The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-12-18
LODGE BILL PASSED
The immigration Law Amended 10
an Apprtciabls Extent.
TO GO TO THE HOUSE NOW
Foreigners Coming to This Coun-
try Must Be Able TO Read
ard Nrite-ln senate
and Rouse.
TO GO TO THE HOUSE NOW

ply 10 persons arriving from Cuba
during the continuance Of the present
disorders there. The strength ~ the
Dill was greater than had been expect.
ed, the final vote being - t0 ~. IA
passed the bill amends the immigration
law SO as To exclude from admission to
the United states all persons over IL
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 lG may bring in with him or send
FOR his wife ar parent or grandparent
or minor children or grandchildren
Notwithstanding their inability to read
and write.
For the purpose Of testing the ina,
bility OF the immigrant Ia read and
write, as required by the foregoing Sec
tion. inspection officers shall be fur
nished copies of the constitution OF the
United States printed on numbered
uniform pasteboard slips each contain,
ing FIVE lines of the constitution print-
ed in various languages of immigrants
In double small plea type. These slips
shall he Kept in boxes made for that
purpose and so constructed as To- con-
ocal the slips from view, each box To
the Immigrant may designate the lam
guage in which he prefers the test
shall be made. each immigrant shall
he required to draw one of these slips
from he box and read and afterwards
write out IN full view OF the immlgra-
tion officers the five lines printed there
on. Each slip shall be returned Ia the
box Immediately after the test is fin
ished and the contents OF the box shall
be shaken up by the inspector before
another drawing Is made. No immi-
grant failing to read and write out the
slip thus drawn by him shall be admit
ted: but he shall be returned to the
country whence he came at the expense
OF the railroad or steamship company
which brought him as now provided by
the law. Inspection officers shall keep
in each box at all times full number
of those printed pasteboard slips, and
in case of each excluded immigrant.
shall keep a certified memorandum OF
the number of the slip which the i'm
migrant failed 10 read or copy out 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, pruvidec
such persons have heretofore been in
habitants Of that island
An amendment by Elkins proposing
a head tax of so on immigrants com.
ing In other than American ships oc-
casioned considerable debate and was
finally tabled. as was several other
amendments. The immigrant measure
now goes into conference. the hill
passed to-day being q substitute fo,
the Corliss- Mccall bill passed by tn,
house.
on motion of Hale, the senate to-day
agreed that when II adjourned to-day
il be until Monday next. House
amendments to the bill concerning
lands of the Atlantic and Pacific Rail-
road company were non-concurred In.
and Messrs. Hill Platt and Clark were
named as senate conferees.
MIR. Chandler presented large num-
ber of petitions from Alabama recitine
that by reason of the election methods
prevailing in Alabama. the state was
without a republican form of govern
ment at the present time. 1t brought
out statement from Allen that the
Alabama investigation proposed by
votes. Chandler responded that the
defeat was due to Aliens msmanage.
ment of his resolution and the invests
cation could he rcsurrected. Call Of.
fered resolution. which was referred
appropriating $4,000 as a relief fund
for the sufferers from the tidal wave
and storm which occurred on the Flor
ida coast last October. A bill was
passed authorizing the Kansas City.
Seaport IL Gulf company To- build a
bridge across the Sabine river between
Louisiana and Texas and another to
authorize the readjustment of accounts
of army officers who were graduates OF
the West Point Military academy.
At l o'clock the immigration hill was
taken up, the previous agreement hav-
ing been made that the final vote
would occur at o'clock. Pascoe se>
cured modification Of the senate sub
stitute SO that the exclusion will apply
to ''all persons over IL years of age
who cannot read and write the Ian
guage of their native country or some
other language, hut an admissable i'm
migrant over 1e years of age may bring
in with him or send for his wifH or par
ents or grandparents. or minor chill
iren or grandchildren. notwithstnnd-
ing their inability to read and write"
An amendment hy Palmer Ia make the
age OF admission II years was defeated
and Lodge accepted one offered by
Vest to make II 16 years.
Morgan offered a new section Ia the
hill providing that the exclusion shall
not apply tu persons from Cuba. Plat
suggested the action would he incon-
sistent with obligation giving q like
right to citizens Of all countries, Chan
dler said that the same theory as to
excepting Cubaps would apply To Ar
menians Morgan declared that the
conditions in Cuba were So peculiar we
should welcome Cuhans from the rule
of the most tyrannical government in
the world. We should turn no Cuban
back from our shores. The senator
said he thought the most favored ma
tion clause" ought TO come out Of all
of our treaties. although he did not be-
lieve this exception would AFFECT any
treaty.
Hoar suggested n modification of
Norgans resolution giving the secr"-
tary II state power 10 except from eN-
clusion such persons as may b. flee
ing from tyranny or the results ~ war
Lodge said il would be proper 10 re-
ceivc Cubans pending the settlement ~
disorders on the island. hut not q
make the exception permanent In time