The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-18

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Point "'eA o' west
~ O'Clock the immigration bill was
'aNeh up, previous agreement having been
p. m '' at "
Mr. Pasco DemD secured a modification
"a Inc senate substitute 50 thai tho ex =
cluson viii apply to all persons over !,
years Of age VINO can not read and write
tue Language Of their native country
an amendment by Mr. Palmer (DcmJ OF
iiiI.ols to make The age OF admission IA
years, was defeated and Mir. lodge ac-
ccepted one offered by Mr., Vest to make it
| 10 years.
Mr. Morsan'offered a section to the bill
providing that the exclusion shall not ap-
! ply TO peraons arriving from Cuba
Mr.. Plat suggested that the section
would be Inconsistent with the treaty obh-
cations giving like rights TO all citizens Of
all countries. Mr.. Chandler said that the
same theory as to excepting Cubans would
apply to Armenlans.
MI Morgan urged that the conditions in
cuba were so peculiar that we should wei
| come the Cubans from the rule OF the most
| 'yrannical government IN the world. We
should turn no Cuban back from Our shore.
The senator said he thought the "most fav-
ored nation" clause ought TO come out of
| all our treaties, although he does not be
| lieve this exception would AFFECT any treaty.
| Mr.. Hoar tRep) of Massachusetts, sug-
gcsted a modification of the Morgan motion
giving the secretary of state power to eX-
cept from exclusion such persons es may
be fleeing from tyranny or the results of
war.
alr Lodge said It would be proper to re-
coivc Cubans pending settlement / dis
orders o: the island. but not to make the
exception permanent In time OF peace.
Mr. Iioar thereupon changed his amend
ment so as to exclude Cubans during the
continuance of the present disorders in
Cuba.
Mr.. Cafferoy (Dcm.) Of Louisiana opposed
the bill as whole. The needs of the South
and West demanded an influx oil immi-
grants to and in the development of those
sections.
The Cuban exception was adopted Il to
{. The negative votes were cast by CATER
ey Hi. Lindsay, Palmer. Pettigrew and
Walthall.
Mr.. Call said he would not vote for the
bill, but the country had need for the
hardy and vigorous foreign immigrants to
aid in the products OF developments.
MIR. Mills declared that reading ard
writing did not constitute good citizenship.
The bill was an extreme of refinement OF
tne chi service laws 10 Inc immigrants
seeking our shores. 1t set aside the demo
cratic spirit OF our institutions. lie would
welcome zoe 600 Germans or Irshmen. or
Scandinavians to the United States.
Mr.. Elkins offered an amendment provid-
ing a tax Of 80 on immigrants coming to
the United States in vessels not OF the
U~fted States. Mr.. Elkins said the foreign
steamship lines ransacked Europe to get
immigrants. sending paupers and criminals.
There were about $S0o0,000 in this bust
ness and he believed the American ships
should get good share Of II.
Mr.. Chandler opposed mixing AID to the
American steamship lines with The immi-
grafton question.
MIR. Perkins CRep) Of California support
ed the amendment, saying every aid should
be given to the American lines TO offset
the heavy subsidies given English french
and German lines
The Pacific coast was overrun with sorv-
lie labor of China until the government
restricted this class of immigration. But
another danger menaced the coast for the
Japanese, the yankees Of Asia" were con-,
ing in great numbers. the government
substituting Japanese lines at the rate of
SS1 900 for one round trip. He felt it to