persons
arriving from Cuba. Mr.. Platt suS-
gested that the section would be in
consistent with treaty obligations, Civ
ing the rights to all citizens of all
countries. Mr.. Chandler said that the
same theory as to excepting Cubans
would apply to Armenians. Mr.. Morgan
urged that the conditions in Cuba were
so peculiar that we should welcome the
Cubans from the rule of the most ty-
ranical government in the world. We
should turn no Cuban back from our
shore. The senator said he thought the
most favored nation" clause ought
to come out of all our treaties, al
though be did not believe this excep-
tion would affect any treaty. Mr.. Hoar
Rep., Mass.) suggested modification
OF the Morgan section, giving the sec
retary of state power to except from
exclusion such persons rs may be flee
ing from tyranny or the results of war
Mr.. Lodge said it would be proper to
receive CubanS pending a settlement
of the disorders on the island, but not
to make the exception permanent in
time of peace.
Mr.. Morgan, therefore, changed ilis
amendment so as to except from ex-
clusion, Cubans arriving in the United
States during the continuance of the
present disorders in Cuba.
CUBANS MAY COME
Mr.. Caffery (Dem., La.) opposed the
bill as a whole. The needs of the South
and West demanded an influx of immi-
grants to aid in the development of the
sections.
The Cuban exception was adopted
Yeas Al nays 6. The negative vote was
cast by Senators Caffery, Hill, Lindsay
Palmer, Pettigrew and Walthall.
Mr.. Call said he would vote for the
bill, but the country had need for the
s hardy and vigorous foreign immigrant
to aid in great projects of development
Mr. Mills declared that reading and
writing did not constitute good citizen
ship. The bill was an extension of the
refinements of the civil service laws
to the immigrants seeking our shores
1t set aside the democratic spirit Of
our institutions. He would welcome
100, 900 Germans or Irishmen or Scandi-
navians to Texas.
Mr. Elkins (Rep., w. Va.,) offered an
amendment providing a head tax of $40
on immigrants coming to the United
States in vessels not of the United